To celebrate Dark Souls 3, Fromsoft thread!
I'm in.
I have a fascination for Black Knights but never seen a cosplay. That armor is fucking awesome.
>>8931232
MMkay
>>8932356
That's fucking hilarious
Not sure if posted last thread.
The level of inaccuracy is even higher than her last one. Seeing so many asspats is just so cringey, even my bf who's a from soft fan notices how her cosplays are terrible inaccurate. I wish more people would offer her criticism whenever she posts.
>>8932501
Everything she does has been inaccurate heavily. She mostly does it so the neckbeards give her praise. Her Maria is quite literally her just wearing a tricorn and black trench coat.
>>8932501
I tried giving her constructive criticism on the BB facebook group but she didn't seem to take it to heart. Currently sculpting out the cainhurst helm for my Bloody Crow.
Can we have some more Demon's Souls? It's so hard to find!
>>8932501
This is not an amazing chest.
I was lied to.
>>8933001
What refs are you using for the helm? I love Cainhurst stuff, but I can never find enough references.
>>8933256
Unfortunately there is two photos of any sort of quality so I've been just having the game running when I need certain shots. I'm doing Maria as well with my wife. My two sons are doing Gascoine and Henryk too.
A good friend of mine in his solaire outfit
>>8933489
Here's me.
Sorry for the watermark, I didn't take any of my original pictures from my pc. I am currently in Japan teaching english and still dealing with my knee injury. Slow but sure recovery.
>>8934576
Ehhh I see artorias more like that truthfully. Most people I've seen who have done it know nothing about the game. Then again most solaires I see are overweight hurrdurr brolaire tards
>>8935177
I have seen a grand total of one Artorias which is pictured here. There are at least 3 Solaires at every convention and they only use stupid memes.
>>8933858
What anime is this from
>>8935390
i like you
>>8935539
Closet cosplays of Bloodborne trigger me so hard. Fuck all
>>8936160
>>8935539
There are a lot of people that just throw together a trenchcoat and psuedo victorian style clothing and call it Bloodborne. People need to realize that the costumes are extremely detailed, even the simple ones.
>>8935065
So.... TINY!!!
>>8934576
Solaire cosplayer here, I really do understand that sentiment. I enjoy the popularity of it because it's one of the easiest characters to recognize but the whole 'praise the sun' starts to wear thin after a short while.
Although part of my costume got wrecked by my stupidity, I plan on remaking it even better but only after I try to cosplay as one or two more other characters. That's my personal goal.challenge for this year.
>>8936220
Instead of fixing the costume have you ever tried maybe making a different one? Dark Souls has some of the best looking armor and costuming of any game. Solaire's is by far the most simple and boring design in all of souls.
>>8936160
This
>>8935177
I wonder what percent of soulsborne cosplayers actually have played the game (especially by gender).
I've never seen an artorias in person but I've seen a lot of solaires. I feel bad for them because I'm sure everyone is spouting memes at them all day. I've never seen one doing that himself. I wouldn't go as far as to say he's deadpool because solaire himself is a respectable character.
>tfw you fail to save him
I'll be starting a Maneater Mildred cosplay for Dragoncon soon. She's one of my fav NPCs,but I'm kinda nervous people will think I'm only cosplaying her to show off some skin.
>>8936198
True. Sometimes even a top hat, a mask (which are two entirely different setpieces) thrown together with a shitty edgelord longcoat.
Effort plays a major role here, as the outfit are simply clothes and not plate, chain or leather armor that requires specific tools and skills to craft.
>>8936586
sometimes they are* sorry, don't know why my phone thought I wanted to type "even"
>>8936476
Truthfully as annoying as it is to see a annoying meme spouting solaire nothing is worse than all the people screaming at you to praise the sun and nobody knowing anything about the game. Although the funniest thing that I've seen happen multiple times no less is people running up to my friend pretending to hop around clacking coconuts and shouting tis but a flesh wound. One guy legit started hopping around us for about a whole minute and a half going ham on these imaginary cocunts and reciting scenes from Monty Python.
>>8936586
And the clothing in the game isn't really simple either. Most of the work is tailoring and is pretty complex.
>>8936637
Exactly. Even though you're working with fabric the outfits should be made by a competent tailor, not just your next-door cosplay maker. The structure of the clothes require expensive materials as well as understanding how to use aged leather, pleats, lining and many other elements used in the game's attire.
