Making Sylvie's Breastplate from FOAM

[@naomifarrol7555]

This is great!! I am thinking of dressing up as Sylvie for this Halloween, and trying to make about everything hand made. This tutorial definitely helps, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@sayakat]

You're welcome!!!

[@mononykus8012]

My irl name is sylvie and it's hella weird to hear my name as a character Edit. I'm so gad she's an epic character tho

[@steeeeeena]

This was great!! I was finally able to make a good breastplate from tape model after watching this!! Thanks for a fantastic tutorial!

[@sayakat]

You're welcome, glad to help!

[@Kalaarayy]

Life saver! Making a Halloween costume for my daughter 🥰🥰

[@sayakat]

Awesome!!

[@charh4n4]

Super helpful! I can’t wait to make my own!!

[@sayakat]

Awesome!

[@chloe_marvel]

I love your pfp

[@mmichellesvv]

Thanks for your help!!! I’ve been thinking about how to make this part of Sylvie’s cosplay for days and now I know exactly what to do. ❤️‍🔥🗡

[@sayakat]

Awesome, glad I could help!

[@user-xn5dy8ju9w]

Yep, I’m following along the night befor Halloween bc I couldn’t think of a costume till now

[@sayakat]

Good luck!

[@amandas2639]

Actually got here from the Etsy pattern listing, and it looks awesome! Question, though: I'm, uh, a big girl, lol. What would be the easiest way to go about sizing up the pattern?

[@alexiasalles]

Thank you so much for this!

[@sayakat]

You're welcome!! Hope it is helpful!

[@sillylilgoose08]

Thank you so so so much for this video! I am currently making my own Sylvie cosplay and I really needed this video! Thank you!!!

[@sayakat]

You're welcome!

[@ToyotaTacomaOfficial]

Yep, great job

[@sayakat]

Thanks!

[@MyNweb]

I am so glad I found this! This will help out so much with my Halloween costume.

[@sayakat]

Yay!

[@charolettecleveland493]

I am so excited!!

[@sayakat]

Awesome!

[@lilac749]

Thank you for this!! I can’t wait to make it 💚

[@sayakat]

You're welcome!!

[@Starry-zy8bb]

Oh my goodness that looks amazing! She makes it look so easy but i really doubt it is lol. I'm thinking about being Sylvie for Halloween and this really helped thank you so much!

[@sayakat]

You're welcome, glad it helped!

[@LeeKayAl]

This is lit !! definitely you found a new subscriber in me!

[@sayakat]

Thanks!

[@spacedodo83]

This looks really cool! I’m thinking of making it with leather instead of foam, how would you go about it if you were to make it with leather? Would you do the same steps or would you do something differently?

[@sayakat]

Thanks! I think with leather it's actually a pretty similar process. Barge is usually used in leather work, the same as foam work. The finishing/painting/tooling would be different, but the layering I think is the same or very close.

[@spacedodo83]

@@sayakat thank you so much! I'll probably be following your tutorial then. thank you again :D

[@erica.nic0le]

This is incredible and so creative! So impressed, love it! Now let's see if I can do it....? 🤣

[@sayakat]

Thanks!

[@andsewitis]

Curious what the benefits are of adding the center seam on the foam. Wouldn’t it be easier to just cut it as one center panel?

[@sayakat]

It could be, it's the way that I decided to do it

[@andsewitis]

@@sayakat oh cool. Wasn’t sure if the center seam allows better curve over the bust etc. thanks for the response

[@bumblybeeez]

Hi! I'm working on my own breastplate and was wondering now that we have more updated references, did you also find that there aren't any gold squares on her left side? I see them on the right, but it almost looks like just a green section on the other side. Wanted to make sure we all came to the same consensus. :P

[@sayakat]

Yes, I've updated my pattern since to only have them on the right.

[@blizatrex]

Nice and quick.

[@sayakat]

A good day's work

[@ChakraDragons]

How in the world do you print the patturn, it says there’s a tutorial on how to crop it in acrobat over here but i can’t find it

[@sayakat]

In the printing menu, Acrobat has a poster printing option, select that to print!

[@ChakraDragons]

Thank you so much i just finished cutting it all out! I can’t wait to make it

[@sayakat]

You're welcome!!

[@artsplunge]

Quick question - Is it absolutely necessary to make the "doink, doink" sounds when texturing with the Dremel bit? One of these days, I need to play around with my stash of foam (TNTCosplay foam of course) to see the different kinds of textures possible with foam. Thanks for the video.

[@sayakat]

It's necessary for best Dremeling. Texturing is fun, I did a video on it awhile back!

[@artsplunge]

@@sayakat So you did - found video, watched video, liked video.

[@foxmoongamingchannel5012]

Hat about the back? How do we implement it without the back to our cosplays? I’m curious, since she has what looks like a corset back to her garb/armor.

[@sayakat]

Thanks for asking! You could add strapping to the sides and shoulders like I suggest at the end of the build process or you could build a separate back piece to attach the front to. Since she does have a cape/cloak to the costume, the back isn't totally necessary if you are wearing that piece as well, especially if you use foam for the front, it'll be much more comfortable that way. If you are going for exactly screen accurate though, you would want to use leather instead of foam.

