Tears of the Kingdom LINK COSPLAY!! | tutorial from NotQuiteIcarus

Here is everything you need to know about how I made my Tears of the Kingdom Link cosplay!!! I was planning on releasing this much earlier, but CapCut for some reason was opposed to editing a 20 minute video on my phone (wack). Technical difficulties were finally resolved and here is the video you've been waiting for!!
PRODUCTS USED:
-undershirt: a.co/d/3NhPuNJ
-pants: www.asos.com/us/asos-design/a...
-master sword: a.co/d/4eaKnT4
-earrings: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ8J8PFK/...
-tunic pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/11377627...
-embroidery thread: www.amazon.com/dp/B094V32WJC/...

[@vinniee.]

majestic link cosplayy

[@notquiteicarus]

thank you!! :D

[@forgetmenot3356]

yooo! this was honestly fuckin' sick man, im a huge legend of zelda fan as well and i've just started planning out my link cosplay so this helped me so much with the motivation to just do it. keep up the good work 🎔

[@leodarrima995]

i love your cosplay, specialy because are realistic

[@zach_brown07]

Ok wait attaching the scabbard with Velcro is kinda genius

[@skyward8893]

Thank you for this! Will definitely use this tutorial when making this cosplay :)

[@notquiteicarus]

of course! I really hope it's helpful!! :D

[@anthonynguyen4088]

Thank you sm! I really wanna do a TOTK Link cosplay and you're literally Link.

[@ryanh_dev]

recently decided to make my own totk link cosplay and this video helped me visualise it alot, thanks :)

[@Rhyciz]

I’ve had a completed Champions tunic sitting in my closet for months now, and this video motivated me to finish the costume! Hope you keep posting more videos!

[@ASHTHEFOXTHERIAN22]

THIS IS SOO GORGEOUS I NEEDD IN MY LIFE

[@JCFoxpox]

I absolutely love this video my friend!! You always kill it and impress and the breakdown for everything is 🔥 (plus the humor is on point! And great editing!! 😂❤❤🔥🔥🔥) keep slaying it gorgeous!!

[@dangoo._.docosplay]

Hiii bestie!!! Love your voice so much and you're so talented 😩

[@garrys248]

Bravo! Thank you for sharing the process, fantastic cosplay 🧚🏼

[@emikodagorne1261]

Thanks for giving me motivation ! I was struggling to find the perfect and accurate way to do it. I need to chill and just do it! Thanks again 😁

[@notquiteicarus]

I'm really really glad this was helpful!! good luck!!

[@XoeNyxp]

I love this sm I love the costume *so perfect omg* I love the *DEDICATION* and *EFFORTTTT* I love ur energy you seem so nice 😭 And most importantly Love the three (or four?) thrifted belts 💀 Please make more vids like this 🤌✨

[@notquiteicarus]

thank you so so much bro!!! I definitely plan to, my next project is the Desert Voe set and I'm exciteddddd-

[@XoeNyxp]

@@notquiteicarus :0 That’s gonna look so good!

[@Whyisthishere05]

I hope that you make more videos as this is a lot of help for when I go to lexicon

[@ZachFanguy]

This is incredible! I'm planning on making a Twilight Princess Link cosplay and your video is a huge help. Very inspiring!

[@notquiteicarus]

yayy I'm glad!! I'm sure it's gonna look incredible!!! XD

[@strxwberrypuff]

“Wow! This guy is literally me!” -me

[@rpmlipert]

I love your Link cosplay! You've inspired me to make my first ever cosplay :)

[@notquiteicarus]

omg that makes me so happy!!! I wish you the best of luck!! ^^

[@wuddlie]

Hi, you're really surprised I'm here, apparently. I was looking into what'd I'd need for a link cosplay and stumbled upon this video, which covered basically everything I needed and actually helped me start thinking more into the actual craft of it. I'm only here to say that next time you go into this much depth on making something like this, you should show us a bit of the technical bits you did to make the costume, if you are able to. Oh, and, could you maybe show us a bit on the prosthetic arm? Some also want the Hylian shield, but I have found a neat metal replica of both it and the master sword.

