I got a commission to build a pair of the Long Fall boots from Portal 2. I figured this would be a pretty extreme test of my ability to create something that actually served a function. I had a little help with the design; my wife created similar boots a couple of years ago for [...]
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Darker than Black – Hei’s Daggers
A couple of months ago I got my hands on a commission to build Hei’s Daggers from the anime show Darker than Black. Fortunately for me, my pal Harrison from Volpin Props had already made the dagger and has blueprints available for an insanely low price of $5. Having the blueprints already done usually saves me [...]
Starcraft 2 – Kerrigan’s Ghost Rifle
A couple of months ago, the video card on my 5 year old PC finally gave up the ghost. I reached out on twitter to see if anyone had a spare around that could keep me going for a while longer. The folks at Doghouse Systems contacted me and we ended up formulating a plan [...]
Batman: Arkham City – Robin Costume
I am a huge fan of the art style in the Batman: Arkham Asylum/City games and have been wanting to do a costume from them for a very long time. I may, some day, make a Batman in that style, but for now, I was more than pleased to try and tackle the Arkham City [...]
Queen’s Blade – Risty’s Spiked Mace & Shield
Back in December, I got a messaged from famed cosplayer Jessica Nigri about the possibility of getting a mace and shield build for an upcoming costume of hers. Of course I jumped at the chance to make a set of weapons that are so EPIC! This build was a pretty big departure from my traditional [...]
Borderlands 2 – Handsome Jack Mask
Greetings Vault Hunters! I had the good fortune of being commissioned to build the mask of this wonderful hero from Borderlands 2! Handsome Jack! I took my references straight from the in-game model and a 2D mask image that Gearbox provided as a cut-out, flat mask. As is my traditional style, I took several orthographic [...]
The Elderscrolls: Skyrim – Keening
I finally got a commission to build this amazing piece from Skyrim! In order to get good reference images of Keening, I decided the best thing to do was to play Skyrim and acquire the in-game item. 10 hours of gameplay later (I got a little sidetracked) and voila! I had the dagger! I grabbed [...]
DotA 2 – Juggernaut Mask
I was commissioned to build a wearable mask of the Juggernaut from DotA 2! I figured that the game art was a pretty good place to start for references, so I did most of my work from this image here. I decided that this would be an excellent chance for me to try out Pepakura [...]
Diablo III – Demon Hunter
Back in March, when I was on an episode of GameOn, my friend Veronica Belmont insisted that I make her a costume for Dragon*Con. So I did. She is a Demon Hunter from Diablo III, sporting a pistol crossbow! We kept the project under wraps during construction, so photos are a bit sparse, but I’ll [...]