[@user-nx7lr8gn9g]

I must have missed this moment. Please let me know what material you made it from

[@sayakat]

It's all Eva foam, 4 mm thickness

[@user-nx7lr8gn9g]

@@sayakat thank you very much!!

[@joaniedesrosiers08]

Hi! this is really great but i have some questions, i dont have an heatgun and im trying to use an hairdryer but idk how to do it so the foam stay rounded, any suggestions? also can i use another type of glue? I read i could use hotglue but i dont want to ruin my piece. and lastly what kind of primer can i use? im sorry if you answered any of these in your video but yeah thanks!

[@sayakat]

Hi! Unfortunately a hairdryer doesn't get hot enough to heat shape foam correctly. And yes you can use hot glue! I use plastidip as primer but you can use all sorts of things like modpodge, hexflex, flexbond, etc....

[@lpssilverdiamond3726]

Is it cheaper to make this or cheaper to buy it from you?

[@sayakat]

It depends on if you have the time for it tbh. The materials aren't too expensive but it takes awhile to put together, prime, paint, and strap up. So if you feel like spending money to save yourself time, it's more cost effective to pay someone else to make it, but if you have the time, it will be cheaper because you aren't paying for labor costs.

[@lpssilverdiamond3726]

@@sayakat ok tysm

[@heatherkuczora6547]

I'm making this for my daughter, she's super excited and I'm super nervous because I've never made anything like this before. I saw in the pattern 9a has all the rectangles for the gold details but there aren't any for the opposite side should I cut 9a twice? Sorry for the weird question I'm SUPER new at anything like this 😬

[@sayakat]

When I made the video there were very few references, and the pattern has changed since to have those two sections be different. I'd say cut once, but if you interpret it how you want, it's totally fine.

[@ocammyflame768]

Hi! What size paper should I print your pattern on? Thanks.

[@sayakat]

It's designed to be printed as a "poster" so you need adobe acrobat to print, in the print menu select the poster print option and it'll tile it onto whatever size paper you have

[@Hana-hl4gk]

Hi! I’m making this, super excited, I’m a little nervous it’s my first project like… ever. Any tips?

[@sayakat]

If you mess up, don't worry about it, you can always redo it! Also the 5 ft rule; if it looks good from 5 feet away, it's totally fine.

[@lennescustomcreations]

Do you heat seal your foam before you glue the pieces together or after?

[@sayakat]

After, once it is fully assembled.

[@Amandinha0_0]

Do you have the molds you used? Could you make them available?

[@sayakat]

Molds? This is made from eva foam, nothing was molded. I do have a pattern available, the link to my store is in the video description.

[@Amandinha0_0]

@@sayakat yes, the sizes of each piece in eva. I saw the link, but it's expensive to buy here in Brazil. But thanks. I'll train to do

[@zeke3242]

Hello! This is absolutely amazing and im super excited to make this

[@sayakat]

Yes, I have patterns available as a starting point! You can pattern it on yourself too if you don't have a dress form!

[@montasirmahamud1951]

What can i call of the base?! Is it fabric or leather?

[@sayakat]

This is all made from EVA foam but it can be made from leather, it is in the show

[@emilyanyan]

Hi!! This will be my first time making my own costume! I saw you listed hex flex on the supply list, what did you use it foe for? Do I need both hex flex and plasti dip?

[@sayakat]

One or the other is fine, I list both since plastidip needs good ventilation to use and hex flex doesn't since it's basically like school glue.

[@danielleackley4251]

Can someone tell me what registration marks are

[@sayakat]

They are marks to help align two different pieces when gluing them together

[@briannaclevenger5568]

What would you recommend if someone doesn’t have a mannequin? How do I shape the foam without one?

[@sayakat]

I don't use the mannequin to shape the foam, that's fine by hand. If you don't have a mannequin you can pattern on yourself!

[@AnnaliseRaven]

What kind of paint and glue did u use?

[@sayakat]

I use barge (contact cement) and hot glue. Paint is acrylic.

[@AnnaliseRaven]

@@sayakat thank you I plan on being sylvie for Halloween and making the costume is ALOT cheaper than buying it

[@ST-wc9ws]

Question: why do we need to heat the foam? Is it to make it curve?

[@sayakat]

Yes and to help it hold its shape. If you don't have a heat gun, you can still make this particular piece, but it won't fit to the body well without heat shaping, and heat treating the surface before primer also helps with the priming and painting process.

[@ST-wc9ws]

@@sayakat got it! Thank you 🙏

[@roxvz]

@@sayakat hello! what do you use for the priming process?

[@sayakat]

@@roxvz Plasti dip or hex flex usually

[@Cosanplayprops]

Looks better then another Cosplayer that added a lime green patch to it.

[@sayakat]

Putting down another cosplayer on a cosplay video is not proper internet comment etiquette

[@stopthecap251]

Can you make me a Kang armor?

[@sayakat]

If you are interested in a commission, please contact me at [e-mail]

[@ilminurul8964]

How thick eva foam you use?

[@sayakat]

4 mm for the base and details

[@ximenagaming.]

What is the name of the glue you use?

[@ximenagaming.]

And what painting is it?

[@sayakat]

The type of glue is contact cement, the brand I use is barge. I use acrylic paint!