Watch Darth Vader perform 42 Tai Chi movements with his lightsaber. I find this video to be quite hypnotic. What a strange, yet awesome, animation!
This was put together by animator John Leo. Very impressive! I wonder how he made this?
Thanks to Julio for the tip!
Here’s a delightful costume story: A Super Mom who runs The Artful Parent, offered to sew an article of clothing for her daughter. She was surprised when her daughter drew a purple monster and asked her to sew a costume!
When I asked Maia if there was anything in particular she wanted me to sew for her… and if she wanted to draw it for me so I would know how to sew it, I wasn’t expecting a purple monster costume. A dress perhaps. Not a monster. But she very enthusiastically described it in full detail, from the scary mask and the purple fur down to the claws on the hands and feet. Oh dear. What did I get myself in for?!
A few short months later, the purple monster costume was finished. It turned out great! What a lucky girl, she has such an awesome mother.
[via Artful Parent]
Check out these “living dresses” — made with real flowers and recycled tire inner tubes which hold water. Without a doubt, these are the best-smelling dresses money can buy.
Pretty impressive!
Cleverly devised from recycled bicycle inner tubes and wool, the dress’s smocking-like surface is the result of myriad individual “vases” that can be filled with water. Depending on the type of flowers used and how they’re positioned, the appearance of the dress changes completely.
The dress will be on display as part at ARCAM in Amsterdam through September 11, 2010.
[Ecouterre via BoingBoing]
Aww, have you ever seen such a sad superhero? What an amazing photo!
These tearful superheroes are photographer Nicolas Silberfaden’s latest art project, as he attempts to depict “a sombre, striking visual image that contradicts the iconic nature of strength and moral righteousness typical in American superhero imagery.”
BJP-Online has a nice writeup about Nicolas Silberfaden, who recently gained attention photographing paparazzi by pretending to be one.
Now he’s showing the sad side of superheroes as way to portray the tough economic times that America is facing.
“Making the subjects pose in their costumes against a colourful backdrop, I ask them to manifest feelings of genuine sadness – honest emotions that are a consequence of our current times. Creating the illusion that Superman does exist – that he too was fallible and affected by America’s traumatic downturn.”
Great photos, though I get the impression that Aquaman is more sad about his costume than he is about the economy. Call it a gut feeling.
[via Nicolas Silberfaden & BJP-Online]
Ooh, very nice. The Firefly crew in Star Trek costumes!
Alexluko posted this on his Tumbr blog. What a great Photoshop job. I love it!
Though isn’t money obsolete in Star Trek? I’m not sure Mal and the gang would have much to do. “We do the job, no need to pay us.” LOL
Last week, everyone was talking about Wonder Woman’s new costume.
I thought it would be fun to look at a couple unofficial Wonder Woman designs which have cropped up in response.
Though unofficial, I think these designs are even be better than the new official costume.
Okay, first up are some desgins by Hollywood costume designer Shawna Trpcic. You may recall that Shawna did a lovely interview with My Disguises last year.
Shawna workes frequently with the legendary Joss Whedon. She’s done costumes for him on Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, Dollhouse and the upcoming feature film The Cabin in the Woods. Several years ago, Joss was hired to make a big budget Wonder Woman movie. And though that didn’t work out, Shawna recently posted her Wonder Woman costume sketches on her Twitter account.
What do you think? The black coat looks rather Matrixish, don’t you think?
As much as I love Shawna’s work, I have to say that the following concept art may actually be my favorite.
These next pictures were designed by Fan Art Exhibit. This is some great Photoshop artwork… doesn’t Wonder Woman look great?
Question for you commenters: Between Wonder Woman’s official new costume, and these unofficial designs, which costume is your favorite?
[via Shawna Trpcic and Fan Art Exhibit]
Okay, that might be the most confusing title I’ve ever written. Sometimes, I can barely keep up with the Awesome of the Internet.
A few days ago, a clever AT-AT video hit the web. Made by Patrick Boivin, it featured an animated Star Wars AT-AT which ran around just like a dog. Very cute and amazing. I wanted to post it here, but since it really wasn’t costume related, I never mentioned it.
But now the circle is complete. A clever fellow named Robert, who made this famous AT-AT dog costume last year, has recreated the animated AT-AT video with his dog!
A dog pretending to be an AT-AT pretending to be a dog? Yeah, my mind is blown.
Here is Robert’s video:
And here is the animated AT-AT video. How awesome is this? Wow. Big thanks to Sara for the tip!
This is so awesome… children’s drawings turned into real life photos!
What a creative and unusual idea. It must have taken a lot of planning to the get the right props and costumes to pull this off. I love all the people and furniture floating in mid-air. Their attention to detail is extraordinary. Great stuff!
[via ChillOutPoint]
AICN got a hold of Captain America costume art, which has now been confirmed as authentic!
What do you think of his new costume? From lots of comments I’ve seen, a lot of fans wish the white wings were back on his helmet. Also, what are those half-suspender things he’s wearing? Anyway, for the most part this looks great.
I’m looking forward to the movie in Summer 2011!
[via AICN]
A baker from Thailand has achieved fame by baking bread that looks like grotesque body parts! What a crazy idea, perfect for the zombie wannabe.
I missed breakfast – is it wrong that the thought of warm, fresh bread makes me hungry?
[via InventorSpot]
Have you heard of The Vader Project? It started several years ago, when 100 notable artists were asked to reimagine Darth Vader’s helmet!
These helmets are incredible! Visit the Star Wars Flickr page to view them all.
The Vader Project has wrapped up their world tour, and is returning to Los Angeles on June 12, 2010 for a 10-day exhibition in Hollywood. In July, these helmets will be auctioned off at Freeman’s Auction House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wow, can you imagine owning one of these?
Thanks to Jeff for the tip!
[via The Vader Project]
Say “Cheese!”
This is a great group photo of Disney cosplayers acting silly. They’ve done a wonderful job of imitating the poses in bri-chan’s famous Disney fan art. Not bad, eh?
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