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ElenaLeetah — Tutorial: How to make light-weight wings (Kamael)

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Description I've been asked many times how we made our kamael wings. I really didn't plan to write a tutorial EVER, but after 50th questions I gave up.
That’s not the only or best way to make wings, but there were demands, so I comply

Wings made by Desler (ErikDesler ) and me (ElenaLeetah ).
Tutorial made by me

РУССКАЯ ВЕРСИЯ - ЗДЕСЬ

Those are our kamaels, thanks to those costumes this tutorial was created:

       
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Comments: 599

WinterFox13 [2018-02-26 16:44:42 +0000 UTC]

I am in love with this design. There's a mccall cosplay pattern for wings that I've been playing with but the structure is just horrible and your wing structure, as well as your companion's harness...are just WAY better. I'm cosplay Sephiroth for a convention and have been struggling with the wing. Your design has given me the right direction to go. Any chance you can tell me the guage of the wire you used? Regardless, amazing designed wings and equally amazing cosplay!

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iivirulentii [2018-02-17 01:41:51 +0000 UTC]

This looks amazing! Since you cut the tops of the foam layers that were underneath, did you only use 1 piece of fabric? If so, what shape was that fabric?

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JohnlockedDancer [2017-12-05 12:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to JohnlockedDancer [2017-12-06 08:26:22 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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castorandpollux [2016-07-26 09:09:19 +0000 UTC]

First of all and simply put: wow! This is something i'll definitely have a try on

If it is okay, i have 2 questions i'd like to ask :

how many parts does the wireframe consist of? at some point it looks, as if you are preparing foam-layers for a wing seperated in two parts, but that may be just my bad eye

Is there one layer of fabric, where all the foam is glued to - or did you glue every Foam piece on fabric and glued/sewed this onto the fabric? There is this part in the tutorial, where you say that one needs many fabric inlays for the glue - i guess this refers to "not cutting the top of each foam-layer" - am i right?

Last but not least: this looks really awesome! I've been looking for Angelwings for quite a good time, and... one possibility is, to spend hundreds of €s for feathers and build something like they do at victorias secret - or to buy something really cheap for cheap money at amazon. Have been looking quite a while for someone using a cheap material combined with work for a great effect - congratulations on your effort, the results are looking stunning and really great! Sorry for Wall of Text :-D

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ElenaLeetah In reply to castorandpollux [2016-08-18 07:22:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanx  

There is 1 wireframe for each wing So yeah, we had 2 identical wires. 
And 1 layer of fabric, everything is simple Every foam piece is glued to the fabric, only the topmost layer is sewn onto the frame and fabric. 
If you won;t be cutting each layer - then yes, you'll need more fabric or glue foam layers directly together. 
 
Thank you for the compliments for our first (and last, as it stands) wings ))) 
Sorry for the late answer! I haven't visited DA in a long time

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caliginousUnobtanium [2016-07-15 07:26:49 +0000 UTC]

Do you think Modge Podge would work instead of hot glue? That way you could glue the foam layers directly together? I still think a nice layering of fabric on top of the topmost layer would look cool and give the 'fluff' effect you see near the base of wings, but would modge podge be a possible solution the mysterious answer to the hot glue problem? I'm not very experienced with cosplay so I don't know how it would hold up on a large scale.

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ElenaLeetah In reply to caliginousUnobtanium [2016-08-18 07:18:21 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question as I never used Modge Poodge and thus don't know it's properties  

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GildedMoon [2016-05-11 05:24:30 +0000 UTC]

Question! What would be the best way to paint this foam? I really love the tutorial and it would be great for my next cosplay, but the wings are dark red and the foam I've found comes in white and grey.
Thanks!

Edit - I just now saw the comment about spray paint.  Would the foam not be eaten away by it? Most foam I've worked with requires priming before being painted otherwise the aerosol would disintegrate the foam.

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ElenaLeetah In reply to GildedMoon [2016-05-11 20:04:55 +0000 UTC]

This was standart acrilic aerosol paint, the only problem with foam we had was that paint keep flaking off the foam in time.

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nixon33 [2016-03-09 16:52:17 +0000 UTC]

So, did you just cut the bottoms of the layers of foam into the feather shapes then? And how did you attach the wings to the base?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to nixon33 [2016-03-10 11:49:37 +0000 UTC]

yeah. With thereads and hotglue

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nixon33 In reply to ElenaLeetah [2016-03-10 23:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! The wings are so beautiful!!! Will they hold spray paint? Or airbrushing?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to nixon33 [2016-03-30 12:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Spray paint Thank you!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to nixon33 [2016-03-30 12:11:25 +0000 UTC]

Spray paint Thanks!

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XxKeeperOfDeathxX [2016-02-17 22:26:49 +0000 UTC]

Those wings are amazing! They look so nice! I've got a question to ask if you'd be willing to answer it. I was just wondering, if you remember, do you know how much foam you needed for both wings? I know you says lots of foam in the tutorial but did you know roughly how many yards/feet of foam it was?  

