To sum it up, hobby lobby and its owners have been the subject of controversies and scandals including accusations of antisemitism, homophobia, LGBTQ discrimination, attempts to evangelize public schools, "efforts to deny access to contraceptives for employees," "discrimination and illegally smuggled artifacts and more. Essentially its ran by shit people who do shit things and we dont stand for that. Theres michaels, blicks, your local small art store, which are all better than hobby lobby in both how theyre run and who runs them, to the prices, and even the contents. Support your local small art shop, micheals, blicks, just not hobby lobby.
I hope the safety get up is a joke, that is WAY too much for the extremely safe and tame project she is undertaking, she was in more danger cutting the foam barehanded with an exacto than she is in her rlly cool workshop
A good tip when using a respirator, If you can smell the contact cement or other chemical when wearing it, you're either a)wearing the mask wrong or b)the filters need to be replaced (if it has replaceable filters). You should not be able to smell anything when wearing one! 😄
Props are for anyone not only Cosplayers hehe if you find it fun you could always try to create something of your favourite franchise and hang it as decoration ! ;))
I really appreciate the safety breakdown. I have a chemical engineering degree and we worked with acetone and toluene on a regular basis. No one ever talked to us about appropriate safety measures. In fact, a friend of mine was berated after needing to leave the lab due to getting extremely light headed and nauseous from too much exposure to toluene.
@@DreamyAileen When I did my engineering degree we only had to look up the MSDS of chemicals we worked with in chemistry class, not physics, not any of the engineering classes... thankfully when I workled for a company where I was handling chemicals, eveyrone had to do Workplace Hazardous Materials training if they were in the shop or at jobsites but I don't remember if the office folks had to.
A reminder to wear more form-fitting, natural fiber clothing when handling high heat or Dremel tools: 1. Loose clothing is more likely to snag and keep the tips in one spot, causing damage. 2. The heat, either from the tool itself or generated due to its fast speed, can burn protected skin. It can also melt fabric with a high blend of synthetic materials, causing it to adhere to your skin and result in more serious burns. Happy (safe) crafting!!
0:54 Hi!! I’m so glad that this method was able to help you out on your own Snow Miku 2023 journey! It’s been super fun watching her come together and you did wonderful at Idolfest, I was going bonkers in the front row ✨💚
If you’re looking for more info on how to throw things predictably but in cool ways, color guard tutorials might be a good resource!! The weighting is probably slightly different, but the general tips and principles apply to anything long with a heavy end and a lighter end! Biggest thing is to pay attention to where in your motion you’re letting go and where your arms’ momentum would push the prop! I love seeing you dance with things like this, looking forward to the next vid in the series! ❤
I was thinking that too! When I was in colorguard, we would add large flat washers to one end to help the pole spin more consistently. Watching some videos on throwing techniques will help increase spin too. Great idea, and great video, Sarah!!
This. I was like her hold is all wrong. She needs to look at colorguard tutorials. It's a small hand placement difference that makes all the difference in tossing. And I graduated in 2007 👵
Wow, your point about learning foam smithing vs sewing blew my mind. Not only does it make the former look less scary because there's "only" 20 years of knowledge to learn, but on the flip side you also don't have to be too hard on yourself for not mastering every topic in sewing, because IT'S SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE, collected over literally thousands of years and exploded 10 fold over the last 2 centuries. If learning how to sew seems hard to me, that's because it's an entire internet's worth of experience and craftsmanship vomited into a little machine handbook or a quick tutorial. Humans are crazy awesome.
this is probably such a niche thing to comment about, but it really is appreciated when people say ‘Hawai’i’ correctly like you did where the ‘w’ is pronounced like a ‘v’ 🥹🥹 i usually don’t comment on your videos because i usually don’t have much to comment on, and support quietly, but i’d like to say a big Thank You on behalf the people who care about Hawaiian pronunciations and enunciations. it really means a lot and shows that you either did your research well or were taught by someone who knew, and it’s cool to see other people who don’t look like they’re from the islands doing that. i do really enjoy your content and your cosplay videos have honestly helped me a lot in means of being comfortable and excited to try and put my own things together some day soon. 💖💖💖
@@piercedsiren yes, the ‘w’ in hawaiian is always pronounced like a ‘v’ in english. hawaiian also doesn’t have certain letters from the english alphabet (like the letter ‘v’) and the consonants and vowels sound different than english, as do all other languages ☺️☺️
Gesso is also a great primer and it comes in black and clear versions as well as white! It's honestly underrated outside of the painting world imo, it's a very multifunctional material. The clear version can be used as a good matte (though somewhat textured) sealant for acrylic paints or even colored pencils
@SarahSpaceman, you can put petroleum jelly on the threads of the contact cement can where the lid screws on, and that will prevent it from getting glued closed. It works really well.
