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- What's up guys?
I'm Hendo, and today I'm cosplaying
from the CW show Batwoman.
I've been a fan of Kate Kane for years,
and I'm so psyched to see the CW make Batwoman live action.
I'll be making this costume head to toe from scratch,
so there's no time to waste.
Let's get started.
The suit has a ton of textures,
and I was lucky enough to find some stretchy fabrics
that match pretty well.
I'm gonna accentuate the bat and the belt
with this bright red fabric.
The cowl is pretty sleek,
and I'm gonna make that out of craft foam.
The cape is dark red on one side and black on the other,
so I'm gonna do the same,
and we'll round all of that out
with her matching bracers and boots.
Since the fabric is beautiful and I don't have a lot of it,
I'm gonna make a mock-up first and really nail down
the design before I sew it out of the real thing.
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I'm marking out my pattern with a lighter color first,
then going over it with a black marker.
Once I have my design set, I'll transfer it to paper,
then cut it out of my fabrics.
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Kate's belt is super sleek
with just a few pouches on her left side.
I'm gonna make mine out of foam,
and then cover it in this red pleather fabric.
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The pouches are foam wrapped in the same fabric
and will attach with Velcro.
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I'm making the buckle out of four glyphs
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In the show, Batwoman's bracers go all the way
around her wrists, but for the sake of cosplay comfort
and easy attachment, I'm just gonna use elastic straps.
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I'm hammering snaps into the top layer
of my bracers and attaching them.
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I'm gonna make the bat cowl out of simple craft foam.
I could use a mannequin head to make the pattern,
but my friends Mia and Kaylin were nice enough
to make a live cast of me.
This is really gonna speed up the fitting process.
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I'm tracing my pattern really carefully
to make sure that I have all of my attachment points.
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Now I'm using my rotary tool
to sand down some of my seams.
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I'm using foam clay to sculpt the eyebrows
and make them a little bit more defined.
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I'm gonna use leather textile paint on the boots
and acrylic paint for everything else.
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Batwoman's pouches do have a little weathering,
so I'll add that with some silver paint.
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Now all that's left is for me to paint the cowl black.
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I'm gonna top-stitch some details
for the chest, hips, and arms.
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I want the iconic red bat symbol to really pop,
so I'm cutting it out of this bright red
stretch pleather and top-stitching it to my suit.
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I'm using face paint and sealing it with black eye shadow.
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From Greg Berlanti and the executive producers
of "Arrow", "Supergirl", and "Legends of Tomorrow"
comes the incredible new series, "Batwoman."
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Thank you so much for watching, and remember,
this fall, a new day brings a new kind of hero,
and she plays by her own rules.
Be sure to check out "Batwoman" Sundays this fall
only on the CW. (dramatic music)
You can also find on my YouTube channel
a tutorial and pattern for the cowl.
Until next time, thanks for joining us
on Nerdist Cosplay Builds.
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