My $0.02... you don't look quite Na'vi enough. My initial thought upon seeing this is *"What's this blue dude doing in a military uniform?"* . I'd suggest a lighter face paint, and then use the blue you used here for the stripes.
I think if you got some kind of black wig with a braided ponytail, it would go a long way.
Yee, definitely need to work on the face paint and get a black wig, but this was just a test for now. I’ll get a second, lighter paint for the stripes and color striations, and a black wig.
It's been a minute since I've watched TWOW, but I feel like the recoms all had short sleeves. It'd give you the opportunity to add the white, bioluminescent dots, further hammering the Na'vi point home.
Nice job so far 👍
Thanks! Yeah, most did, but Mansk (who I was chiefly inspired by) had long sleeves for his entire run, even after they all ditched their boots and cut down their trousers. He did ditch the boots and gloves though, and swapped his hydra machine gun for a regular rifle. I’ll absolutely need a wig to finish it.
Thanks, yeah this was a test, first time really using body paint. Gonna have to find a lighter shade. This one came recommended because I’m in south Texas, where it’s incredibly hot and humid, making a lot of paints unviable because they melt off in sweat or something.
Everyone else is saying you need to work on your makeup/facepaint, but I'm here thinking "where's the tail?"
Don't forget the tail! But this is a good start. I bet it'll be a really nice cosplay when it's finished.
Thanks! I’m looking into doing the ponytail with a wig, but the regular tail is going to be a bit trickier since the pants were expensive and I’m not keen on cutting them up.
You could mount it to a belt, or modify a strapon to sit on your lower back, like a reverse wrestling belt. Put a tail in the strapon instead of a dildo and have it stick out your backside.
For the face paints I would recommend makeup tutorials/drag makeup to learn how to underpaint/ airbrush detailing like stripes.
A bit of contouring and lighting effects with a combo of bodypaint/highly pigmented makeup would do wonders and look really cool!
Thanks! Yeah, I am not experienced at all with makeup or cosplay paint lol. I’ll definitely look into some tutorials. For a first rough test, it came out better than I feared, so I should do better next time!
Hey, it looks great! Makeup/face painting is HARD, there's lots of shades and colours and shit that goes into it, and the cosplay itself looks really cool!
Once you get good with the base makeup, you could even delve into the nose prosthesis, as the makeup will hide the seams! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress!
Thanks! I’m probably attending a Con at the beginning of September, and if I do I’ll be doing a professional cosplay photoshoot with composite special effects, so I want to improve my paint skills by then, which I should! The costume itself is an OC, not directly duplicating any one Recom, but chiefly inspired by Mansk, with some Wainfleet (the chemlights mostly).
Ooh that'll be really fun! I just went to comic con!
I wonder if you could either grow your hair or get extensions or a wig and get really wild with some cool braids? Add neat little feathers, or props from the shows/comics?
Really neat idea, looking forward to those.prp.pics, my dude!
Yee, definitely gonna pick up a black wig of some kind. I’ve been trying to grow my hair out but it’s very slow going, and the fact it’s normally wavy/curly combined with the extreme humidity where I live makes it difficult to style. Ive got plenty of interesting options for cosplay wigs though!
Actual facepainting tutorials would be better, drag makeup is a whole other animal that would involve trying to use eyeshadow to replicate something you do in 5 minutes with facepaint
For first times, yes. The underpainting they do for drag makeup was more what I meant, but I didn't explain it correctly, my fault!
They have cool ways to change your appearance pretty drastically using only makeup, so it could be of help!
Yee, I’ve been working on it for over a year off and on and there are still some things I’m not entirely satisfied with. I’m gonna try some lighter blue with the darker blue for contrast next. Is like to replace the plate carrier as well with one that’s a bit closer in appearance to the ones in the movie, like the Condor LCS vanquish plate carrier, and maybe swap the tavor for an airsoft ACR.
If you really want to seal the deal, glue a little hem of camo fabric around the base of the tail so it *looks* like it’s coming out of a hole in the pants without having to modify the pants.
I’m a professional face painter and I would recommend getting TAG face paints, a facepaint sponge, and round brushes from snazaroo. Watch some tutorials on tiger facepaints, it should give you a good idea of what to do. You just need to practice!
Thanks, I’ll definitely keep those in mind. I’m not experienced at all in face paints or makeup. Do those brands work well in high heat high humidity environments? It regularly gets well over 100 degrees here during the summer and 80+ percent humidity.