A short info about box cutters. You know those lines on the blade, those are break lines. Use a pair of pliers and just break off the dull parts of the blade and you got a sharp one again, that's why those blades are so long.
Ngl this whole series has taught me so fricking much about cosplay safety and tips to making my sewing life easier. I litteraly had no idea about contact cement safty and I work at a fricking craft store.
I just got to the part at 17 ish minutes and! I’m definitely new to cosplay, but I didn’t know wood burning tools could be used in it? I think it’s so cool how many different skills and art crossovers happen in cosplay! (Also, the safety lectures are giving me flash backs to my old craftsmen class in high school XD )
For 3:32 -- if you're using black EVA foam, you can use a white gel pen rather than a sliver sharpie. I use it all the time since I can only get my hands on black eva foam locally and it really helps!
I hardly ever subscribe to channels, but I had to subscribe to yours. I just appreciate what you do so much. I'm just over 40 and have been cosplaying since 2002, when cosplay was pretty much the wild west. There was no YT or central place to find tutorials, and we were all just flying by the seat of our pants. Now there are a lot resources out there, but none that I've found as helpful & educational as yours! I refer to you as "my new cosplay teacher," because not only are you showing us what you're doing, but you're showing us HOW to do it. You have such a great way of explaining techniques and how different materials work, which means even if we're not planning on making the exact thing you are, we're able to apply the knowledge you're teaching to any project. I've learned more from a month of watching your vids than in over 20 years of cosplay. Also, THANK YOU for talking about safety! This was another thing that just wasn't talked about back when I first started cosplaying. As a result I have worked with toxic materials in ways that were definitely not safe, because my friends and I just didn't know better, and I have probably lost some brain cells in doing so. So thanks for spreading awareness! You're amazing!
I'm in my mid 30s and definitely remember the dark ages of cosplay from my teen years. I don't cosplay anymore (except Halloween) but I love watching these videos and reminiscing.
So im not very consistent when picking youtubers to watch during my hyper fixations, but it s been like a month now, and I've been Binger Sarash vids for the entirety of it. That can literally only mean one thing- I really need to start my first cosplay 😭
Watching your videos has inspired me to get back to making cosplays and even more so to challenge myself with the next costume for Holiday Matsuri next year
You went all out on this one! I was looking forward to this video so much! My favorite part abt this cosplay is definitely the prop, I really enjoyed the techniques you used. This is one of my favorites, very well done Sarah! Can’t wait to see miku dance 😂❄️🤍
Love the video, and really love the effort you put into your safety briefing on all of the toxic materials you've used. I've watched tons and tons of prop videos, but can't remember ever getting a more in-depth warning than "use this outside and wear a respirator". And like, it's everyone's own responsibility to practice safety with whatever materials they're using, but it's nonetheless really nice to see the effort you put into making sure people are aware of the serious dangers of these materials. That aside, the paintbrush looks hella awesome, Sarah!
You can also cut thin Eva foam on a Cricut for smaller specific pieces. I have modeled them in the design space and programmed it to cut my foam using the deep cut blade. I’ve gotten such specific shapes that I couldn’t do myself.
this is so helpful in a NUMBER of ways but also just seeing how other people paint 3d wood grain for props!! it definitely intimidated me with no experience but this makes us so much less daunting
Cosplayer from Hawaii here. Just wanna take a moment to say thank you for putting the care into your pronunciation of Hawaii. It’s a little thing but still very appreciated 💕
Even though you said the tulle is a pain to work with, it works great over the brush bristles and with the wig too. Nice bit of extra sparkle as well as the invisible stability. Also love your void kitty.
I’ve been working on cosplay for several yrs and always enjoy watching others how to videos- yours is very helpful and I love how you explain your methods and give confidence to the audience! You are one of my top go to ppl now 😊 keep it up 👍
Thank you for taking the time to make a great safety segment. I previously worked in resin based mold making for foam injected products. Those warnings SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Its not a suggestion y'all.
