I would prefer without a face shell because I don’t think the characters actually wear one under the masks in the comics. Comic book art generally simplifies a lot of details (like the way the nose and mouth looks through a mask like Spidey’s or Deadpool’s), so that’s why the characters have really sharp side profiles.
The characters definitely don’t wear them - but, unfortunately, we are not drawn, and stretchy material behaves weirdly, so you definitely need to wear one to get the right look. There’s really no way around it
@@Bryant721Yeah, I love the look with the mask rolled up so the mouth is exposed. Also it’s easier to take off the mask if there’s no shell. I actually bought a mask and it works just fine without a shell. The only trouble is that when I try to roll it up, the eyes don’t stay in the right spot. Edit: I figured out how to get the eyes to stay in the right spot. You just roll up the mask a certain way, so that the rolled up part holds the rest down by pinching it against your nose. It's a little difficult at first but I have it down to a science now.
I used a spandex mask on my Skulduggery Pleasant custume, but just underneath the skeleton mask to obscure facial features. Really excited to try out your faceshell pattern for a Homecoming Spiderman!
I’ve been cosplaying for 5 years and I agree with you For a face shell I could make my own out of EVA foam and just order some lenses for about $20 or $30 at most
the benefit of a faceshell for me is that i don’t have to constantly adjust a mask between pictures; which i know is why they use them i films- once your lenses are seated where you want them? you don’t have to worry about it moving forward. I don’t think they’re necessary, but they definitely help when it comes to looking good for the pictures!
1. I would assume a heat gun, as it's a fairly standard tool among cosplayers. (A blowdryer might work too in a pinch.) 2. Most heat guns I've seen (and blowdryers too for that matter) only have one or two heat settings, so try one and if it doesn't work, try the other. 3. Only for as long as it takes for the foam to get soft enough to bend (usually only a few seconds). It should then rapidly harden again as it returns to room temperature.
I have another video that goes through the whole build process for the face shell and other foam build as well that should help :) you'll definitely want a heat gun. :). The temp will vary based on the type of foam you use but if it is just a 2 setting option, I usually use high. Hope that helps :)
I think you just really gotta get the the measurements right for the mask. I find they're not super noticeable for my suits, but I know some people have ones that are basically like full on helmets and that usually works too, Andrew Garfield's was that way as I recall for the second of his films.
Another option I've seen is 3d printing, if you have a 3d printer or know someone with one, since you can usually find a free face shell file for the specific spiderman you're cosplaying, and this includes the right eye shapes
Lol as soon as this video ended and you said “what? Cart full?” A scene from Spider-Man 2 started playing where Toby asks “am I not supposed to have what I want?” I was scrolling through Facebook so I thought that was you making a hilarious reference but when I switched back to CZcams it was actually Spider-Man 2. It blended together so well lol
alternative option that's cheaper, plastic canvas, like what's used for crochet or rug hooking. it can be cut and heat-formed like thermoplastics, and for assembling pieces together you can use a combination of stitching the pieces with twine and then reinforcing it with hot glue. plus, because it's already a mesh it doesn't impede airflow at all. if you need extra durability, you can also layer up pieces of it.
So it ends up being $40 to make this foam one and have all this foam that you're not super likely to use. Why not just spend the ten extra bucks to get a higher quality plastic one? Maybe it's just me
I you don't plan to make anything else like web shooters, or lens frames or any other costume projects that you can use the foam for then you're completely right, it doesn't make as much sense financially and you should probably go a different route that makes more sense for you. :). Though from my experience, most people when they discover how easy it is to make stuff out of this foam they catch the bug and start making more things with it. :)
Well, the most accurate costume should be just like Peter make his suits in comics: divided in mask, shirt, pants, gloves and boots, and no faceshells.
I personally really dislike the look of faceshells. Makes everyone's faces look too fake and uniform, which negates the idea of a person wearing a mask. Obviously everyone should do what they want at the end of the day, but I've tried face shells (for cosplay, cosplay photos, and when I work as Spidey for Marvel Live) and just never liked how they look. So I never use them.
Wearing a mask is to conceal your identity, so it actually makes it even harder to identify you…so I fail to see how it negates the idea of wearing a mask. Or are you saying it looks more like a small helmet to you or something?
@@mad-dash6448 I'm saying it looks like a Spider-man toy cosplay as opposed to Spider-Man himself. Your argument that faceshells are for hiding identity would be fair if Peter EVER wore a face shell in any comic, movie, or cartoon. But he doesn't, it's just a fabric mask over his face. So unless you in real life have a really genuine focus on nobody knowing who you are while in cosplay, which is fine, face shells have nothing to do with hiding one's identity and just is about having a uniform face structure. Which is fine, as I said in my first post, but I hate how it looks. Because it looks like an action figure with a sculpted head, not a person wearing a fabric mask.
