This tutorial for a Maleficent cosplay was helpful: http://www.breannacooke.com/how-to-make-maleficent-horns/
I still had a lot of fabric from about a year and a half ago, when I got this sparkly, scaly black cloth for Elphie’s Gamora costume.
I thought it suited Maleficent nicely.
I made a robe that fastens in the front with Velcro. For the
ragged purple trim, I cut up strips of fabric and touched the edges with
FrayCheck.
The more challenging part was the headdress. The route I
took was a helmet. Here I followed the lead of Evil Ted Smith's video "How to Make a Foam Helmet Tutorial." Here's Elphaba in the midst of having her template constructed.
After getting that template, I put together a simple helmet of craft foam and tape. The horns were made of foam.
One of the tutorials I looked at used electrical tape to
cover the horns and get that textured look of the lines on Maleficent's horns in the Disney cartoon. However, I wasn’t
able to get good electrical tape and so I decided to go for papier mache.
I was not sure if the soft, floppy foam helmet would hold its
shape while I was applying the paper strips, so I pressed Elphaba into service
as a model.
Very carefully. With layers of a towel, cling wrap, and
tinfoil.
She survived.
While all that was going on, I thought of adding a felt
inner layer to the helmet. I used the helmet patterns to quickly sew up an
inner cap.
Since Elphie was busy, Larkin modeled it.
Once the paint was complete, I glued the inner cap to the
inside of the helmet. And voila.
As a result of the stiff papier-mache and the skullcap, the helmet is a little tight, but that snugness also means that it stays well on Elphie's head.
All she needs now is a staff and possibly a raven. As we're going towards Halloween, I'm hoping to see some little ravens I can pick up at a dollar store or craft store. I also want to find a stone or bead that will look perfect for her staff.
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