Making my Yasha Cosplay from Critical Role (ft. some con crunch)

another critical role cosplay??? already?? i cant be stopped what can I say
with zenkaikon on the horizon-only two days away at the time of release!-i knew i had to make something new. i turned to the flower-loving fallen-angel barbarian-turned-housewife yasha nydoorin for inspiration and i am very proud of the result! (this was made for the critter meetup happening on saturday at the convention, so if you’re seeing this before then and attending, feel free to say hi!)
music credits: @giveheartbeats and CapCut sound library
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[@clotildebesson1991]

You look badass! I just finished making that cosplay too, and wore it for Comic Con Paris this weekend! It was a lot of fun, I'm quite proud of myself. Next step, making Scaldsaber out of foam!

[@whoismegburns]

that’s so awesome dude! good luck with your sword!

[@magganonfatalis733]

There's three things I've learned working with cardboard. First! Make a bunch of layers and carve and cut it down. A broom handle with like, five to ten layers of cardboard glued and clamped to either side makes a decent weapon base, and then you can carve and shape it down from there. Second! Prime it! Cardboard drinks paint. My wife and I made a cardboard pirate ship for my niece once for a Ren Faire and it took sooooo many layers of paint to get it to look uniformish, and the wavy cardboard look never went away. Next project I primed it first and it took only two layers of primer and two of paint for it to look passable. Third! Don't! The above steps are a crazy amount of work to make something that just won't look as good or be as durable as it would if made with like, EVA or craft foam. I've tried so many ways to reuse all the cardboard that comes in with the stuff I order online and there's just nothing that it's really good for, and everything it CAN do, something else can do better. Cosplay turned out great though! And I love the little wings.

[@whoismegburns]

oh my god thank you for the advice! i will admit ive been too reliant on cardboard for crafts in the past and every tip and trick ive used has backfired in one way or another--maybe this is a sign to invest in more foam LOL

[@magganonfatalis733]

@@whoismegburns I wanted cardboard to work for crafts so bad! I had an embarrassing amount of boxes broken down and saved up for various crafts, but it just does not work unless you put in SO much more time and effort than you would have to for a different material. Good luck on your future projects!