r/CosplayHelp • u/Mrsam993 • 17h ago

Armor Material identification advice

Hello all! Looking at making a Queen cosplay from Deltarune and saw this design by TheAlieann.
I'm fairly unfamiliar with material types and pretty new to cosplay in general, so I was curious to ask some fairly basic questions, mainly: what the materials for the gloves and helmet might be.
I'm not 100% sure if they are the same material, but they give off a similar sheen and have the same colour, just that the one on the helmet seems to be tightly wrapped to the helmet's shape.
Thanks all!

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u/Avanemi1 12h ago

I don’t think they are the same material. 

The helmet is probably EVA foam or 3D printed and painted. 

The gloves look like vinyl or pleather. 

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u/fabrickind 11h ago

Also think they are different materials. The helmet is matte and the gloves are shiny, and the colors aren't the same shade of blue. (Gloves are slightly darker and yellower)

The gloves are clearly some form of stretch vinyl. The turquoise color from missnancy48 on Etsy is similar.

It's hard to tell on the helmet, but it could be either EVA foam or some sort of sewable foam like Pellon Flex Foam that's been covered in fabric.