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Re: Adam Ant Then and Now, Adam Ant impersonation cosplay costume
Sounds like an amazing night and an amazing concert! I love how excited everyone was for your costume!
/Chris
/Chris
Re: Adam Ant Then and Now, Adam Ant impersonation cosplay costume
Far later in the evening after the rush to leave had passed us up, my wife was taking pictures of the theatre. My daughter took this picture of me waiting for the wife. I post this one to show the pants and boots additions.with the full costume.
This is the Elsinore theatre in Salem Oregon, a beautiful location.
This is the Elsinore theatre in Salem Oregon, a beautiful location.
Re: Adam Ant Then and Now, Adam Ant impersonation cosplay costume
The Adam "Now" costume was a complete success. I arrived late, on purpose, to avoid the line. We had purchased tickets in advance. We waited in the car until the line no longer wrapped around the building. I had to pray for a dry spell as the rain had stayed steady all day and as an Oregonian, I don't habitually keep an umbrella in the car. When the dry patch came, we started our trek. As we rounded the corner, I said "Perfect timing, there are only like 3 people left in the ticket line." but no one responded. I turned and my family was on the other side of a group of people. A lady who was talking with my wife came over and asked for a group picture and complemented my costume. I later found out she had already asked my wife if I was Adam and had been informed it was a cosplay. Soon, it turned into a line of people awaiting photo ops which then blossomed into a crowd. Then a large rush of people was coming back out of the building. I still had no clue, quietly taking group pics with other Adam Ant fans, having a great time.
Then, three things happened at once, the lady on my right says "We have 15 friends that drove a long way to see you, they will all want a picture with you.", a lady at the back of the crowd yells "We love you Adam" and one of the gentleman taking pictures starts chanting "Prince Charming, Prince Charming" and the light bulb in my brain finally turned on and I figured out what was happening. I immediately announced it was just a costume. I turned to the lady on my arm and said "My name is Darrell.", in my best Russian tech support accent, channeling the famous "My name is Peggy" vibe. That shattered the ice and everyone laughed at once. They were all very kind and several thanked me for not leaving them hanging to still think I was Adam. Two people hugged me and said they would have been so embarrassed to have left thinking I was him and they would be bragging to their friends only to find out it wasn't. The gentleman who had started the chant said, "well if you aren't him then I need to tip you for the performance", and I received my first ever tip for a street performance, two dollars. The photos continued throughout the night with other diehard fans that had dressed up. The number of mouth open, blank stares was enough to make the whole costume worth it. As for the concert, it was worth many times more than ticket price. English Beat opened, playing decades of their hits, mirror in the bathroom being a true favorite for me, and then Adam did what Adam does.... dominate the party with his permanently high energy, open invitation to join him in what was, moments earlier, a concert but is now a free for all party.
My daughter got this perfectly timed picture of these ladies beckoning to their friends to join.
Stan Winston School has ruined me for living a normal life. The ability to become someone else, so convincingly, is just too much fun to stop. I don't wish to be anyone else. I like being me just fine. But being me, the guy that took classes from SWSCA and can crush that cosplay....that is a better form of me to be.
Then, three things happened at once, the lady on my right says "We have 15 friends that drove a long way to see you, they will all want a picture with you.", a lady at the back of the crowd yells "We love you Adam" and one of the gentleman taking pictures starts chanting "Prince Charming, Prince Charming" and the light bulb in my brain finally turned on and I figured out what was happening. I immediately announced it was just a costume. I turned to the lady on my arm and said "My name is Darrell.", in my best Russian tech support accent, channeling the famous "My name is Peggy" vibe. That shattered the ice and everyone laughed at once. They were all very kind and several thanked me for not leaving them hanging to still think I was Adam. Two people hugged me and said they would have been so embarrassed to have left thinking I was him and they would be bragging to their friends only to find out it wasn't. The gentleman who had started the chant said, "well if you aren't him then I need to tip you for the performance", and I received my first ever tip for a street performance, two dollars. The photos continued throughout the night with other diehard fans that had dressed up. The number of mouth open, blank stares was enough to make the whole costume worth it. As for the concert, it was worth many times more than ticket price. English Beat opened, playing decades of their hits, mirror in the bathroom being a true favorite for me, and then Adam did what Adam does.... dominate the party with his permanently high energy, open invitation to join him in what was, moments earlier, a concert but is now a free for all party.
My daughter got this perfectly timed picture of these ladies beckoning to their friends to join.
Stan Winston School has ruined me for living a normal life. The ability to become someone else, so convincingly, is just too much fun to stop. I don't wish to be anyone else. I like being me just fine. But being me, the guy that took classes from SWSCA and can crush that cosplay....that is a better form of me to be.
Re: Mask sculpt feedback
@Darrell Green I guess that's a good thing since would look somewhat "realistic" HAHAHAH
Re: Advice in glueing pieces
Hi Daniel, Academy Award-winning makeup artist Steve LaPorte demonstrates an excellent method for this in chapters 5, 7 & 8 of his recent Stan Winston School course: https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/terminator-prosthetic-makeup-fx-part-2-prep-apply-paint
Advice in glueing pieces
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I want to glue on a forehead piece that extends above the hairline. Usually I would put on a bald cap first to create a surface for glueing. I was wondering if there was a way around this as it will only extend for about an inch or so into the hair.
Any tips?
Thanks!
I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I want to glue on a forehead piece that extends above the hairline. Usually I would put on a bald cap first to create a surface for glueing. I was wondering if there was a way around this as it will only extend for about an inch or so into the hair.
Any tips?
Thanks!
Springs for Marionettes
Hello Stan Winston School! I've recently taken Scott Land's course on Mastering marionettes. I've made a few with counter-weighted mechanisms, but I'd like to learn how to make them spring-loaded, the way Scott Land does his. unfortunately, I can't seem the find a spring that works for me. Any suggestions?
What's in your dream shop/lab?
If you could build out your own shop/lab, what would you make sure to include? A vacu-form machine? How about an adjustable height work bench? Shop stools with coaster wheels? A nice air compressor? Would your shop be in your home, a tricked out garage space, or a nice Home Depot shed with options for ventilation and temperature controls and a fridge stocked with cold beverages and tasty snacks? Or maybe a rented storage space where you'd bring a cooler and a portable power supply/generator?
I like the idea of having a shed tucked into the corner of my back yard situated such that good ventilation is achieved. A wall-mounted spray-paint rack and shelving for other supplies. A tool chest on wheels, I hate having to hunt for tools. They're never where they're supposed to be. I'd like two work benches, to accommodate a couple stages of projects at a time. And a mannequin/human form, something that'll assist for fabricating wearable garb.