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Zeldaness — How to Make Costume Elf Ears
Published: 2009-08-28 18:42:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 161636; Favourites: 861; Downloads: 5878
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Hooray! My first tutorial!Inspiration: I was looking to buy elf ears, saw the prices and Bam! Inspiration. In my first attempt I used aluminum foil, double stick tape, and plastic wrap. Later, as I got addicted to craft foam by making armor, I came to this method. I just had to make this tutorial for the good of my fellow deviants (and for fame and fortu...well, fame.)
But enough of my silliness, here's the link to my patterns: [link]
I hope this tutorial is helpful, and if you have any questions, just comment or note me.
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I could totally airbrush that to look like a real ear
/nerdgasm
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I am so happy I found this. This is a lot better (read: cheaper!) than store-bought ears.
Thank you ma'am! 
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Your welcome! I'm glad this helps!
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nice tut! bought ones are still better, but its one of the best tuts I've seen for this ^^ hurray for big elf ears!!
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If it wasnt for the fact that im gonna buy them (Since their really not that expensive here O.o) i would so use this tutorial
They look great ^-^!
And its the best tut i found yet =]
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omg thank thank you!!*hugs u*now i can make my OC dark elf cosplay for he EXP convention!!
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0o0 You are my life saver for Halloween this year!!!! XD
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hey the link to yours patterns isn't working (it could just be my computer so I apologize for bothering you in advance.) is there another way for you to send me the link?
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The link is but that's just the same format as the last one. It's not a regular file, because it's compressed it won't show up as a picture, instead, when you click on it, a pop-up will ask you where you want to save it. If you disable your pop-up blocker, it should work for you.
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ok, thanks I've got them now. I can't wait to try them out
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This looks really cool!! do you think it would be too heavey if I added model magic or some sort of clay to it to shape it more? and are there any other ways I could attatch it better to my ear?
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Thank you!
I had actually thought of adding model magic to it. (I just recently discovered model magic) My two concerns with adding model magic: 1. you need a color that matches your craft foam, otherwise, you would have to use some other method of coloring. 2. Model magic doesn't spread, so any bumps you put on it will stick out--a lot, and not blend into the ear. You don't, however have to be concerned about the heaviness part, model magic is even lighter than craft foam.
So my advice is: experiment. You might even like to try paper clay (my second recent discovery) paper clay spreads better, and is almost as light. Just don't use any baking clay, (such as fimo or sculpy) they're usually very heavy and craft foam melts when heated.
As for the ways of attachment, I really have no idea. Maybe you could use something that is used to hold latex attachments on? I don't know, but double stick tape is about as sticky as you can get, anything stronger and you may not be able to get it off the elf ear when you're done--or off your ear for that matter.
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Thank you very much!!
I did a cool phtoshoot with the ears!
Thanks a lot!! <3
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Wow, you're fast. If you post a picture on deviantart, I'd love to see it!
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I had them on for the Ren Faire. THEY LOVED THEMM!!
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I soooo can't wait to try this!
-wants to go to hobby lobby now!-
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What pattern did you use in the tutorial?
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There's a link and explanation on how to retrieve it in the deviation comment. Here, [link]
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I got the patterns allready i was asking which one you used in the tutorial
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Oh, sorry. The tutorial is of me making model B, although the picture at the end is model A, because I only had one model B ear.
In general, model A is more feminine; B, gender neutral; and A, masculine.
If you want to see more pictures of the elf ears, go to my gallery. (Zelda wears type A, Link wears type C. Type B is tutorial exclusive)
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Thank you i was planning on useing C but i couldnt choose thanks for the help!
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Thanks for making this tutorial - I'm probably going to try it with my Zelda costume since I'm already using craft foam for the armor.
Does the double stick tape really hold them well enough all day?
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Your welcome. And yes, double stick tape does stay on all day,(at least the brand that I had did) but not if you stick and unstick it a bunch of times to adjust it.
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Um... I tried to print these and they're protected so I can't.
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A dollar, give or take 30 cents, depending on where you get it.
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And how many sheets of foam did it take for you to create your shoulder armor?
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Two, if you also wanted to use it for a crown, ears, and belt, you would need three.
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Alright, thanks! I'm making an elven rogue costume for this year's Metrocon. I'm going to make the shoulder armor, ears, maybe some forearm armor and a foam dagger.
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Whoa, that's a lot more intricate than the way they do it in my country. Where I live, all they do is cut an ear out of paper and tape it on to give the illusion of elf ears.
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Yeah, people around here are crazy, most go out and buy latex elf ears for $25 (about $35 singapore dollars). People want the best, and if they make their own they want it to look as good as the ones in the stores.
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That's the US for ya. 
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awesome, i needed to learn how to make good ears
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This weekend, we're finishing the costume, and I asked my dad last night, since there isn't much time left to get ones from a costume store we'll make these! yay!
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im being saria for the A-con this summer so this will do nicely!
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It's so close! I'm never gonna get my costumes done in time!!!!!!
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oh no! thats terrible! who are you ging as?
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I'm not cosplaying as anyone sadly, I just love making fun outfits. Although at the rave I'm saying I'm a leprechaun on acid.
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HA! really? are you going to the a-con in dallas?
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I'm working security for A-con. This will be my third year. If you see a leprechaun shouting at people to stop f-ing running, that'll be me.
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ha ha ha! im saria there. which im will prolly be the only one there as well.
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