The last two mini features are here for you to read. I had so much fun talking with so many talented costumers at Fantasy con. Enjoy! Nathan, or the Salt Lake Psycho, is a Borderlands fan to the max. He spent three months perfecting the movements and voice of the insane Psycho of Borderlands 2 . Nathan was fun to talk to and he totally owns the this character. His practice and hard work totally paid off. Nathan as the Psycho: Borderlands 2 Photo by VFire The boots are just old rubber steel-toed that I've had for a few years and I painted to toes with a silver rattle can. The pants I found at the D.I. for 4.00 and I removed the cargo pocket cording to make the belt loops. The armor pieces are expanded aluminum wrapped with electrical tape and held on by elastic strapping and denim thread (for durability). The mask was a 3.00 masquerade knock off from Zurchers covered in masking tape and acrylic paint for a fabric look. Creating a cardboard mock-up of a prop is helpful
A blog about going behind the scenes of costume creation.