Weathering Techniques for Cosplay Costumes
Making new fabrics look old and weathered is a practiced art. Doug Stewart has been working on costumes for film productions for over two decades. We chat about his work as a specialty costume maker and get a demo of his weathering process for costumes used at this year’s E3.
Shot by Joey Fameli and edited by Tywen Kelly
Music by Jinglepunks
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Oh man, Frank has a SInanju Stein ver. Ka on his shelf in the background. I can only hope we get some video of that build.
This is great! Would love to see more costume fabrication and weathering techniques.
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Nicely done! I really enjoyed this although I half-expected Adam to show up with a cup of freshly brewed espresso.
If you’re interested, the NY Times did a piece just this past Wednesday on weathering techniques used by costumers for Broadway shows.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/theater/broadways-dirty-secret-how-an-artisan-turns-costumes-from-riches-to-rags.html?_r=0
i third that!
have the patterns been put us like it said in the video ? or maybe the last video on for honor ? 🙂
Ah, that’s so good. Just a few passes from new to well-worn. Love these technique vids. Thanks Doug for sharing with us!