@@SteveRudzinski I get that it makes it look artificial, but the fact that anyone could wear it and they would all have the same uniform look, means it makes it even harder to know one’s identity
Even ALL the materials cost less than the real face shell and you have foam you can use to make web shooters and lenses and other projects. With buying just a face shell that all you get out of it. :) I'm my full video on how to make the face shell I go through the whole process breakdown so they people know what they are getting into so it doesn't end up a surprise. Also, the pack now comes with 10 sheets in it for the same price, so it's an even better deal now. :)
So far I’ve not tried a costume that required one. I did buy one of the Spider-Man masks for kids you can find at Walmart just to see what it was like to wear lol. Should try it again with a face shell!!
Nice!! Yeah, I was surprised actually how much more comfortable the mask actually was with the faceshell too because the cloth wasn't so tight up against my face :)
i hate face shells so much. it looks unnatural and could you imagine peter in the comics take off his mask then taking of a giant plastic face covering
Another thing, if you have a 3D printer you can use one of those :>, once you have the printer itself the filament is fairly inexpensive and you can keep doing it over and over again until you find the type you like.
I just got a cheap but nice looking Spider-Man costume for Halloween, and I have a half mask from my cycling days and a few other head gear things that I think I’m going to use as a make shift face shell, mostly because the mask and suit dont connect well so I can use the black fabric to sort of bridge the gap, i think because I’m too tall for the suit, and the mask slides around a lot causing me to go blind so I figure the extra material will help to keep it in place, I wish I had some spare cash to get shoes attached too… I saw a tutorial where a guy took water shoes and glued them to the suit and I thought it was genius
Yeah, the mask I used probably wasn't the best for showing drastic features, that mask was a bit thicker material which I think helped to hid some things :).
This would be good under my invisible hood for when(ever) I finish my Witch King of Angmar costume. Tricky part's the glasses; can't see to walk without them.
Personally I never bought a Face shell before, but i just recently bought my first ever Spider-man costume - the "Spider-gwen" suit for only 3 bucks during a sale. Unfortunately they didn't have the Mask that came with it, and the Suit is Quite Too small for my Physique. But I do plan on Buying a Sewing machine for 50 bucks so that I can properly measure the Suit to fit my height and waist.
Ey! I've been using EVA foam from tnt cosplay to make my faceshells for years. They're comfortable, cheap, durable. Honestly I can't go back to hard plastic
I never liked the idea of faceshells. Even in feature films. I’d see set photos of them without faceshells and it just looks more natural. I think faceshells take a way from the idea of Spider-Man. That he’s just a guy and in spandex. But I understand the appeal though.
In this video, your main camera and side camera are shooting two different frame rates. I can tell because you finalized and uploaded the video at 30fps, so whenever it switches to the side cam, the framerate of it shows through. IMO, just set all your cameras to 30fps. It looks better for this kind of content, anyway. 30fps, and even better, specifically set a 1/50th of a second shutter speed and use "shutter priority mode" for the auto exposure so it can't change the shutter speed, which will directly affect how much motion blur the video has, and by extension, how natural it looks. Also, if your camera has an all-intra-frame codec mode (XAVC S-I, not S or HS for Sony, or All-i instead of ipb for Canon), or in Apple ProRes, that's even better. Yes, the file size will be bigger, but the accuracy and smoothness of motion, even WITHIN any given frame rate preference, will be improved. Lastly, make sure that whatever your camera is shooting, your editing timeline is either exactly matched to it, you format the footage to the timeline some way (IE, interpreting it for slow motion, as an example), or you re-encode the raw footage to match whatever timeline you want to use. IE if your camera says 24, it might be shooting 23.976, and if you do nothing to adjust or match it to a true 24 editing timeline, there may be some motion artifacts that look like what a CD skipping sounds like. And if you have the choice, shooting and editing in a true framerate is a little better for youtube's systems than a decimal frame rate. Sadly, from all of my research, it seems the only way to get true 30fps would be to re-encode raw 29.97 footage from a camera into true 30. But that's a simple 15-ish minute operation for a program called Shutter Encoder, and even THAT amount of time is for a 9GB, 2-1/2 hour video.
Whoops, nice catch, I must have missed one of the settings when I was setting up the different cameras and ended up with different frame rates. Thanks for the tips :)
Copy that! I've got a couple videos I have lined up already but I will make sure to get on that for you! :) Make sure to subscribe with the bell so you get notified when it comes out! :)
I’m currently on spider man vibes so I didn’t have one an y mask didn’t look as pleasing due to the middle creases so wasn’t smooth looking somewhat wrinkled
I’m lucky to be one of the few who doesn’t need a face shell. Wearing a cloth mask works fine with me and I have to say it’s pretty much all due to my jaw. It’s not too big, it’s not too small, it’s just the right rigid-ness to work fine alone. I also have a bit of a round nose tip with a convex bridge. So yeah, the only thing keeping me from wearing my Spider-Man mask all the time is my long ass hair, mustache, beard and eczema lol.
