Overwatch – Brigitte Engineer Skin References

Since this is my most in-depth project to date, I took a lot of references from in-game. Hope this helps if you’re also working on it 🙂

BLIZZCON cosplay – Brigitte Engineer

Ha. I’m hilarious. Because I’ve changed my mind AGAIN about what projects I wanna start. So I ended up choosing something way more achievable for both my body comfort and my skill level as a cosplayer. Brigitte’s Engineer skin. I’ll be publishing updates on my Facebook page regularly, but I’ll put some more meaty tutorial…

The Rush For Con – Brigitte Lindholm Shieldmaiden Final Product

So, I ended up really rushing through this to make it to my con deadline. In the process, I didn’t document a lot of what I was doing. From here, I’ll elaborate a lot on how I did everything I did, and the improvements I’m going to make once I have time past the busy…

Mace to the Face Part 1- [Flail] – Brigitte Lindholm Shieldmaiden Cosplay

First thing I wanted to tackle recording in this project is Brigitte’s weapon. The Flail usually has a chain which extends in the game, but that was way too impractical for any kind of convention wear. So here is the breakdown of how I’m constructing the piece as its most basic version.   Materials: 10mm…

Brigitte – Shieldmaiden Cosplay References

And here we go – Step 1 for any cosplay, grab some references. For Overwatch, this is easy – just pull up the Hero Gallery ingame and snapshot away. It’s great for seeing how the hero’s clothing moves and flows as well. But here’s the useful ones I’m referencing for you to use if you…

So I’m hopeless at sticking to one project…

So. I suck at keeping my mind on one project. All the time. I flit between things, half finished until eventually I end up with lots of half finished things. On that note, I can’t help but move on to my next project – Brigitte Lindholm’s Shieldmaiden skin. I was experiencing some doubt about construction…

Zarya -Barbarian Skin References

And here’s a selection of the screen shots I’ve taken from the game to try and get together as many references as I can for the build. Overwatch is excellent for this, purely because you can examine the avatar for the different heroes in all their skins while emoting, using different victory poses and also…

Barbarian Skin Zarya

Although I promised myself my next project would be the Dark Lady herself, after the release of some tasty new Overwatch skins from Blizzard, I had to reroute my efforts. I love the new design work involved in the Barbarian skin for Zarya, and I think it would be an excellent challenge to progress with…

Proportions? What?

Body type in cosplay is a huge issue. It’s one of those things that is highly contested in this world. Is cosplay okay for someone who isn’t exactly made for the stick-thin character models in anime? Yes. It is. Proportions are super important for creating something that’s going to be flattering for your shape. I’d…

Paying for cosplay resources

Cosplaying is something we obviously want to do for the cheapest possible price. But sometimes in order to get the most accurate portrayal possible, for the least amount of effort, it’s worth looking towards people who have done it already. And… well… professionally. There are some seriously skilled, talented people in the world who have…