It had a nice stretch to it which I wanted so I could move around and sit down without any problems.

This is what I ordered from for the top, pants, and belt. I touched it up with acrylic paint and a fine-tipped brush! Of course I wore a latex glove underneath to protect my skin from the glue.įor the Amell shield I used a stencil and spraypainted the crest on. I had to carefully shape each one to my fingers on a glove base and super glue them on while it was on my hand. The claws were the hardest part of the armor. I painted the creases in black acrylic paint and wiped away the excess to create a slightly worn, weathered look! I also added a cool glowing lyrium effect at night with some LED lights. The front of the hand was done exactly like the chest piece as well! Here’s what the gauntlet looked like before spraypaint! PVC and craft foam just like the chest piece, except I went with craft foam on the very front as well because it was easier to curve and super glue on. The next thing I worked on were the gauntlets! The gauntlet consists of 3 parts, the main arm piece, the front of the hand and the claws. I heard about the googly eye rivet method and it worked very well, I highly recommend trying it out! I used Rust-Oleum Automotive Primer and Rust-Oleum Metallic Spray paint to make everything look more armor-like. I glued one layer together at a time starting from the top. Here it is before I attached it all together! I decided to go with craft foam trim for the edges.

You have to be pretty quick doing this, it’ll only stay flexible for a few seconds before it hardens into place. I formed them to my chest with a heat gun.

The chest is made up of 5 pieces, layered on top of the other. I used a band saw to cut everything out and a bench grinder to soften the edges. Here is the pattern I made for the chest piece! I used cheap craft foam for a test first, and then traced it onto my PVC sheet. I always like to start by drawing out the entire costume to get an understanding of what I’ll be making, and how I might make each piece. The next week was spent planning everything out and gathering my materials! She talked me through the steps of working with PVC and gave me some of her paper patterns which were extremely helpful in figuring out how I would want to make mine. I had never made armor so I decided to ask my friend Eitanya Designs, who is an amazing cosplayer who had also made a Fenris costume. I also absolutely loved his design, but when I first considered cosplaying him I was a little intimidated. His character development, personality, and his relationship with Hawke (in a romance) was so appealing to me. The characters were so well done and Fenris was definitely my favorite. I started playing Dragon Age this year and I instantly fell in love with Dragon Age II.

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