Have you ever wanted to make your own costume armor and props but were afraid that it would take too much money, skill and effort?

Well, FEAR NOT! My tutorials will show you how to make professional-looking props and armor using low-tech, low-cost methods and materials. Whether you have a lot of costuming experience or just a little, chances are good that you will find this tutorial website (and the printed books which accompany it) useful in your prop and armor projects. Just relax and have a look around...

Volumes One, Two and Three of The Cosplayer’s PROP AND ARMOR COMPENDIUM are finally finished and available for sale! Learn everything you need to know about prop and armormaking from a professional, award-winning costumer. Each book covers a multitude of topics for the begining and advanced costumer, with hundreds of photos showing each step of the costume-making process! Order your set of books today, or click here to learn more about them.

The books are also available in CD format. You'll find lots of additional information listed in them and step-by-step picture tutorials featuring hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations. If you like what you see here in my web tutorial and want to explore prop and armormaking in depth, then you'll definitely want to check them out!

Okay. End Commercial. By the way, feel free to visit my Online Costume Gallery to look at samples of my work. I also have an online cosplay construction blog where I post advice and the occasional picture tutorial.

Click the links to the left to visit the web tutorial portion of the Compendium. (Each section has its own subject heading.)

Special thanks to Emily McGinn of Quickbrownkitsune.com , Anne Hauser and Mary Carricaburu whose generous donations paid for the extra bandwidth needed to keep this site from going offline the last few days of every month.

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