Leafeon Costume: The Making Of

[@blossomtheleafeon5796]

You made a Leafeon costume... TAKE MY MONEY!

[@piperpoe6250]

HISSSSS NO SHE IS MINE NOW MWAHAHA!

[@xferretz9406]

Blossom The Leafeon "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY"

[@CanineHybrid]

The duct tape is used to make a skin around the costume- duplicating the surface area of your structure. It is then removed and the shapes are transferred onto the fabric. Sew the fabric pieces together to match how the duct tape skin fit together and put the fabric on your costume. The duct tape is then thrown away when you're finished (or kept as back-up patterns just in case).

[@julianaaa3190]

U NEED TO MAKE VAPOREON

[@RiverRaindrop]

TangerineTiger Yes :D

[@Lupiterz]

Omg yes

[@iloveCrowfeather]

I'm loving the movement on the tail!

[@katsukawaame4190]

3:46 Surfboard...Surfboard. XD

[@coyotecorgi862]

this helps a lot for a sylveon cosplay im working on cuz you know leafeon and sylveon come from the same pokemon but this does help a lot thanks

[@CanineHybrid]

You can get it at upholstery repair places, fabric stores, and even automotive/boat repair because it's the kind of foam that goes in chair cushions. And of course online.

[@biscuitchild9851]

I don't see how you did the tail movement test without cracking a smile. I'm impressed

[@Requiem-Storm]

Excuse me whilst I cry. This is amazingly well done. There is no way on earth I could do any of this....

[@CanineHybrid]

@WaterWolf1241 Thanks! ^^ The foam is called "Upholstery foam" (high density is what I use) used in chair and couch cushions and it can be found at most fabric stores. Also check online, at upholstery repair/supply places, and even automotive and boat repair stores. What I use for the eyes is aida cloth, which is used in cross-stitching and has tiny holes all over it. I like it because you can color it with markers to look like any eye you wish. Buckram works for eyes too as well as chiffon.

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

I asked this question as well and she told me she made it out of the stiffer kind of paper, tape and iron wire. The fabric she used was flanel because the minky fleece she used for the other parts of Leafeon was too heavy for the tail to move and stand up like that.

[@iloveCrowfeather]

Oh my goodness it looks great!

[@AgentZingin]

Dat moving jaw is amazing. I appreciate the this video! The way you do foam over the blaclava is clever, gunna have to try that method! Also, your carving skills are really good.

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

She used thick paper with tape to attach the wire and she used both wire and tape to shape the lower part of the tail. Also she used the wire for the movement of the tail. She then covered it in fabric ^^

[@Starcraft3000]

cool making of video very good and cool Leafeon costume

[@MadiiCats]

i am making a vaporeon cosplay and this, and your other videos have helped me so much! thankyou.

[@Mspikachu1995]

Leafeon is my favorite eevee evolution!!!

[@moggotropolis1]

@CanineHybrid thanks, that's very helpful! I will send you the pictures once the project is conmplete. :) Tam.x

[@CanineHybrid]

@Laura12378 The vision in this mask happens to be the one with the best vision out of all of my costumes. It only makes your vision slightly brown and slightly blurry. There's a really quick example of what the vision looks like in the video @ 2:01

[@buizelchu]

How can people dislike this?! You have amazing talent!

[@Anthropophagi5]

Wow! This is an amazing suit! Keep up the good work!

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

She told me she made it out of the stiffer kind of paper, different kinds of tape (masking tape, painters tape etc.) and iron wire. The fabric she used was Flanel because the minky fleece (which she used for all the other parts) ended up being way too heavy for the tail. The tail is connected to her body with a tight kidney belt ^^ Hope this helps! :D

[@CanineHybrid]

@ICANEATJOO Combination of an electric kitchen knife, scissors, and an exacto knife.