I know i am a little late for it but there are also some kind of face shell but only for the mouth and nose. Are those good or should we go with the full face faceshell? And also, i know that visualy, it's better to have a face shell but for being more accurate, not having a face shell is more similar to what Peter, Miles or any other spiderman ( or even deadpool ) wear under the mask.
Thare are ways around using a face shell, i did a ben riley costume a while back and i got around the shell by using a zip up turtle neck under the blue hoodie and id unzip it to put the mask on and once i had the ends stuffed in right, id zip it up
I made a face shell out of cereal box cardboard for Halloween years ago. It was only one night so I really didn't care about durability however I do believe EVA foam is the solution
i have two spiderman costumes, tasm 2 symbiote and tasm 2 red/blue, i do have a faceshell in the red suit (all glued with the lenses and mask so it doesnt move) and i never wear the black suit.. i also puffpainted the red/blue one so its one of the reasons i prefer it, but if we're only considering the faceshell its much better with it too.
I have glued my face shell but I don't have a mask to show the difference between shell and no shell. On a side note, I really need to get better at glueing.
I cosplayed the furry equivalent of anime characters: animegao. Skintone zentai/full bodysuit and face shell/helmet could look creepy to adults but not for animated shows fans/kids. Hot if no holes for the wig top.
As a glasses wearing individual, without contacts is there a way around just going blind and still being to wear a mask or face shield without having glasses smushed to your face or it showing clearly through your mask that you wear them?
I totally feel you there, over got glasses and I don't do well with contacts. Unfortunately, I don't have a good alternative to recommend for a spidey costume, I usually either go no glasses and everything is blurry or I get a pair of inexpensive contacts and where the just for the con
I do an ultimate Spider-Man cosplay and the good thing is most of his art depicts him with a nose. So Ig it’s a cheap cosplay if any of you want to do it
Honestly one of the easiest ways to get a really cheap face shell is to just buy one of those toy plastic Spider-Man masks you find at Walmart , since they have the shape of Spider-Man’s face there the perfect cheap way to get a face shell
I currently have the Spider-Man Unlimited suit but now I need more eyes for the face shell but sadly the person on Etsy I bought it from wants $80 each
I'm 2 years late but if ever you don't have a heat gun, you can do it on cereal box cardboard then use paper maché to make it sturdy. Personally, it took more time but that's the alternative to being broke 🤷♂️. Besides, you get to eat cereal.
Haha, yeah, that is definitely an option to do as well. :). You can get a heat gun for like $8 at harbor freight though and it is definitely worth the investment to save yourself some time. :) But I like cereal too so I see the appeal of this option as well. :)
Eh, "accurate" is sort of broad. Spider-Man for example has been shown several time with more real atomically correct features in the face of the mask PLENTY. Even Tom Holland's first suit aimed more for that look. I think it really depends, if you have strong features you absolutely 100% do not need one. I didn't use one for my first suit and everyone always thought I was wearing one. So personally I hate this notion of like, "you should" or "their the way to go." Like they have PLENTY of pitfalls. Hard to breathe, build up heat, uncomfortable. They have perks certainly, but by no means are they "more accurate" for the film versions of the character yeah absolutely they are. But if were talking to the character they 100% are not, Alex Ross is ICONIC when it comes to Spider-Man he draws his face with human features so like- again I respectfully really hate this argument as a Spider-Man performer of 7 years. I think really just depends on the person and their face shape, and really why are the they cosplaying. If you're doing character work and you got some strong features you're probably better off going without. If you're constantly taking the mask off or posing without because you "look like Tom Holland" or "look like Spider-Man" than obviously they're a waste. If you like to mix and match than yeah they're great, if you want to own a bunch of suits, but don't want to have to pay for new lenses every time yeah of course great, but again I hate this narrative of they're essential for a great cosplay of the character.
I have a herostime one but it was too big and because of how flexable the plastic was is squished against the top of my head and i looked like hammerhead BTW therpc studio's faceshells are foam which i think is terrible because as you shown you can make a foam faceshell for a lot less.
I've been working on a Spawn cosplay and have been struggling with cutting out the eye holes. Do you have any tips or videos for making the eyes not look like garbage?
Rubber is pretty hard to glue to things, and you would have to figure out how to make a mold and cat it in rubber or purchase one that's already made which could get pricey. :)
Soooo then you DO need a face shell, despite the title suggesting you might not? I thought you were just going to demonstrate how to get the correct lens placement and glue them to the mask so you wouldn't have to worry about lining it up everytime you wear a face shell, but now I'm just confused.
@@Yeet_master69 So cool!! Foam is great for a faceshell!! The more options people have the better! :) So did you design it in 3D using pepakura software? That's awesome, I need to learn more 3D modeling stuff!
@@CosplayApprentice I did use a 3d software along with pepakura to create the template but I didn't made the 3d model entirely myself, I really want to design my own models but I can't since I don't own a computer to work on, I'm just borrowing my friend's laptop. I should have made the video by now but my lacking in resources really slows me down.