I love how much you are emphasizing safety! I wish you were making videos when I was a young cosplayer lol. I really enjoy crafting props and armor, for me it's a 50/50 with that and sewing. Also I highly recommend flex bond! It's a non-toxic eva primer that is flexible I LOVE using it, it is a little harder to find but a bottle lasts a long time.
I'm my country we don't have Eva foam or anything as professional but we do have those tiles Sarah mentioned . So we are still living in the olden days over here ! (Ps I made a whole miku prop from those thick tiles)
Thank you so much for putting a safety emphasis. I even remembered in college how professors weren’t even educated on how toxic painting products are like turpentine and odorless mineral spirits.
Thank you so much Sarah for uploading perfectly when it hits a week cause I love tuning in to see your projects!! ( also it’s highkey intimidating when you mentioned having everything at your full disposal cause we’ve seen what you can do with MAJOR limits 😭)
This is the first time that somebody actually explained to me how contact cement works, and not only how to use it, but why it behaves the way it does. Bravo!
A little tip for cosplayers looking to get into competing & including foam work. Fill your seams!! There's a ton of ways to do it i love flexi-filler, it's wet-sandable and makes the seams completely disappear! Just like your sewing seams you want those foam seams to be clean as heck. It's also a bragging point to the judges c:
Ik it's too late for you to see this for HolMat, but for any other prop tossing endeavors you undergo: when you are releasing the brush like you did in the video, if it flies to the left you are letting go to early, and if it flies to the right you are letting go to late (if you are tossing from the right hand, inverse if it's a left handed toss). Super cool prop, hope you caught it :) - your local guard kid
Thank you so much for the in-depth safety warning about contact cement! I feel like a lot of cosplay tutorial makers skip this step, it’s always ‘to glue this together I used contact cement’ and nothing else. Sometimes they’re using it inside too :’)
Imagine its a normal day n then u see someone in their backyard throwing a giant brush 32:50 n then with an entire snow miku cosplay without the wig 33:08 That brush looks so nice n soft tho omg-
You’re the first video I’ve watched that really emphasized the importance of safety in regards to contact cement, so thank you for that! When I first started creating props I only got recommended to work in a well ventilated area, but that’s it. Thank you for going the extra mile! :) 💖💖💖
OK but Sarah, you look so CUTE!!!! throwing the brush in the Miku cosplay 🥹 super adorable. And the level of detail and care you put into the whole cosplay is so amazing it's damn near professional like u could be a costume and prop maker for big title movies, I really mean that! U have such amazing skill!
With the excto you can also use your kitchen knife honer, the bar of steel that comes with the block of knifes, to hone your #11 blades so you don’t have to replace them so often. Some great EVA channels are “ Punished Props” and “Oden Makes” here on UA-cam.
You have such a great way of teaching things ahah, I've always found tutorials tend to miss the most useful part of teaching - WHY something does or doesn't work! It gives you the tools to adapt and create new techniques. I've never been interested in foam work before but this really made me wanna try ahaha, though I'm more nervous about toxic products even with access to an outdoor space (though I have been thinking about that "fabric sleeve" technique you used with the fork ever since you posted that video, i wanna use it to make an actually shiny non-metal sword or something!)
btw!!! zip ties!! if you're trying to get foam to curve into a tube and need to hold it's shape, zip ties are a really cheap easy way to secure it temporaily!! truly the fabric pins of round props
fwiw, in color guard we put counterweights at the bottom of the pole to make it spin more evenly, for dance props like this that might help offset the heavy end of the brush!
You should try color guard Sarah, not like if your going to join a marching band but you can use guard techniques for spinning and toying with props and making it looks really cool. Being or practicing guard can also help you coordinate your stage performances when participating in a cosplay contest!!!
