Hi everyone!
Awesome forums, and I'm a big fan (like everyone else here) of looking for group.
Regardless of the gender-issue, I'd like to dress up like Richard for Castlefest next year, but of course, I have someone who wants to help me make the costume, yet, I need a good picture of Richard on the front and back and I just can't get it together.
In the first comics his outfit seems different then the most recent ones.
What's your advice? And does anyone have a good full-screen front and back picture of him for me? For so far, I've found some pictures, it's his pauldrons and capuchon that keeps eluding me T_T
Full Version: Richard Costume
Are you wanting the present version, or the past chapters version? Because the present Richard's pauldrons just got pulled out in a more angular shape; reminds me of Saiyan armor.
Dark blue tunic with silver trim on the sleeve cuffs and a bold black stripe down the chest and back; triple layer pauldrons. For the old Richard, you can make them out of a narrow bucket; chop it in segments, stitch them together, maybe layer them in the same black fabric you're using, and you have a chitinous armor. New Richard is a little more complicated; make concentric diamond shapes out of cloth with a hole for your head in the middle, and pad each layer with that crafting foam, to make for layers. (the foam that you make birds with googly eyes with). End with a triple layered skirt/robe, and a red trimmed hood. Oh, and that red gem.
For the tunic, I suggest you hack a dark blue shirt's front into thirds, and get rid of the middle third, then sew the black in. If you look at Richard's design, his shirt terminates into three ends, the blue splitting from the black, which ends in a diamond. For making the hood, most patterns go with two D shapes sewn together, but given the squarish cast of Richard's head, and the nature of most fantasy hoods, you'll probably go with three bits and scrap the D shape entirely. Hoodies do not make evil warlocks.
Most people who make fantasy hoods have a pattern similar to a trapezoid shape. This makes for two distinct corners; one for the back of the head (leave much space beyond your forehead so the hood shades your head sufficiently) and the one on the bottom, which fills out the entire hood and adding a little sag that adds more to the back of the entire costume. Leave some trial and error for the measurements, and be experimental; some things work, some things don't. Live and adapt.
Hope some of this information didn't come off with a patronizing air, and that it helps you in what you're trying to do.
Dark blue tunic with silver trim on the sleeve cuffs and a bold black stripe down the chest and back; triple layer pauldrons. For the old Richard, you can make them out of a narrow bucket; chop it in segments, stitch them together, maybe layer them in the same black fabric you're using, and you have a chitinous armor. New Richard is a little more complicated; make concentric diamond shapes out of cloth with a hole for your head in the middle, and pad each layer with that crafting foam, to make for layers. (the foam that you make birds with googly eyes with). End with a triple layered skirt/robe, and a red trimmed hood. Oh, and that red gem.
For the tunic, I suggest you hack a dark blue shirt's front into thirds, and get rid of the middle third, then sew the black in. If you look at Richard's design, his shirt terminates into three ends, the blue splitting from the black, which ends in a diamond. For making the hood, most patterns go with two D shapes sewn together, but given the squarish cast of Richard's head, and the nature of most fantasy hoods, you'll probably go with three bits and scrap the D shape entirely. Hoodies do not make evil warlocks.
Most people who make fantasy hoods have a pattern similar to a trapezoid shape. This makes for two distinct corners; one for the back of the head (leave much space beyond your forehead so the hood shades your head sufficiently) and the one on the bottom, which fills out the entire hood and adding a little sag that adds more to the back of the entire costume. Leave some trial and error for the measurements, and be experimental; some things work, some things don't. Live and adapt.
Hope some of this information didn't come off with a patronizing air, and that it helps you in what you're trying to do.
QUOTE(darkdragonh8 @ Sep 2 2008, 01:38 PM) [snapback]286375[/snapback]
Are you wanting the present version, or the past chapters version? Because the present Richard's pauldrons just got pulled out in a more angular shape; reminds me of Saiyan armor.
Dark blue tunic with silver trim on the sleeve cuffs and a bold black stripe down the chest and back; triple layer pauldrons. For the old Richard, you can make them out of a narrow bucket; chop it in segments, stitch them together, maybe layer them in the same black fabric you're using, and you have a chitinous armor. New Richard is a little more complicated; make concentric diamond shapes out of cloth with a hole for your head in the middle, and pad each layer with that crafting foam, to make for layers. (the foam that you make birds with googly eyes with). End with a triple layered skirt/robe, and a red trimmed hood. Oh, and that red gem.
For the tunic, I suggest you hack a dark blue shirt's front into thirds, and get rid of the middle third, then sew the black in. If you look at Richard's design, his shirt terminates into three ends, the blue splitting from the black, which ends in a diamond. For making the hood, most patterns go with two D shapes sewn together, but given the squarish cast of Richard's head, and the nature of most fantasy hoods, you'll probably go with three bits and scrap the D shape entirely. Hoodies do not make evil warlocks.
