The folks at Manhattan Wardrobe Supplies teamed up with Becca Noel to show how you can use Jacquard’s PearlEx powders with Crystal Art to create your own stones for cosplay and props that don’t rely on toxic and time consuming resin!
Using a Cricut with Worbla’s Kobracast Art and Pearly Art – Video
The talented Downen Creative Studios has discovered that Worbla products can be cut using a Cricut – the trick is multiple cuts!
They put together this fantastic video explaining the process and settings, and showing how they used Kobracast Art and Pearly Art to create a stunning headpiece.
KDA Ahri 9 Tail Tutorial – Video
Stella Chuu recently used TranspArt and cellophane to create her tails, and shared the process with us.
Using a Cricut with Worbla’s Black Art and TranspArt – Video
Downen Creative Studios has discovered that Worbla products can be cut using a Cricut – the trick is multiple cuts!
They put together this fantastic video explaining the process and settings, and also a handy infographic for you to reference!
Easy Mold & Cast with Worbla’s Pearly Art – Video
Gladzy Kei needed a lot of matching designs for her armored Esmerelda design – so she’s shared her process of creating designs from pearly art, then using a simple 2-part mold putty to create molds to make duplicates.
Dragon Horns and Ears from Worbla
The incredibly talented NsomniaksDream used Worbla to create fantastical accessories to complete her her Dragon Makeup look and shared tutorials on how she created the ears and horns with us.
Making Lightweight Ears from Kobracast Art – Video
Kobracast Art makes fantastic lightweight ears that are easily formed and worn for a variety of shapes. Check out our tutorials on the process here.
Creating a Kobracast Art Wolf Head – Video
Naruvien Art&Design used Worbla’s Kobracast Art to create this lightweight wolf’s head as a comfortable costume headpiece.
Winged Victory Mercy Build – Video
Shappi Workshop used Worbla in her Winged Mercy build from Overwatch, and filmed the process.
Creating a scale pattern – Video
Serakirah Cosplay used a simple icing tip usually used in cake decorating to create this sharp scale effect in very little time!
Creating a hollow skull with Worbla – Video
Pretzl Cosplay used Worbla’s Finest Art to create a birdskull for her Xayah from League of Legends costume. Check out her video showing how!
Hiding Worbla Seams – Video
Pretzl Cosplay shared this video explaining how she uses extra scraps of Worbla and a sanding tool to hide her seams created during joining pieces, especially when they are built using the sandwich method.
Molding with Worbla’s Pearly Art
Erza Cosplay shows how she molds with air dry clay and Worbla’s Pearly Art to create detailed armor pieces.
Skyrim Steel Dagger with Worbla’s Pearly Art – Video
Hogal Cosplay used Worbla’s Pearly Art to create this dagger from Skyrim, and shared a video of the process with us.
Making a Bracelet from Worbla’s Pearly Art
Naruvien Art & Design used Pearly Art to create this bracelet and shared a video of the process with us!
Filigree Armor Bracer
Panterona Cosplay shared a tutorial on how she used Worblas Pearly Art for this beautiful filigree bracer. You could apply this technique to any armor piece.
Making Rey’s Staff from Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Video
Kat Kosplay shares how she used PVC pipe and some simple tricks with Worbla to create Rey’s iconic staff in this video shared with us!
Preventing and Removing Air Bubbles with Worbla
Kat Kosplay shares a video explaining how she prevents air bubbles when working with EVA foam and Worbla, and also offers more detailed advice on popping bubbles that do form. Take a look!
Sombra Cyberspace Pauldron
Gladzy Kei built her Cybespace Sombra from Overwatch costume with Worbla’s Mesh Art and TrsnapArt, and shared the process of making her pauldron with us.
Crystal Art Runes
Pretzl Cosplay used Crystal Art to create demonic runes for her newest costume and shared a video of the process.
Crystal Art: Dragon Pendant – Video
Hi I’m Rao shared this video of Crystal Art being shaped and tinted to create a gemstone for a dragon pendant.
Crystal Art: light up quartz formations – Video
Hogal Cosplay shared how they made their crystal structures with Crystal Art.
Crystal Art: Dragon Scale Bracers – Video
Naruvien Art & Design shared her process of making dragonscale bracers out of Crystal Art shaped into flat sheets, then laced up.
Shaping Crystal Art: Magic Wand – Video
Naruvien Art & Design shows how to heat and shape Crystal Art, using it with TranspArt to make a magic crystal staff or wand for her LARP.
Introduction to Deco Art : shaping and coloring.
Shappi Workshop did a video review of Deco Art and showed some of the different ways it can be used and colored.
The Folding Method – Video
xx2shy created a video explaining why she’s using the folding method (and how) on her Sylvanas armor, made with Worbla’s Mesh Art in this video!