I remember making my first armors with craft foam, floor mats, my dad's dremel, and the world's worst heat gun+my hair dryer... They were the dark ages. I haven't been cosplaying since the pandemic (i moved just before it and missed my regular con+safety+everything is way more expensive) but I've been wanting to get back into making costumes for the ren faire and cosplaying and your videos have been helping me a lot with motivation and inspiration
Little tip for the seams, use foam clay to hide them! Since I started using that, my seams are so much better and so smooth. In Canada, we can found amazing foam clay for 4$ at the dollar store, same quality as the 15$ one
YEAHHHHH PART THREE BABY THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER edit: ok but like actually, my boyfriend is at work and i just finished my final paper for the semester so this is great entertainment rn
You can mark with white gel pen (really the cheap packs of 10 at that) on the black eva foam :) just to get people not detrerred from purchasing black foam
I mix my acrylics with my mod podge. It works great as a colored primer. And I put it on with one of those small trim rollers. It covers the large areas faster and I get the smaller areas with a brush.
when pre-fitting anything, making registration marks, makes it easier to do the file fit with glue. this can be done using markers, knife or even heat erase markers😊
I'm planning to make a simple cosplay this year that involves a huge sword and I'm really unsure about making what would be my first prop, but your video is encouraging!
An important tip on contact cement that I see basically every single cosplayer get wrong ever is when you apply it to your surface that you want to glue, you do not wait for it to get sticky or tacky, you wait for it to essentially *dry completely*. I'm talking let that shit sit for at LEAST 15 minutes but probably more depending on how thick you layered it on. It should look glossy and you should be able to touch it with your fingers without getting any stuck to you. It will feel like a dry, smooth surface but once you bring the two glued surfaces together that is literally an unbreakable bond. I'm talking one accidental inch of contact and you will never separate those two pieces. Those little spots where your seam would pop open on the brush? That shouldn't happen, it means the glue isn't ready to bond.
It’s so nice to finally see the process video for the final component to your cosplay after meeting you at con! I loved everything about this and I’m so happy I got to see it in person. Keep being amazing Sarah and keep on teaching us your tips and tricks!
5:25 there is a fantastic tool called the bev-all by rocket props and OMG i would 100% recommend it. it allows you to perfectly angle an exacto knife for cutting foam, and iirc it has a bunch of settings at 15 degree intervals. super simple and intuitive to use and has saved me time and time again. ESPECIALLY for cutting curves on a bevel omg it makes it so much easier.
"The store we dont buy from" Is Hobby Lobby. Why? -> ua-cam.com/video/cU3RachB6Dw/v-deo.html
To sum it up, hobby lobby and its owners have been the subject of controversies and scandals including accusations of antisemitism, homophobia, LGBTQ discrimination, attempts to evangelize public schools, "efforts to deny access to contraceptives for employees," "discrimination and illegally smuggled artifacts and more.
Essentially its ran by shit people who do shit things and we dont stand for that. Theres michaels, blicks, your local small art store, which are all better than hobby lobby in both how theyre run and who runs them, to the prices, and even the contents. Support your local small art shop, micheals, blicks, just not hobby lobby.
Hobby Lobby is indeed the store we don't patronize.
and FUCK HOBBY LOBBY! LY SARAH
I was genuinely going to ask what the shop was
@@salemstrange2091 as was I until I saw that she was willing to type that which should not be said.
Can always appreciate an artist who spends a good amount of time putting a heavy emphasis on being SAFE with projects. 🙏💜💜💜
YES! so many people doing stuff with flying dust or hazardous fumes inside with no protection D:
I especially appreciated the "NO CATS ALLOWED" sign. I see too many people letting pets into places with too many hazards.
I hope the safety get up is a joke, that is WAY too much for the extremely safe and tame project she is undertaking, she was in more danger cutting the foam barehanded with an exacto than she is in her rlly cool workshop
A good tip when using a respirator, If you can smell the contact cement or other chemical when wearing it, you're either a)wearing the mask wrong or b)the filters need to be replaced (if it has replaceable filters). You should not be able to smell anything when wearing one! 😄
only the plastic of the mask itself
@@doggyspeak or your own bad breath.
I am here, once again, watching a tutorial for something I'm never going to do, because I'm not a cosplayer.
I am here to ✨admire✨ the art.
Same haha
Props are for anyone not only Cosplayers hehe if you find it fun you could always try to create something of your favourite franchise and hang it as decoration ! ;))
SAME HERE i now appreciate the art of cosplaying so much more now thanks to her omg
Same!
we, art appreciators
I really appreciate the safety breakdown.
I have a chemical engineering degree and we worked with acetone and toluene on a regular basis. No one ever talked to us about appropriate safety measures. In fact, a friend of mine was berated after needing to leave the lab due to getting extremely light headed and nauseous from too much exposure to toluene.