4:00 that's not quite truthful though... aren't you using a dremel, heatgun and glue gun? If I'm starting from scratch I'd have to factor all those in as well
Thanks for your comment :). I totally understand where you are coming from. You can do this project without using some of the tools I have such as a dremel and stuff :) A Heat Gun is a must though and you can pick one up for as little as $10 at Harbor Frieght. :) I didn’t factor in non-consumables because if you are trying to get a cost for an individual project that would significantly complicate the math without changing the cost that much, a heat gun will continue working after this project if you bought one to do this project and would allow you to do many more, so you would have to estimate all the uses you could possibly get out of it in its lifetime and then divide the cost by the number of uses to see the heat guns true cost for one project which becomes pennys per project. :) Hope that makes sense how I factored the numbers. :)
I might be a little late to comment but I bought one of the half face shells on Amazon that covers the nose and down for 10 bucks I think, does that work or no?
What is your experience with Faceshells?
Nothing because I'm not a big spiderman fan but this is cool.
none because I use a secret trick to make it look good without face shell.
Sounds awesome! What is it? :)
@@CosplayApprentice First I'm a diy kind of guy.All I do is twist the bottom of the neck part and tuck the excess in the neck.
It also depends on how you sew the mask too
I would prefer without a face shell because I don’t think the characters actually wear one under the masks in the comics. Comic book art generally simplifies a lot of details (like the way the nose and mouth looks through a mask like Spidey’s or Deadpool’s), so that’s why the characters have really sharp side profiles.
Nice! That's a good point about the comic characters. :)
My face shape is weird so I'll need one lol
If you got a round face then the mask will look pretty weird
The characters definitely don’t wear them - but, unfortunately, we are not drawn, and stretchy material behaves weirdly, so you definitely need to wear one to get the right look. There’s really no way around it
In the amazing spider man one Andrew uses one and they show it but in TASM 2 he no longer has it
Honestly I think a full faceshell is a little overkill. If I ever put together a Spider-Man suit, I’d do a halfshell of some kind.
My thoughts exactly! How else are people supposed to kiss and eat like Spidey does? He rolls his mask up half way a lot!
@@Bryant721Yeah, I love the look with the mask rolled up so the mouth is exposed. Also it’s easier to take off the mask if there’s no shell. I actually bought a mask and it works just fine without a shell. The only trouble is that when I try to roll it up, the eyes don’t stay in the right spot.
Edit: I figured out how to get the eyes to stay in the right spot. You just roll up the mask a certain way, so that the rolled up part holds the rest down by pinching it against your nose. It's a little difficult at first but I have it down to a science now.
Well if you're a hero with a half shell then you're a ninja turtle
Hahahaha 🤣 So good! :)
Spider in a half-shell! Spider power!
I used a spandex mask on my Skulduggery Pleasant custume, but just underneath the skeleton mask to obscure facial features.
Really excited to try out your faceshell pattern for a Homecoming Spiderman!
Oh nice!! Sweet!! I can't wait to see it! I love the Tom Holland Spidey! So fun!! Make sure to tag me when you make it! :)
YOOOOO WAIT OTHER PEOPLE READ SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT??? YOU HAVE TO TELL ME YOUR IG IF YOU POSTED IT THERE!!
@@ajaniwest4771 finally found more skulduggery pleasant fans
You have a fucking Skulduggery costume? You absolute king of a person!
I'm interested to see this, read the books as a kid and didn't think anyone else liked it like I did.
I’ve been cosplaying for 5 years and I agree with you For a face shell I could make my own out of EVA foam and just order some lenses for about $20 or $30 at most
My advice for a faceshell? Cardboard and resin. You can use the same method here but the shell can be made as rigid as any plastic one
Actually just made a cardboard one last night
Starting my “cosplay” career with a fan film. Hoping I become Miles Morales in the MCU
That is so awesome!!! That would be legit! I'm rooting for you! When is your fan film coming out? I would love to see it! :)
@@CosplayApprentice My Fan Film is coming very soon. I’m still finding ways to stream it, but I can’t wait for you to see it!
@@kyred__.indeed Perfect!!!! Let know when it's up!! :)
@@notaspideyclone2.047 That's Peter, not Miles lol
now this, this are goals
the benefit of a faceshell for me is that i don’t have to constantly adjust a mask between pictures; which i know is why they use them i films-
once your lenses are seated where you want them? you don’t have to worry about it moving forward. I don’t think they’re necessary, but they definitely help when it comes to looking good for the pictures!
1. What do we heat the foam with?
2. What temperature (if it's a tool)?
3. For how long do we heat it?
1. I would assume a heat gun, as it's a fairly standard tool among cosplayers. (A blowdryer might work too in a pinch.)
2. Most heat guns I've seen (and blowdryers too for that matter) only have one or two heat settings, so try one and if it doesn't work, try the other.
