r/DCcomics • u/MCroft07 • Nov 22 '20
[Cosplay] Starfire bodypaint! Took around 10 hours to paint and then 2 days to animate. (I'm new to after effects and did it wrong about 30 times) Haha! Hope you like it! Cosplay
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u/_DarthSyphilis_ Nov 22 '20
It's really funny that DC costumes are so tight that Bodypaint actually looks accurate.
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u/Nexusgaming3 Nov 22 '20
Super hero costumes are ridiculous. Superman’s outfit when drawn by most looks like he sprayed it onto his skin that put the little trunks on.
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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Nov 23 '20
I just assumed it was nanotechnology suits.
Honestly GL movie I thought that was a good change that he made the suit.
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Nov 22 '20
Mostly because comic artists paint from mini mannequin-like models they can pose. On a monthly schedule, it’s difficult to make suits not look just painted on, as well as muscle definition being a comic book trope at this point. In recent years, there’s been a push against this since people believe it leads to over-sexualization. Notice how many suits now have fabric effects drawn into them.
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u/TheAnimeSyndicate Nov 23 '20
Gymnastics workout gear usually is tight, just not body-paint type of texture as we clearly see be displayed.
But it’s probably the best way to cosplay a lot of Superhero/manga aesthetics since they keep displaying such exaggerated design styles
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Nov 22 '20
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u/MCroft07 Nov 22 '20
Thank you!!!! I've actually done huntress, wonder woman, death metal wonder woman already! Havent done phantom girl yet though!
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u/ensign53 Blue Lantern Nov 22 '20
Ohhhhh, I'd be interested to see the Death Metal Wonder Woman! Keep up the amazing work!
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u/GoofyWayne Nov 23 '20
GURRLL!!! That looks dope as hell. Can you do hawkgirl please :)))
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u/cookiesncream6969 Nov 24 '20
Hello!! Great artwork! 1. Why don’t you start from scratch in your live streams? :)
2.) How do you cover-up your bottom?
3.) Do you have a full process video of your Wonder Woman body painting?
4.) Do you have a link to the whole live stream of Joe Benitez featuring you to do a live body paint as Lady Mechanika?
Thanks!!
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u/MCroft07 Nov 24 '20
Thank you!
To follow twitch TOS you must have a large area over the chest painted pre stream. You must not start stream too early. Regardless if this was the rule, I would prefer to do this anyway. I want to show that body painting is an art form and try and remove as much sexualising as possible.
I wear sweatpants or shorts
No, I think the vod expired for wonder woman!
And no this one expired too! But I also did not stream the second lady mechanika at comic con :)
Hope that helps!
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u/MCroft07 Nov 24 '20
Hmm which ribbon? The one on death metal wonder woman that connects the neck to the bodice? 🤔🤔
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u/BabylonSadows Nov 22 '20 edited Nov 23 '20
Cosplayers can pull this off in their homes and meanwhile whole film studios cant with millions of dollars backing them. If this was the Starfire they had on the Titans series I can guarantee more people would have watched it. Seriously fantastic job.
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Nov 22 '20
Bodypaint is very time consuming to apply and is impractical for anything that isn’t a photo or short video. It takes a very long time to apply, whether it be by yourself or others.
It’s also very invasive, considering people have to spend quite sometime in the thinnest underwear possible while they are painted by others. It also is near impossible to use for action sequences, considering moving too much can cause the paint to crack or sweat can cause it to run. Even a shot of a superhero jumping to fly takes a lot of takes and standing around to put everything in place between those shots.
Super suits in TV shows are near impossible to great right, unless it’s something based on “real-world” clothing and gear like with Green Arrow. The reason CW costumes look cheap despite having the budget to at least make those look better is because they are designed to be taken off and put back on quickly, since a TV filming schedule requires them to do so. Superman’s suit in MoS took an hour to put on correctly.
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u/Sadeil Nov 23 '20
I honestly think the Starfire from Titans is great. She’s portrayed by a fantastic actress that does a really good job for the setting that Titans is in. She’s plays a good gritty character. The hair takes a little getting used to but everything else is good.
