SUFFERING for these MOVING Cosplay Wings! Dame Aylin Tutorial

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Dame Aylin from BG3 by ‪@LarianStudios‬
Music from ‪@epidemicsound‬

[@kellysimrell3007]

Your father will be so disappointed to see you using the power tools like that. 😘

[@simrell]

Don't tell him....

[@MissTwisteddd]

As someone who's made like 3 different kinds of giant moving wings and STILL struggles with them, I feel your pain! Super valid feeling to recognise when something's just not going to work for you and starting afresh with the knowledge and skills learned from the first round. Suuuuper keen to see this cosplay come together!! (Also absolutely freaking love that final make up!)

[@simrell]

thank you! i'm def going to be using your fishing pole method as my main inspiration for the next set!

[@MissTwisteddd]

@@simrell OMG yes I'm even more excited to see now!

[@VioletRaven.]

Not gonna lie, seeing Dame Aylin in that armor for the first time looking like an absolute baddie made me question my sexuality. I can't WAIT to see the full cosplay!

[@crestsphinx1]

Probably the best side character in all of BG3. Thanks for showing the success and failures. Not always easy but I love seeing how we can all grow in cosplay. And sometimes it's just HARD!

[@RahonaStream]

take a look at the wings MissTwisted made recently with fishing poles! she managed to make some really light weight wings and I think you might be able to run with some of those ideas

[@ithiusdomino]

your commitment to high quality cosplay is insane, you are inspiring. Keep up the good work lady.

[@sleepydoesart]

if you’re still set on big wings miss twisted has a video on how she made a giant set of really light wings from the same packing foam you used and fishing rods

[@Catwomen4512]

And a video by RandomTuesday for her moving hades wings

[@simrell]

i love the wings she made with fishing poles! i was thinking about that for this entire build and wish i had just done that in the first place lol

[@fluffystraightjacket733]

The only project where winging it is acceptable

[@UnboundedArtandCrafts]

It does look amazing 😊 What I would do is for one change the metal pullies for 3D printed ones. Make better handles and maybe even add more pullies near the back plate to lighten the force. For the top feathers I would shorten the length of the fabric and put slits (triangle) in it so it doesn't bunch as much. I'm guessing that the caulking weighs a ton as well. Making fabric feathers and stiffening them with watered down pva glue so you can actually leave them single layered and shorten the metal pin. To spread the weight of the harnes maybe make leather straps and let them cross in the front so they don't dig into your shoulders so much. At least in theory it should help 😅

[@galaxystardust0352]

Completely agree! PVC pipe as well is really heavy when gravity is involved, so personally I'd use like a thick cardboard or like a thin plastic. Maybe even the PVC pipes that have been flattened in half like cutting folded paper or fabric (down the fold) and use only half of the flattened peices as each bone peice, plus it means using less pipe. Also very very veryyyy big suggestion is to make the shoulder straps larger than what you did as they were hard for you to slip on and off without the wings on them so the final result made it so you could see the straps digging into your arms, also maybe use the technique hikers packs use where it has a strap going across the chest as well with like the adjustable thing to make the straps tighter or more loose as needed

[@IdiosynAnca]

I felt every single time you said "MY BACK!" You got this though!! If you can do the centaur you can do anything!!!

[@shiftleonie5875]

You slayed this one queen!! Dame Aylin can probably lift four adult men in one go so her wings being too heavy is fully understandable. Can't wait to see the armor!

[@taylorblanchett7528]

The crooked feather provides some pre-build kits and tutorials with the kits to make a pair! your still technically doing all the work yourself she just gives you the things and shows you how to put it together, if your really that frustrated it might be worth looking into!

[@barbora366]

Don't say you hated every moment of creating a centaur.😄 It may not have lived up to all your expectations and hopes😔, but it was an incredible performance and we loved it. You are awesome. ❤❤

[@simrell]

Okay fine, I hated like 40% of it lol

[@sheepcosplay]

for chainmail i discovered that you can use those thick fishnet shirts and dresses (where the mesh is circular!) and just spraypaint them silver! I used it for shadowheart and they looked fantastic :)

[@Official_Ellie_D.]

i suggest making like a pillow case structure for the feathers, idk if that would make it easier to move or make it lighter (maybe with packing foam feathers sewen on?) but it would make the hassle of the feathers look nicer i think and hide the clunky bone structure, thats atleast what im gonna try for my cosplay wings TvT atleast to get the shape i want, especially if their gonna be in a closed position. but over all your first pass looked good! and it was pretty helpful, i had the same idea for the wing i wanna make with how they would open and close!

