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Philip Obaza
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Many thanks for all the kind words!
You're very right about the color gradation, Greg. The tricky part about
lycra is that when the material is stretched, the colors become diluted,
which is why I knew I had to use markers to darken the webs or else they
would be barely visible. I may check into dying the suit later on to improve
the red and blue colors. They only look faded when I make an unusual
stretch, though that's typically what's required when doing a Spider-Man
pose!
In the picture below, you can see that the color is less faded since the
fabric is under less stress:
Here's another, unmasked! Shh...
Edited by Philip Obaza on 18 November 2014 at 6:39pm
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Paul Greer
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Nicely done!
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Nice work, Philip!
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Aaron Smith
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Excellent!
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Stephen Robinson
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And nice work *wearing* the costume. It can be a bit
unforgiving!
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Joe Zhang
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Amazing!
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Greg Kirkman
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You're very right about the color gradation, Greg. The tricky part about
lycra is that when the material is stretched, the colors become diluted,
which is why I knew I had to use markers to darken the webs or else
they would be barely visible. I may check into dying the suit later on to
improve the red and blue colors. They only look faded when I make an
unusual stretch, though that's typically what's required when doing a
Spider-Man pose!
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Oh, it wasn't a criticism! It's just a feature I wouldn't expect on a "real"
Spider-Man costume, of course. I just like to fantasize about a truly
accurate comic-based costume that looks great in real life--if such a
thing is possible. The movies have come pretty close. By my personal
standard, I'd say about 85%. As noted, certain little things about the
movie costumes annoy me.
I definitely think the look of your costume's mask is superior to any of
the movie suits.
For a $600 outfit based on a pattern made by a RPFer (as opposed to
one of the uber-pricey movie costumes), I think you really got more
than your money's worth! Looks great.
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Francesco Consoli
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Wow. Great job!
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Jamie Grey
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superb!
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Philip Obaza
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And nice work *wearing* the costume. It can be a bit
unforgiving!
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Thanks and definitely!
In its present form, the suit is a little trickier to get in and out of than I
intended; there's no mask zipper and the only way out of it is a long back
zipper that goes from the top of my neck to my waist. Once I have some
time and a little more money, I want to see about getting the zips re-done
in the back. A mask zip would at least allow me to eat and drink while
wearing the suit!
Greg - Didn't read your thoughts as criticism at all! And I agree with you
about the film suits; the "raised webs" always felt a bit off to me, as well
as the eyes (though the eyes on the recent suit from ASM2 come pretty
close). Knowing what a huge Spider-Man fan you are, your compliments
on my costume mean a lot! :)
Two last pics I'd like to share (feel free to message me if you'd like to see more):
My brother (and fellow JBF member Keith) and I, ready to fight crime.
Finally, a friend of mine decided to do a little Photoshopping...
Edited by Philip Obaza on 20 November 2014 at 4:01pm
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Very cool!
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Greg Kirkman
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Greg - Didn't read your thoughts as criticism at all! And I agree with you
about the film suits; the "raised webs" always felt a bit off to me, as well
as the eyes (though the eyes on the recent suit from ASM2 come pretty
close). Knowing what a huge Spider-Man fan you are, your
compliments on my costume mean a lot! :)
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No worries!
And, knowing what a huge Spider-Man fan you are, I can imagine
how much fun it must be for you to run around in that suit!
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