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England's Children's Day armor
Volunteer Park
Seattle, WA
October 17, 2010
Photos by Dea Thea
I have spent the past couple months working on this. It is made from craft foam, which was coated with school glue to give it a smooth texture. It was then entirely hand-painted, which took countless hours. Painting the chest piece alone easily took 18 hours or more. I had considered making a set of stencils to paint it, but the pattern is different sizes on each piece of the armor, making it more practical to just hand paint the design.
The armor is primarily based on Himuruya's illustration of England in this armor, though before constructing it I chose to look up some references of actual armor. I found the suit of armor that it appears that the illustration was actually based on, a suit belonging to Sir George Clifford, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The patterns on the armor are based on his suit, since it shows more detail than Himuruya's illustration.
The shoot I did for this armor served as a test run for actually wearing it, and helped me figure out which parts should be adjusted before actually wearing it to any events. I am likely to completely re-do the lower leg pieces. Other than the awkwardness of wearing this costume (I can barely bend my arms, for instance), it is extremely satisfying to complete one of my two dream costumes.
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Volunteer Park
Seattle, WA
October 17, 2010
Photos by Dea Thea
I have spent the past couple months working on this. It is made from craft foam, which was coated with school glue to give it a smooth texture. It was then entirely hand-painted, which took countless hours. Painting the chest piece alone easily took 18 hours or more. I had considered making a set of stencils to paint it, but the pattern is different sizes on each piece of the armor, making it more practical to just hand paint the design.
The armor is primarily based on Himuruya's illustration of England in this armor, though before constructing it I chose to look up some references of actual armor. I found the suit of armor that it appears that the illustration was actually based on, a suit belonging to Sir George Clifford, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The patterns on the armor are based on his suit, since it shows more detail than Himuruya's illustration.
The shoot I did for this armor served as a test run for actually wearing it, and helped me figure out which parts should be adjusted before actually wearing it to any events. I am likely to completely re-do the lower leg pieces. Other than the awkwardness of wearing this costume (I can barely bend my arms, for instance), it is extremely satisfying to complete one of my two dream costumes.
In Her Majesty's Service by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
Knight by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
St. George's Cross by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
New World Power by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
Love is not a victory march by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
Guardian by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
For Gloriana by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
Game of Kings by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART
Birth of an Empire by ~PackOfChessyCats on deviantART