Cosplay How‑To's

Cosplay
These videos and step-by-step photo tutorials will introduce you to techniques for making your own long lasting helmets, armor, props, masks, replicas and more. Smooth-On liquid rubbers, plastics, foams, coatings and other materials are perfect for cosplay costuming.
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Painting Latex Rubber Using Maker Pro Paint

Painting Latex Rubber Using Maker Pro Paint

Learn the process of painting a latex rubber mask using Maker Pro Paint in this video

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Molding and Casting a Cosplay Cloak Brooch

Molding and Casting a Cosplay Cloak Brooch

Learn to make a mold and casting of a translucent cloak brooch perfect for cosplay.

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Cosplay Tutorial: How To Sculpt a Hellboy Fist Model for Moldmaking

Cosplay Tutorial: How To Sculpt a Hellboy Fist Model for Moldmaking

Smooth-On fan Jon N. models a large "Hellboy" inspired fist for cosplay

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Cosplay Tutorial: How to Make a Silicone Brush Mold for a Hellboy Fist

Cosplay Tutorial: How to Make a Silicone Brush Mold for a Hellboy Fist

Smooth-On fan Jon N. shows how he makes a mold for a large "Hellboy" inspired fist for cosplay.

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Cosplay Tutorial: How To Cast a Flexible Foam Hellboy Fist

Cosplay Tutorial: How To Cast a Flexible Foam Hellboy Fist

Smooth-On fan Jon N. uses FlexFoam-iT! X to make a durable, lightweight "Hellboy" inspired fist for cosplay.

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How To Make a Wonder Woman Cosplay using UreCoat™

How To Make a Wonder Woman Cosplay using UreCoat™

How to make costume armor using craft foam and Smooth-On's UreCoat

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How To Mold a Prop Shield For Cosplay

How To Mold a Prop Shield For Cosplay

Jon N. shows us how he creates a mold for his Thundercats shield.

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Tested Presents ‑ How To Slush Cast a Prop Helmet

Tested Presents ‑ How To Slush Cast a Prop Helmet

Frank Ippolito shows you how to create a hollow resin cast of a helmet

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How To Make an Impact Resistant Cosplay Prop Viking Shield Using UreCoat™

How To Make an Impact Resistant Cosplay Prop Viking Shield Using UreCoat™

This video tutorial shows how to make a prop shield for theater or cosplay using pourable foam and UreCoat® urethane coating.

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How To Create Lightweight Theatrical Costume Armor

How To Create Lightweight Theatrical Costume Armor

Andreas Moravec demonstrates a technique for creating theatrical armor using Rebound™ 25 silicone and Smooth Cast® resins

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How To Make a Joker Style Silicone Scar Appliances

How To Make a Joker Style Silicone Scar Appliances

A detailed description of molding and casting these popular silicone appliances.

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How To Make a Star Trek Klingon Disruptor with Mold Max™ Silicone and Smooth-Cast™

How To Make a Star Trek Klingon Disruptor with Mold Max™ Silicone and Smooth-Cast™

This tutorial outlines making a mold of a replica Klingon Disruptor pistol from the Star Trek television series.

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How To Mold a Captain America Cosplay Helmet Using Rebound™ 25

How To Mold a Captain America Cosplay Helmet Using Rebound™ 25

Justin Jotso of Jester Productions and FX's replica Captain America helmet.

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How To Create a Metallic Finish Using Cast Magic™ Pig Iron

How To Create a Metallic Finish Using Cast Magic™ Pig Iron

How Pig Iron® Cast Magic powder can be applied to a silicone mold to make a metallic finish.

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How To Cast a Prop Shield for Cosplay

How To Cast a Prop Shield for Cosplay

Jon N. shows us how he casts a Thundercats prop shield

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How To Make a Silicone Glove Mold for a Resin Cosplay Helmet

How To Make a Silicone Glove Mold for a Resin Cosplay Helmet

Jon N. shows us how he made a glove mold for his cosplay helmet

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How To Cast a Resin Cosplay Helmet

How To Cast a Resin Cosplay Helmet

Jon N. shows us how he brushes Smooth-Cast 57D to make a helmet for cosplay.

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How To Make a Wonder Woman Amazon Armband

How To Make a Wonder Woman Amazon Armband

Jon shows us how he created an Amazon armband for a Wonder Woman cosplay.

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Cosplay Tutorial: Iron Man Helmet - Part 1: How To Make a Silicone Glove Mold

Cosplay Tutorial: Iron Man Helmet - Part 1: How To Make a Silicone Glove Mold

How you can use Rebound 25 silicone rubber to make a mold of an Iron Man helmet.

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Cosplay Tutorial: Iron Man Helmet - Part 2: How To Make an Epoxy Support Shell and Hand Rotated Casting

Cosplay Tutorial: Iron Man Helmet - Part 2: How To Make an Epoxy Support Shell and Hand Rotated Casting

How to make an epoxy fiberglass support shell using the EpoxAmite laminating epoxy system

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How To Make Cosplay Chest Armor Using FlexFoam-iT!™ 15 SLOW Urethane Foam

How To Make Cosplay Chest Armor Using FlexFoam-iT!™ 15 SLOW Urethane Foam

Learn how you can use FlexFoam-iT!™ 15 SLOW to create lightweight, very strong chest armor.

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How To Make a Mold For Foam Cosplay Armor

How To Make a Mold For Foam Cosplay Armor

Learn how you can make a mold using Mold Star™ 15 silicone to cast FlexFoam-iT!™ 15 SLOW

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How To Make a Foam Prop Sword Using a Silicone 2 Part Mold

How To Make a Foam Prop Sword Using a Silicone 2 Part Mold

How a 3D printed master is used to pour a silicone mold for a prop sword

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How To Make a Foam Prop Hammer

How To Make a Foam Prop Hammer

Learn to make foam props using a unique method for splitting a two part mold

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How To Make a Fake Flexible Crowbar

How To Make a Fake Flexible Crowbar

Learn to create flexible, impact resistant props.

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How To Use Glow Worm™ Powders With Resin, Rubber, Foam and More

How To Use Glow Worm™ Powders With Resin, Rubber, Foam and More

Learn a variety of resin casting color and finishing effect techniques with our Glow Worm™ Glow-In-The-Dark Powders.

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How To Make a Metal Cold Casting Using Matrix Dryve™ Polymer Gypsum

How To Make a Metal Cold Casting Using Matrix Dryve™ Polymer Gypsum

Learn how you can cold cast Matrix Dryve™ polymer gypsum

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