3. Only for as long as it takes for the foam to get soft enough to bend (usually only a few seconds). It should then rapidly harden again as it returns to room temperature.
I have another video that goes through the whole build process for the face shell and other foam build as well that should help :) you'll definitely want a heat gun. :). The temp will vary based on the type of foam you use but if it is just a 2 setting option, I usually use high. Hope that helps :)
Every face shell mask I’ve seen had an obvious difference where the shell stops and it looks really weird. Maybe a tutorial on how to avoid that?
I think you just really gotta get the the measurements right for the mask. I find they're not super noticeable for my suits, but I know some people have ones that are basically like full on helmets and that usually works too, Andrew Garfield's was that way as I recall for the second of his films.
"Going commando"... I loved that reference!!!
Hahaha!! Right!?!
Another option I've seen is 3d printing, if you have a 3d printer or know someone with one, since you can usually find a free face shell file for the specific spiderman you're cosplaying, and this includes the right eye shapes
I want to do spidey mask and working "web" shooters, and I have idea. Your videos can really help me with mask, thanks.
Yay!! I'm so glad it was helpful!! A working web shooter!!? That sounds awesome!! I'm curious on your ideas for that! :)
Check out JLaser! Dude has a few pretty easy webshooter designs.
Lol as soon as this video ended and you said “what? Cart full?” A scene from Spider-Man 2 started playing where Toby asks “am I not supposed to have what I want?” I was scrolling through Facebook so I thought that was you making a hilarious reference but when I switched back to CZcams it was actually Spider-Man 2. It blended together so well lol
Hahaha! Awesome!!!
alternative option that's cheaper, plastic canvas, like what's used for crochet or rug hooking. it can be cut and heat-formed like thermoplastics, and for assembling pieces together you can use a combination of stitching the pieces with twine and then reinforcing it with hot glue. plus, because it's already a mesh it doesn't impede airflow at all. if you need extra durability, you can also layer up pieces of it.
So it ends up being $40 to make this foam one and have all this foam that you're not super likely to use. Why not just spend the ten extra bucks to get a higher quality plastic one? Maybe it's just me
I you don't plan to make anything else like web shooters, or lens frames or any other costume projects that you can use the foam for then you're completely right, it doesn't make as much sense financially and you should probably go a different route that makes more sense for you. :). Though from my experience, most people when they discover how easy it is to make stuff out of this foam they catch the bug and start making more things with it. :)
Well most quality ones are 150$ that’s why
I made a deadpool mask and I felt fine without one but also had a mask with those basic costume masks under aswell and it worked well too
Nice! :)
Well, the most accurate costume should be just like Peter make his suits in comics: divided in mask, shirt, pants, gloves and boots, and no faceshells.
I don’t have an official faceshell but I have a spider man toy mask and heated to my face to get my face mold and it works perfectly
Genius! That sounds awesome!!
I dont even do cosplay. I was curious about question in the title. And you immediately answered it. Liked the video.
I personally really dislike the look of faceshells. Makes everyone's faces look too fake and uniform, which negates the idea of a person wearing a mask.
Obviously everyone should do what they want at the end of the day, but I've tried face shells (for cosplay, cosplay photos, and when I work as Spidey for Marvel Live) and just never liked how they look. So I never use them.
Wearing a mask is to conceal your identity, so it actually makes it even harder to identify you…so I fail to see how it negates the idea of wearing a mask. Or are you saying it looks more like a small helmet to you or something?
@@mad-dash6448 I'm saying it looks like a Spider-man toy cosplay as opposed to Spider-Man himself.
Your argument that faceshells are for hiding identity would be fair if Peter EVER wore a face shell in any comic, movie, or cartoon. But he doesn't, it's just a fabric mask over his face. So unless you in real life have a really genuine focus on nobody knowing who you are while in cosplay, which is fine, face shells have nothing to do with hiding one's identity and just is about having a uniform face structure.
Which is fine, as I said in my first post, but I hate how it looks. Because it looks like an action figure with a sculpted head, not a person wearing a fabric mask.
@@SteveRudzinski I get that it makes it look artificial, but the fact that anyone could wear it and they would all have the same uniform look, means it makes it even harder to know one’s identity
It don't matter if one sheet comes out to $5 you are paying for all seven not one. So at that point you can just buy a real face shell
Even ALL the materials cost less than the real face shell and you have foam you can use to make web shooters and lenses and other projects. With buying just a face shell that all you get out of it. :) I'm my full video on how to make the face shell I go through the whole process breakdown so they people know what they are getting into so it doesn't end up a surprise. Also, the pack now comes with 10 sheets in it for the same price, so it's an even better deal now. :)
i usually cosplay peter parker some times spider-man. really helpful video
Yay! So glad it was helpful! :)
So far I’ve not tried a costume that required one. I did buy one of the Spider-Man masks for kids you can find at Walmart just to see what it was like to wear lol. Should try it again with a face shell!!