[@CanineHybrid]

Cling wrap should go between the foam and the duct tape. In the video I tried using blue painter's tape- it is not recommended because it is expensive and does not stick to itself well to hold shapes for pattern transfer and I had to have duct tape put on top of it anyways, causing me to use twice as much tape.

[@tiny1badger]

this is the most awesome thing ever!

[@CanineHybrid]

Yes, I glue the foam to the black balaclava. And yes the bottom jaw is glued to the elastic. Good luck!

[@wolfforce58205]

Seriously, this just blows my mind how you can make such amazing costumes. It looks so hard!! (especially the head! My gosh!) You, and every costume-maker out there, amaze me.

[@CanineHybrid]

@FaunoDufaux Ah, yes, there's actually a reason I my suit doesn't look anything like my concept art. If you notice in that image, I was going to have a static jaw and planned keep to the Pokemon's original design... but then all my other friends in the Eeveelution group decided to do their own interpretations and add in moving jaws. I didn't want to be left out (and I love moving jaws) so to match them, I changed the head design to allow for that but I had to extend the muzzle more than I wanted

[@CanineHybrid]

@Laura12378 Yes, the eyes are made from aida cloth (used for cross-stitching) so they've got tiny holes all over them. ^^

[@CanineHybrid]

@KittyKyomi Ah yes, I didn't have a video or horizontal images of the duct tape dummy bodysuit to put in there. Basically all I did was take some old pajamas and had Ani cover me skin-tight in duct tape. We carefully cut it off (cutting through both tape and pjs) and it gave me an exact duplicate of my body's surface area. This is what gave me a pattern to trace onto the fur, however I don't recommend cutting up and using the duct-tape pieces for the pattern directly, use it only as an aid.

[@Charmeleon64letsplayer]

Oh, Thank you! I will have new Skylanders Walkthrough videos weekly.

[@RawwwrU]

Okay! Thanks so much!!

[@CanineHybrid]

There isn't any reason the horn should fall off if it is glued in place properly- and you can also wrap some muslin like a bandage around the base of the horn and glue the heck out of it to the horn and the forehead. I'd use high density foam for the horn and ears so it's more self supportive, but you may need to strengthen the ears with wire.

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

mostly yes, you can also sew the parts first but the best is to glue it directly to the foam.

[@CanineHybrid]

@gamefreak000151 The glove's pawpads are made from real leather. ^^ Upholstery foam is the type you're looking for. Most fabric stores carry it. And since it's the stuff used in pillow cushions, you can check upholstery supply/repair for chairs and couches. Also automotive or boat supply/repair stores may carry it.

[@CanineHybrid]

@dragonsissiy Thanks so much! It's an awesome project to get started on, here's to hoping you take on the challenge one day! More costumes from me will always be on the way ;p

[@CanineHybrid]

@TheTouchedIpod Thanks very much for your comments! yes, I'll be creating more tutorials in the future whenever I find the time ^^

[@Blackstardragon393]

Okay, this is incredibly cool.

[@CanineHybrid]

@BlueRoanMustang94 I'll be making some tutorials about fursuit head construction (and more) later this summer. There are plenty of guides and resources out there if you're truly interested in learning. It's challenging, but rewarding. And fun to wear!

[@CanineHybrid]

@moggotropolis1 I use hotglue as my main adhesive for basically everything on this costume. The elastic is sewn onto the balaclava and foam is hotglued onto everything else. Just don't try to hotglue it to the mask while you're wearing it and glue your eyebrow like I did

[@TigerDragon1001]

You're an awesome costume maker!

[@CheezayBallz]

the moving jaw is so incredible :D awesome

[@CanineHybrid]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your comments :)

[@CanineHybrid]

You can probably find some on ebay though I have not looked there myself (look for "upholstery foam"). I get all my foam locally at my work (Jo~Ann Fabrics). I have not had to purchase foam online before so I do not have any recommendations at this time

[@Jamie_06]

This is cool love the leafeon costume

[@GuardianofGates]

thats freakin awesome!! great job!!!

