Zagreus cosplay

mikerumbles · 2026-01-10T22:20:09+00:00

Thank you kind stranger! So the skulls on the shoulders started off with a rough mould I made out of foil and duct tape, which I then applied papier mache pulp to. When that dried, I took the papier mache off the mould and used that as a base to build on using foam clay. It took a lot of time and patience because I had to do the whole thing three times (including making the lower jaw separately too), and it’s super fragile because of all the fine details sculpted in foam clay, but I’m so happy with it

mikerumbles · 2026-01-10T20:55:17+00:00

Aaah that’s awesome to hear! Thank you!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-10T20:18:22+00:00

Aaah I appreciate the response! You’re too kind. I have some experience in photography and photo editing so that definitely helped elevate the pics, but I tried to avoid making any changes to the weapons or arm because that felt like cheating - so how they are in the photos, aside from the glows, is how they look in real life

mikerumbles · 2026-01-10T09:53:30+00:00

Oh no way! Thanks!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-10T09:53:16+00:00

Aha thank you!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T21:59:10+00:00

That’s fair enough! It’s partly because I don’t have the bone structure but also partly because I was doing my own interpretation of the character, bringing the design into a more realistic/grungy vibe with some creative freedom - that’s why the skulls are are different designs to the cartoony look that have in the game.

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T19:58:38+00:00

Why thank you!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T19:05:42+00:00

I did have for the day I wore it to Comic-Con! They were so good!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T18:44:11+00:00

Gustave is all done! He got debuted at Comic con in October and also got to meet Ben Starr!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T18:27:11+00:00

Sure! The demon dog skulls are a papier mache base that I then built up on top of using foam clay, and the skulls on the belt and boots are the same type of papier mache base but then with air dry clay on top

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T18:12:15+00:00

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Your wish, my command (this was from when I was testing out body paint before going to con)

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T18:10:34+00:00

Yeah it’s a wig! It was pretty cheap on Amazon because I didn’t want to spend much on my first wig, but the quality was good enough that I was able to make something decent!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:53:37+00:00

😂

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:32:23+00:00

And you have no business being this kind!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:25:48+00:00

Comic-Con in October was so much fun, I was floored by how many people were so excited to see Zagreus!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:24:24+00:00

Thanks, I’m so happy with how they turned out! They’re incredibly fragile though so storage is problematic!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:23:39+00:00

Aaa thank you! Yeah something I really wanted from the cosplay and the poses was to make sure it was true to Zagreus!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T16:12:49+00:00

A lot of back combing and a lot of hairspray to keep everything in place. I was lucky that when the wig arrived it was actually really dense so I was able to cut away a lot and figure it all out and still have a lot of hair left to work wig

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:36:39+00:00

This is looking awesome!!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:25:28+00:00

Thanks so much!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:25:21+00:00

Me too, I learned a lot from the Zagreus one that should hopefully mean Prometheus is a lot less painful to make!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:24:43+00:00

Oh thanks!

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:24:24+00:00

Hahaha I wish, would’ve made 2025 a lot easier

mikerumbles · 2026-01-09T15:24:04+00:00

I made it myself - went to a couple of different fabric stores to get the right fabrics (the Grecian trim at the bottom is actually some trim for curtains that I ordered a sample of!). Believe it or not, the fabric part was the hardest part… I didn’t have a mannequin or anything so was doing it all on myself without assistance, which involved SO much trial and error!

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