Thanks for checking out my cosplay tutorial and progress blog - I will be updating this every few days with the progress I make on my many cosplays! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment on any post and I'll do my best to clarify.
Tali'Zorah was always a favored squadmate when I played the Mass Effect series. So, it seemed natural for her to be my first cosplay of the 2014 series. (Actually, I started this back in November of 2013.. shh!) Little did I know that it would be far more complicated than I anticipated. In all, I think this build took me 300-350 hours and around $400. Oof. If I had planned better in the beginning, and not had as many "one step forward, two steps back" moments, I think I could have skimmed off 100 hours and dollars.
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| Tali Trial Concept Art |
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| Tali Offical/In Game Concept Art |
Anyway - Tali's build varies slightly from the concept art to the in-game cinematics. I decided to work strictly from the game and set to work finding my reference photos. One thing I really like to do when hunting for images is create a board on my Pinterest. I know, I know, Pinterest is for bad crafts and cliche photographs of Helvetica on landscapes. BUT I like to use this method because when I'm out at the fabric store I can quick whip out my phone and look at any of my references instead of using a print out.
After a few days of obsessively staring at Tali photos... I broke up my costume into the following parts:
- Helmet
- Wrap + Hood
- Back harness
- Bodysuit
- Greeves/Leg Armor
- Feed
- Armor Extras (Necklace, arm.. armor, belts)
Phew - looks like a lot! And it is, but totally do able. In the next post, I'll show you how I made my final bodysuit days before Dragon Con, and how to NOT make as many sewing and painting mistakes as I did!
Is anyone else planning a Tali Cosplay? What is your favorite Tali moment?
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