[@CanineHybrid]

@Anthropophagi5 Thanks so very much! ^^

[@CanineHybrid]

@MarkusRavyn3 Nah, don't be, it's a good question. The reason is rather ingenious actually: What it does is give you a removable shell that is the exact duplicate of the surface area around your mask. You cut it off in pieces and use those pieces as your direct pattern on the fabric. Without it, I wouldn't know how to put the fur on properly! ^^

[@PepsiGirlz4]

Im not making a leafeon fursuit but this has seriously helped me alot with making a fursuit head, I made my first fursuit head with the same materials but the elastic was really bad so everytime I put it on it was really hard because it was too tight. So thanks for putting this up!!~ :D

[@CanineHybrid]

Online or at sport/ski stores during the winter.

[@Houndoomgirl77]

this is cool, i like the design

[@ellielutterman]

that tail is awesome!

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

Umbreon can be pretty easy, it's just the sewing of the cirkels. But maybe if you want it way easier you can start off with Eevee or just a plane dog/cat or other animal ^^

[@terranaut2]

Hey Riley! I'm working on an Espeon costume right now and it's all thanks to [solely] your videos! This will be my first costume evah so I'll definitely send pictures when I'm done. Cheers. :)

[@runixwolf1308]

Reilly,can u please upload more videos I love your videos and I enjoy them and I miss you because you don't upload often :(

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

She's probably not making a Glaceon soon. And this isn't really a tutorial, just to show you how she made her personal costume. But it's not hard to change a leafeon into a Glaceon. Just don't get the slices out of the ears and change the head leaf into Glaceon's thingy and add the other side thingies. The same goes for the tail. And voila! There's your Glaceon :D

[@cutefoxie]

Impressive!

[@Gkim34]

@TheFreakyBasset well that is some other type of tape i forgot what it's called. But cling wrap is the most commonly used

[@emmyr.6406]

can you make me a simply fursuit head? and also, how much would it cost (please dont be 1000 for a simple head) because i really need a head so i can finally have my partial finished :3 thank you!!

[@seemeknowme09]

that is so freakin cool i wish i could make a costume like that u rock

[@dragonsissiy]

You are very talented in making costumes. I would love to be able to do that and to have a very well made costume like that. I was very impressed at the jaw movement. That excited me the most because I would love to do that. My friends would probably die to have costumes like that too XD. I really want to see more costumes.

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

Depends how your skills are and what exactly you're going to do. I have seen people make a full fursuit in just 1 month. But for example Riley's Groudon took her about a year I guess because of all the body padding etc. My own realistic Leafeon fursuit took me about 2,5 months though my skills are almost proffesional. So it really depends.

[@CanineHybrid]

@XxmidnightxX100 *huggles mew_yey* Yes, I do hope it remains up this time. There is zero reason for anything to happen to it this time and I have every intention of contacting KZbin for challenging a flag if it does come to that. I want my videos to be enjoyed by all and when my target audience can't watch the video, that's a problem. Thank you, hope to see you in the chatroom and stay tuned for another video update this weekend!

[@gamefreak000151]

@CanineHybrid Thanks for the info.

[@AdamDeLand]

well well well, it's about time.

[@GTAtomten]

Awesome! Videos like this one is very useful. When i made charizard there was only pictures... xD Im glad you make several costumes, I just stopped after the first one.... Nowadays that head just sits on my shelf.

[@RitsukiaChan]

Where did you get the balaclava from? (spelling?) I can't find any like that!

[@wyv3rn1]

XDD oh mai... at 00:30, you looked like an alien XD but in all seriousness, I'm jealous of how awesome you can make such...awesome costumes! great job!

[@Mysingingcrackhousemassacre]

2:24 still cracks me up. He went. Scream.