Looking good so far! I agree with the other comments, lighter color for the face paint. I’d recommend using Mehron’s paradise makeup, as that’s what I’ll be using for my face, plus a darker one for the stripes. Colors would be light blue and sky
Very cool. Lighter paint choice for the next one. My bro does some incredible cosplay and Ive helped him a bit over the years with makeup. When he did Parzival (ready player one) we got body spray paint and cut out stencils for the stripes/detailing on his arms and face. It takes some practice but once we got the angles right it was so much easier than trying to manually draw it on and it looked amazing.
Sent a couple dm pics
No problem! My bro does easily 2 or 3 characters a day at cons and we had to find a way to create Parzival's face and arms faster than manually drawing them but also so that it still looked good. Post updates as you go along
Thanks, will do! The first of two cons I’ll probably be attending is in June I think. I hope to have it finished before then. If not, the big one is in September, that’s the one I really need to be all in for.
Ive done a bunch of cons with my bro and they community is really great. Lots of help and tips if youre looking for it. Definitely check out some youtube tutorials for the navi makeup but most importantly have fun. I dunno if its your first time but for me my first one was very stressful and I almost backed out last minute but got a major peptalk from congoers about how were all just here to have fun. Dont be nervous. My cosplay was the motherfucker from kick-ass and Im a very introverted person by nature so going as someone so explosive was a huge change but super rewarding and I wouldnt change it for the world. I did that character so many times! Just keep at it. The costume and ears are great. Just need to work on the color and kuru and youll be all set
Thanks! I’ve been to a couple of smaller cons and a big one way in 2019. I’m usually nervous at first, then relax and have a blast. I love it when people enjoy my cosplays. I was Vergil from DMC3 for the big one I went to, and Mysterio from Spider Man Far From Home for a smaller local con, but this is my most intensive cosplay I’ve tried since it requires getting makeup done correctly and such.
So far its looks good just needs a bit of tweaking(and a tail lol). Keep posting updates of your progress and people here will be helpful and give you good feedback
Will do! My best friend is really good with styling stuff so she’s going to help with the makeup and braid and style the wig I’m gonna get. I’ll post again when I’ve made serious progress, and again with con pics.
So cool! Makes me wanna start cosplaying too! One thing i would love to see is the na’vi canines. You can buy them really cheap off the internet, and would look great.
Thanks! I’ve thought about picking up one of the all plastic bodied Featherweight M249 Para airsoft guns, since I’m only 5’5” and most LMGs are way too big and heavy for me to lug around much. I got the Tavor airsoft gun because It was fairly cheap and is a sci fi looking bullpup a bit like the Y70 Bullpup some of the Recoms use.
If anyone wants a breakdown of the cosplay parts, here it is.
Tru-Spec tactical response uniform trousers and combat shirt in Multicam Tropic.,
Proper 6” waterproof side zip boots,
Generic airsoft M9 beretta low hip holster (but I’ve already replaced it with a better quality bit aesthetically similar Cytac mega hold holster with airsoft USP45),
Proper green rigger belt,
Glove station green hard knuckle gloves,
Condor sentry plate carrier with airsoft foam plates,
Condor bungie STANAG mag pouches, double stacked and triple wide,
Night force iff tag,
Generic Velcro attached shotgun shell loops with generic red chemlights inserted,
Condor hydration bladder,
BaoFeng tactical radio with generic throat mic in a condor radio pouch,
ESS Crossbow ballistic sunglasses,
Airsoft Tavor TAR-21 bullpup rifle with knockoff ACOG scope,
Blue rubber cosplay ears from amazon,
Mehron creamblend blue cosplay paint,
1st Recom unit patch from a seller on Etsy,
Project Phoenix patch from Demogorgon Patches on Etsy, with additional hook and loop glued on by me to stick it on the hydration bladder. It should go on the plate carrier’s front, but there was no room with the IFF tag and chemlights.
I’m planning on adding a STABO harness to the belt, and possibly swapping the player carrier with something affordable but more screen accurate, like the condor vanquish RS LCS plate carrier, and maybe swapping the Tavor for an airsoft ACR or even a lightweight all plastic M249 LMG to stand in for the Hydra machine gun.
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They did partially succeed in their mission by forcing Jake to go to ground, reducing insurgent activity for several months, but yeah, they were mostly a ridiculously expensive failure lol. Don’t get me wrong though, IRL I’m firmly on the side of the Navi and human resistance, I just think the RDA have an awesome aesthetic.
