Today I Got my hands on some craft foam, which meant getting the chance to work on some cosplay props. Since I've been on an Aigis kick lately I decided to start with some of the elements of her cosplay. And thus work began on her gauntlets.
You can be sure that at my skill level I took some liberties. I don't really have all of the elements I need to finish them off, and I'm leaving the ammo cases for later (Maybe even another year with all of the cosplays I've roped myself into). It's definitely a start though! Honestly, I think they're probably the easiest portion of her cosplay to manage at this point. I took a lot of pictures of the process, but don't necessarily feel like getting too in depth with it.
I made a quick trip to Michaels, and picked up several things I thought would help me. Not everything in the picture is new, but it's kind of a compilation of my current assortment of crafting tools. 
I started by measuring the circumference of my arms and drawing up a quick pattern to reference. The pattern included both the width of each piece of foam making up the body of the gauntlet, as well as the individual pieces to give it depth.
I cut and traced these smaller elements onto the foam before cutting it out.
I think the most interesting part for me was working with a hot glue gun for the first time in aaages. It's going to take me some time before I become really great at using one. It worked for the time being. At some point I'll probably redo the gauntlets, but what I ended up with will work just fine for now.
Also, you guys get to bask in the glory of my Amaluna shirt.
On another note, I joined a Soul Caliber cosplay group for Con next year. I'll be Cosplaying Cassandra Alexandra.
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