😢
...you'd think the chemical engineering field of all fields would know better than that
@@DreamyAileen When I did my engineering degree we only had to look up the MSDS of chemicals we worked with in chemistry class, not physics, not any of the engineering classes... thankfully when I workled for a company where I was handling chemicals, eveyrone had to do Workplace Hazardous Materials training if they were in the shop or at jobsites but I don't remember if the office folks had to.
That sounds like you need a Union or something, safety regulations should be take seriously in a professional environment 😦
A reminder to wear more form-fitting, natural fiber clothing when handling high heat or Dremel tools:
1. Loose clothing is more likely to snag and keep the tips in one spot, causing damage.
2. The heat, either from the tool itself or generated due to its fast speed, can burn protected skin. It can also melt fabric with a high blend of synthetic materials, causing it to adhere to your skin and result in more serious burns.
Happy (safe) crafting!!
0:54 Hi!! I’m so glad that this method was able to help you out on your own Snow Miku 2023 journey! It’s been super fun watching her come together and you did wonderful at Idolfest, I was going bonkers in the front row ✨💚
If you’re looking for more info on how to throw things predictably but in cool ways, color guard tutorials might be a good resource!! The weighting is probably slightly different, but the general tips and principles apply to anything long with a heavy end and a lighter end! Biggest thing is to pay attention to where in your motion you’re letting go and where your arms’ momentum would push the prop! I love seeing you dance with things like this, looking forward to the next vid in the series! ❤
I was thinking that too! When I was in colorguard, we would add large flat washers to one end to help the pole spin more consistently. Watching some videos on throwing techniques will help increase spin too. Great idea, and great video, Sarah!!
This. I was like her hold is all wrong. She needs to look at colorguard tutorials. It's a small hand placement difference that makes all the difference in tossing. And I graduated in 2007 👵
Wow, your point about learning foam smithing vs sewing blew my mind. Not only does it make the former look less scary because there's "only" 20 years of knowledge to learn, but on the flip side you also don't have to be too hard on yourself for not mastering every topic in sewing, because IT'S SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE, collected over literally thousands of years and exploded 10 fold over the last 2 centuries. If learning how to sew seems hard to me, that's because it's an entire internet's worth of experience and craftsmanship vomited into a little machine handbook or a quick tutorial. Humans are crazy awesome.
this is probably such a niche thing to comment about, but it really is appreciated when people say ‘Hawai’i’ correctly like you did where the ‘w’ is pronounced like a ‘v’ 🥹🥹 i usually don’t comment on your videos because i usually don’t have much to comment on, and support quietly, but i’d like to say a big Thank You on behalf the people who care about Hawaiian pronunciations and enunciations. it really means a lot and shows that you either did your research well or were taught by someone who knew, and it’s cool to see other people who don’t look like they’re from the islands doing that. i do really enjoy your content and your cosplay videos have honestly helped me a lot in means of being comfortable and excited to try and put my own things together some day soon. 💖💖💖
Are we supposed to say "Havai'i" ?
@@piercedsiren yes, the ‘w’ in hawaiian is always pronounced like a ‘v’ in english. hawaiian also doesn’t have certain letters from the english alphabet (like the letter ‘v’) and the consonants and vowels sound different than english, as do all other languages ☺️☺️
I did not know this, i will try to remember
Gesso is also a great primer and it comes in black and clear versions as well as white! It's honestly underrated outside of the painting world imo, it's a very multifunctional material. The clear version can be used as a good matte (though somewhat textured) sealant for acrylic paints or even colored pencils
I was just rewatching the wig video! I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE IDOL VLOG
@SarahSpaceman, you can put petroleum jelly on the threads of the contact cement can where the lid screws on, and that will prevent it from getting glued closed. It works really well.
ooh good to know, i keep gluing my lids shut
A short info about box cutters. You know those lines on the blade, those are break lines. Use a pair of pliers and just break off the dull parts of the blade and you got a sharp one again, that's why those blades are so long.
I thought everyone knew that??? 😂
This costume looks absolutely incredible so far. I am so excited to see the whole thing.
Ngl this whole series has taught me so fricking much about cosplay safety and tips to making my sewing life easier. I litteraly had no idea about contact cement safty and I work at a fricking craft store.
I just got to the part at 17 ish minutes and! I’m definitely new to cosplay, but I didn’t know wood burning tools could be used in it? I think it’s so cool how many different skills and art crossovers happen in cosplay! (Also, the safety lectures are giving me flash backs to my old craftsmen class in high school XD )
For 3:32 -- if you're using black EVA foam, you can use a white gel pen rather than a sliver sharpie. I use it all the time since I can only get my hands on black eva foam locally and it really helps!
