Cosplay Tutorial: Mercenary Katarina (LoL) Arm Bracers

Also check out: Mercenary Katarina Breastplate

Hello Generation of Cosplayers!

Here's another oldie that I wanted to post on here. This is for Katarina's arm bracers! These could be used for her regular skin or for Mercenary Katarina (which is the skin I made these for). 

Products Used

• Scissors 
• Worbla
• Craft foam
• Heat Gun
• Gesso primer
• Spray paint (silver)
• Small brushes
• Acrylic paints (black and silver)

Tutorial

1. I started out by making a pattern with craft foam (you can see THIS tutorial). Then I  proceeded with the "sandwich Worbla" method for making armor pieces. Basically this is using two layers of Worbla to sandwich the craft foam pattern you made (so you will have worbla-craft foam-worbla). This ensures that the armor piece will be thick and durable. For the arm pieces, I used one piece of craft foam and two pieces of Worbla to create a cuff-like shape. I used my heating tool to bind the pieces together and to bend the Worbla into a cylinder shape that would fit around my wrist. The easiest way to shape the Worbla is to heat it up and then to gently bend it, then place it over the area you will be wearing it on. In this case, I wrapped it around my wrist (I protected this area with a thin sweater since the Worbla will be hot), and then gently pressed it so it would get a good shape (although it did not end up perfect).

Cosplay Tutorial: Mercenary Katarina (LoL) Breastplate Armor

Also check out: Mercenary Katarina Bracers

Greetings Generation of Cosplayers!

This is an oldie, but a goodie! I created my Mercenary Katarina cosplay a while ago (2 years ago) and I thought I would share it here! This was the first thing I ever made with Worbla. Scratch that, this was the first cosplay prop/armor I ever made. I messed up a lot, but it was such a good learning experience. I've been wanting to remake this but I haven't had the time or money for it. For the mean time, enjoy this old Worbla tutorial!

The first part I began to make for my Mercenary Katarina costume is her breastplate. I should begin by saying that I had never seen anyone actually make an armor piece for this costume. All the cosplays I've seen use a black corset or something made out of fabric.So I had no idea how this was going to come out xD

1. I used Kamui's tutorial on how she makes patterns and breastplate armors. She is an amazing cosplayer and her videos are really helpful!! Basically she uses Worbla, craft foam, and a heating tool. I had never used Worbla before this, but she made it look so easy! Well, I had no idea what I was getting myself into! This is NOT as easy as it looks. It definitely takes practice. But I went into anyways. Armed with a sheet of Worbla, some craft foam and a heating tool, I started to make my breastplate. 

What Not To Do When You Work on Cosplay #3: Heat Gun

Hello Generation of Cosplayers! 

DarthNancy here ^_^ It's What-No-To-Do Thursday!  It's time to talk about the mistakes many of us make while we work on cosplay.

Today's topic will be... what not to do when using heat gun!

A heat gun is precisely what it sounds like: a gun that applies high heat. Heat guns are particularly popular in the cosplay world for working with thermoplastics like Worbla. Heat guns can be pretty dangerous, so it is important to handle them with care.

What can go wrong with a heat gun? Well, first of all you can burn yourself with the hot air and/or with the extremely hot steel end of the gun. I myself have burned myself by accidentally touching the tip of the heat gun...it was not fun T_T Don't burn yourself!

It is also extremely important that you work on cement or non-flammable surface. As you can see in the image about, I worked on my cosplay project over cement. If you use a heat gun on carpet or wood, you will burn it and run the risk of catching it on fire! You don't want to catch your house on fire for working on cosplay. Just don't do it, okay?

You don't want this to happen...

See you next time ^_^

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Tip Tuesday #3: Worbla

Hello Generation of Cosplayers!

Welcome to Tip Tuesday! ^_^ 

Today's topic is...Worbla!