Puh, what a week! My costume was done, but now it was time for the weapons. My original plan was to build the big axe and also the pretty detailed sword in the reference of Wei Wangs artwork. And since I wanted to create two weapons in only one week I had to hurry a bit. At the end it took three days to built the sword and gave it a basic paint. The only problem was, Benni also needed three days to improve my painting and give my sword a final, nice look. So… there was no time left for the axe anymore…
Well, but the sword was huge, very detailed and was so pretty at the end, that I was also satiesfied with only one weapon (and now I really, really doubt that I would be able to swing both weapons at the same time!). And I hope you see, that building the sword was really not a hard job. I used a wooden core for the base, carved the shape out of expainding foam, closed the holes with acrylic texture paste, saved the blade with a mantle of
Wonderflex and created the details with
Worbla. Just three days, not more and not less.
At the end Benni was in charge for the painted details and I really have to say, as always, he made an awesome job!
And that’s the finaly result! I also searched a pretty long time for a fitting name and decided to use “Glowei’s Gift” at the end. Wei Wang aka Glowei, the Blizzard artist of my reference and also of the one for my Wizard, ist just an amazing guy. I met him last year at the Blizzard headquarter and it was a great honour for me to talk with him and see him at work. I also just love all of his artworks and wanted to say thank you for all the inspiration and motivation he gave to me in my own way. So I really hope that you like not just the final prop, but also it’s name.
Yeah, and then it was time to leave the house and take the four hour trip to Gamescom. I have to say, the only reason for this trip and my rush in the costume progress was the Blizzard costume contest. At the day Blizzard announced it I knew that I just HAD to participate in it! What else can I do, if I create almost only costumes from the Blizzard universe? So the day came when I had to try my costume the very first time one. And: Everything fitted perfectly and even every part of the armor fixing worked exactly like I planned. Sadly I still don’t have any better photos, so I hope that this photo give you a good look of the costume. For the first shooting I really need to add much more blood!
Yeah, well, the costume contest… I won it! I really, really won it! I’m still super excited and thankful and happy and just everything else! It was a great feeling to be on the stage with so many amazing cosplayers. The people at the Blizzard booth were also very nice and helpful and it was amazing to chat with some many talented people there. I also guess I will never forget the moment, when the moderator tried cover me with so many prizes, ha ha! :)
And these are they! I also won a XMG P502 pro gaming notebook, which will be sent to me later. Really cannot wait to play Diablo 3 on this system and visit my Barbarian ingame. Oh yeah, I guess it was worth it to visit Gamescom 2012 and I already cannot wait for the next year!
And now…? No, it’s surely not over yet. Now it’s time to take some nice photoshoots with the Barbarian and start with the next project: Soridormi from World of Warcraft. And 2.5 weeks left, ha ha! So, I hope you guys also stay busy and creative. See you next time! :)
First let me just say your cosplays are amazing! Congrats on winning the contest too! I was wondering if you could tell me how you get the wonderflex to stay attached to the expanding foam, it sems as if it would not hold by itself.
Woooow!
Ich bin zwar spät dran muss dir aber trotzdem auch noch gratulieren! :D
Gratulation zu deinem Gewinn (du hast es verdient) und dem einfach unglaublich tollen Cosplay! Ich freue mich immer wieder auf’s neue, wenn ich deine Posts sehe!
Liebe Grüße
Christina
Great job and congratulations to winning the contest!
I just stumbled across your blog while looking for new materials to work with, and I’m really impressed by all the details you manage to put on your costumes. Keep up this amazing work!
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Congratulations on winning the costume contest. Are you planning to do more Diablo cosplay in the furture?
Thanks a lot! And… maybe, maybe not. I still have no idea.
parabéns é incrível como os trajes ficam cada vez mais bonitos e harmoniosos no corpo.
Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!! *-*
Me encantaaaaaaaaaa!
Wow, congratulations!! That costume came out amazing. It’s so clean and well constructed. *O*
Amazing! I’m so happy for you. To see you recognized and rewarded for your talents, makes me smile! Keep up your magical work!
congradulations! Amazing costume and I love the sword! What does Benni do that makes him such a good painter? Is he a professional artist or does he just do it as a hobby? I’ve always been extremely impressed by his work, between his painting and your superb crafting the armore and weapons really look like the in-game models, it’s quite incredible.
Thanks a lot! :)
Well, and I don’t know why Benni is such a good painter. He just have a quiet hand and a lot of patience for this stuff. No idea, I guess he is just skilled. :)
Congrats for winning! The costume, once again, looks really amazing!
Such a shame i didnt get to see the costume IRL, I only got a few shots of the other contestants. Me sad :( Looking forward to your next costume!
Congratulation! Wonderful cosplay ^_^
You’re doing great things, it inspires me!
Congratulation for your victory! Amazing cosplay !