I hardly ever subscribe to channels, but I had to subscribe to yours. I just appreciate what you do so much. I'm just over 40 and have been cosplaying since 2002, when cosplay was pretty much the wild west. There was no YT or central place to find tutorials, and we were all just flying by the seat of our pants. Now there are a lot resources out there, but none that I've found as helpful & educational as yours! I refer to you as "my new cosplay teacher," because not only are you showing us what you're doing, but you're showing us HOW to do it. You have such a great way of explaining techniques and how different materials work, which means even if we're not planning on making the exact thing you are, we're able to apply the knowledge you're teaching to any project. I've learned more from a month of watching your vids than in over 20 years of cosplay.
Also, THANK YOU for talking about safety! This was another thing that just wasn't talked about back when I first started cosplaying. As a result I have worked with toxic materials in ways that were definitely not safe, because my friends and I just didn't know better, and I have probably lost some brain cells in doing so. So thanks for spreading awareness! You're amazing!
I'm in my mid 30s and definitely remember the dark ages of cosplay from my teen years. I don't cosplay anymore (except Halloween) but I love watching these videos and reminiscing.
So im not very consistent when picking youtubers to watch during my hyper fixations, but it s been like a month now, and I've been Binger Sarash vids for the entirety of it. That can literally only mean one thing- I really need to start my first cosplay 😭
For anyone wondering what store she's talking about in 23:14 someone said hobby lobby under a comment with the same question from Sarah Boucher
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Watching your videos has inspired me to get back to making cosplays and even more so to challenge myself with the next costume for Holiday Matsuri next year
Good luck!! I’d love to see the process
This series has been so nice to watch while I'm making my first ever cosplay lol keep up the great work
good luck on your first cosplay! I bet it's gonna turn out wonderful!
YESSSS THE COSPLAY QUEEN IS BACK WITH A NEW VIDEO! TIME TO DROP EVERYTHING!!!
Thanks for uploading more amazing content !! :3
you never let us down when you upload :D
You went all out on this one! I was looking forward to this video so much! My favorite part abt this cosplay is definitely the prop, I really enjoyed the techniques you used. This is one of my favorites, very well done Sarah! Can’t wait to see miku dance 😂❄️🤍
This paintbrush was super cool to see on stage, seeing it overexplained makes it even cooler!
Love the video, and really love the effort you put into your safety briefing on all of the toxic materials you've used. I've watched tons and tons of prop videos, but can't remember ever getting a more in-depth warning than "use this outside and wear a respirator". And like, it's everyone's own responsibility to practice safety with whatever materials they're using, but it's nonetheless really nice to see the effort you put into making sure people are aware of the serious dangers of these materials.
That aside, the paintbrush looks hella awesome, Sarah!
i appreciate your encouragement so much. ive found foam to be very intimidating and now i feel like i can make anything i want
I appreciate the fact you tell people the dangers, I've used contact cement for years in college and never was once told it could be dangerous.
The way you made the brush bristles out of the wig fibers was SO inspired!
32:58 the throwing reminded me of Highschool color guard yeah that’s all I wanted to say (but I do love the final result)
Huge props to you (pun fully intended) for the contact cement safety message.
You can also cut thin Eva foam on a Cricut for smaller specific pieces. I have modeled them in the design space and programmed it to cut my foam using the deep cut blade. I’ve gotten such specific shapes that I couldn’t do myself.
THANK YOU for REALY PUTTING THE WARNING ABOUT CONTACT CEMENT!!!! Thank you!!
gotta say, love the faded hair on you. the lavender is really nice.
seeing that painting session was *so* satisfying.
21:55 THAT LOAF OMG
this is so helpful in a NUMBER of ways but also just seeing how other people paint 3d wood grain for props!! it definitely intimidated me with no experience but this makes us so much less daunting
Man…the oil painting is like- SO AMAZING AAH AND IDK WHY BUT IM SO IN LOVE WITH THE TULLE PROTECTION BC OF ITS CUTE GLITTER
Cosplayer from Hawaii here. Just wanna take a moment to say thank you for putting the care into your pronunciation of Hawaii. It’s a little thing but still very appreciated 💕
Even though you said the tulle is a pain to work with, it works great over the brush bristles and with the wig too. Nice bit of extra sparkle as well as the invisible stability.
