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Final Fantasy XII - Vaan

This picture was kindly edited and featured by Astor-Cos cosplay magazine on the very first volume! [link]
Suggested by ~kadishu

Photography by
:iconaramis01:

Costume made and worn by
:iconamenokitarou:

Thank you Astor Cos for the awesome edit and feature :) :)
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Costume production notes:

First things first... before anyone starts asking if I SHAVE MY ARMPITS like they did when I posted up my Luffy photo... NO i do not shave them regularly, but YES I shaved them for this character.

Also, I had been frequenting the gym 4 times per week for 3 weeks at the time this photo was taken.
I'm hoping it paid off.

Also..... I oiled myself with massage oil for this character... :iconnojoyplz:
The oil was provided kindly by :iconjkale:

Now let's actually talk about the costume.
Vaan was made in 4 working days :iconotlplz:
I want to kill myself for rushing it, there are many MANY details missing which I will finish at a later time, but he turned out so nice that it's almost unfair.

His jacket and pants are all sewn from black pleather.
The silver trimmings were originally black pleather as well. I dried brush them with good acrylic silver paint to get the silver armour-like trims. It made a good effect and looks like real leather.
All armour details on his jacket are made from EVA rubber skins, sealed with contact adhesive then hand painted.

All other armour (gauntlets, knee pads, leg armour) are a combination of hard PVC plastic and yoga mat foam, shaped by applying heat, assembled with contact adhesive, then sealed with PVA glue, then painted by hand with acrylic paints.

I'm pretty proud to say that I only spent $15 making this costume, and that was used to buy the aqua patch of fabric and red rope on the side of his pants. :XD:
The rest of the costume was born entirely from scrap materials under my bed...it is slightly frightening.
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very cool Van ___*
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:iconamenokitarou:
*AmenoKitarou Jul 9, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks :)
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Mood: Wow! ~animaxfreak123 Jun 1, 2012  Student Artist
For a good second...I thought you were The cosplayer Kaname~



And then for a solid minute I thought this was fanart....
then i realised, this is cosplay....O_O
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*AmenoKitarou Jun 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That's a massive compliment! Thanks for that.
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:iconanimaxfreak123:
~animaxfreak123 Jun 11, 2012  Student Artist
No problem~:heart:
You freaking awesome cosplayer~~~
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Mood: Love ~shizune-chan013 May 29, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
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VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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*AmenoKitarou May 31, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
haha glad to see you enjoying it!
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Mood: Love ~shizune-chan013 Jun 1, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
xDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!


dat's cuz it's soooooooooo COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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:iconchris-1233:
Oh my god DX i wish i coulda seen you cosplaying as Vaan! Epic cosplay pic ^^ Kudos to the photographer
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*AmenoKitarou May 31, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks very much!
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