[@CanineHybrid]

@MoldyAngle You'll see it tomorrow or Sunday (whenever I get all the foam work done and record the video tomorrow. Then the editing.) ;p

[@CanineHybrid]

@joerox222 Where is your Deoxys costume layout? I'll gladly take a look ^^

[@Vorneyyscorner]

Where did you buy the foam ans what is it called? Thanks in advance :)

[@starforceleeexe]

@MentalMeep I've seen people do it, you cover your self in tape (have somthing under you don't mind cutting up). Then cut yourself out and when you,re out you'll have a Net, or sewing pattern, for the body suit.

[@VoltWolf]

I'm making one right now! Not gonna upload it, just private. is video really helped! XD Thx!

[@Wylf02]

great job =3

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

To make a pattern for the fur :D In that way, you'll have a pattern that fits perfectly on the mask ^^

[@LouRaccoon]

@woofwoofyoyo Oh thank you! :)

[@flippyfan1234]

@songo948 You can buy white fur and dye it green, that would actually be alot better because you can pick the shade of green as well.

[@CanineHybrid]

@GTAtomten That's the hope for making these videos; they'll be able to help others accomplish the same thing. Aww, your poor head! D:

[@rockstarhinata]

@NightfuryManaphy9987 i meant the styrofoam head that she puts the balalcava on

[@gamefreak000151]

Pretty nice costume and are the gloves made out of rubber gloves as a base? also do you have any tips on where someone could find foam?

[@fire-foxdrawing1732]

its so cool bro

[@Mikey1810_]

Cool cotume

[@LouRaccoon]

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why did you cover the head in ductape before applying the fur? Just querying as I aim to try and make my own partial fursuit.

[@RawwwrU]

how exactly did you make that tail? is it just thick paper with tape for weight and wire for shaping? Did you tape the wire to the paper or did you use something else to attach it?

[@ImOfficiallyBlue]

Ok thanks! This will help me out alot! :D

[@Laura12378]

@CanineHybrid I have a funny feeling that even with with aida cloth I'd still crash into stuff....

[@JoeBrayan]

sick i like making stuff lke that

[@moggotropolis1]

how did you attach the foam to the balaclava and elastic? I am wanting to make a bear costume, so pretty similar. Thanks, tam.x

[@dastumer]

Is the balaclava you used coolskin? Also, did you stretch the opening on it to go to your chin? Thanks a lot!

[@CanineHybrid]

@wyv3rn1 Haha! That's exactly what I wrote in that picture's description on my Flickr XD Thanks muchly!

[@DeadLikeMe1234]

My boyfriend wants to make a Nidorino costume, but we're both unsure about the horn on it's forehead. It's very big and we don't know what we should do with the horn. It's ears were too big so we had to cut pieces off. Now we're afraid the horn will fall off too if we glue it on. Or maybe it won't stay up like it's supposed to. What do you recomment about the horn and the ears if I may ask??

[@kayleehuygens5413]

Leafeon is my most favorite pokemon :)

[@uni_cornelius]

im understanding the part where you make the foam base of the head, but not the part where you cover it in fabrics. do you trace the parts on a piece of fabric and cut them out to glue on the head? and why does it show you put duct tape on the head base? im trying to make a halloween costume, thanks to your videos, i've almost figured out how :D

[@NinjaPikachu9]

Bwaa,This is so awesome,I'm impressed! I've always wanted a Pokemon cosplay,So neeat~

[@Charmeleon64letsplayer]

Look up the playlist

[@SunnyPopFeline]

thats soo cool 8D um, for the gloves, you know how u made the round bits out of foam. How come you have a cooking glove on? is it to help to get the fingers in the foam bits? because i'm having trouble with my friend's Mewtwo paws ^^;

[@Charmeleon64letsplayer]

It's called "Creature Costuming: A Beginner's Guide"

[@ulawan5]

im worried that i may grow out of the costume like really scared what should i do?

[@ZTCrew]

What is the point of covering the heads foam in tape then removing it?