[@notquiteicarus]

So this was actually the first cos I'd ever made and I had about 6k followers on TikTok at the time lol! I didn't think to record the actual process because I didn't really know what I was doing crafting-wise (and I also had no idea people would want to know). I'm gonna try to film for some of my other projects though! Only issue is that I'm on a tight making schedule for cons and content, and filming slows down the process a Lot. But I'll see what I can do for y'all! I hope it's still helpful and I wish you the best of luck!! 💙

[@emily.vlogzz]

imo the little rip on the tunic is better bc it looks like link has been like in battle with it

[@rstevens2668]

This is so cool!!!! Do you have any advice on how/where to get boots bc I haven’t been able to thrift anything in my size

[@VoidTheorem]

My little brother is going with link's archaic set for Halloween, so my mom and I have been attempting to recreate Link's arm which is impossible to do justice😩 My mom made the Zonai battery pack from cardboard and it looks real good

[@notquiteicarus]

oh that's awesome!! I actually made the arm and the archaic tunic on my TikTok, that might be helpful for y'all to look at? and please let me know if I can help with anything!!

[@espressogoblin]

Love this! ❤ hope you make more videos

[@notquiteicarus]

oh thank you!! :D

[@the.real_link]

How the hell did you do the amor, i have absolutely no clue and i really need help because i see myself dying because i have no plan!!

[@JCFoxpox]

DAWG, you made the SWORD + SHEATH?!? How!? I know you just told us, but like holy hell!

[@geekyfox1972]

I watched your TikTok and kicked through the door the very second you said you made a KZbin video! First of all, holy hell, the amount of work and dedication is incredible (and makes sense considering the cosplay itself is genuinely one of my favourites), I pray for you and all of that hand embroidery omg! I'm most amazed by the armour, and I do have a question! When making the armour, specifically the bracers, did you make them to your exact measurement, or did you make them bigger? If so, by how much? :) (Off-topic, but I hope the construction of Rauru's arm is going well! :D)

[@notquiteicarus]

thank you so much, I really really appreciate it!!! let me answer ur question ant the bracers: the first undershirt I bought for this cos was a more chunky knit turtleneck, so I made the bracers to fit with its sleeves. but then I switched to a much thinner turtleneck for comfort after the bracers had been made 😭 so what I did was cut a long fuzzy sock in half and cut off the toe, then wear the halves like arm warmers under the bracers to make them fit :D

[@JCFoxpox]

Editing Icarus = best Icarus

[@nataliaacedo]

For the shoes, did you happen to make your own boots? I've been struggling to find ones that look similar

[@axendal]

I love this cosplay sm! Do you have any Timelapse of building all the armor?

[@notquiteicarus]

thank you!! unfortunately I do not, I wish I did 😭

[@ryukjoga]

This is cool! I wanna see the original, where is it?

[@anyaboston8218]

Neat video

[@anyaboston8218]

@notquiteicareus how did you get in to cosplay?

[@Redwolf823]

can yoy please explain the shield i really want to know and the sword is just PERFECT

[@WesDoesTube]

I think the main chesplate is on the wrong side because in game it’s on links left side idk if yours is on your left side but the video looks like it’s on your right but it could also be that the camera flips everything

[@user-ib1oj6bk5m]

Ok but like I had the same idea with the curtain and I found the exact same one at a thrift store

[@Qaz3_]

Do you know the thickness of the craft foam you used? Also love the cosplay! I’ve been working on my Hylian hood so I can cosplay link soon

[@notquiteicarus]

I believe it's 6 or 8, I'm so sorry I don't know exactly! also thank you, I'm sure it's gonna look amazing :D:D

[@JCFoxpox]

((Plus how in the fuck do you also have a really cute and lovely voice?!) you can’t be crafty, stunning, an inspiration, AND have a lovely voice! Not fair)

[@SnowTheKid8188]

"if you are a smaller being you will need to alter this pattern" IM AM 17 YEARS OLD AND 4'7.

[@williammc8955]

You are like a Goddess for me.