Nice!! Yeah, I was surprised actually how much more comfortable the mask actually was with the faceshell too because the cloth wasn't so tight up against my face :)
You should totally try it with the faceshell! :)
@@CosplayApprentice I wouldn’t mind doing Spider-Man Noir! I love noir style
Right!?! Me too! I think it is a really cool/unique take on spiderman and the costume is just cool!!
Nicholas Hammond and Stuntman Fred Waugh didn't have face shields but they didn't think off it back in 1977. I would recommend them.
For about 10 bucks you can buy a foam diy kit for a faceshell on Etsy that way you don’t need the patterns and everything is precut and ready to glue
That's super cool, can you send me the link to that? I just looked on Etsy and wasn't seeing anything like that. Thanks for the heads up. :)
Nine months and no link, r.i.p
@@nottoofast dang
i hate face shells so much. it looks unnatural and could you imagine peter in the comics take off his mask then taking of a giant plastic face covering
Another thing, if you have a 3D printer you can use one of those :>, once you have the printer itself the filament is fairly inexpensive and you can keep doing it over and over again until you find the type you like.
Finally a video about this!
Thanks for watching! :)
Makes so much sense 🕷️🕸️
I just got a cheap but nice looking Spider-Man costume for Halloween, and I have a half mask from my cycling days and a few other head gear things that I think I’m going to use as a make shift face shell, mostly because the mask and suit dont connect well so I can use the black fabric to sort of bridge the gap, i think because I’m too tall for the suit, and the mask slides around a lot causing me to go blind so I figure the extra material will help to keep it in place, I wish I had some spare cash to get shoes attached too… I saw a tutorial where a guy took water shoes and glued them to the suit and I thought it was genius
Awesome!! Sounds great!! :)
Tbh your face in the mask without the mask shell looked good too
Yeah, the mask I used probably wasn't the best for showing drastic features, that mask was a bit thicker material which I think helped to hid some things :).
This would be good under my invisible hood for when(ever) I finish my Witch King of Angmar costume. Tricky part's the glasses; can't see to walk without them.
Perfect!! Might need to get some contacts then too to finish the costume. :)
Personally I never bought a Face shell before, but i just recently bought my first ever Spider-man costume - the "Spider-gwen" suit for only 3 bucks during a sale. Unfortunately they didn't have the Mask that came with it, and the Suit is Quite Too small for my Physique. But I do plan on Buying a Sewing machine for 50 bucks so that I can properly measure the Suit to fit my height and waist.
I personally prefer to go without purely for authenticity, I'm currently making my own spidey suit and aim to have it be practical and comic accurate
Ey! I've been using EVA foam from tnt cosplay to make my faceshells for years. They're comfortable, cheap, durable. Honestly I can't go back to hard plastic
As someone who is awful at working with foam, i am so glad i have a 3D printer for faceshells lol
same!!!
I never liked the idea of faceshells. Even in feature films. I’d see set photos of them without faceshells and it just looks more natural. I think faceshells take a way from the idea of Spider-Man. That he’s just a guy and in spandex. But I understand the appeal though.
Another alternative is usong a mask (preferably a dust mask so its more stiff) to make your facial features less prominent :)
Me who has a 3d printer: laughs in pla
In this video, your main camera and side camera are shooting two different frame rates. I can tell because you finalized and uploaded the video at 30fps, so whenever it switches to the side cam, the framerate of it shows through. IMO, just set all your cameras to 30fps. It looks better for this kind of content, anyway. 30fps, and even better, specifically set a 1/50th of a second shutter speed and use "shutter priority mode" for the auto exposure so it can't change the shutter speed, which will directly affect how much motion blur the video has, and by extension, how natural it looks.
Also, if your camera has an all-intra-frame codec mode (XAVC S-I, not S or HS for Sony, or All-i instead of ipb for Canon), or in Apple ProRes, that's even better. Yes, the file size will be bigger, but the accuracy and smoothness of motion, even WITHIN any given frame rate preference, will be improved. Lastly, make sure that whatever your camera is shooting, your editing timeline is either exactly matched to it, you format the footage to the timeline some way (IE, interpreting it for slow motion, as an example), or you re-encode the raw footage to match whatever timeline you want to use.
IE if your camera says 24, it might be shooting 23.976, and if you do nothing to adjust or match it to a true 24 editing timeline, there may be some motion artifacts that look like what a CD skipping sounds like. And if you have the choice, shooting and editing in a true framerate is a little better for youtube's systems than a decimal frame rate. Sadly, from all of my research, it seems the only way to get true 30fps would be to re-encode raw 29.97 footage from a camera into true 30. But that's a simple 15-ish minute operation for a program called Shutter Encoder, and even THAT amount of time is for a 9GB, 2-1/2 hour video.
