Stargirl's Cosmic Staff Tutorial: Part 2

Here it is!
The long awaited part two of Stargirl's cosmic staff is here!!
I know right, took me long enough but I literally just finished the staff last night because of work and uni getting in the way.

So here we go..

Last time we left off at the main part of the staff being all put together. Now it's time for the topper.

So after researching a ton of ways to make this part, I ended up deciding on using one of these foam cones from my local craft store (here in Aus it's Spotlight).

They can cost anywhere from $10-$15 but I got mine for free because the cashier didn't put the sale through properly and didn't charge us.

So basically you just make angled cuts and attach each piece as you go until you get this shape.

Underneath the primer and paper mache, you can see the joins that I cut to make the shape of the topper. I only used about half of the cone because it was quite large, so I cut off an extra section and added to the bottom to make the smaller base it sits on.

After I glued all the pieces together, I just used paper mache over the top, put primer on, painted then voila :D
All the attaching I did was with hot glue so it didn't ruin the styrofoam. Just a warning for those who have never done it before, NEVER use spray paint or any aerosol directly onto styrofoam. I did once and it actually ate away at the foam.
But hey, if you're going for battle-damaged, that could work for you!


After attaching the topper and painting the whole staff, here is the finished product!

So happy with how it came out!
You can basically make it any height you want, but for the purposes of conventions, I made it roughly 2m tall and detachable for when someone has a go at me, I can just pull it apart at the 1m line like so.

And that's it! All finished finally.

I am always more than happy to offer advice to other cosplayers on how to make anything I have before so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to message me at my page

www.facebook.com/bloomcosplay1


Until then, keep on sewing
Bloom xoxo