Most people who make fantasy hoods have a pattern similar to a trapezoid shape. This makes for two distinct corners; one for the back of the head (leave much space beyond your forehead so the hood shades your head sufficiently) and the one on the bottom, which fills out the entire hood and adding a little sag that adds more to the back of the entire costume. Leave some trial and error for the measurements, and be experimental; some things work, some things don't. Live and adapt.
Hope some of this information didn't come off with a patronizing air, and that it helps you in what you're trying to do.
Dark blue tunic with silver trim on the sleeve cuffs and a bold black stripe down the chest and back; triple layer pauldrons. For the old Richard, you can make them out of a narrow bucket; chop it in segments, stitch them together, maybe layer them in the same black fabric you're using, and you have a chitinous armor. New Richard is a little more complicated; make concentric diamond shapes out of cloth with a hole for your head in the middle, and pad each layer with that crafting foam, to make for layers. (the foam that you make birds with googly eyes with). End with a triple layered skirt/robe, and a red trimmed hood. Oh, and that red gem.
For the tunic, I suggest you hack a dark blue shirt's front into thirds, and get rid of the middle third, then sew the black in. If you look at Richard's design, his shirt terminates into three ends, the blue splitting from the black, which ends in a diamond. For making the hood, most patterns go with two D shapes sewn together, but given the squarish cast of Richard's head, and the nature of most fantasy hoods, you'll probably go with three bits and scrap the D shape entirely. Hoodies do not make evil warlocks.
Most people who make fantasy hoods have a pattern similar to a trapezoid shape. This makes for two distinct corners; one for the back of the head (leave much space beyond your forehead so the hood shades your head sufficiently) and the one on the bottom, which fills out the entire hood and adding a little sag that adds more to the back of the entire costume. Leave some trial and error for the measurements, and be experimental; some things work, some things don't. Live and adapt.
Hope some of this information didn't come off with a patronizing air, and that it helps you in what you're trying to do.
You're not patronizing at all. Thanks for all that info!
I've decided to go with the older design of Richard's costume but it's funny how I've only noticed now that the stuff the characters wear have changed XD I'm almost done with the sketch. It might still be a long time before I get the costume done with her though
'' Once again, thanks so much!
Not at all, just stuff that I picked up in my little traipse through the Internet. Glad it could be of help.
I'd by a "Grim Reaper" costume then go from there...
Regarding the gender issue, why don't you introduce yourself as a priestess of Richard? You can always lay on the long list of his titles, AND it might give you an excuse to skimp away from the face paint.
QUOTE(darkdragonh8 @ Sep 3 2008, 05:20 AM) [snapback]286831[/snapback]
Regarding the gender issue, why don't you introduce yourself as a priestess of Richard? You can always lay on the long list of his titles, AND it might give you an excuse to skimp away from the face paint.
A good idea on its own, but the women are equipped with the power of make-up and the like.
So that on its own won't be a problem. I just wonder how I'm going to pull it off with the eyes I was thinking of buying yellow, coloured contact lenses, but I'm afraid they're dangerous for your eyes.
They aren't any more dangerous than any other contact lenses, but you will have to have a contact lens exam to figure out what size contacts will fit you best depending on the shape of your eye. Plus they'll likely be expensive.
QUOTE(Devin Austra @ Sep 3 2008, 02:07 PM) [snapback]286876[/snapback]
They aren't any more dangerous than any other contact lenses, but you will have to have a contact lens exam to figure out what size contacts will fit you best depending on the shape of your eye. Plus they'll likely be expensive.
Thanks for that advice. I'll check out with the local opticioner.
I recommend looking at Vampfangs. Their prices are not bad and it comes as one size fits most. I know they have a set of Yellow contacts that should work for you.
Well, reason I suggest the alternative route is because in the end, it saves a lot of hassle. Face-paint/make-up may smear, especially under lots of clothing, and that might very well carry on to painting the insides of the hood. The contacts are also a potential problem, since you need pupils to see. There'd be yellow eyes with black spots in the middle, instead of an unbroken yellow eye; or, milky dark spots, which would half-blind you.
That's what I remember from Theatre, anyway. Good luck with that part! Especially the color contacts
That's what I remember from Theatre, anyway. Good luck with that part! Especially the color contacts
QUOTE(darkdragonh8 @ Sep 3 2008, 11:30 PM) [snapback]287303[/snapback]
Well, reason I suggest the alternative route is because in the end, it saves a lot of hassle. Face-paint/make-up may smear, especially under lots of clothing, and that might very well carry on to painting the insides of the hood. The contacts are also a potential problem, since you need pupils to see. There'd be yellow eyes with black spots in the middle, instead of an unbroken yellow eye; or, milky dark spots, which would half-blind you.
That's what I remember from Theatre, anyway. Good luck with that part! Especially the color contacts
That's what I remember from Theatre, anyway. Good luck with that part! Especially the color contacts
You could use yellow ping pong balls, if you put enough fine point, close together holes in them it's like staring through a yellow fabric at the rest of the world. That would also let you get the large eye effect.
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