>>8936957
Yep, for instance. We are currently making Maria and she is wearing around 4 layers total not including the cape. A longsleeve undershirt, a brocade tabbard, a brown vest, and a two piece jacket and skirt. When we made Gehrman he was an undershirt, vest, jacket and cape and a leather strap system to hold the Burial blade/blunderbuss on my back.
>>8936608
Oh trust me, i understand. i cosplay a character that probably causes even more memes shouted at me than solaire, and i cringe through every single one.
>>8936224
I still intend to fix my costume but like I said, before I do that I plan on making two more different cosplays. Could be different Dark Souls armor or something different, I'm just biding my time and planning until I get back to my home country.
>>8936637
>>8936957
Not that Bloodborne is trying to be historically accurate or anything, but it's going for a pseudo 18th/early 19th century aesthetic. In that period, almost everyone would have their clothes tailored. Military regiments would hire tailors to get everyone's coats fitted properly, so it wasn't just something rich people did. So getting properly tailored cosplays doesn't just look good, it makes sense for the setting as well.
This is still the only photo I have but for Otakon this year (I've assumed the role of annual FromSoft meetup organizer) I'm going to go all out on my Amelia cosplay. Resin-casting a mask and making digitigrade stilts to loom over people. Kinda worried as these are things I've never worked with before. My previous FromSoft cosplays were all either simply sewing or EVA armor.
Once I get tired of standing on stilts, I'll break out my wheel skelly cosplay and go to town.
>>8937633
>somehow dropping the attachment and generally being a faggot
>>8937450
This, all the way.
>>8937641
It's looking awesome so far.
>>8937641
Oh my god this is awesome
>>8937641
Great work on that snout. I love the detailing on the teeth.
>>8937641
Isn't sculpting fun!?! I LOVE SCULPTING MMM MM.
>>8936476
oh man,hearing this makes me worry. Bro just commissioned me to make him Solaire, wants to do Artorias too but doesnt have the funds to buy the material for it as well.
He's one of the "hardcore" players that have hundreds of hours,know the lore,and does decent speed running. So hopefully he's actually able to talk to people about the game rather than just be memed with "PRAISE THE SUN" and drink Sunny D
>>8939923
he will get it non-stop, i promise you. but hopefully there will be a cool person or two that can chat it up about the game with him.
>>8931806
I'm afraid to post my Artorias cosplay now that I've seen this >.>
>>8933288
That's going to be adorable. Please post pics when you guys are all done.
Self posting my own Maria I've recently finished. I'm gonna make some shin guard things and fix the boots a little but I was making it for a con that starts tomorrow so I was in rush mode. Any other concrit I'd be welcome to take as I hope to improve it bit by bit.
>>8939165
I love the forms on the mask you have going! I can't wait to see the finished one.
>>8937641
That mouth looks awesome, I love the paint work on it, especially on the teeth.
>>8940868
Your Maria actually turned out pretty damn good. You actually have the designs on the jacket and the little details are there. Great job!
>>8940756
Don't be afraid to post, I think we are all nice people who love the game. All photos are welcome and I'm sure you did great.. Also as someone who is making an Artorias cosplay as myself, I would love to see and hear your experience and tips
>>8942377
I was gonna post this couple but the oversized weapons bother me so much.
>>8942897
The costumes themselves don't get much better but the saw cleaver is pretty comically huge. Also the edgelord sith guy next to them doesn't help.
I selling some dark souls stuff on my etsy.
>>8943171
>>8943174
>>8943175
>>8943171
Link please because I'd legit buy some of this shit just to hang on the wall or something.
>>8943224
search "dark souls cosplay" on etsy.
>>8943224
"Blackkeep larp&cosplay" on etsy
Self roasting.
I already have a better suit and gloves at this point, just need to do a bit of a different paint job on the mask.
>>8943266
I think you need to add some yellows and dark browns to just about everything.
>>8943288
Yeah, like I said, I have a better suit and everything at this point. This was a few months ago, just a fun picture.
>>8933241
That's because most people in the "fandom" have never played Demon's Souls. Fuckers
Gonna whore my little Cainhurst crafts here because reasons.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DreamCathedral
>>8943765
That's so sad. Demon's Souls is such an underrated game, I love it.
