Homemade Costume Ideas

[thartley]

not when its on a woman.......

depends on the woman.

:lipsrseal

 

[spidey]

indeed.

 

[Mark Harris]

Aha!

My planning and foresight pay off. When HeroFest started, they all said I was crazy for buying that SPANDEX FACTORY! MuHahahahahahah!

M

 

[Final Design Studios]

If you've got someone who can pull off this spandex stuff, I say forget it and go for neoprene or some similar wetsuit stuff. Can be more expensive, but I think the texture'll look better on film and it's a little less goofy, more sporty. Dunno about coloring, but you can probably use fabric spraypaint. Also, if you're having trouble with costumes, geeky anime kids often have extensive skills that can be exploited.

Most wetsuits are black, would the spray show up all that well, if it were....lets say....green?

 

[Edgen]

I would even venture as far as trying to hit up a university's costume department. I'm sure there are some students there dying to get their creative hands in making a childhood dream uniform. Plus, They may have extra materials or whatever just laying around.

I know that wetsuits are very expensive plus I dunno if i could believe someone was actually a super hero, but rather a deep sea scuba diver or disgruntled employee from sea world.

/j

 

[Z B Brox]

Most wetsuits are black, would the spray show up all that well, if it were....lets say....green?

Depends what kind, I'd suppose. My girlfriend thinks msot craft spraypaint would work.

 

[kimko]

AHHHHHHH! My virgin eyes!

Spandex is indeed a crime against humanity.

if you came to one of the gyms i work out at you would retract that statement. whew i feel like a dirty old man

 

[dvx 35mm kid]

the only downside to spraypaint is it doesn't breathe. It can actually sufficate your skin if directly sprayed on, i don't know if it would have the same affect on a wetsuit, but i'd be careful with that one. I learned that on Mythbusters.

 

[Aaron Koolen]

Some more ideas for places to find constumes..

http://www.clicket.com/costume/default.html

 

[They are Them]

i doubt i will ever fogive you for posting this

 

[SwehlFX]

I am a "newbie" and all but..........please try to come up with cool looking costumes for this one. This is such a great chance to see some real great performances.