Continuing my line of custom-made action figure cards that make use of my own cosplay images (see others here and here), below is my new Ant-Man customized figure and card! Click all images to enlarge, as you follow along!
Above: Using a ton of different pics of me in the cosplay costume (see it here), I cut-and-pasted limbs, heads, hands, and legs, all in an attempt to achieve a very foreshortened action pose! Once done, I used a few Photoshop filters (to create a line-oriented "comic art look"), and some further effects, all to get the figure I envisioned for the card front!
Above: The original card (left), and my revised card (right)! I used Photoshop to add, move, reconstruct, or replace elements for better composition.
Above: My finished card, printed on heavy card stock, and ready for adding the figure!
Above: Now to revise the figure itself, to look like me! To create his belt, I simply used Photoshop and photos of the costume, to reconstruct the unique belt for printing (at a very tiny size), to then place upon the figure!
Above: The original figure (left), and my finished, customized figure (right)! Ant-Man's blue accessories were painted black, matching costume details were added, and belt affixed!
Above: The finished custom card and figure, ready for display!
A great way to celebrate the amazing costume design work of 60s comic artists Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber!
Here's a loopy look at another fun cosplay! This time, I decided to tackle the early-60s look of Marvel's Ant-Man! Click below (to enlarge pics) and follow along as I assemble the pieces, create the designs, and bring ol' Hank Pym to life!
Above: Rough sketches that also eventually served as printer instructions, regarding design placement!
Above: My own suit design, sent to the suit printers for final execution!
Above: Time to look for an appropriate helmet. I con- sidered some vintage 70s helmets (like used for this cosplay), but the fit and/or overall look was never quite right...
Above: At last! This ski helmet caught my eye as something I could work with!
Above ten images: For the helmet "mandibles," I considered everything from beer tap handles to foam horns! Finally, I spied the handles from these detergent bottles, cut them into a shape that would work, followed by sanding, and painting, and whittling, and magnet placement, and.......
Above eight images: After designing and masking off the eye-openings, the priming and painting began!
Above four images: The original Ant-Man had a very distinctive belt, one that includes two vials. I also wanted the black (foam) belt to stand off against the black trunks, so a silver stripe was added, continuing the red/black/silver color motif!
Above three images: Some small puffy paint containers were cut and shaped and painted, to be placed upon the belt center!
Above two images: The finished belt, with silver trim added to distinguish it from the black trunks!
Above two images: For Ant-Man's front-and-center communications device, the detergent bottle cap (with a bunch of modifications) was prepped!
Above five images: A look at the rough helmet! It's getting there!
Above five images: The helmet with mandibles magnetically attached! It took a ton of engineering and fitting (and re-fitting and more re-fitting) to make it happen!
Above: The complete cosplay!
Above: All the helmet accessories are magnetically snapped into place!
Above: I outlined and expanded the outer portions of the exposed eye areas to create a more defined look!
Above: Ant-Man goes to the dogs!
Above four images: I crafted a new visor, using foam board and adhesive lens tinting film!
Above: I'm king of the (ant)hill!
Above three images: Using my Ant-Man cosplay, I created a cool custom card and action figure! See more here!
Above: Adding some custom COVID masks to the look, for convention appearances...
Above four images: Turnabout is fair play, right? A little fun, based on my Hawkeyecosplay!
Above images: Some modified (to be a bit more comics-centric) headgear!
Above thirteen images: I had a mini-statue made of me as Ant-Man! I added a few painted touches and improvements, but it's fun having a 3D printed version of yourself hanging around!
"Wait. There's an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man?!?"
BONUS! Learn all about the creation of this classic cosplay here:
BONUS BONUS! Wanna see (and hear) Ant-Man in action, in an exciting
storytime video (done in the style of the 1966 MARVEL
SUPERHEROES cartoon)? Sure ya do! Just click below!
Cartoonist/illustrator living in Monroe, NC. Provides artwork to such firms as DC Comics, Golden Books, Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, Disney, Tonka, NASCAR, and many others.
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