>>8937633
I'm working on a sif suit, is there any tips you could give as to the stilts?
Your vicar Amélia is looking really good anon, you inspire me
>>8949734
Agreed most people haven't played Demon souls or even Dark Souls. I wish this thing would post right for once.
>>8942377
Why is that dolls cape just so... crooked and wonky? Did she just cut one side way short and just roll with it?
>>8949849
I looks like a rug.
>>8937641
Best girl ever, hello. <3
>>8940868
This is incredible, and I would love to see it in person!
My Maria is almost done too, though I do not have a Rakuyo yet. The world needs more FromSoft Cosplay. ; ; It's actually a lot more popular in Japan. Here is my Maria progress thus far!
Also, if anyone here would like to DS3 jolly cooperation with me, do let me know. I will be on PS4.
>>8948782
This is actually really cool, would you be up for making any of the other portraits you find in the castle?
There is criminally low amounts of concept art out for dark souls 3, especially for a game thats been out in japan already.
I love crafting armor and usually have aset from each of the games (Ornstien from 1, Fahraam armor from 2, Fluted from Demons, and generic hunter from BB.). I have a con comming up in the summer and I want to get my ass to work, I just cant fucking find anything interesting yet. No ones posting armors.
I am Legit about to just do some fan art concepts I found. Anyone have any subjects or cool boss/enemy sets from 3 theyd like to see? Waiting till the 12th is killing me.
>>8950538
We usually have to wait for the Design Works to come out to get any decent photos. D: That or literally just load up your game, equip the armor and spin your camera as need be, haha. That's what I did for >>8950530
my Lady Maria here. I even considered making the Cainhurst Knight female version too, the more I stared at it.
>>8932897
>>8942377
More Plain Doll please
>>8950570
I'll selfpost again why not
>>8949849
Doll's cloak sits really funny because it's right on the shoulder, and it's three tiers of usually a heavier fabric, so it shifts around very easy. I'm sure it just fell further back/got crooked and she didn't bother to adjust it before the photo.
>>8950595
Thank you
>>8950595
What material did you use for her coat? It's the only part of the costume I haven't started on because I just can't find a suitable fabric.
>>8950811
I used monkscloth! It's the perfect blend of large weave and soft fiber. I originally dyed some for her cloak and was swedish weaving in the design, but didn't manage my time well enough and just ordered some brown off of fabric.com and appliqued lace. Good luck anon!!
>>8950533
I plan to. Not that many great screenshots of them at the moment, and I'm unable to extract the textures. From Games are tough to crack at times. Also, someone bought the lady today! Woo.
>>8951014
The Lady was what I wanted, dammit.
>>8951047
I can make another one! I have a few other ladies too. Send me a conversation on Etsy and I can show lots of options for a custom order. Or you can send me some ideas of what you want.
I want to selfposting but my costume sucks.
I love seeing all of your costumes tho
my friend cosplayed ciaran!!
>>8953045
she also made lautrec's helmet for a commission
>>8950972
Ahhh, you are a blessing anon. Monks cloth seems promising , I'm looking forward to getting some swatches.
>>8943266
WHEEL SKELLIEEEEEEEEEEE
I had the best costume at my small town's midnight release! I put alot of effort into drinking in order to get it all together
>>8949734
I was checking back at my local game store every morning I could when Demon's Souls came out and their shipment was very late somehow.
It was worth it, I was so hype when I got it.
In fact, my interest in it stemmed from Monster Hunter's difficulty.
Such a fair maiden.
>>8950530
It's looking great dude
>>8943266
I want to be mad at the lack of detail but you're the first wheel skeleton I've seen to put the serration on the actual wheel
>>8937641
Can't describe how happy i am to see this.
You guys think I could pull off a relatively decent Papa Guacamole? I've already started on the costume with the easier aspects first (Pants, shoes) but just doubt that I can pull it off sometimes.
>>8960702
I wanna touch your bridge wrinkle. But yeah, I can see you working.
>>8951047
Added another lady portrait.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/276580786/bloodborne-cainhurst-castle-lady
>>8950530
What's the gamer tag?
This is my Elite Knight set
>>8968874
>ITT: Gurls who play Dark Souls
Truly, /cgl/ is a magical place
>>8970045
>>8970111
Thanks, I am making the dragonslayer spear next.
Does anyone know how to beat the first boss in Dark Souls III?
