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Old 11-01-2010, 02:28 AM
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Avatar costume v1.1 (31/10/10) - a set on Flickr
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Old 11-01-2010, 02:46 AM
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Those are awesome pics, great job on the stripes and the tail The ears look pretty neat too.
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Old 11-01-2010, 03:44 AM
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that's amazing

Tail looks great... mine wasn't that good
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Old 11-01-2010, 03:48 AM
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I just wish I had lightened the body paint to match the tail... I thought the talc I used to dry the paint would lighten it, but it changed back to the original shade after a while. Next time, I guess.
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Old 11-01-2010, 04:36 AM
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Freakin' awesome, dude! One of the best.
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Old 11-01-2010, 05:12 AM
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looks great! whatd you use for paint?
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Old 11-01-2010, 05:20 AM
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Homemade pax

http://fx.wikia.com/wiki/PAX

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Old 11-01-2010, 07:13 AM
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That IS one of the best... actually, I'd say THE best I've ever seen. Ears could use a little work to look more realistic, and the queue could be a bit longer, but everything else is just spot on; I could never top it. That's brilliant, what you did!! You went out this Halloween like that, right? That is a fantastic job.
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Old 11-01-2010, 07:56 AM
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You went out this Halloween like that, right?
On saturday and sunday. That's the advantage of pax! You can sleep in it.
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Old 11-01-2010, 07:59 AM
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Absolutely outstanding job. By far the best I've seen.
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Old 11-01-2010, 08:08 AM
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Thanks for the compliments everyone. Personally I'm not satisfied, and will strive to make next year's a bit better.
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Old 11-01-2010, 09:27 AM
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Nice

That paint sounds difficult... wish I had that kind of skill

I just used normal bodypaint, if I slept in it then it would have come off and my bed would have turned blue
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Old 11-03-2010, 12:35 AM
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Doesn't require skill, I just used trial and error (mostly error!). One thing I did find is that you really shouldn't mess with it until it's properly dry. The areas I painted carefully with multiple very thin layers came out great. The areas where I tried to hurry the process along by painting one thick layer, blowing hot air onto it with a hairdryer and applying talc in <15 minutes did not. Ended up with clumpy bits of talc and paint and I had to scrape it off and try again.

Having a second person doing the base coats while I stood completely still would have been better than doing that myself in sections as I did (I only used a second person when I needed my back painted).
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Old 11-05-2010, 02:59 AM
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This is... just... Epic Win!
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