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RoxyRoo — Shoulder Armor Tutorial
Published: 2009-05-05 01:00:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 137567; Favourites: 2291; Downloads: 0
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EDIT: This tutorial will be featured in 2 Cosplay magazines! 
4th Issue of the Indonesian cosplay magazine called CozMagz www.cozmagz.webs.com/about.htm… Portuguese cosplay e-zine, Cosplayer issuu.com/cosplayer/docs/cospl… MiscCostume Blog: www.miccostumes.com/blog/how-t… Isn't that awesome??? zomg, I'm so excited!!!
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**EDIT: a constant question I get is, "How well does this stuff hold up? Won't it crack or break?" I think this is a rather silly question. Of course clay can crack or break. It's not metal.
Has mine broken yet? No. I made sure to take care of it by securing it to my jacket and packing it well when traveling. Treat it as you would any prop: With care.
As said above, this tutorial can be used for other armor and characters too, not just for Lightning. I'm sure other materials can be used as well, like real clay (if you have access to a real furnace) or paper clay, which air-dries. I chose Scupley cuz I knew how well it held detail, which was important for this prop.
I'll be adding fiber glass on the inside (if I can get ahold of it) to strengthen it so it doesn't break.
Materials:
...1/2 box of white sculpey = $6
...Tin foil = free
...Wire = free
...scotch tape = free
Time: 14hrs (so far)
Finished Pauldron
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People who've used my tutorial. 
's armor: catnip23.deviantart.com/art/Li…
's armor: themiddlechild.deviantart.com/…
's armor: fav.me/d2u7rm7
's armor: barista89.deviantart.com/art/L…
's Amano amor: img.photobucket.com/albums/v31…
's armor: fav.me/d3elyo8
's armor: tae-kia.deviantart.com/art/Lin…
's armor: beyondfantasycosplay.deviantar…
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This is very helpful! I have to make armor for my friend and a bit for myself so thank you! Oh but I have a question, what paints did you use on this? (if you used paint 
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I painted it green. but I can't remember the brand at the moment.. >.>;;
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this is beautiful
first result on google as well xD thanks for the upload!
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Will be a good reference for me. Thanks
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My sister wants me to cosplay older Zelda while she's younger Zelda. I was stumped on that shoulder armour. Thank you!!
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It's actually easier (and cheaper) to make Zelda's armoe out of craft foam. Although, I guess that depends on which version of Zelda you're going for..
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Thanks! I'll see which works best for what my sister wants.
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Thank you so very much for this, I've been searching for quite a while for a tutorial like this.
It really helped me with my Lightning cosplay
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How did you keep the armor on your shoulder? This is the part I always had trouble with because it was always sliding down/off... >< Thanks!
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There are 3 straps that connect from your armor to your jacket. Fasten those securely, and the armor shouldn't come off (unless you do summersaults or something...)
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That's very interesting : ) How does the clay armor hold up while wearing? I would be afraid it would crack and break.
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WHY IS THE RUM ALWAYS GONE. /shot
But in all seriousness, you are a GOD. [Kay, maybe not so serious after all.] Thank you for uploading this. I needed a way to make those shoulder-things for Sora from Kingdom Hearts II but had no idea how to even start... o.e Thanks so much!!
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It's gone because I drank it. D=<
jk
goodluck.
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That explains a lot. /shot
Thanks c:
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Very nice tutorial! I love the detailing instructions and it is very well explained too.
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^^ thanks.
I don't think there's enough "good" tutorials out there.. at least when it comes to difficult pieces of costume..
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Holy carp, this is really nice! I'm in hope of making a male version of lighting :3 How much did it cost for this project?
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erm.. 15 bucks? for this part at least. Afterwards I added paint and el wire, so this prop probably costs around 30 when I finished it.
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What type of wire did you use? This is an awesome tutorial btw!
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I dunno. >.> I had it lying around.
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Haha nice. I didn't mean the brand or anything I was just curious about what type of wire. As in metal? :]
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aluminum? Maybe? >.> it was easily bendable.
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:] okay thanks, I'll look for some malleable wire.
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wonderful tutorial RoxyRoo, i have add this tutorial in our final fantasy cosplay tutorials list at [link] work from you!!
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Incredible tutorial. Thank you for sharing this! I'm working on a cosplay that involves shoulder armor, however the pieces extend far out to the sides, instead of resting directly on the arm. I'm concerned that using sculpey would make them too heavy, and I'd be trying to keep them from falling off all the time. Do you recommend any lighter alternatives? I was considering starting with the wire and tinfoil base, and then using craft foam and a little paper-mache for the overlay.
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paperclay with a wire mesh base. >.> It'll be much stronger than sculpey, but it might take some sanding to get it perfectly smooth. But your own idea isn't too bad either.
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Hmm... I've never used paperclay. I shall look into it. Thanks!
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Wow! Thank you so much! This tutorial has been INCREDIBLY helpful! ♥
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You're welcome. I'm glad it's useful. ^^
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OMG, this awesome. Thank you so much for making this. *_* *prints out*
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this is great, will be using this xD
one thing i would like to know is, when its finished being cooked and stuff does it break easily or is it very sturdy stuff? so can i move easily with it on and it wont break.
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Mine stayed on pretty well. As long as it's secured, I don't think you should worry about it falling and breaking. If you're worried about it breaking, you can always reinforce it with something like paper clay, or even fiberglass.
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Ok cool, thank you i was just worried, ^^ can't wait to try this out now xD
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very awesome! thanks for sharing this
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This is so useful! Thanks so much for making this!
(Is there anything else, besides fiber glass, I can use to reinforce it?)
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