>>8943171
кaкoй гopoд?
>>8970548
If you mean index he can be parried when he does a thrust and you will have to just whittle him down he second stage is best at killing you from a distance meaning stay close means you can effectively dodge roll his attack but you can see much beyond that blob that is his new body
Although if you mean vort that's different I personally did it with the aid of summons, but from what I could gleam from the fight ( he died in under a minute) he has very few attack that affect his rear meaning if you have an opening attack from there and listen out for his hammer trailing along the ground and begin to go backwards then.
Welp, I fell in love with the Fallen Knight set, and I want to do it.
Any ideas ?
-The main armor will be in foam (5mm EVA)
-The cape/hood will be in hessian fabric (wethered)
-Cotton shirt and pants (wethered)
-Some strings
Does anyone here have a tutorial on how to make the helm ?
>>8973373
If you get some better pictures of the helm (so I can identify what type of helmet it is), I could help you.
In the process of making my elite knight set, I learned that the ancients already perfected armor building 500 years ago. Trying to improvise or deviate from what they did will give you an uncomfortable or poorly functioning armor.
You're going to be wearing this thing for a long time so you don't want to create something that is uncomfortable and can't see out of properly.
>>8973408
I'm sorry, the helm is under a hood, but I did my best (shitty puush collage).
You did an elite knight helm ? It interests me !
If you have any tips or tuto, I'd be happy.
>>8973496
>>8973496
You're helm isn't very different in design from mine. They'll have very similar patterns.
How much experience do you have with forming 3D shapes from flat sheets, either with foam or fabric? Like do you know what gussets and arrows are?
>>8973373
I think the hardest part about practically any Fromsoft costume is the amount of detail and wethering that goes into it. it's really difficult but has such a big pay out if you get it right.
>>8973515
I used to do some folding by heating on PVC sheets.
Now I'm practicing foam and I happen to do some things quite well (I was going for an Artorias one before finding this set, did gauntlets and started shoulders).
Since I'm not a native english and I don't know much about crafting nor smithing, I don't know those two terms (maybe I know them in French).
I actually wanted to base my work on the elite knight one, because it looks nice and I think I'll find some ressources online.
>>8973531
Wethering might be the most tedious part, but the final effect has to be worth the effort.Here the armor itself is not damaged, just the facbric, and with some bleach, dirt, soldering iron and sand paper, I might be able to get the desired result.
>>8973617
Well, for the helm to actually look like the helm pictured it needs to be either a "close helm" or an "armet" design. These helms have open / closing articulation; this is how they fit around the neck and chin so tightly. If they didn't do this and just fits over the top of your head like a bucket, you're going to end up with a classic "sugar loaf" or "great helm" design instead.
You should go with the close helm design, especially if you're working with foam. It's a much more stable design. The 3D geometry of the chin piece (aka bevor) is complex, so you'll want to do some practice with cardboard or paper first.
>>8973857
Much like the elite knight helm, your helm is comprised of four parts: bowl, bevor, top visor, and bottom visor.
The bowl and bevor are the difficult parts; the visors are very straightforward.
I don't know how to make a bowl out of foam, but there's probably already plenty of tutorials you can find online for making foam helmets.
The bevor is unlikely to have any tutorials and is probably where you'll spend the most time.
The bottom visor is just a flat sheet with a fold down the middle.
The top visor is similar to the bottom visor, but there's additional shaping necessary to get to flare out to the pointed lip or "beak."
>>8973867
This is the pattern I made for my bevor. It's has heavy distortion in the chin area so you'll have to cut some foam / add some foam around that area.
If you make the bowl and bevor correctly, everything else is easy and you'll get a very good functional helmet with the correct medieval silhouette.
>>8942377
maybe its just because the photo is potato quality, but she looks like that plain doll that posted nudes on tumblr
>>8943171
Do you only make the Lautrec helmet? Can you wear it?
>>8974599
Little update on the helm.
I used an old 5 panel cap as a base, and it looks quite promising.
>>8970548
This is my first time working with foam. It is so easy and results are fast compared to steel.
>>8970049
Shut the fuck up
So I've decided on making Elite Knight armor set for my next cosplay, but i'm not sure how to tackle the helm.