[@screamingstar127]

god*, NQI is a man

[@mickling]

Hair tutorial please

[@isabellemarois3962]

Hello, I first wanted to say that the cosplay looks absolutely amazing! I am looking to make a BOTW Link cosplay at some point soon. I was wondering if you would be willing to share your armour templates, i unsestand if that is not an option. Thank you so much for taking your time to read my message, i hope that you have a wonderful day!!

[@notquiteicarus]

I am so sorry it's taken so long to reply, I don't check my KZbin that often unfortunately 😭 so most of the patterning was just done on the fly/by eyeing it so i actually don't have any physical pattern pieces! but I hope your armor turns out amazing!!

[@isabellemarois3962]

@@notquiteicarus Thank you so much!!

[@Mochixbu]

your belt is literally one piece

[@blu7232]

do you use your natural hair for the cosplay? and what wigs would you recommend to find a similar natural look?

[@notquiteicarus]

I do use my natural hair!! unfortunately I don't have any specific wigs I can reccomend, but I'd say your best bet would be looking at cosmetic wigs instead of cosplay wigs :D

[@jimcarlson9249]

how did you scale the armor to your body? I'm making a cosplay now and don't have much room for mistakes with one roll of eva foam

[@notquiteicarus]

I patterned everything out using posterboard! it's pretty cheap and it's very flexible, and easily held together with tape. Then I just cut the pieces out of craft foam :D

[@captainblueboy7991]

Plzzzz make more how you made you're link cosplays I'm begging youuuuuuu

[@almost_arven]

What other swords do you have, I noticed that you have what appears to be either a small sword or rapier in the background.

[@notquiteicarus]

I also have a katana and a wakizashi, and a lightsaber :D

[@patrickhuser]

I too am making a link costume but the Breath of the Wild version, i don’t know if you will see this but how did you make your boots. I was thinking about wrapping old cowboy boots but i’m not entirely that it would work.

[@notquiteicarus]

I actually just recently got new boots!! I wanted to keep the feel of the hylian trousers, but I just felt like they were a little boring compared with the tunic. I ended up making some foam detailing to go on the toes and heels that matched the armor! I didn't add the cuffs at the top though so unfortunately I don't really have advice on that 🤷🏼

[@patrickhuser]

Okay thank you!

[@therinklink]

i just flipped my boots down, cut them and painted them 😭😭

[@campbellbrandon3932]

Im gonna try making a link cosplay for Halloween! I don’t suppose you could give me a rough estimate on how much this whole thing cost?

[@notquiteicarus]

ohh that's so cool!! mine has cost over 300$ so far 😅 but I'm extra af and it is Definitely possible to do it for cheaper

[@campbellbrandon3932]

@@notquiteicaruscool cool tysm!

[@maicey_t.]

What brand is the heat treat foam?

[@notquiteicarus]

it doesn't matter what brand you use, as long as it's EVA foam! but mine is the generic hobby lobby brand

[@spielewoelfchen]

Oh my God fluffy hair link from Instagram has a KZbin channel

[@alastor9116]

O heyyy i sew a tunic, and we got a similar build (im also build like a toothpick) and 5'8.. i was woundering if i could get the pattern for the armour? Please?

[@FelixTheBlackCat]

Fellow 5"8 toothpick here, I'd also be interested in the pattern. Have you got it yet?

[@alastor9116]

​@@FelixTheBlackCatnope. Ive join the discord server and asked for it, but hes said hes a gremin and dont got the patten.. have to make it myself.. TwT

[@oliviakat68]

I have a super similar build to you, do you have the pattern for the armor pieces?

[@notquiteicarus]

oh yeah I think I might still have them!!! I'm out rn but as soon as I get home I'll look for them 🙏

[@oliviakat68]

Thank you so much! I’m so excited to try making it haha

[@notquiteicarus]

@@oliviakat68I wasn't able to find the pattern pieces but here's a really great tutorial about how to make your own!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWnCg6SYpt1rq5Ysi=aU-ElWx8bm72ClQE

[@oliviakat68]

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to get started!!!

[@ilfarmboy]

not everyone is a perfect seamstress

[@ilfarmboy]

you are a very talented female

[@dannymess9362]

Me when I am a very strange and off putting individual

[@ilfarmboy]

@@dannymess9362 sorry for calling you a female