Aradani Costumes News

Article about Us, Chattacon and Connooga!

Our friend Michael Crumb, who writes for the Chattanooga Pulse, has written an article about the great conventions that happen in Chattanooga and gave Paul and I quite a shout out. Here is a snippet and a link to the full article:

“The poster for the upcoming Con Nooga (Chattanooga’s increasingly popular “other” multi-fandom convention happening Feb. 17-19 at the Chattanooga Choo Choo) features an unusual hybrid image by brothers and Nashville artists Michael and Paul Bielaczyc (pronounced BELA-CHICK).

Each contributed a portion of one of their paintings to this cosmic juxtaposition that will welcome con attendees. In the image (pictured here), Paul’s “We Need a Herd” meets Michael’s “It Came From Outer Space,” and the wizard-meets-alien motif conjures the paradoxical retro thrust into the future that characterizes much sci-fi and fantasy these days.”

Read the Rest of the Article over at the Chattanooga Pulse.

For more on Connooga, Click here.

Thanks so much to Mr. Crumb and The Pulse!

Old Republic Smuggler Costume Article

This is a WIP article. My costume will be leveling up throughout the season until Dragoncon.

Click the image below to visit the article:

Just hanging out at the spaceport.

New Demon Mask

I am sculpting a new mask for Aradani. Click the image below for more pictures over on my blog:

Starting to Chilly Down

So I know that many of you are aware that it takes some time for me to complete (or even start) projects, both costumes and artwork. Sometimes I need a little push, and with Missy working on her Junk Lady costume from Labyrinth, that got me going on my Firey costume. Finally!

Here are some early shots of the work on the head. The goal is to make a mask that is attached to a baseball helmet. I plan to wear a black hood, so that I can remove the head and if I stand with a dark background, it will look like I have no head!

I am building the framework for the mask out of 1/4 inch hardware cloth and Wireform sculpting mesh. I plan on sculpting over this with Crayola Model Magic.

I also made some eyeballs from ping pong balls. Missy and I had a eyeball painting session. We used acrylic paint as the base layer on ping pong balls. They were then coated with 2 ton epoxy to give them a creepy, realistic sheen. After coating with epoxy, I drew some fine details (veining, iris coloring) with Sharpie. I think did a second coating of epoxy over just the iris to create the bump of the cornea.

Being a Firey, I also designed a way to have the eyes light up.

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Kickstarter Project for my Uteria RPG Module

Hey everyone,

The Kickstarter for the publication of my Pathfinder (OGL) module, The Tomb of Kochun, has gone live! If you donate towards its publication, you get will get some phat loot as well!

PLEDGE $5 OR MORE
Full color pdf version of the game.
Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012
PLEDGE $15 OR MORE
Full color printed version of the book, signed by me and the writers.
Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012
PLEDGE $25 OR MORE
Full color printed version of the book, signed by us and an original sketch in the front pages.
Estimated Delivery: Apr 2012

Click the logo below to visit the project:

Tron Photoshoot from Dragoncon

I finally got around to uploading the images of our Tron Photoshoot from Dragoncon 2011. They were taken by our friends over at Duoshot.com! There you can see the 3D versions as well as order prints.

Below are a selection from his collection:

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New at the Aradani Deviantart group!

We have had some new additions to the aradani DeviantArt group page. Click the image below to go check them out!

Interview with Costume Designer and Creator Krystal Messier

Steampixie in action.

Ever wanted to know what happens inside the strange mind of a costume designer? Well we got lucky enough to have our friend Krystal “Kudrel” Messier to answer a few questions. I first found her work on DeviantArt, but later found out we were connected through her company, Steampixie, which she runs with our mutual friend Lisa McGowan. After Dragoncon last year, we decided to post an interview, and are just now getting around to posting it (yes, I am always this behind on web work)! Read the rest of this entry »

Tron: Legacy Virus Program

Sorry for the long delay between Missy writing this and me posting it. It got lost in my inbox. Here is Missy’s article about her costume that she debuted at Dragon*Con 2011.

Full article can be found here.

Ebay finds..

I found these which I will use as a basis for my Old Republic smuggler pants. Since most clothes are tight in the game, I figured orfdering stuff from Korea or China will give me the slim fit I am looking for. A word of caution though, when you order direct from Asia, make sure you order larger than you normally do because their sizes run so small (I wear a Medium size coat in the US and a XXL in Korea).

After this, I just need to find a fur suit so Paul can be my wookie