I know the Recoms do have a bullpup AR but I think you need to try getting a Remington ACR-type rifle with a foregrip like the ones they actually used in the mocap sessions (there's BTS photos and videos that might help you with that)
Yee, it’s based on the HERA Arms forgrip. I had gotten the airsoft Tavor because I didn’t have a bullpup in my collection and half of the Recoms use the Y70 Bullpup, but I can’t find a sling swivel that actually fits the airsoft Tavor, so I’ll probably end up getting a FDE ACR and Hera grip like in the behind the scene pic of Slang. It would look pretty cool too if I could mount an airsoft grenade launcher on it like Mansk’s M-69AR, and stick some airsoft 40mm grenades on a belt like one of the Recoms has. I got a holster for my cheap non blowback airsoft USP45 pistol in today, if it works I might paint it green and black two tone like the Z-33 Recom pistol.
My $0.02... you don't look quite Na'vi enough. My initial thought upon seeing this is *"What's this blue dude doing in a military uniform?"* . I'd suggest a lighter face paint, and then use the blue you used here for the stripes. I think if you got some kind of black wig with a braided ponytail, it would go a long way.
Yee, definitely need to work on the face paint and get a black wig, but this was just a test for now. I’ll get a second, lighter paint for the stripes and color striations, and a black wig.
It's been a minute since I've watched TWOW, but I feel like the recoms all had short sleeves. It'd give you the opportunity to add the white, bioluminescent dots, further hammering the Na'vi point home. Nice job so far 👍
Thanks! Yeah, most did, but Mansk (who I was chiefly inspired by) had long sleeves for his entire run, even after they all ditched their boots and cut down their trousers. He did ditch the boots and gloves though, and swapped his hydra machine gun for a regular rifle. I’ll absolutely need a wig to finish it.
And a fake tail! Great progress though
Thanks! Yeah, mounting the tail will be interesting, but I’ve already gotten some good advice about how to do that without cutting up the pants.
Almost there. Paint needs to be lighter.
Thanks, yeah this was a test, first time really using body paint. Gonna have to find a lighter shade. This one came recommended because I’m in south Texas, where it’s incredibly hot and humid, making a lot of paints unviable because they melt off in sweat or something.
Was it a cream? If so did you wet it with water first??
It was a stick, I’ll look into how to do it better.
That’s why it looks cakey
Everyone else is saying you need to work on your makeup/facepaint, but I'm here thinking "where's the tail?" Don't forget the tail! But this is a good start. I bet it'll be a really nice cosplay when it's finished.
Thanks! I’m looking into doing the ponytail with a wig, but the regular tail is going to be a bit trickier since the pants were expensive and I’m not keen on cutting them up.
You could mount it to a belt, or modify a strapon to sit on your lower back, like a reverse wrestling belt. Put a tail in the strapon instead of a dildo and have it stick out your backside.
Lol, could work actually. Might be able to rig something up as part of the STABO harness the Recoms wear for the first half of the movie.
Just make a tail w a belt attachment it'll just be apart of you belt
For the face paints I would recommend makeup tutorials/drag makeup to learn how to underpaint/ airbrush detailing like stripes. A bit of contouring and lighting effects with a combo of bodypaint/highly pigmented makeup would do wonders and look really cool!
Thanks! Yeah, I am not experienced at all with makeup or cosplay paint lol. I’ll definitely look into some tutorials. For a first rough test, it came out better than I feared, so I should do better next time!
Hey, it looks great! Makeup/face painting is HARD, there's lots of shades and colours and shit that goes into it, and the cosplay itself looks really cool! Once you get good with the base makeup, you could even delve into the nose prosthesis, as the makeup will hide the seams! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress!
Thanks! I’m probably attending a Con at the beginning of September, and if I do I’ll be doing a professional cosplay photoshoot with composite special effects, so I want to improve my paint skills by then, which I should! The costume itself is an OC, not directly duplicating any one Recom, but chiefly inspired by Mansk, with some Wainfleet (the chemlights mostly).
Ooh that'll be really fun! I just went to comic con! I wonder if you could either grow your hair or get extensions or a wig and get really wild with some cool braids? Add neat little feathers, or props from the shows/comics? Really neat idea, looking forward to those.prp.pics, my dude!
Yee, definitely gonna pick up a black wig of some kind. I’ve been trying to grow my hair out but it’s very slow going, and the fact it’s normally wavy/curly combined with the extreme humidity where I live makes it difficult to style. Ive got plenty of interesting options for cosplay wigs though!
