Making Costumes?

[Electric Sixx]

so if im going to, how would i go about shortening it?

Go with notsoserious's suggestion, he knows his stuff.

 

[arivin923]

no, i mean how would i shorten the brim of the hat. and i agree, notso and soulterina are ridiculously talented.

 

[Electric Sixx]

no, i mean how would i shorten the brim of the hat. and i agree, notso and soulterina are ridiculously talented.

I think you might have missed this:

If your going to cut the brim down. I recommend using some tailors chalk to mark it out first, and try to conform to the shape of the existing brim. Also do yourself a favour and purchase a rotary cutter.

 

[Electric Sixx]

Double post

 

[arivin923]

i saw that, but what i was wondering, was about how on the hat now the fabric is folded and sewn over the edge. it's hard to explain. but how would i get it to look like that again?

 

[arivin923]

i just looked it up, and I believe it is an upper welt edge. (http://www.millerhats.com/hatcare_index/brims_trim_1.html) if it is, how difficult do you think this would be to replicate once i trim it? or should i go find a hat place and pay them to?

 

[Electric Sixx]

All the pics of the hat up close from the film look like its a raw edge brim. That is if you're going for the movie costume.

 

[arivin923]

thats true, i hadn't noticed that before, thanks. but i'd be afraid that the edges would fray, and also that site claims that the welt ones hold up and retain their shape better

 

[the_tortel]

I've cut brims, on wool felt hats, they don't fray bad at all, at least so far.

 

[conte-auldrac]

I just emailed Warner Bros. asking about Rorschach's trench coat. I'm still waiting to hear from them. Anyone think it'll work?

 

[arivin923]

not a chance, sorry

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

dude you should definitely go as rorschach as well!
you went as indy? freakin awesome haha
well the hose mask was a horrible idea...so much work and no pay off so i trashed that idea and im thinkin about gettin a spandex mask(although i seem to fall upon millions of sex shops while tryin to find one that isnt shiny or...well strange...)
heres one that ill prolly get cuz its kinda cheap
https://www.spandexwear.com/product.php?productid=16150&pconf=16369&slot=69

finally broke down and bought this....the tshirt mask was just too hard to breathe with....anyone wanna give me any tips on how to get a movie style rorschach on my mask? to add the rough grayness to the edges....should i iron on again(if i can)? or try to marker it? which is prolly tough

 

[the_tortel]

finally broke down and bought this....the tshirt mask was just too hard to breathe with....anyone wanna give me any tips on how to get a movie style rorschach on my mask? to add the rough grayness to the edges....should i iron on again(if i can)? or try to marker it? which is prolly tough

I'd still try and iron-on, it's usually the most effective and realistic.

I'm working on making a new movie style rorschach face as well, just for fun or for if anyone wants to use it.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

im gonna iron on....but what face should i iron on...i want it to be really cool...like the face you made a while back tortel

 

[conte-auldrac]

This would have been the perfect hat if it hadn't been flippin' CORDUROY!

http://www.jaxonhats.com/jaxon_c-crown_stingy_corduroy_fedora.html

-EDIT-

Now that I look at it more closely, it doesn't look that close. :'(

 

[NoTsOsErIoUs]

finally broke down and bought this....the tshirt mask was just too hard to breathe with....anyone wanna give me any tips on how to get a movie style rorschach on my mask? to add the rough grayness to the edges....should i iron on again(if i can)? or try to marker it? which is prolly tough

Why don't you iron on and then touch up the edge with fabic paint and a brush. If you water the fabric paint down you can achieve the transitional greyness.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

Why don't you iron on and then touch up the edge with fabic paint and a brush. If you water the fabric paint down you can achieve the transitional greyness.

hmm....that sounds pretty good....im gonna prolly do that

 

[the_tortel]

im gonna iron on....but what face should i iron on...i want it to be really cool...like the face you made a while back tortel

I'll see if I can make a new one and see if it's any good, but yeah, thanks I like it too! which reminds me I need to gets some new pics of the outfit 'cause I finally finished the trenchcoat!

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

i wanna see it!!! get your digital camera and take some pics mane!
also i tried making a design like this and i failed

 

[the_tortel]

i wanna see it!!! get your digital camera and take some pics mane!
also i tried making a design like this and i failed

I'll try!!
I'm gonna see if I can get a hold of my sister she's got a great camera and she likes taking pictures.

That'd be a good one to make! I'll see if I can get something together.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

i tried to make some faces but idk if they are good enough (took um from the variety of rorschachs from the book shot hurm... posted)

 

[the_tortel]

Sweet those are nice!! good job caleb

 

[the_tortel]

Just for you caycay!! this one is a classic from the GN and one of my faves...

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

i think im gonna use yours...its beautiful

 

[the_tortel]

I'd be honored beyond imagination, man.