I'm a grill and my hair is pretty thick and long. The easiest solution is too put my hair up in a wig cap, but it's not always uniform and can get lumpy in a few spots, making it difficult to try and pattern it off my own head. Should I try and tuck my hair under a shirt and try to somehow draft a pattern that way, or should I borrow a friend's head that's bigger than mine and hope for the best?
>>8941068
Shit, forgot I was posting in his thread, thanks for the encouragement - This was my first Eva foam experience, I used the thick floor mat pieces for the breastplate, pauldron, and faulds - and the thin stuff for the rest of the armor - then cut up some blue curtains and make a big 4 in 1 chain mail skirt and you're set lol, what do ya think?
>>8975516
It depends on how you want to wear the helmet, hair up or hair down. One thing I noticed is that Dark Souls character models are very tall with smallish heads. If you are short, the helmet will end up looking disproportionately large compared to the game model. You'll probably notice that in pictures taken of you and it might bug you, but I doubt other people will notice it. If that sort of thing bugs you, maybe you want to wear it hair down instead so your helmet doesn't end up so big.
Also, don't try to deviate from the medieval bowl / bevor / visors design too much. I've already tried that before and you just end with something that either doesn't look like the elite knight helmet or something that is very uncomfortable to wear. They got helmet designs down centuries ago; there's no reason to re-invent the wheel.
>>8975960
It looks like all you're missing is some surface details. Artorias is dripping black chaos from his armor; that's what is missing from yours.
>>8976693
I'm pretty short (5'3") but I find my head on the smaller side, so hopefully it won't look too bad. One of my other concerns is my frame. I'm pretty thin, so I'm a bit worried about looking like a child wearing armor. something like pic related
I also hope to be as accurate as possible with this cosplay, but I'm opting to do foam instead of steel for the armor. I'm pretty confident with everything except for the bowl. I've yet to find a pattern/tutorial that I really like. None of them have that nice silhouette that I'm looking for, but I guess it wouldnt be too hard to try and figure out. I found a link to a pepakura file of the helm to base it off of, but the file was taken down quite awhile ago. Odds are, I'll have to wrap my own head in saran wrap and tape.
Also, assuming you're the anon that's posted your own elite knight helm and helpful helm info, I really like your work! Do you have a page or something that you upload pictures to?
>>8976720
That cosplayer is a girl so she is thinner already. But I am also pretty thin. The reason I didn't end up looking as much like a child is because I was wearing a padded jacket and chainmail. But the enlarged helmet still annoys me; it's difficult to get rid of that unless you're over 6 foot tall.
> I found a link to a pepakura file of the helm to base it off of, but the file was taken down quite awhile ago.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CD7767BA92B68BDA!12887&authkey=!AH4ix6x4jJR7LHQ&ithint=folder%2cblend
There is a "12_inch_model.obj" file in that folder that you can import into Pepakura and unfold.
>Do you have a page or something that you upload pictures to?
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CD7767BA92B68BDA!10295&authkey=!AAlf09jsiCl-uqA&ithint=folder%2cjpg
![IMAG0070[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7iM5BbO.jpg "IMAG0070[1].jpg")
>>8977253
Wow that's awesome.
Today I tried designing the two movable parts of the helm, and it looks surprisingly close to your files !
Cutting it into foam makes it look way more impressive and resistant.
How tall are you ?
>>8977253
Thanks so much! I ended up finding a pepakura file with the shinguards and pauldron as well, but the one you linked looks a lot more promising!
I meant more of a cosplay page so I could see any other cosplay you might have done, but this works too haha These picture are super helpful! Thanks a bunch
>>8977372
>How tall are you ?
I'm on suicide watch
>>8977433
I have no other cosplay; I just started last year
I really want to do a Solaire by Otakon this year. Can someone point me in the right direction on what material I'd use to make his helmet? Unfortunately this would be my first cosplay.
>>8979381
Foam. This stuff is great; it's my first time working with it and I've already got this spear. I don't see any other material being very feasible; worbla is expensive and doesn't look like metal, fiber glass is overkill, steel is great but only if you have the tools.
Don't need a lot of tools either. All I've been using is a Dremel with a sanding drum head, a knife, and a bottle of contact cement.
I don't know anything about painting foam though.
>>8979430
Just seal it and paint it like you paint worbla, it isn't hard.
I also love foam but God I've never accomplished this much perfection! Great job anon. You motivated me to start on my cosplay too