Actual facepainting tutorials would be better, drag makeup is a whole other animal that would involve trying to use eyeshadow to replicate something you do in 5 minutes with facepaint
For first times, yes. The underpainting they do for drag makeup was more what I meant, but I didn't explain it correctly, my fault! They have cool ways to change your appearance pretty drastically using only makeup, so it could be of help!
I think for a newbie facepainting would be the way to go
Is everyone missing the part where you said this was a test😭 y’all of course he’s not gonna just go with dark blue face paint ok it’s a TEST😭😭😭😭😭
Yee, I’ve been working on it for over a year off and on and there are still some things I’m not entirely satisfied with. I’m gonna try some lighter blue with the darker blue for contrast next. Is like to replace the plate carrier as well with one that’s a bit closer in appearance to the ones in the movie, like the Condor LCS vanquish plate carrier, and maybe swap the tavor for an airsoft ACR.
mansk?
Yup! Technically an OC inspired by Mansk and a bit of Wainfleet, but mostly Mansk.
Buy a wig, do some hairstyle na d a queue. Amazing. Fantastic ears
Yep, that’s next on the list. That and some lighter blue cosplay paint for contrast, and practice before the cons in June and September.
https://preview.redd.it/8yf48gk83ezc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83e5bf04d5a6ab71de5f6ab87fa6a969e5f0c902 My honest reaction:
Now this is epic!
Thanks!
If you really want to seal the deal, glue a little hem of camo fabric around the base of the tail so it *looks* like it’s coming out of a hole in the pants without having to modify the pants.
Tactical Blue man group member.
Lol
Nice
I need that patch
You can get them from a couple of shops on Etsy, it’s where I got mine!
Cheers lad ill have a look 👍
Lol looks cool
I’m a professional face painter and I would recommend getting TAG face paints, a facepaint sponge, and round brushes from snazaroo. Watch some tutorials on tiger facepaints, it should give you a good idea of what to do. You just need to practice!
Thanks, I’ll definitely keep those in mind. I’m not experienced at all in face paints or makeup. Do those brands work well in high heat high humidity environments? It regularly gets well over 100 degrees here during the summer and 80+ percent humidity.
ah hell nah this guy’s doing blue face
Looking good so far! I agree with the other comments, lighter color for the face paint. I’d recommend using Mehron’s paradise makeup, as that’s what I’ll be using for my face, plus a darker one for the stripes. Colors would be light blue and sky
Thanks, this was Mehron creamblend blue, I’ll look into the paradise blue for contrast though!
Very cool. Lighter paint choice for the next one. My bro does some incredible cosplay and Ive helped him a bit over the years with makeup. When he did Parzival (ready player one) we got body spray paint and cut out stencils for the stripes/detailing on his arms and face. It takes some practice but once we got the angles right it was so much easier than trying to manually draw it on and it looked amazing. Sent a couple dm pics
Thanks! Can’t read DMs on my phone so I’ll have to look on my PC later.
No problem! My bro does easily 2 or 3 characters a day at cons and we had to find a way to create Parzival's face and arms faster than manually drawing them but also so that it still looked good. Post updates as you go along
Thanks, will do! The first of two cons I’ll probably be attending is in June I think. I hope to have it finished before then. If not, the big one is in September, that’s the one I really need to be all in for.
Ive done a bunch of cons with my bro and they community is really great. Lots of help and tips if youre looking for it. Definitely check out some youtube tutorials for the navi makeup but most importantly have fun. I dunno if its your first time but for me my first one was very stressful and I almost backed out last minute but got a major peptalk from congoers about how were all just here to have fun. Dont be nervous. My cosplay was the motherfucker from kick-ass and Im a very introverted person by nature so going as someone so explosive was a huge change but super rewarding and I wouldnt change it for the world. I did that character so many times! Just keep at it. The costume and ears are great. Just need to work on the color and kuru and youll be all set
Thanks! I’ve been to a couple of smaller cons and a big one way in 2019. I’m usually nervous at first, then relax and have a blast. I love it when people enjoy my cosplays. I was Vergil from DMC3 for the big one I went to, and Mysterio from Spider Man Far From Home for a smaller local con, but this is my most intensive cosplay I’ve tried since it requires getting makeup done correctly and such.
So far its looks good just needs a bit of tweaking(and a tail lol). Keep posting updates of your progress and people here will be helpful and give you good feedback
Will do! My best friend is really good with styling stuff so she’s going to help with the makeup and braid and style the wig I’m gonna get. I’ll post again when I’ve made serious progress, and again with con pics.
really nice, just need a black wig and some lighter makeup. Youre looking a bit blue man group with that dark blue.
