StarlightGlow

Costume :	Ixion
Source :	Final Fantasy X
Progress :	Complete
Worn At :	Ayacon 2011

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Ixion

Ixion Source

Costume Information

General
Cost :	£300 ish
Awards :	Ayacon 2011
Time Taken :	3.5 months

Description
My first quadsuit, mainly I chose it because I wanted a challenge. I got one. I was actually really keen to make something along the lines of a horse, and Ixion was a contender along with The Last Unicorn and Princess Celestia. The Last Unicorn got dismissed pretty quickly because I couldn't think of a way to make the legs thin enough. I considered Celestia a little longer, but I dismissed her because she lacked complexity and I didn't expect MLP to be popular when I started the project. Sometimes you can be really really wrong about things. Ixion is a literal pain in the neck to wear because the weight of that horn likes to drag the rest of the head down, so supporting it is a challenge. I have a harness that helps pull the weight back, but he's still difficult to wear as a quad. I also made a lighter and better horn for Oct Expo 2012. My vision is also very limited, although quite well hidden in the neck. Worst thing about him as a quad is that his legs are very short so I end up bent over myself a lot. I think the legs are about the right length for the design though, Ixion is a little short when you look at him. There is fairly extensive padding, although looking at it now I can see ways to improve it. Hind sight and all that. He's hot to wear, but not unbearably so. The stripes are painted on. I considered sewing them in, but I thought the contrast would be too stark. There are also brushed in gold and silver highlights to prevent the black fur from becoming a featureless mass. Before he sort of turned into a blob at distance. Armour. Probably the weakest part of the costume. I remade this for October Expo and it is improved now, but I need to work on this area. The hair was all hand laid. I chose jumbo braid for extra floofiness. There are some blue gradients brushed into the longer areas to match the source art. The eyes are hot glue I cast into a round set of measuring spoons backed with white fabric and LEDs taken from a reading light. They art surprisingly effective considering. I have since learnt to wire LEDs better though, I'd recommend working that way really.

Description

My first quadsuit, mainly I chose it because I wanted a challenge. I got one.

I was actually really keen to make something along the lines of a horse, and Ixion was a contender along with The Last Unicorn and Princess Celestia. The Last Unicorn got dismissed pretty quickly because I couldn't think of a way to make the legs thin enough. I considered Celestia a little longer, but I dismissed her because she lacked complexity and I didn't expect MLP to be popular when I started the project. Sometimes you can be really really wrong about things.

Ixion is a literal pain in the neck to wear because the weight of that horn likes to drag the rest of the head down, so supporting it is a challenge. I have a harness that helps pull the weight back, but he's still difficult to wear as a quad. I also made a lighter and better horn for Oct Expo 2012. My vision is also very limited, although quite well hidden in the neck. Worst thing about him as a quad is that his legs are very short so I end up bent over myself a lot. I think the legs are about the right length for the design though, Ixion is a little short when you look at him.

There is fairly extensive padding, although looking at it now I can see ways to improve it. Hind sight and all that. He's hot to wear, but not unbearably so.

The stripes are painted on. I considered sewing them in, but I thought the contrast would be too stark. There are also brushed in gold and silver highlights to prevent the black fur from becoming a featureless mass. Before he sort of turned into a blob at distance.

Armour. Probably the weakest part of the costume. I remade this for October Expo and it is improved now, but I need to work on this area.

The hair was all hand laid. I chose jumbo braid for extra floofiness. There are some blue gradients brushed into the longer areas to match the source art.

The eyes are hot glue I cast into a round set of measuring spoons backed with white fabric and LEDs taken from a reading light. They art surprisingly effective considering. I have since learnt to wire LEDs better though, I'd recommend working that way really.

Comments

This is stunning. The best horse style quad I've seen in the UK.

by Nomes on Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 - 23:00

wow!!!

by FuriePhoenix on Thursday, 29 November, 2012 - 20:38