[@Sparronixx]

Im actually in the middle of making wings extremely similar to yours! So if you do decide to remake them then here are a few of the ways I made my feathers and stuff. For the main 1st layer of feathers I used a kinda similar technique, but using woodglue instead. So basically I sandwiched a very sturdy pieces of wire in between 2 cotton fabric pieces and then just COVERED it in multiple layers of watered down woodglue. Fair warning though, to make a total of 40feathers it took me 2 weeks of gluing 😀 and then a further week painting and varnishing them since using woodglue means that they arent waterproof. So they def need to have some protection for survivability. After that I attached them to my pvc frame in a fairly similar way, but instead of using any screws for them, I simply drilled holes into the pipe and put the wire straight through the holes and kinda just roped the wire end around the pvc pipe till its secure. ( then tied the feathers together same way you did ) For the second layer of feathers I used a 2mm eva foam to add more dimension and hide the pipes a bit more. I basically just glued the eva foam feathers to the wire the fabric feathers are on but moving all of them slightly off center so that they overlap slightly differently to layer one ( if that makes sense 😭😭 ). Adding them to the other feathers wires just helps it all fold together easily and more neatly. Then for the top last layer of "fluff" feathers I used the same packing foam method you did :P Keep in mind though, for mine I didnt use a pulley system to get them to open and close. I used a vertical motor that basically has a stick I can move up and down which can make the wings extend and fold in. So for me weight wasnt as big of a concern ( other than making sure the motor could handle it and that I wouldnt die from just wearing them ). So I dont think my method would necessarily work with the pulley system since they would be about the same weight as yours, and maybe even slightly heavier. Hope that all made sense 😅 sorry if I rambled a bit. Looking forward to seeing the finished cos! Also its insane how good your cosplays and vids are, prob some of the best cosplay tutorial/ process vids Ive seen! Cant wait to see all of your future cos builds and seeing your channel flourish, cause your content is awesome! ❤❤

[@knightly6011]

That scene in act 2 was so inspiring!! And I love how much engineering you put into making that inspiration come to life. Really fucking cool! Even though you didn't end up using them what a cool concept! What is cosplay is not suffering and learning and making stuff

[@animeknowledge5048]

damn the makeup is spot on keep up the amazing work!

[@WonkoZooniverse]

Absolutely amazing!!

[@Solaria6]

Yeah a fellow Aylin!! They are looking amazing and I love your Make-up! I'm currently started with my wings after I have done the whole armor of Aylin :D I'm doing the opening on my wings only on the tip point of the wings. Because I use the same backplate I already had and they are only going strait vertically to put the wings in. I wanted to use a gas pressure spring first to open them only for photos. But a fellow Aylin did them with a linear motor and now I want to do it to xD

[@luzciano]

I don't know much about these characters but I admire your work. ❤

[@foxqlove]

The crooked feather has an unlisted tutorial on her tutorials playlist on her yt channel and it’s a way to reduce weight of the wings by around 10 lbs! Might be helpful. The thumbnail has orange wings with black stripes on them. Also, linear actuators might look scary, but they’re really not that hard to work with.

[@catsnekos5002]

I am currently making wings also and i feel the paiiiiiin. I approached it pretty much the same way as you did but with different materials. I gotta say. I spent DAYS just doing research because no one seems to show you the exact process or only bits and pieces and it becomes quickly confusing. I made the frame out of old wood i had (from wine crates). I used an old backpack to hold everything and hoping i had enough screws to not get it ripped mid con lol. The feathers are in eva foam. Gets expensive fast when you have wings with several meter wingspan :’). I plan to use a clip on and velcro system to make feathers removable. Im eager to see version 2.0 :p!

[@mizabelsweet2282]

Girl im making a pair on cambion wings and i feel the struggle. Id suggest making a " skin " cover over the skeleton before adding the feathers to hide the mechanics. You got this tho!

[@MakerFishmeal]

This video is so relatable and inspiring 💚💚

[@simrell]

ILU MAKER

[@1404lauren]

I’m so early!! So excited for this cosplay!