Also love your void kitty.
I’ve been working on cosplay for several yrs and always enjoy watching others how to videos- yours is very helpful and I love how you explain your methods and give confidence to the audience! You are one of my top go to ppl now 😊 keep it up 👍
Thank you for taking the time to make a great safety segment. I previously worked in resin based mold making for foam injected products. Those warnings SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Its not a suggestion y'all.
I love how much you are emphasizing safety! I wish you were making videos when I was a young cosplayer lol. I really enjoy crafting props and armor, for me it's a 50/50 with that and sewing. Also I highly recommend flex bond! It's a non-toxic eva primer that is flexible I LOVE using it, it is a little harder to find but a bottle lasts a long time.
I'm my country we don't have Eva foam or anything as professional but we do have those tiles Sarah mentioned . So we are still living in the olden days over here ! (Ps I made a whole miku prop from those thick tiles)
Because of you I startetd cosplaying. Thx 🙃☺️
Thank you so much for putting a safety emphasis. I even remembered in college how professors weren’t even educated on how toxic painting products are like turpentine and odorless mineral spirits.
Thank you so much Sarah for uploading perfectly when it hits a week cause I love tuning in to see your projects!! ( also it’s highkey intimidating when you mentioned having everything at your full disposal cause we’ve seen what you can do with MAJOR limits 😭)
The last piece of the miku cos, love it 🐈
This is the first time that somebody actually explained to me how contact cement works, and not only how to use it, but why it behaves the way it does. Bravo!
A little tip for cosplayers looking to get into competing & including foam work. Fill your seams!! There's a ton of ways to do it i love flexi-filler, it's wet-sandable and makes the seams completely disappear! Just like your sewing seams you want those foam seams to be clean as heck. It's also a bragging point to the judges c:
Today I'm liking this oversized paintbrush for your Snow Miku cosplay.
Ik it's too late for you to see this for HolMat, but for any other prop tossing endeavors you undergo: when you are releasing the brush like you did in the video, if it flies to the left you are letting go to early, and if it flies to the right you are letting go to late (if you are tossing from the right hand, inverse if it's a left handed toss). Super cool prop, hope you caught it :) - your local guard kid
universe loves me, always, when I'm starting to work on a new cosplay, a new Sarah's video comes out! I'm so happy!
Thank you so much for the in-depth safety warning about contact cement! I feel like a lot of cosplay tutorial makers skip this step, it’s always ‘to glue this together I used contact cement’ and nothing else. Sometimes they’re using it inside too :’)
i love apple barrel for art too. never had any issues with it idk why people sleep on it!
I have been watching your videos for almost a year and you still make me really happy just because I watch your videos
Imagine its a normal day n then u see someone in their backyard throwing a giant brush 32:50 n then with an entire snow miku cosplay without the wig 33:08
That brush looks so nice n soft tho omg-
You’re the first video I’ve watched that really emphasized the importance of safety in regards to contact cement, so thank you for that! When I first started creating props I only got recommended to work in a well ventilated area, but that’s it. Thank you for going the extra mile! :) 💖💖💖
:O WOODWORKING MENTIONED!!
I love your safety briefs.
Thank you for covering safety! Some things get overlooked. ❤️❤️
OK but Sarah, you look so CUTE!!!! throwing the brush in the Miku cosplay 🥹 super adorable. And the level of detail and care you put into the whole cosplay is so amazing it's damn near professional like u could be a costume and prop maker for big title movies, I really mean that! U have such amazing skill!
I love the brush so much, this is a cosplay I LOVE
You make these projects look easy omg
It's beautiful, since my mini self doll is going to have a weapon like that with a dowel shield.
With the excto you can also use your kitchen knife honer, the bar of steel that comes with the block of knifes, to hone your #11 blades so you don’t have to replace them so often. Some great EVA channels are “ Punished Props” and “Oden Makes” here on UA-cam.
You have such a great way of teaching things ahah, I've always found tutorials tend to miss the most useful part of teaching - WHY something does or doesn't work! It gives you the tools to adapt and create new techniques. I've never been interested in foam work before but this really made me wanna try ahaha, though I'm more nervous about toxic products even with access to an outdoor space (though I have been thinking about that "fabric sleeve" technique you used with the fork ever since you posted that video, i wanna use it to make an actually shiny non-metal sword or something!)
