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Tutorial: Cosplay Jewel-Makingby ~cafe-lalonde

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^{Painless, and hopefully profitable for the cosplay crowd out there. I have to cast a large quantity of half-dollar sized dome jewels for Nia, and the experience has been kinda fun, so I thought I'd share it with you all. ^^

Thanks to HCC Cosplay for inspiring/instructing me to make them, though I found my own method, which is what this tutorial illustrates.

Aaaand thanks to ~spiked-stock, who pointed me in the direction of that site AND is keeping me sane while I make my Nia costume. x3 And is the best sewing teacher ever--I crashed her room for five hours the other night to make my skirt.

Hope this is helpful! Post if you have any questions!}

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~AskRomanoNVeneziano Apr 28, 2013

((Oh gosh can I worship you for this? XD I just need to find UK equivalents

Then I can try making Romania cosplay))

~Rice-Lily Apr 26, 2013 Professional General Artist

extremely useful tutorial, thanks for taking the time making this for us. :3

~cafe-lalonde Apr 26, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Of course

I hope it helps you out!!

~vicomtede Apr 13, 2013 New member

I'm pretty sure you saved me the headache to search for good gems- thanks so much!!

*CooroSnowFox Apr 12, 2013 Student Photographer

Im from the UK, where would I get the stuff to make the gems from generally?

*OsirisMaru Mar 19, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

This is awesome, I wanna try it too! Thanks very much!

*sketchy-ketchup Mar 13, 2013 Hobbyist

Can you "carve" it into other, more angular shapes when it's dry from a circle?
How exactly does that work?

~cafe-lalonde Mar 21, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

It essentially hardens into a very firm, 'gummy' consistency with a somewhat slick/sticky surface. You can cut it with the proper tools while it's still curing, like after 7-8 hours when it's hard enough to remove in a solid form but still pliable enough to cut. Please be careful, though!!

*sketchy-ketchup Mar 21, 2013 Hobbyist

Thanks!
One more question though, could I make it into a shape with many faces? Like a gemstone?
I just don't see the use for wasting a soap mold figuring it'd take me long enough to find one in the first place!

~cafe-lalonde Mar 22, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I imagine that would be very difficult, to cut the resin on multi-faceted angles like that? I would more be afraid for your safety in case the knife/cutting tool slid or cut in a direction you weren't expecting, because naturally the resin is very hard and plastic-like and thus could make it very dangerous. That being said, I've cut thin/flat gems, but only on the edges to change the outside shape, not along the planes of the gem itself.

Soap molds generally cost $2, if not less, and a lot of them come in multi-faceted gem shapes (check online, in Michael's or AC Moore, or specialty craft shops--you're bound to find a huge selection amongst those three), so I would say that it's worth the investment even if you have to cut your way out of them at the end!

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