"I think this takes the cake for best costume" - Hayden
Getting the chance to meet not only Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor with my two best friends at Fan Expo Chicago is going to be perhaps my favorite memory from this weekend.
Hayden and Ewan both did a double take as we entered, and Hayden said to me "I think this takes the cake for best costume" while Ewan said "should I just be laughing?"
This is my creation for my @cinemamakeupschool Special Effects class, which I call Amphibia Milicenti, after Milicent Patrick who sculpted the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
This was my first ever foam latex prosthetic I've made and it's been a wonderful learning experience, I really like working with the foam and I'd really like to do more in the future.
To complete the look, I also created a frill, gloves, and a full creature suit, and painted the face and frill with PAX paints and @skinillustratorofficial alcohol paints.
A huge thank you to @jaspreetjoharfx for modeling for this creature as well
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My first time at Comic Con LA was great, I had a lot of fun meeting everyone and as always it was great seeing everyone's reaction to Crispy Anakin. He's not the most comfortable, but he's definitely my favorite of the costumes I've made in the last few years.
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Alright I've keep it "secret" long enough I'm doing a Buggy cosplay
This nose is sculpted in NSP Chavant clay, I'm making a super simple plaster of Paris mold and will be making slip latex prosthetics from it
Go see a Star War.
Sometimes NGL I forget I do Star Wars cosplay, here's some assorted bits and bobs such as candids of me and my friends meeting Hayden and Ewan last year at Fan Expo
Eventually I really would like to revisit the old Indiana Jones makeup, I hastily sculpted this prosthetic as an experiment and I'd really like to take the time to do this as a proper multi piece appliance, maybe with silicone pieces rather than slip latex.
This is probably not surprising to any of you but I had a strong Lego obsession growing up, and as some of you recall, before there was Lego Indiana Jones, there was Johnny Thunder.
What's funny is I never actually had any of the Adventurers sets growing up, but I used to read the Orient Expedition comics on the Lego website, and I loved seeing Johnny appear in the Lego Island and Lego Racers games.
I LOVE wearing this to cons as infrequently as I might just to see how many people actually recognize who I'm dressed as.
📸: @cosmeetupchicago
"I don't know about you Miss Kitty, but I feel so much yummier"
At AMKE when I wasn't running about in a rubber monster suit I was posing suggestively in a rubber cat suit
I've had this Catwoman cosplay for YEARS from @miccostumes.fashion but haven't had many opportunities to wear it, so this year at AMKE I asked my beloved friend @komorebi_flash to get photos of me wearing it.
This was a step out of our comfort zone for both of us, but it was such a fun experience shooting and I really want to do more like this in the future.
For some of you this is a slight departure from my usual content but for others this is a return to form for me if you remember my baddie era
I hope you're not sick of the Vecna cosplay because the photos I got at the @cosmeetupchicago booth at AMKE are perfection, I can't wait to put this into my portfolio website when I have the chance to update it.
In the coming weeks I plan on editing some build videos so I can break down the process.
It's been a week since C2E2 and my GOD what a ride it was this year.
First of all, being asked to be one of the judges of the biggest comic con in the city is an incredible honor and I am so thankful to have played a part in this year's show.
To my fellow Crown judges and contestants, thank you all for being so welcoming and so kind. I cannot even begin to express how warm it felt to be in the presence of so many artists that I look up to and to not only have my opinions valued but to also be considered an expert in my field of FX. I hope to walk the stage alongside you all next year.
To everyone who walked the stage in the cosplay showcase, whether this was your first competition or if you're a seasoned veteran, thank you so much for showing up and showing off. I don't think I'd be where I am now if it weren't for my first few years of doing the showcase,.
I was all over the place this weekend as a direct result of all this however and unfortunately didn't have a chance to see many of you but I hope everyone else had a great time.
I want to extend a huge thank you to @trisrex for inviting me to take part in the show, with both the competitions and the horror showcase, I loved having a space to show off my little creatures and I'm excited to see how the space grows over the years.
Above all else, thank you everyone who has stood by me all these years. I literally would not be doing this if it wasn't for all of you.
I am proud to officially say I am one of the judges for the C2E2 Crown Championships! I'm so excited to be taking part this year and I cannot wait to see what everyone is bringing!
📸: @hayleysteinphoto
