Making an EVA Foam Breastplate - Beginner Friendly Cosplay Tutorial

As seen during PlaidFX Con 2020!

Join me as I walk through how to create an armored breastplate out of EVA foam from start to finish. We'll be learning how to:

1) Create a breastplate pattern from scratch
2) Build the breastplate from EVA foam
3) Prime and paint the breastplate
4) Add decoration and weathering

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Credits:

Bulbasaur Knight artwork by Sunset Dragon

Products used:
EVA foam from Masked Dad Studios

Foam dowels and bevels from TNT Cosplay

Paint from PlaidFX and Plaid Crafts

[danny.nedelk]

Thank you! Can't believe this video doesn't have more views. This is the perfect tutorial I need to create a medieval breastplate. Great work!❤

[CostumersManifesto]

This is so clear! I am going to stick this in my costume class as a project option for my students. They get to pick projects most weeks between options that teach similar skills. I've been looking for some foam armor piece tutorials and this is so straightforward it would be really close to impossible to get confused (as beginning students do). Thanks so much for posting this terrific resource!

[natariiiii]

This was INSANELY helpful in soothing my nerves of an upcoming armor project as a beginner! Great work!

[d.peeler]

I have recently discovered the joy of making cosplay items and have watched countless videos on the topic. Yours are the clearest and most practical tutorials that I have found! Keep up the good work!

[mothrey]

tysm for making such an easy to follow tutorial! im very excited to start my first armour piece now, yours turned out amazing!!!

[PsychoPyro]

I'm so excited to see your process laid out in one full video! I always love watching you work on things in your insta stories and I've picked up so many things I wouldn't have thought of otherwise! I'm so excited to see the rest of this build, this was a fantastic tutorial!

[the_king]

Incredibly helpful, using this to help me get started with my first cosplay with foam armour :)

[edd-x]

Thank you! I really love your video! You explained everything so good and easy, that I'm not afraid anymore to start at my own breastplate the next days! ~

[Daemeryss]

always so exciting to see another black creator! great work

[cathline]

Great job! I love the way it looks on you and I think I may actually have the skills to make one!!

[abbygrosslein]

Thank you! You're such a great teacher ^ ^ I look forward to seeing more of your work!

[valerialavongsar]

Wow it turned out so amazing! Thank you so much, very helpful.

[freezefacespongebob]

How are you able to take this on and off since you glued the Velcro onto each other

[natty-cakes]

So happy for you!!! This is Amazing and really encourages me to get more into cosplay!

[nickydexter]

That is amazing.. you did a great job. Thanks for sharing :)

[jessicaarredondo]

😊 you did a great job explaining Love your content!!! may I ask what primer did you use?

[cassandrasolarte]

What primer did you use? Also can you explain why you “heat tail” I think is what you said?

[lucieraita]

What do you use to heat eva foam? And the object to round the ends? Thank you

[ilminurul]

How thick eva foam you used and what paint for eva foam?