Knight Commander Meredith - Dragon Age 2
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Wig, Trousers and Working on Armour
Okay so today I applied resin to my chest armour and made all the templates for the shoulders. I also bought belts for the chest piece! I'm hoping to have the entire armour finished by friday! (: I also went websurfing for the wig and brown trousers, both of which should know be here by Thursday. :)
Breastplate progress! :D
Okay, so how I do my armour is probably very long winded - but I cut out the main bits in thick eva, then add craft foam for the embellishments over the top - I heatform it all into shape and then seal it with pva. When the pva is dry, I add the extra embellishments like bolts/studs etc - then another layer of pva. Then I slap on a coat of plastic resin and then I spray paint it - depending on how much shine I want - sometimes I slap on an extra coat of resin and sand down the rough bits. (: I'm just making the foam base and slapping on the first lot of pva now- ready for the embellishments!
Armour Progress (:
Finally got my ass in gear with the armour! I've finished the hip plates and finally got around to making the foam base for the breastplate - I've started off with the collar and will move onto the chest before adding the shoulders. (: Hopefully it will go well first time, but if not I have time to redo it!
Grey Undercoat
I wanted to use suiting fabric for it, but it proved too expensive (maybe when I remake it for October)so I opted for a cheaper cotton blend, which will help keep me cool in the middle of summer, when I'm going to using it (both in London and in Glasgow). I cut all the pieces out today - and then had a minor freak out because I thought I'd forgotten how to attach sleeves... hahaha! Its been months since I made any sort of top - I usually stick to scarves and shorts! Anyway, have everything attached now - just need to neaten it up and add in all the hand stitched details tomorrow. :3
Update :D
Forgot to buy clasps for the bag, so I spent my evening cutting out and editing my sewing patterns instead ready for the grey layer of her undercoat. :)
Sword Update!
Just got confirmation off my friend (darkshines) for the commission and she thinks she will definitely have it done in time for August (which means Glasgow and October MCM!). :D Its a shame I won't have it for May, but she did say that if its done early then she will let me know - I have every faith that she and her boyfriend are going to make the most perfect sword ever. >3< I just can't wait! They're making it to stand four and a half foot tall, which is shorter than Meredith's actual sword, but will be easier for me to tote around at cons. (8 Ah this is going to be sooooo epic! :B +SCALEMAILLE UPDATE+ I was originally going to buy aluminium scales and actually make it by hand, but I've decided to make fake scales with cut out faux leather (spray painted) and then sewn together one by one, first... then if I decide it would look better with the real thing, I can redo that after May. (8
Pouch!
Sewed the pouch together - need to add the fastenings and distress it - which I will do on Monday when I start working on the undercoat! Still need to buy the buckles for all my belts... But on the plus side, I managed to track down some almost like-for-like gloves on ebay which I am now bidding on - fingers crossed I win them! :3 Hoping to start on the gauntlets this week too! :3
Belt-Pouch Thingy~
I couldn't get many good references of the little pouch she wears on her b elt so I took some liberties with the design and made sure it was big enough to hold my phone, some money and my hotel keycard (priorities, man!). I'm going to stencil either the Templar cross or the Kirkwall Insignia onto the front pocket at a later date. I made the patter for it myself, but cut out the basic shapes to paint metalic detail onto them first. I will neaten the cuts tomorrow and sew them together with some red/gold stitching detail to match the sash. Then I'm taking a break over the weekend and started on her actual underclothes on Tuesday. (8 Oh, and I commissioned a friend to make the sword! Eeee~ <3
Sash!
I decided in the end to go for paint, rather than ribbon on the sash. I also made the bit that ties around my waist but the fabric is a little thicker than I would like (remember I'm using Curtain velvet) because I folded it over twice... I may redo it and make a clasp fasten so it looks accurate... but without me having to physically wrap it around myself.
Waist Sash Thingy~
So I deciuded to do Meredith's fancy red sash in two halves to avoid it sitting funny when tied. Again, I used curtail velvet. I attached a cord so i could tie it around my waist and made a template for the pattern... Now I have to decide between fiddling with fusable web and ribbon, or just painting the design on...