Creating triangular details for armor – Video
Details on Worbla are often done with scraps rolled into tubes, but Itakoo shows how they make their details with a bead mold, which creates a sharp triangular bevel for their armor.
Angewoman Bra Cups – Video
a href=”https://www.facebook.com/jakcosplay/” target=”_blank”>Jak Cosplay has created this great tutorial on making the armor bra cups that Digimon’s Angewoman sports. This tutorial would also be great for many other designs, including Ariel from the Little Mermaid. Take a look!
Warrior Rapidash by Mango Sirene – Video
The always talented Mango Sirene recently shared the build log for her Warrior Rapidash costume, which was part of a Fire Pokemon Gajinka group at Katsucon. Take a look at her fantastic costume and video below!
An Introduction to Worbla by Prop Master Eric Heart
One of the best introduction videos I have seen, this one deserved its own page! Eric Heart is a prop builder and the Props Master at Triad Stage in North Carolina, and has a book on Prop Making that includes a section on thermoplastics (that you can see here).
This video includes information on working with Worbla’s Finest Art, moulding over a form, basic shapes, heating and shaping options, as well as attaching multiple pieces. It shows the process of creating a bull’s head over a positive mould.
Making a Worbla Domino/Superhero Mask – Video
Debbamour Cosplay created this video tutorial for making a simple face mask that fits your face perfectly.
Snow Bunny Nidalee Spear
KP Cosplay (Also on Instagram) used Worbla to create a spear for her Snow Bunny Nidalee costume, and shared the video tutorial with us below!
Sculpting Worbla – Unicorn Pauldron Aion Resplendent Armor
Cyehra shared this video of her process of sculpting the Unicorn Pauldron for her Aion Resplendent armor.
Cersei Lannister Belt from Game of Thrones
Cersei Lannister’s iconic belt was recently made by the fantastic Jak Cosplay, and you can see her process in this video.
Making a Flail – Video
Alana Waffles used Worbla for her prop flail, and shared the process of constructing it with us in this video
X-Men Belt Buckle – Video
Actoutgames used our Belt Buckle Tutorial to create their own, in this fun video showing the process below.
Filling in Gaps and Seams – Video
9Flame Cosplay showed this handy trick for smoothing seams or gaps in your Worbla using scraps and a butter knife.
Full Coverage Breastplate: Mercy from Overwatch – Video
Lyz Brickley shared with us the process of making her Mercy breastplate, which is a large, one piece shape.
Achieving a mirror-like finish on Worbla – Video
Getting the very smoothest finish on your Worbla to achieve the best possible metallic paint effect is a multi-step process. The wonderful Anathiell broke down how she achieved her fantastic gold accessories for her Vincent Valentine costume in this video.
Painting with Wax Paint – Video
We’ve seen some amazing finishes coming from customers using the Goldwax by Pebeo, and this video from Pretzl Cosplay shows the process she used to paint her bow with acrylics and Goldwax on her bow made from Black Worbla.
Honey Lemon Armor – Video
Axceleration shared this video with us on how they built their Honey Lemon armor with Worbla and foam.
Movie Wonder Woman Build – Video
Gladzy Kei Art and Cosplay created an amazing Wonder Woman build, based on the new movie, and shared a video on the build process of the breastplate.
Kokiri Emerald Spiritual Stone (Legend of Zelda) – Video
CaptainMorganTeague created this tutorial for round three of our TranspArt Competition, showing how she made the Forest Spiritual Stone from Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time.
Prosthetic Worbla Horns – Video
The amazingly talented Keevanski used Worbla to make these fantastic prosthetic horns out of Worbla, and created a video showing how to make and apply them.
Worbla Batarangs – Video
Keevanski wanted to create some Batarangs for an upcoming costume, and ended up using quite a few methods to create different effects and finishes sand shared the results with us!
Female Deathwing from World of Warcraft – Video
Jessica Nigri shared this video covering some of her amazing Deathwing build with us. Photo by David Ngo
Thermoplastics in LARP – Bracer and Armor Test – Video
Naruvien Art&Design helps cover a subject we get asked about often: Worbla and LARP!
Fine detailing with Worbla Black – Video
Erza Cosplay shows how she uses thin sections of Worbla’s Black Art to create the iconic Greek ‘wave’ detail on her upcoming costume.
Worbla Horns – Video
Erza Cosplay shows a great way to make lightweight, sturdy horns for your cosplay using Worbla Black Art and Aluminum Foil.
Mould and Casting with TranspArt – Video
LastMinuteKitchen created this video showing how you can bake TranspArt scarps in silicone moulds for a replacement for resin, great when you don’t have time to wait for things to cure or are working indoors.