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ElenaLeetah In reply to XxKeeperOfDeathxX [2016-03-04 11:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Sadly, I don't actually remember, we had a whole roll of it, so... 10 meters, maybe?.. or smth.

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XTerraDiabolusX [2016-02-07 04:20:43 +0000 UTC]

Cosplayers as talented as you never fail to astound me with your creativity. ^_^

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ElenaLeetah In reply to XTerraDiabolusX [2016-02-08 08:25:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the praise!

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XTerraDiabolusX In reply to ElenaLeetah [2016-02-08 12:02:29 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! n_n

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SavSavvy [2016-01-31 05:51:06 +0000 UTC]

These are great! Would this work on Dark Mousy's wings though? i1011.photobucket.com/albums/a…

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ElenaLeetah In reply to SavSavvy [2016-02-01 11:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Sure, for his wing it'll suit just fine.

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SavSavvy In reply to ElenaLeetah [2016-02-02 05:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. Thanks. owo

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ElenaLeetah In reply to SavSavvy [2016-02-02 14:26:12 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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LucemonGui [2016-01-23 19:30:11 +0000 UTC]

As you held the thread of wire?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to LucemonGui [2016-01-25 10:00:33 +0000 UTC]

Didn't get the question, sorry =____=

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AwesomeNeverDies [2015-10-03 17:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Could you possibly tell me what you used for the base? Beautiful wings by the way!

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ElenaLeetah In reply to AwesomeNeverDies [2015-10-06 15:16:31 +0000 UTC]

Some fabric and wire
Thanks.

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CandyBrainz [2015-09-29 20:29:30 +0000 UTC]

Okay...have I understood that correctly? This fabric thing...
You had first glued fabric to foam than again a fabric layer, foam layer, fabric, foam....
Right? If thats right. Could you tell me how long the fabric layer were?

PS: Those Wings are so amazing! Good job, dudes. ^^

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karmaqueen588 [2015-09-27 18:15:54 +0000 UTC]

what material did you use it doesnt look like regular paper

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ElenaLeetah In reply to karmaqueen588 [2015-09-28 07:57:24 +0000 UTC]

For the pattern, you mean? Plain A2 paper sheet o_O
All the materials are mentioned in the tutorial.

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cicilykittycat [2015-09-04 23:14:21 +0000 UTC]

How long did it take? o: Also how much foam did you use? How much did it cost?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to cicilykittycat [2015-09-05 19:07:05 +0000 UTC]

20 hours total. How much - don't remember, we had whole roll, though I don't remeber how many meters...
Cost: foam + paint + wire. It was cheap, but it was several years ago, don't remeber actual prices, sorry.

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cicilykittycat In reply to ElenaLeetah [2015-09-05 19:18:56 +0000 UTC]

Nono! That's ok! Thank you for your help though! c:

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ElenaLeetah In reply to cicilykittycat [2015-09-06 19:37:06 +0000 UTC]

No problem Wish you luck on your projects

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cicilykittycat In reply to ElenaLeetah [2015-09-07 06:22:38 +0000 UTC]

thank you! c:

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WardenQueen666 [2015-09-01 14:12:55 +0000 UTC]

Hi what thickness is the wire used in the frame?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to WardenQueen666 [2015-09-02 09:43:01 +0000 UTC]

3mm, if I remember correctly. It was a LONG time ago.

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Cryaotic1girl [2015-07-27 22:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Would this work for this? i.imgur.com/dsyAm.png

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ElenaLeetah In reply to Cryaotic1girl [2015-07-28 14:21:05 +0000 UTC]

Sure.

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asinineArSoN [2015-07-11 01:15:42 +0000 UTC]

The wings I'm making have to be orange, do you know if they sell orange polyfoam? or do you think i'd have to spraypaint them?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to asinineArSoN [2015-07-27 11:12:34 +0000 UTC]

I think you'd have better luck with spaypaint.

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asinineArSoN In reply to ElenaLeetah [2015-08-09 15:45:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DancingShizuofan [2015-07-03 04:59:18 +0000 UTC]

let hope I can make this,  or at least find polyethylene foan

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ElenaLeetah In reply to DancingShizuofan [2015-07-03 07:40:31 +0000 UTC]

OK, let's hope

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TheBelovedPanda [2015-04-30 04:55:38 +0000 UTC]

Wait, does one wing have two of the longest piece, or just one of the longest and two of all the others?

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ElenaLeetah In reply to TheBelovedPanda [2015-04-30 16:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Yes, only 1 longest

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TheBelovedPanda In reply to ElenaLeetah [2015-04-30 20:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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DisturbYourFriends [2015-03-21 22:13:36 +0000 UTC]

This is really, really cool and really, really good.

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ElenaLeetah In reply to DisturbYourFriends [2015-03-30 15:18:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Really!

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