A Couple of Pints Will Do This To You... by NefariousDrO

ShareShot • Fantasy • posted on Jul 23, 2011

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Well, I've mentioned costuming projects the few times I've been able to be here, so it's only fair if I actually show what I'd been doing. Being laid-off for almost 5 months gave me time to explore ideas, but no funds with which to execute said ideas. Now that I'm back to being gainfully employed it's hard to find the time to execute those ideas, even if I do manage to climb out of the debts from my extended compulsory vacation! so this was the result of looking at odds and ends I already had and figuring out what I could do with them! Much of this I wore last Halloween, but the staff is new (Made from Pamas Grass, tightly bundled with leather ties and such) and then I made several pouches from leather scraps, a sort-of cape-ish thing from more scraps, I've got a crazy array of stuff to play with, and now I have far too many ideas for what to do with them, if only I can find the time... This was taken by a friend of mine, it's me at the Silverleaf Renaissance Festival in Battle Creek Michigan. Later this summer I'll be at a much bigger festival and should have more pictures to share. Thanks for taking a look, this was fun to make and wear. Enjoy what's left of the weekend everyone!

Comments (10)

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Faemike55

7:36PM | Sat, 23 July 2011

Very cool costume good pose and lighting

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geirla

7:40PM | Sat, 23 July 2011

Kinda scary looking, except for the grass at the end of the staff. Well done!

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RodS

8:43PM | Sat, 23 July 2011

Awesome costume, Mike! Looks like you're having a blast with it! Isn't that the way it always is? When you have the time, you don't have the money, but when you have the money you don't have the time. There oughta be a law.... :-D

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shayhurs

12:07AM | Sun, 24 July 2011

Cool costume; I can relate--I've been out since 1/1/2011, which is the longest I have EVER been out. No one seems to want to pay for good documentation, just management types who get golden parachutes even when they couldn't actually manage their way out of a paper bag with both ends open, flashing neon exit sins and instructions available in 12 languages and fail miserably... So I have been catching up on remodel projects (see my Rendo site) and downloading new software to demo/learn...

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Chipka

12:22AM | Sun, 24 July 2011

"The Kettish people of the Modrian Lowlands live by farming, fishing, herding, and trading and by the usual crafts and arts of a non-industrial society. Their numbers, though large, never overcrowd lands on which they dwell, and because of their skills in the medicinal arts and dragon husbandry, Kettish poet-shamans and dragonmasters are in high demand in lands as far to the Western Flats as Beheth. Towns (called "houses") are generally governed by a democratic council of Speakers: men and women within a particular age range, and representative of the various trades and guilds within each house. Each house is protected by warriors gifted in the combat arts, though young men gifted with "voice" are favored. Voice is often described as the ability to see other perspectives and convey what is seen. Warriors with exceptional perceptual abilities are often given great responsibilities as diplomats, ambassadors, and foreign advisers. Such men--many of whom are quite young--are known, commonly, as Parleymen." Yep, okay...I have no idea where that came from, but I think it was stuff embedded in this photo. I like it a lot. I like what you've done with that costume, particularly the headpiece incorporating the fearsome mask, the almost totemic strands of hair, and other bits and pieces. I'd love to see a bigger version of this picture, just to see even more of the details. My inner anthropologist is screaming for "more input"...and I have to say that you make quite an impressive character. I really like this shot. It's good to see that you've been busy, putting considerable skills to excellent use...and even better: I had no idea who the Kettish people were until I saw this photograph. By the way, I love the staff...at least that's what I'm assuming it is as it has more of a ceremonial of "magikal" look--unless those leaves sheathing the tip are a lot more dangerous than they look. This is marvelous! If a couple of pints'll do this to you, I want some of what you're drinking!

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