The Green Lantern movie costume is the talk of the town ever since the movie was released. Many people are recreating the costume in preparation for Halloween. The form-fitting piece of apparel appears to be made of light shining out of the character's ring. A greenish glow seems to be covering the well defined torso that has become very desirable to duplicate.
The suit can be made from a Kelly green leotard with a turtle neck. There are websites where these can be purchased at affordable prices. In order to create pronounced abs a body sculpting undershirt can also be purchased online that creates the illusion that the chest muscles are developed. This shows through very well with the Lycra turtle neck leotard on top of it.
Black Funtasma boots would be very suitable to virtually complete the outfit. The style of the boot is space-age Gothic. There are about a dozen versions of this to choose from on a well known giant online store. Regular lime green rubber boots bought in a discount store would be effective also.
The fictional character also wears a greenish-colored eye-mask. The artistically inclined can actually paint this onto their face around their eyes. This option is the most comfortable since there is no mask to hold onto the face. The recommended equipment for creating this mask are a small sponge that is wedge-shaped, and white, black and kelly green paint from any face painting product line.
Keeping an image of the mask close at hand to refer to regularly is helpful when duplicating it onto the face. The greenish shade and black are used to fill in the exposed skin areas.Starting off with the greenish-shade the eye area right up to a few inches over the eyebrows is painted in. The white color is used to accentuate more prominent regions of the face. Free tutorial videos are online to help in the shading technique.
For a real mask one can make it cheaply from a 12x18 inch Foamies sheet available in craft stores. Other supplies include two rigid plastic Batman masks purchased from an inexpensive discount shop. Cut put a six inch wide rectangle from one end of the sheet. Preheat an over to 250 degrees F and place the piece onto the rack for a few minutes.
Remove the drooping foam piece and place onto the eyes of the Batman mask. Cup the second mask over it and press to shape the foam. Trace around the eye holes with a black felt pen. Remove the new mask from between the two Batman masks and trim off the excess material cutting out the two eye holes also. Adhere the mask to the face with a few dabs of spirit gum.
The Green Lantern movie uniform ring can be purchased from a well known children's toy store that has an exclusive on this item and other Green Lantern costumes. If you want to save the money and make one, it can be made from different materials such as cardboard that has been spray painted green or carved from green wax. Online tutorials will provide clear cut videos that explain how to carve a ring out of wax.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
How To Make A Thor Costume
Learning how to create a Thor costume will be a great thing to know when you want to dress up for a party, dress up your kid for Halloween or a special event, or when you just want to start a new business that revolves around costumes and the art of sewing. You can earn money, or help someone be very happy, when you get this done right.
You want to go on a search for fabric before you do anything else. You want to go to any fabric store that has a good selection and allows you the chance to see everything for yourself. You can find all kinds of different fabrics when you are looking for the best thing for your new outfit. Plus, you will have a chance to compare colors as you look for the right one.
You don't want to sew this thing together with just a needle and thread. You're going to need a lot more than that to get it working right, and that means you need to have some skills and you likely need a sewing machine. If you need a sewing machine, you should think about what you can afford and what you want to use it for so you can buy the right one.
The people who are putting together these costumes on a regular basis also have some training in using the sewing machine. That means that you have to go to a class if you are not sure what to do, or you might even want to think about heading to a friend's house to get some help on your first go around. This will ensure you're doing it right.
You want to make a pattern to get the measurements you've taken right onto the outfit. That means you will measure whomever will be wearing it and then making the cuts and sewing to match the measurements they have. You can make a pattern out of just about anything, or you can just buy a pattern if it looks the way that you want it to.
You will need a fabric cutting tool and a fabric cutting board so that you can get everything cut out without trouble. This means that you are going to need to invest in that and a flat surface where you can do the cutting so that it will be level and straight. This makes the whole thing much easier to do when you have the right tools.
Once everything is cut, you can just sew everything together, and then you will be ready to add things like armor and other additions. These are especially fun when you are working with a kid's outfit because they love to have all the little extras on it that make them look more like Thor and less like a little kid out for Halloween.
When you want to build Thor Halloween costumes from scratch, you have to get the fabric, learn the skills you need to sew it, and then you need to make sure that you are going to have the time to sew it. You will be able to get the whole thing done in pretty good time, and then you can enjoy any occasion you want with a new outfit that you made yourself from scratch.
You want to go on a search for fabric before you do anything else. You want to go to any fabric store that has a good selection and allows you the chance to see everything for yourself. You can find all kinds of different fabrics when you are looking for the best thing for your new outfit. Plus, you will have a chance to compare colors as you look for the right one.
You don't want to sew this thing together with just a needle and thread. You're going to need a lot more than that to get it working right, and that means you need to have some skills and you likely need a sewing machine. If you need a sewing machine, you should think about what you can afford and what you want to use it for so you can buy the right one.
