Yes, my first Nobara pics were already impressive, but Part 2 is outstanding! Nobara has gone wild and this is gonna be an epic fight! Make sure to check out my new ‘Nobara Nailed It’ cosplay photoset: www.store.mcbourbonnais.com
You might also want to see how I built this photoset, one of the most beautiful set I’ve created so far. It really looked like a movie set in my workshop… I can’t believe I had to demolish it to make room for my next project. :S But I have the pics to remember this set forever. :) You can read the Making of Blog here.
Here it is, the 2nd biggest cosplay photoset I built after my ‘Evil Boner’ photoset… a Jujutsu Kaisen photoset! Directly inspired by a scene from the anime, this set required months of work! :D
It all started with polystyrene bricks I had made for another project. I realized how easy it was to work with polystyrene insulating boards to make fake bricks or fake stones. And I decided to make a full wall (and even a floor) using those polystyrene insulating boards.
Each brick was cut one by one using a bandsaw. The brick texture was made using sanding paper, various cutting tools and a heat gun.
That sewer entrance or sewer gate was made using wooden dowels and fiberglass. The big ring is all made of fiberglass.
Then the sewer gate was installed in a support in the wall and the wall was covered with 4′ X 8′ polystyrene insulating boards.
Over that stone wall, there’s part of a brick wall. Each brick was easily glued with hot glue.
The polystyrene insulating boards on the wall were sculpted with a heating tool to create a stone effect. The junctions between the 4′ X 8′ polystyrene boards were covered with latex sealant. The latex sealant was then covered with baby powder to give it a mate effect. Otherway, the latex sealant, once painted, would have been glossy while the polystyrene is mate.
I used ordinary plaster as a fake mortar for the polystyrene bricks. Everything was very easy to paint.
Polystyrene is easy to melt with a heat gun. It creates the perfect stone texture.
Extra stone texture was added to the wall using plaster here and there.
A whole color palette was used to create a more realistic effect.
Body filler was applied on the wooden dowels to create a rust texture. The final effect is obtained after various paint coats.
The floor was also covered with polystyrene insulating boards.
Since it’s so easy to find Japanese anime cosplay costumes online nowadays, I didn’t sew this costume. I invested a lot of time and money in the photoset itself and I have to make efficient business choices for my company’s profitability. So the costume is store-bought, but I still had to change the buttons, adjust the costume to my measurements and I did some tiny improvements to the fake leather belt and pouch. However, the hammer and little straw doll are custom made. :)
I had first planned to sit on the sewer gate and do a lot of poses there during the photoshoot. However, lighting didn’t work out as planned and I ended up building a separate giant prop to sit on and take poses on it, a few feet in front of the wall. I built what could have been a stone column that would have fallen during the fight. It was made of a wooden structure covered with the same polystyrene insulating boards. No, all the pics of that photoset were not taken on the same day. I had to do 3 separate photoshoot days. Here’s my giant column. For the photoshoot, it was put on its side, on the photoset’s floor, like a fallen, broken column.
The final photography setup. :) Hope you enjoy my Jujutsu Kaisen photoset!
The first part of my Lightbox Photoset was gorgeous and dazzling. You thought it was breathtaking… but you haven’t seen anything yet! ;)
Lightbox Photoset – Part 2 is now available and it’s… jaw-dropping! :D This little teaser is just an appetizer. If you like extreme poses, you will be delighted!
Je suis très heureuse d’annoncer que je donnerai une conférence sur la fabrication de costumes, d’accessoires et de décors à Nadeshicon, le samedi 25 mars à 14h00, au Centre des Congrès de Québec.
Je vous montrerai des photos de projets et des pièces en cours que je n’ai pas encore dévoilés au public. ;) J’ai très hâte de vous voir! :D
Pour plus d’information et acheter vos billets, consultez le site: www.nadeshicon.ca
Photo par YAMM prise sur le plateau de l’émission ‘Y’a du monde à messe.’
Not bad for an improvised photoshoot, right? :D Welcome to the Kissing Booth! Which kiss do you want to try? :) I built that photoset in a few days in my workshop, just before Valentine’s Day! Simple, but very funny, I really like that concept. :D So… do you want to kiss me? ;)
Many of you were flabbergasted when I released that improvised photoset built during the Holidays. With her giant Christmas wreath and dazzling costume, the Ice Queen is back with more pics that will melt your heart for sure. ;)
Make sure to check out my previous post to see the photoset’s making of pics.
Yes, this last minute belated Christmas photoset became a winter cosplay set!
Entirely built during the Holidays with material I already had at the workshop and a few things I could find in local stores (when they were not closed) I made this little miracle happen!
Hope you enjoy my improvised harness lingerie made out of vinyl sheets found at the dollar store. Mix of crafting and sewing. No joke. :D
And here’s a few making of pics so you can see how I built the giant Christmas wreath. I started with a structure cut in plywood sheets.
Then I covered my wreath with real fir branches and added the Christmas tree lights.
I made fake bricks using styrene sheets and a heat gun. The melted styrene has a very credible brick texture.
Some of those bricks had actually been made for another project and were already painted.
After another paint job, it looked like this. :D My wreath had a beautiful base!
Next step was easy. Adding Christmas ornaments.
Looking at that blue/white/silver color palette, this is when I had the idea to do a Frozen inspired cosplay.
It was totally improvised, I had no idea at that point what my outfit would be. It was a last minute photoset organized in the middle of the Holidays, I didn’t have the time to order anything online, I could only use things available in local stores or things I already had at the workshop. I ended up doing a harness lingerie using vinyl sheets and crafting material bought, believe it or not, at my local dollar store. Here I am, analysing various design options… I was lucky enough to have a blonde wig that I could style to match Elsa’s hairstyle. And it worked! :D
Yes, this was supposed to be a Christmas photoset, but life is full of unexpected challenges and it turned out to be a New Year’s winter cosplay photoset! ;) I told you it would be worth the wait! lol
Now, guys, you’ll just have to be a little more patient while my photographer is editing more pics… Yes, this is only a teaser! The full photoset will be available in the next days. :)
Follow me on Twitter (mcbourbonnais1) to know when the photoshoot will be released!
Natural light, natural hair color, no body makeup so it’s my natural skin tone too… I guess you’re seeing me as natural as I can be! lol Even if some parts of me are obviously not ‘natural!’ lol ;)
Would you believe that this photoshoot was made at the same place than the ‘Warm Me Up’ photoshoot? Isn’t it surprising what we can do with a little creativity… and natural light! ;) If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, you have to follow me on Twitter (mcbourbonnais1). Everyday, I let you know what I’m doing and what’s going on with my projects… I tell a lot of stories. :D
And if you want to see the rest of this wonderful ‘Lightbox’ photoset, check out my store: www.store.mcbourbonnais.com
Yes, there will be more pics from that set… and they will be jaw-dropping! :D
Finally! It was a real adventure to organize that last minute Halloween photoshoot (again, if you missed the story, check out my Twitter posts from the last weeks. @mcbourbonnais1) But it was worth the wait! Thanks for your patience, guys! :) Hope you enjoy those amazing vampire pics!
