Cosplay Progress: Riku's Keyblade!

June 24, 2014

Cosplay Progress: Riku's Keyblade!

As I mentioned yesterday, the past week was spent carving the details in Riku's keyblade. This decision was a much better option in the long run. Originally I was planning on just covering certain parts with Worbla to add in that 3D effect. Now, the process involved using a Dremel tool along with a portable sander. Both of these were lent by my uncle who thankfully doesn't live too far away. I also had a friend bring his tools to teach me how to use them and we started that day working on very little parts but it was effective! What you're going to see is just progress pictures of the keyblade as it was being worked on. I like how you can see the slow transformation and it's current state really makes it look like the real deal!

Starting on one side of the handle!

When I first started, I told myself to not expect this to be picture perfect down to the right cut. Otherwise I would have tossed this out at the beginning of the week. The little experiments I did on certain areas worked and even make the prop pop even more. Riku is a dream cosplay for me since he's such a complex character in design and I really did surprise myself with how the keyblade looks at this moment! What remains is the other part of the handle needing to be patterned by my friend since I can't figure it out. Then I'm going to carve it down and sand. Once it's done, painting will be the next step and this weekend might be when I choose the correct colors! I also need a keyring and chain to attach Riku's attachment on the end of the blade (which you saw progress pictures of a few weeks ago). This is almost done you guys and I hope you like the pictures!