The people who are putting together these costumes on a regular basis also have some training in using the sewing machine. That means that you have to go to a class if you are not sure what to do, or you might even want to think about heading to a friend's house to get some help on your first go around. This will ensure you're doing it right.
You want to make a pattern to get the measurements you've taken right onto the outfit. That means you will measure whomever will be wearing it and then making the cuts and sewing to match the measurements they have. You can make a pattern out of just about anything, or you can just buy a pattern if it looks the way that you want it to.
You will need a fabric cutting tool and a fabric cutting board so that you can get everything cut out without trouble. This means that you are going to need to invest in that and a flat surface where you can do the cutting so that it will be level and straight. This makes the whole thing much easier to do when you have the right tools.
Once everything is cut, you can just sew everything together, and then you will be ready to add things like armor and other additions. These are especially fun when you are working with a kid's outfit because they love to have all the little extras on it that make them look more like Thor and less like a little kid out for Halloween.
When you want to build Thor Halloween costumes from scratch, you have to get the fabric, learn the skills you need to sew it, and then you need to make sure that you are going to have the time to sew it. You will be able to get the whole thing done in pretty good time, and then you can enjoy any occasion you want with a new outfit that you made yourself from scratch.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Evolution Of The Green Lantern Uniform
Since the early days of the comic, the Green Lantern costume has experienced some radical modifications leading into the current day movie adaptation of the story. It's these differences that have really helped to take the action hero from being a comic book character to being a super hero that any of us can relate to in a modern way. Alan Scott who was the initial Lantern from the comics had one of the more intriguing costumes of the Lanterns.
His costume was back then one of the more basic of the suits that would be known all throughout the world. A puffy red top with the green lantern emblem placed in the middle of a yellow circle made up the top half while black pants and black boots made up the lower half. There were also the gloves that had a black appearance to them, as did the mask and finally the cape. The cape was a black cape with a lining that was lime colored. This led to a lot of fans confused completely about the green lantern name, as most of the costume was black with a lot of red in it.
Hal Jordan was the next person to fill the role of the popular character; this led a lot of fans to be introduced to the more recognizable appearance of the lantern. The pants were black with a green and black top giving a more defined appearance. There were some other noticeable differences, which made the new version a lot more appealing.
The gloves being black to match the rest of the black on the costume allowed fans to see the character as more of a super hero and less than that of a cartoon character. This was one of the biggest concerns that the comic book community had and expressed. It would not be until Guy Gardner that the suit would see more changes.
Guy Gardner would be selected as the next individual to fill in the suit. This led to many noticeable changes that were apparent in the overall appearance of the uniform. One of the most notable of these was the fact that the suit had a more futuristic appearance to it and presented a more appealing image to fans of the comic.
Kyle Rayner would become the incarnation of the super hero that we know today. This is the image that is portrayed in the movie from this year. The green and black appearance has spread all over the costume and is one of the more appealing versions that have been created to date.
As the years have passed these changes have allowed the character to go from a cartoon character in comics to a full-fledged super hero. Many of the fans of the comics will agree that the early version was a god attempt, but the latest version is quite honestly one of the best around.
Taking all of this into consideration, this will leave a fan of the comic having a lot to digest. This on the whole is one of the reasons why the movie has been a success in the fact that the latest version has been more widely accepted than the previous versions.
His costume was back then one of the more basic of the suits that would be known all throughout the world. A puffy red top with the green lantern emblem placed in the middle of a yellow circle made up the top half while black pants and black boots made up the lower half. There were also the gloves that had a black appearance to them, as did the mask and finally the cape. The cape was a black cape with a lining that was lime colored. This led to a lot of fans confused completely about the green lantern name, as most of the costume was black with a lot of red in it.
Hal Jordan was the next person to fill the role of the popular character; this led a lot of fans to be introduced to the more recognizable appearance of the lantern. The pants were black with a green and black top giving a more defined appearance. There were some other noticeable differences, which made the new version a lot more appealing.
The gloves being black to match the rest of the black on the costume allowed fans to see the character as more of a super hero and less than that of a cartoon character. This was one of the biggest concerns that the comic book community had and expressed. It would not be until Guy Gardner that the suit would see more changes.
Guy Gardner would be selected as the next individual to fill in the suit. This led to many noticeable changes that were apparent in the overall appearance of the uniform. One of the most notable of these was the fact that the suit had a more futuristic appearance to it and presented a more appealing image to fans of the comic.
Kyle Rayner would become the incarnation of the super hero that we know today. This is the image that is portrayed in the movie from this year. The green and black appearance has spread all over the costume and is one of the more appealing versions that have been created to date.
As the years have passed these changes have allowed the character to go from a cartoon character in comics to a full-fledged super hero. Many of the fans of the comics will agree that the early version was a god attempt, but the latest version is quite honestly one of the best around.
Taking all of this into consideration, this will leave a fan of the comic having a lot to digest. This on the whole is one of the reasons why the movie has been a success in the fact that the latest version has been more widely accepted than the previous versions.
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