Gluing fabric to the back of craftfoam is so essential in my opinion. It simultaneously hardened the material, while also being a great glue and it really helped the foam keep it’s shape while being flexible enough for bending and movement. I used modge-podge to adhere my white broadcloth to the back of the armor for 2 reasons. I also don’t really know why I resisted putting in seams for so long, except that initially I was still leaving myself the option of painting the armor… I ended up putting fabric over top as I wished so it really didn’t matter in the end. I also was trying, for the first time, to figure out how to make armor and armor that traveled well, so a lot of this costume I am unhappy with, craftsmanship-wise, but I stressed a bunch, made a ton of mistakes, and learned a lot of lessons for the future.

I was prepping this costume for California weather which I heard got ridiculously lot and wrecked havoc on hot glue, while also fighting a deadline (about 3 weeks to make this costume + 4 others). I thought Azula would be a good one to start with. how the hell?” so I thought I should put those old photos into use!! And make an additional layer of documentation.Īlso, I love talking shop about crafting in general, and reading this type of stuff as well, so eyy! So here is hopefully many of my cosplay writeups! I’ve obsessively documented my costume-making process since I started cosplaying, often to use as my own reference for the future to avoid moments like “I made that thing one time…. Photo by Destiny’s Curse Photography and fire edit by Kauriga Art & Cosplay

Avatar the last airbender armor