[@brondoesart4615]

Oh man the war flashbacks to the wings I made for my Pit cosplay 😅 articulated wings are SO HARD I feel your pain and I think you did good anyway haha

[@daniellepollock1594]

i would have gotten plastic pulley wheels but the wings do look cool

[@patriciaorellana6469]

Could some paint or flex bond on the back of the packing foam wings help prevent the sticking? Would the stacked layers of them as feathers also prevent or minimize the flopping in the wind?

[@ashers.hangout]

I would pay all the money I’ve ever owned in my life for wings like these omg they’re so cool

[@ellisstillwell9710]

So as somebody that has used these many times in animated cosplay i wasnt screaming pulleys i was screaming pneumatic piston and battery pack Look at articulated pneumatic cosplay wings by geekson podcast

[@paperclipxoxo]

Literally only reason I haven’t committed to a night song cosplay is those damn wings. I would probably just leave them static and closed unfortunately. But if they aren’t big and powerful what’s the point lmao

[@simrell]

that's exactly how i felt before starting this, now they're going to be boring LOL

[@anonymousgiraffe3223]

WOAHHHHH

[@nathaliemorrison6882]

I feel your pain. Your back pain that is 😂

[@Daemeryss]

Data sighting at 29:00 for the data fans

[@CatCatCat86]

FUCK YES, I'M DOING ALYIN TOO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TUTORIAL

[@Phantom-realm-SBG]

Where do you get all your PVC pipes from?

[@Daemeryss]

I LOVE SKILLSHARE RAAAAAAA

[@simrell]

YEAHHH SKILLSHARE WOOHOOO

[@colleensinor643]

What was the final weight of the wings?

[@reizak8966]

Your suffering is saving me so much time and money. Every time I see a massive project and get those starry eyes, I watch your videos and get reminded of how much I do not find large props and costume pieces fun to make. I also live in an apartment, so finding the space to craft them is a nightmare. I'll stick to sewing, embroidering, and bedazzling my costumes with some small accessories or weapons, or maybe an armor piece or two. 😅

[@patriciahamel5674]

Is it really a successful project if you don’t lose your mind at least three times while making it? The concept was great, but I think that it will be very difficult to execute. I look forward to seeing how you figure out a new set of wings.

[@azutii]

dame aylin makes me so happy i’m a lesbian LMFAO

[@FriggyEsq]

I hate to watch you go through all of that just for the products used to go *completely* to waste, so I was thinking what you would be able to do if not harvesting materials - do you enjoy Halloween enough to use them as a spooking prop? Donating/selling them to a local haunted house or halloween installation? You could do fun stuff with weathering and spray paint and them looking "off" and messy would lend itself better to things like that, and they wouldn't have to be worn to be effective.

[@pwhite2579]

Motors to pull the strings to open the wings + wood handles for better grip + chained pulleys for mechanical advantage + lighter materials + study of bird wings and skeletons for better insight. Good first try!

[@simrell]

MOTORS !? 😭😭😭 I can barely do math and you want me to use MOTORS ??

[@pwhite2579]

@@simrell But you were using math in one way or another the whole build???

[@Sh0tgun_Jacks0n]

[watching the drilling of the pipes] ..... [grabs phone and calls OSHA] .. Oh, so when someone commits an unsafe act at home, your "hands are tied", but when I do something sus at the office y'all slam down on me with the fist of an angry god?

[@simrell]

OSHA can't stop me!

[@petrino]

so you paid the 20 bucks for uber, but not 3 bucks for crookedfeathers patreon? :P

[@simrell]

YOU'RE RIGHT 😭 I GOTTA SIGN UP

[@petrino]

@@simrell "ukraine miss universe has better wings than you! nya nya nya"

[@petrino]

@@simrell you look much more like isobel anyway...

[@petrino]

@@simrell oh and finally... "you set out to make aylin, but ended up making a GOW VALKYRIE"

[@elnic_kai]

girl you need more leverage

[@sugarbeetart]

The most important part of doing cosplay is being happy and excited to wear it, so if it does not spark joy, there is no shame in trying again 🩷 That being said, even tho you aren't happy with them, please, please, PLEASE be happy knowing that they are super impressive for the amount of time, effort, and heart you did put into them!! You BEST know I'm romancing Big Daddy Halsin!! lol My Tav is a druid and I mostly walk around as a polar bear and try and see how many cut scenes I can get away with being a polar bear! Not as many as I hoped 🥲