Making the Hood~
So I went out and bought the fabric today (I used Curtain velvet and ribbon). I attached the ribbon using good ol' fusable webbing. I was originally going to make a shirt to attach a standard hood too - but I decided that a cowl would look better/more accurate. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. :3
Planning~
I've never made armour before, so this could prove to be fun! But I've found a few tutorials about craft-foam armour, so I'm going to give that a go. The underclothes/hood etc shouldn't be that hard... I have until October. Lets do this!
awesome! Can't wait to see this =D Never seen anyone cosplay Meredith before ^_^
Thanks! I hope she turns out well - I'm liking everything I've done so far... *fingers crossed* It's the armour I'm concerned about because I've never done it before. Oh well - trial and error!
I look forward to seeing this. We need to plan a large group you wearing this saturday?? Thanks for the comment. It is a shame that ser-pounce-alot can't join me....he would so love to be part of the show. I may have to bring his stunt double instead.
Yes, I'm wearing this Saturday and Sunday Morning~ :D (No blowing up any Chantry's on MY watch!)
...of course.....
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The progress on this is looking great.
o: <3 thank you very much! :3
This is looking seriously epic! Can't wait to see it all finished :O
Wowsa! The gauntlets look amazing! Can't wait to see what it looks like when the rest of the armor starts forming too!
Everything looks amazing so far! I hope to see you in expo when I'm in my Fenris outfit~
Jesus damn this looks so good!!! Can't wait to see it!!!!! I'm awful with armour so I'd never dare somehting like this^^ I'll watch out for you ~ I'll be Morigan from DAO^^ xoxo
Progress is looking excellent so far! I would love to get some photos if I find you :)
Aaaaah! Thank you guys! (: I'm really pleased with my progress so far! Hoping to get it all finished by the start of October so I can just sit back and chill, haha! And @ZeroSilence - of course you can grab photos! That would make me so happy!
Gah, this looks amazing so far. Can't wait to see it all together once you get her finished!
Ahhh this is looking awesome, hope I find you for photos ~
Oh, thank you so much guys! (: I'm thrilled that this is getting so much attention! I'm at MCM all weekend and this is my only cosplay so I'm sure you'll see me around at some point! :D
This is looking awesome! Can't wait to see it finished!
:D Thank you! (: Not much more to do!
This is fifthy shades of YES!! :D I love Knight-Commander Meredith as a character. Looking all the more forward to that DAII meet up now!
8D Thank you very much! I'm very excited for the whole weekend! I love Meredith as well... even when she goes mental with lyrium madness <3
YES!! Knight Commander Crazy! lol :P This cosplay looks great! So amazing, I love it, its one of my fav things i've seen this year
Knight Commander Crazy - that's me! Hahahhaa! Thank you so much! Hopefully it looks awesome when it's all put together! n_n
This is looking so good aaaa
Wow, this is amazing!
Thank you! n_n
This looks so impressive!! awesome job :)
>w< Thank you so much! Nearly finished her now!
Progress is looking amazing, really hoping I see you at Expo so I can get a pic ;)
Well, I'm Meredith both Saturday and Sunday, so keep an eye out for me! (:
This looks really awesome - all the armour and prop details really make it!
Hurraaaay! Thank you so much! (: I'm pleased with how it came out finally! :D
This looked utterly fabulous at expo! Never seen a Meredith cosplay before, and you did it perfectly <3
Eeee~! Thank you so much! She's such a great character and its a shame no one cosplays her more - I'd have thought as the bad guy there would have been lots of people who would have cosplayed her before me but nope...! O: Ah well, Aveline next! (:
So amazing :)
Thanks~ <3 (:
I love DA2, your armor is gorgeous :)
Eeeee~! Thank you very much! (:
looking good. I love any dragon age cosplays :)
Thank you (:
this looks so awesome, dat prop and armor, XD it looks so good and well put together
Aaaaah! Thank you so much! <3
There's no other way to say it. This is pretty damn impressive. Everything turned out nicely and you even threw in an edited photo for good measure. You even managed to capture the authoritative air befitting Meredith's rank, too. So, awesome work! *salutes (isn't a mage. honest!)*
You make an incredible Meredith! That's absolutely amazing, well done!
Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for the nice comments. (:
You did a fantastic job on the armour, this looks great!
So impressive! Your armour and attention to detail are astounding. You really do look like you've stepped out of the game! O_O
Wow ive never seen a Meredith costume before - the amount of detailing and work you`ve done on this is outstanding!! Fantastic work
Wow, this is amazing!! The armour is really impressive *_*
Thank you! *w* It was the first armour I ever made! I was really pleased with how it turned out - but looking back there are soooo many things I could improve on, haha!