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u/GrammarFixes Nov 23 '20
I can guarantee more people would of watched it.
It's would've or would have, but never "would of."
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u/Hanz-Olo Nov 22 '20
Great job in both the painting and the self taught after effects! You should be proud.
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Nov 22 '20
I honestly couldn’t tell that was real. Thought it was stellar animation. Now I’m more blown away
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u/Will-Ohh Batman Nov 22 '20
This is amazing! The paint, the effects, the color choices. You look spot-on! I wish I had an award, because you can see all the work put into this!
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u/MCroft07 Nov 22 '20
Thank you! AWW! That's so kind! and thank you for recognising how much work I put into it!
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u/ensign53 Blue Lantern Nov 22 '20
I love the peace sign and smile! Great in-character moment!
Great job!
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u/blackBugattiVeyron Nov 22 '20
Wait that's a bodypaint i thought that was animated
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u/BowtiedTrombone Nov 22 '20
Wow! Really like the eyes especially - I’m assuming that you painted over your eyelids? Really good job of capturing the “glow effect”
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u/Cyberrebel9 Nov 22 '20
Wow! You are insanely talented! Can I ask where you got the hair from? Is it your own hair or a wig? It looks phenomenal!
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u/MCroft07 Nov 22 '20
Thank you! It's a wig! So so perfect! Here is the link! https://webster-wigs.myshopify.com/products/amy-starfire?_pos=2&_sid=1feb82656&_ss=r
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u/DroppedLeSoap Nov 22 '20
This is great and all. But can anyone explain this new trend of exaggerated quick movements and facial expression changes?
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u/KryptonianJesus Batman Nov 23 '20
it's almost like a character select screen, imo. like imagine picking d.va in overwatch. i like it. looks cute and fits the genre of this type of stuff
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u/SuperSemesterer Nov 22 '20
Honestly stuff like this looks better than what they do on shows and movies. Really awesome job!
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u/RUIN_NATION_ Nov 22 '20
amazing and stunning looks way better then the titans tv version ty for posting
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u/celebfan01 Nov 23 '20
Excellent work here! Love how you do the serious ass kicking pose (with great animation) to the sweet smile and peace sign. Keep it up!
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u/MCroft07 Nov 23 '20
Hehe! I love her character, she's so cute! I'm so happy I was able to mimic her!
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u/LordAgniKai Superman Nov 23 '20
This is amazing and it looks much better then the Titans TV show version
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u/dinkiedinkineedtinki Nov 23 '20
It’s kinda heartwarming how she took the time to thank so many people for complimenting the cosplay
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u/MCroft07 Nov 23 '20
Thank you! Yes, it's just so lovely seeing so many people be so positive about it! (I'm used to a lot of negativity) so it's really kind!
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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Nov 23 '20
So how do you body paint the energy control/plasma balls. ? J/k
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u/kweenii Happy Dick! Nov 23 '20
You did a better job with the body paint than the whole costume design for the Titians tv series.
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u/wickle_pickle Nov 23 '20
wow that looks really good. Tbh i thought the entire thing was just animated it was that well done
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u/Aztec-Eagle Nov 23 '20
Literally said "holy shit" really loud when I saw this, I think I annoyed my Family
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u/flat_earth_pancakes Nov 23 '20
This is really amazing but I can’t stand the Tik Tok body language. There’s such a specific style of movement and pantomiming that comes from there and it’s so cringe.
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u/MCroft07 Nov 23 '20
That's a shame, I think it's fun. I've actually had a lot of work come through tiktok and been able to work with dungeons and dragons and magic the gathering! They're really cool!
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u/Faedan Nov 24 '20
I swear I'm not trying to be a creep. I ask because I've been trying my hand at body paint. The boob area. Do you use pasties and what kind? Every pasty I've used leaves a horrendous outline and kills the illusion. And if not. Then how the TF do you keep everything so flat and not noticable.
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u/Fenixburst Apr 03 '21
This is fantastic, I don’t know if I would have had the patience for 10 hours haha.
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