You can get a spray that will reduce the fogging on the lenses at motorcycle accessory stores. However, it's very thin and would need to go around something, and it's also hard to see out of when I use enough layers for the color to be the right shade.Īlso, I must check out your cosplay gallery now! What awesome-sounding costumes! Another thing I have is a see-through green poncho in just the right shade. If I can find a way to even out the markings, I might go with that. The only issue is the Sharpie markings are awfully rough-looking. One thing I've sort of tried already is buying some lab googles, coloring them over with a green Sharpie, and cutting out the lens. I don't know, I think I'll probably just experiment until I find something that works how I want it. I am concerned that the eyes might fog up if I use a lens, but I admit to being a bit concerned that the fabric won't be durable enough to handle convention life. I learned with my Akamaru costume about the ventilation problem (haha, it somehow completely slipped my mind that breathing is a good thing, so the head is terribly hot and dark and unpleasant to wear), and this time my head will be relatively well-ventilated whether I make the eyes breathable or not, as the head is fairly large and will have an area underneath the chin-area made of mesh and such. Thank you, everyone! I'm going to look into every one of your suggestions.Īlso, Tikki, thanks so much for all of the helpful advice. Oh, and have you looked into soft-cell foam (furniture foam) as an idea for your ear base? I'd recommend that, using wire to stiffen it a bit if necessary. Boss Borot had button eyes, the mesh mouth was my vision and my father helped me out with wiring a mini fan into the back of the costume to get in air. But we could breath fairly well with openings under the chin where the heads met our necks with Aphrodite and Getta Robo Dragon. The mouths were fabric and the eyes were sunglass lenses that got a bit steamy since the heads were small and tight. Go Nagai robots: Masks were built around hockey masks or soft foam sections. Totoro: Huuuuuge gaping smile filled with black fabric and costume built on a cage concept, so very well ventilated. Not good on the fresh air but it was better than Myu. Can wear it for only short periods of time before too hot and need to breathe.ĭugg Finn (Dragon Half): Head is spacious and the eyes are gold lame'. Myu (Pokemon): Fabric eyes, no mouth and no ventilation. Got a bit of experience with mascot and robot costume heads and I learned the hard way to include ventilation.ĮVA 05: Paper mache head with no mesh in mouth, just open. Other places that are an idea for sneaking in vents is the top of the head (I've seen clever heads with plastic mesh sections painted to match the costume colors), the mouth, and the back of the head (only works on large heads). Word of caution: Make sure to have air vents!! Although shiny plastic eyes may look cool, they are perfect place for ventilation if you use thin, meshy fabric. If you go with netting and still feel like it's too thin, just combine a few layers with bias tape along the edge. You don't need all that much fabric to obscure your face and still have decent vision. That makes seeing out of the head through fabric much easier than someone trying to peer through the fabric into the head. Remember, when you're wearing a mascot head, your own head is in the dark. But another option is looking around at very thin fabrics in that shade. I'd go with the lense idea for the eyes, to keep the shiny factor. I was thinking some type of lightweight metal or something, but I'm not sure.Īny ideas on either? Any input or insights anyone has would be appreciated a lot. Anyone have any ideas on what I could used as the base for his big ol' ears? I just need something stiff and light to cover with a couple layers of Wonderflex. At the fabric store, they recommended a certain type of netting, but it seemed a little too see-through for the presentation of the costume, and also lacking in the glossiness/realism I'm going for.Īlso, this isn't pressing, but. I'm thinking of using some kind of fabric or plastic, but it'd need to be durable and reasonably transparent from close-up, but not transparent from faraway. I'm not really having any difficulties so far, except I was wondering-what do you all recommend for the making the eyes? Teto has really striking green eyes, and I'm having trouble figuring out what to use so the eyes are shiny and bright, but also so I can see through them. I was just wondering-I'm cosplaying Teto (see icon) from Nausicaa at Fanime, and I've got the basic head shape all sculpted out with Wonderflex and everything.