Inkling cosplay how to#

He purchased eva foam floor mats and used that, along with craft foam, to create the headphone shapes.

Inkling cosplay how to#

He had mentioned he wanted to make himself a pair and I said I would like to learn how to do it. Turned out to be a really fun colour choice, but at the time I was worried about not matching the colour from the game very well.īefore I actually got started on the costume, Adrien and I decided to get a head start on the prop side by making headphones. I meant to go for the default pink option, but after going shopping for spandex fabric in August, I ended up setting my sights on more of a hot pink. I didn't realize quite how many colour options were in the game for pink, though. The initial Splatoon group already had an orange Inkling Girl, though, so for variety, I settled on being pink. I had purchased the Inkling Girl Amiibo when it had been released because I really liked her outfit and I drew inspiration from that. The outfits are pretty recognizable and look like they would be great for summer so I figured it would be fun for summer cons and events in 2016 even if I missed the big initial group. A couple of my friends hadn't yet made costumes, however, and were still excited for it, so I decided that if I approached it as a simple costume and kept it casual, it would be a fun project. I was pretty much at the point of backing out of joining the group by August since I had missed the boat on participating in the group when they first wore the costumes. I did miss the Otakuthon group, but everyone that did make costumes for the con did an amazing job! They definitely were very inspiring. Over the course of that summer my friend Adrien, who is an amazing prop maker, decided to start designing and making splattershot guns so Splatoon continued to be on my radar throughout the summer. Right off the bat I had trouble with joining the group because I had no plans to go to Otakuthon, but I kept the group in mind anyway. The group was meant to happen during the summer of 2015 with the aim of getting the costumes done for Otakuthon. My friend Andy pitched the group to me a little while after Anime North 2015 and I definitely felt drawn to join the group. With the various outfits, accessories and colours of the characters, Splatoon is great fodder for a Cosplay group. It wasn't long before a group of my friends decided to get together and organize an Inkling Kids group. I loved the colourful look and whimsy of the Splatoon world. I don't have a Wii U so I couldn't play the game, but I often visited my friend Adrien who did get the game when it was released and I saw him and my other friends playing it from time to time. Several of my friends were really excited about it and I couldn't help but get caught up in some of the hype as my friends described what the game was going to be about. I heard quite a bit about Splatoon for months before the game came out. Timeline of Construction: August 2015 - January 2016 (with a quick costume fix in May 2016)