Whoops, nice catch, I must have missed one of the settings when I was setting up the different cameras and ended up with different frame rates. Thanks for the tips :)
Waiting for the magnetic lenses tutorial ☺️🙌🏽
Copy that! I've got a couple videos I have lined up already but I will make sure to get on that for you! :) Make sure to subscribe with the bell so you get notified when it comes out! :)
Secret: go to hobby lobby (or go online) buy one of those plastic full face mask wear that under the mask i do it, looks great!
Noice! Great idea! :)
i have not cosplayed at all yet but i plan on making a spider man cosplay with webshooters and everything
Thanks man. I really appreciate this cause I’m just starting out with cosplaying
Beautiful
My second cosplay I've done, Spider-Man Secret war suit
I’m currently on spider man vibes so I didn’t have one an y mask didn’t look as pleasing due to the middle creases so wasn’t smooth looking somewhat wrinkled
I use the little things that you find a target or Walmart in the toy section
Deadpool and Spidey are the cosplays I've done the most
Yes I Cosplayed a few times as the Frank Gorshin spandex Riddler costume.
you can 3d print a face shell in your local library for less than 50 bucks if you want a plastic more rigid one
I’m lucky to be one of the few who doesn’t need a face shell. Wearing a cloth mask works fine with me and I have to say it’s pretty much all due to my jaw. It’s not too big, it’s not too small, it’s just the right rigid-ness to work fine alone. I also have a bit of a round nose tip with a convex bridge. So yeah, the only thing keeping me from wearing my Spider-Man mask all the time is my long ass hair, mustache, beard and eczema lol.
I plan to do a Spider-Man Doppelganger cosplay, I'll definitely consider this
I know i am a little late for it but there are also some kind of face shell but only for the mouth and nose. Are those good or should we go with the full face faceshell? And also, i know that visualy, it's better to have a face shell but for being more accurate, not having a face shell is more similar to what Peter, Miles or any other spiderman ( or even deadpool ) wear under the mask.
There are half face shells as well, a lot of it comes down to personal preference as to which one you should do :)
Yes
I got a Spider-Man (blue/red, black) also Frozone, Daredevil, and classic Punisher.,
Thare are ways around using a face shell, i did a ben riley costume a while back and i got around the shell by using a zip up turtle neck under the blue hoodie and id unzip it to put the mask on and once i had the ends stuffed in right, id zip it up
Thank you I just bought a spider-man suit so this helps me out alot!
I made a face shell out of cereal box cardboard for Halloween years ago. It was only one night so I really didn't care about durability however I do believe EVA foam is the solution
i have two spiderman costumes, tasm 2 symbiote and tasm 2 red/blue, i do have a faceshell in the red suit (all glued with the lenses and mask so it doesnt move) and i never wear the black suit.. i also puffpainted the red/blue one so its one of the reasons i prefer it, but if we're only considering the faceshell its much better with it too.
I have glued my face shell but I don't have a mask to show the difference between shell and no shell. On a side note, I really need to get better at glueing.
Yay!! Sounds like you need to get a mask ;) What is the gluing trouble you are facing?
I cosplayed the furry equivalent of anime characters: animegao. Skintone zentai/full bodysuit and face shell/helmet could look creepy to adults but not for animated shows fans/kids. Hot if no holes for the wig top.
As a glasses wearing individual, without contacts is there a way around just going blind and still being to wear a mask or face shield without having glasses smushed to your face or it showing clearly through your mask that you wear them?
I totally feel you there, over got glasses and I don't do well with contacts. Unfortunately, I don't have a good alternative to recommend for a spidey costume, I usually either go no glasses and everything is blurry or I get a pair of inexpensive contacts and where the just for the con
face shells are only necessary if you would really go in depth with the spider details, other than that half face shell just for a moving lenses type
With Deadpool, at least for me i personally feel like a half shell mask with a chin prosthetic
Do face shells help masks fit better if you have glasses?
I do an ultimate Spider-Man cosplay and the good thing is most of his art depicts him with a nose. So Ig it’s a cheap cosplay if any of you want to do it
Honestly one of the easiest ways to get a really cheap face shell is to just buy one of those toy plastic Spider-Man masks you find at Walmart , since they have the shape of Spider-Man’s face there the perfect cheap way to get a face shell
YOOO I LITERALLY HAVE THE MASK FROM THE THUMBNAIL its a really good mask but sadly i dont think you can buy it anymore
"hey kids, here's a secret! don't buy an expensive face shell, buy the materials from me, and make your own!"
i made a symbiote spidey mask and wore a cloth facemask to obstruct my facial features
Can you make like a half faceshell for a Spider-Man mask
You could totally use this pattern and cut off the top half and just use the mouth/chin portion to do a half face shell
I currently have the Spider-Man Unlimited suit but now I need more eyes for the face shell but sadly the person on Etsy I bought it from wants $80 each
I'm 2 years late but if ever you don't have a heat gun, you can do it on cereal box cardboard then use paper maché to make it sturdy. Personally, it took more time but that's the alternative to being broke 🤷♂️. Besides, you get to eat cereal.