Great work on the prop and I appreciate your PSA about the glue. I use contact cement at my work and many people are really relaxed about the risks.
What a good brush thrower
btw!!! zip ties!! if you're trying to get foam to curve into a tube and need to hold it's shape, zip ties are a really cheap easy way to secure it temporaily!! truly the fabric pins of round props
fwiw, in color guard we put counterweights at the bottom of the pole to make it spin more evenly, for dance props like this that might help offset the heavy end of the brush!
I love the Education Bits ❤️
You should try color guard Sarah, not like if your going to join a marching band but you can use guard techniques for spinning and toying with props and making it looks really cool. Being or practicing guard can also help you coordinate your stage performances when participating in a cosplay contest!!!
I remember making my first armors with craft foam, floor mats, my dad's dremel, and the world's worst heat gun+my hair dryer... They were the dark ages. I haven't been cosplaying since the pandemic (i moved just before it and missed my regular con+safety+everything is way more expensive) but I've been wanting to get back into making costumes for the ren faire and cosplaying and your videos have been helping me a lot with motivation and inspiration
Little tip for the seams, use foam clay to hide them! Since I started using that, my seams are so much better and so smooth.
In Canada, we can found amazing foam clay for 4$ at the dollar store, same quality as the 15$ one
If you want to thicken cheap paint. You can also add some cornstarch to it.
I really enjoy your videos. They help de-mystify props and other difficult things I'm not at all used to doing. I've learned so much from you. 🙏
If Ur using black foam you can use tailors chalk at least that's what I used
You’re brilliant! Always so much detail and the emphasis on safety was immaculate. As is your vibe in general. Thank you! Merry Christmas!
YEAHHHHH PART THREE BABY THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER
edit: ok but like actually, my boyfriend is at work and i just finished my final paper for the semester so this is great entertainment rn
You can mark with white gel pen (really the cheap packs of 10 at that) on the black eva foam :) just to get people not detrerred from purchasing black foam
YOURE BLESSING US WITH SO MANY NEW VIDEOS
I mix my acrylics with my mod podge. It works great as a colored primer. And I put it on with one of those small trim rollers. It covers the large areas faster and I get the smaller areas with a brush.
when pre-fitting anything, making registration marks, makes it easier to do the file fit with glue. this can be done using markers, knife or even heat erase markers😊
What a cute little black void you have visiting your workroom today!!
YOUR HAIR IS SO PRETTY OMGGGG
extra thumbs up for saying "Hawai'i" correctly
I'm planning to make a simple cosplay this year that involves a huge sword and I'm really unsure about making what would be my first prop, but your video is encouraging!
im so excited for the holmat video
Seeing you at holmat made my year. You are such an inspiration. Aaa.
This cosplay is so cool!!
An important tip on contact cement that I see basically every single cosplayer get wrong ever is when you apply it to your surface that you want to glue, you do not wait for it to get sticky or tacky, you wait for it to essentially *dry completely*.
I'm talking let that shit sit for at LEAST 15 minutes but probably more depending on how thick you layered it on. It should look glossy and you should be able to touch it with your fingers without getting any stuck to you. It will feel like a dry, smooth surface but once you bring the two glued surfaces together that is literally an unbreakable bond. I'm talking one accidental inch of contact and you will never separate those two pieces. Those little spots where your seam would pop open on the brush? That shouldn't happen, it means the glue isn't ready to bond.
A sewing chalk pencil works great to outline on the black foam!
love the wood texture on the brush!
It’s so nice to finally see the process video for the final component to your cosplay after meeting you at con! I loved everything about this and I’m so happy I got to see it in person. Keep being amazing Sarah and keep on teaching us your tips and tricks!
You could absolutely do a color guard routine with that brush 😂 It looks amazing! The tips you gave helped me a whole lot! Awesome video!
5:25 there is a fantastic tool called the bev-all by rocket props and OMG i would 100% recommend it. it allows you to perfectly angle an exacto knife for cutting foam, and iirc it has a bunch of settings at 15 degree intervals. super simple and intuitive to use and has saved me time and time again. ESPECIALLY for cutting curves on a bevel omg it makes it so much easier.
OMG 😍😍😍 Every time I'm too tired to do craft cosplay, I see your video, and I'm up to do it again