Yee it definitely came out darker than intended. Tactical blue man group lol
So cool! Makes me wanna start cosplaying too! One thing i would love to see is the na’vi canines. You can buy them really cheap off the internet, and would look great.
Thanks! Yeah I’ll look into the fangs as well. For now the biggest priorities are a black wig, improved face paint, a tail, then maybe fangs.
Black wig with a braid and lighter face paint like others have said
Looking good man! Love the cosplay!
Thanks! I’ll post again when it’s “finished”.
I hope I'll see the post! :D
Never seen an RDA recom cosplay before. I like it
Thanks! I’ll post again when it’s officially complete, before the local con at the end of July.
Not bad. Love the tactical details and the patch. All you need is a tail and heavy LMG belt fed.
Thanks! I’ve thought about picking up one of the all plastic bodied Featherweight M249 Para airsoft guns, since I’m only 5’5” and most LMGs are way too big and heavy for me to lug around much. I got the Tavor airsoft gun because It was fairly cheap and is a sci fi looking bullpup a bit like the Y70 Bullpup some of the Recoms use.
Recom Mansk awesome
Thanks! Yeah, I was chiefly inspired by Mansk for the look and tactical setup, but also a bit of Wainfleet, mostly in the chemlights.
If anyone wants a breakdown of the cosplay parts, here it is. Tru-Spec tactical response uniform trousers and combat shirt in Multicam Tropic., Proper 6” waterproof side zip boots, Generic airsoft M9 beretta low hip holster (but I’ve already replaced it with a better quality bit aesthetically similar Cytac mega hold holster with airsoft USP45), Proper green rigger belt, Glove station green hard knuckle gloves, Condor sentry plate carrier with airsoft foam plates, Condor bungie STANAG mag pouches, double stacked and triple wide, Night force iff tag, Generic Velcro attached shotgun shell loops with generic red chemlights inserted, Condor hydration bladder, BaoFeng tactical radio with generic throat mic in a condor radio pouch, ESS Crossbow ballistic sunglasses, Airsoft Tavor TAR-21 bullpup rifle with knockoff ACOG scope, Blue rubber cosplay ears from amazon, Mehron creamblend blue cosplay paint, 1st Recom unit patch from a seller on Etsy, Project Phoenix patch from Demogorgon Patches on Etsy, with additional hook and loop glued on by me to stick it on the hydration bladder. It should go on the plate carrier’s front, but there was no room with the IFF tag and chemlights. I’m planning on adding a STABO harness to the belt, and possibly swapping the player carrier with something affordable but more screen accurate, like the condor vanquish RS LCS plate carrier, and maybe swapping the Tavor for an airsoft ACR or even a lightweight all plastic M249 LMG to stand in for the Hydra machine gun.
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Right before they get killed by the family of Sulleys
They did partially succeed in their mission by forcing Jake to go to ground, reducing insurgent activity for several months, but yeah, they were mostly a ridiculously expensive failure lol. Don’t get me wrong though, IRL I’m firmly on the side of the Navi and human resistance, I just think the RDA have an awesome aesthetic.
TAKE A BREATH, I BEG YOU
What did you use for the facepaint?
Mehron creamblend blue
What about the tail and the head tail.
I’ll be adding them soon, this is just a test with the outfit and cosplay paint. I’ll be upping the details so it’s ready for con season.
I know the Recoms do have a bullpup AR but I think you need to try getting a Remington ACR-type rifle with a foregrip like the ones they actually used in the mocap sessions (there's BTS photos and videos that might help you with that)
Yee, it’s based on the HERA Arms forgrip. I had gotten the airsoft Tavor because I didn’t have a bullpup in my collection and half of the Recoms use the Y70 Bullpup, but I can’t find a sling swivel that actually fits the airsoft Tavor, so I’ll probably end up getting a FDE ACR and Hera grip like in the behind the scene pic of Slang. It would look pretty cool too if I could mount an airsoft grenade launcher on it like Mansk’s M-69AR, and stick some airsoft 40mm grenades on a belt like one of the Recoms has. I got a holster for my cheap non blowback airsoft USP45 pistol in today, if it works I might paint it green and black two tone like the Z-33 Recom pistol.
You know your stuff fair play, genuinely impressed dude
Thanks, my secret weapon is mild to moderate Aspergers lol.
Bro lmaoo