Haha, yeah, that is definitely an option to do as well. :). You can get a heat gun for like $8 at harbor freight though and it is definitely worth the investment to save yourself some time. :) But I like cereal too so I see the appeal of this option as well. :)
what if i want a spider man 2099 ATSV face shell does this template work with that too
Eh, "accurate" is sort of broad. Spider-Man for example has been shown several time with more real atomically correct features in the face of the mask PLENTY. Even Tom Holland's first suit aimed more for that look. I think it really depends, if you have strong features you absolutely 100% do not need one. I didn't use one for my first suit and everyone always thought I was wearing one. So personally I hate this notion of like, "you should" or "their the way to go." Like they have PLENTY of pitfalls. Hard to breathe, build up heat, uncomfortable. They have perks certainly, but by no means are they "more accurate" for the film versions of the character yeah absolutely they are. But if were talking to the character they 100% are not, Alex Ross is ICONIC when it comes to Spider-Man he draws his face with human features so like- again I respectfully really hate this argument as a Spider-Man performer of 7 years. I think really just depends on the person and their face shape, and really why are the they cosplaying. If you're doing character work and you got some strong features you're probably better off going without. If you're constantly taking the mask off or posing without because you "look like Tom Holland" or "look like Spider-Man" than obviously they're a waste. If you like to mix and match than yeah they're great, if you want to own a bunch of suits, but don't want to have to pay for new lenses every time yeah of course great, but again I hate this narrative of they're essential for a great cosplay of the character.
I have a herostime one but it was too big and because of how flexable the plastic was is squished against the top of my head and i looked like hammerhead BTW therpc studio's faceshells are foam which i think is terrible because as you shown you can make a foam faceshell for a lot less.
Oh nice, I didn't know the rpcstudios one was foam! :)
Is there a face shell for people with glasses ?
I wear glasses and have no contacts, any ideas on how to make it so i can see?
I've been working on a Spawn cosplay and have been struggling with cutting out the eye holes. Do you have any tips or videos for making the eyes not look like garbage?
I am a Spider-Man cosplayer myself!
Nice!!! :)
Your spidey head totally looked better without the face plate but I get what your saying lol
Can you wear prescription glasses under the face shield? Or do I have to remove my prescription glasses?
Why not use a rubber one and glue it inside the mask? I mean it still keeps it's shape and it'd be super flexible.
Rubber is pretty hard to glue to things, and you would have to figure out how to make a mold and cat it in rubber or purchase one that's already made which could get pricey. :)
Where did I buy the mask did you use please
How did you get the fabric for your mask?
Soooo then you DO need a face shell, despite the title suggesting you might not? I thought you were just going to demonstrate how to get the correct lens placement and glue them to the mask so you wouldn't have to worry about lining it up everytime you wear a face shell, but now I'm just confused.
I need my glasses to see, so I think the face shell would be better for hiding that under the cosplay
I'm also planning to make a video about making faceshell.
Awesome!! That sounds great! What are you making yours out of?
@@CosplayApprentice I'm also going to use foam, but it also can be done using cardboard since I made the template using pepakura.
@@Yeet_master69 So cool!! Foam is great for a faceshell!! The more options people have the better! :) So did you design it in 3D using pepakura software? That's awesome, I need to learn more 3D modeling stuff!
@@CosplayApprentice I did use a 3d software along with pepakura to create the template but I didn't made the 3d model entirely myself, I really want to design my own models but I can't since I don't own a computer to work on, I'm just borrowing my friend's laptop. I should have made the video by now but my lacking in resources really slows me down.
4:00 that's not quite truthful though... aren't you using a dremel, heatgun and glue gun? If I'm starting from scratch I'd have to factor all those in as well
Thanks for your comment :). I totally understand where you are coming from. You can do this project without using some of the tools I have such as a dremel and stuff :) A Heat Gun is a must though and you can pick one up for as little as $10 at Harbor Frieght. :)
I didn’t factor in non-consumables because if you are trying to get a cost for an individual project that would significantly complicate the math without changing the cost that much, a heat gun will continue working after this project if you bought one to do this project and would allow you to do many more, so you would have to estimate all the uses you could possibly get out of it in its lifetime and then divide the cost by the number of uses to see the heat guns true cost for one project which becomes pennys per project. :) Hope that makes sense how I factored the numbers. :)
Excellent!!!
Thanks John! :)
i’ve beenn spiderman every year for halloween since i was 4
Can you just use a spiderman mask from Walmart and poke holes in it?
cool
Thanks!!!
I might be a little late to comment but I bought one of the half face shells on Amazon that covers the nose and down for 10 bucks I think, does that work or no?
Tldr
Yes if you're face is too weirdly shaped when the mask is put
No if you have a good enough facial structure
Me: *uses face mask with holes*
Couldn’t you use a disposable mask and cut holes in it for air?
Where did u get the mask