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Can always appreciate an artist who spends a good amount of time putting a heavy emphasis on being SAFE with projects. 🙏💜💜💜

A good tip when using a respirator, If you can smell the contact cement or other chemical when wearing it, you're either a)wearing the mask wrong or b)the filters need to be replaced (if it has replaceable filters). You should not be able to smell anything when wearing one! 😄

I am here, once again, watching a tutorial for something I'm never going to do, because I'm not a cosplayer. I am here to ✨admire✨ the art.

I really appreciate the safety breakdown. I have a chemical engineering degree and we worked with acetone and toluene on a regular basis. No one ever talked to us about appropriate safety measures. In fact, a friend of mine was berated after needing to leave the lab due to getting extremely light headed and nauseous from too much exposure to toluene.

0:54 Hi!! I’m so glad that this method was able to help you out on your own Snow Miku 2023 journey! It’s been super fun watching her come together and you did wonderful at Idolfest, I was going bonkers in the front row ✨💚

this is probably such a niche thing to comment about, but it really is appreciated when people say ‘Hawai’i’ correctly like you did where the ‘w’ is pronounced like a ‘v’ 🥹🥹 i usually don’t comment on your videos because i usually don’t have much to comment on, and support quietly, but i’d like to say a big Thank You on behalf the people who care about Hawaiian pronunciations and enunciations. it really means a lot and shows that you either did your research well or were taught by someone who knew, and it’s cool to see other people who don’t look like they’re from the islands doing that. i do really enjoy your content and your cosplay videos have honestly helped me a lot in means of being comfortable and excited to try and put my own things together some day soon. 💖💖💖

A reminder to wear more form-fitting, natural fiber clothing when handling high heat or Dremel tools: 1. Loose clothing is more likely to snag and keep the tips in one spot, causing damage. 2. The heat, either from the tool itself or generated due to its fast speed, can burn protected skin. It can also melt fabric with a high blend of synthetic materials, causing it to adhere to your skin and result in more serious burns. Happy (safe) crafting!!

If you’re looking for more info on how to throw things predictably but in cool ways, color guard tutorials might be a good resource!! The weighting is probably slightly different, but the general tips and principles apply to anything long with a heavy end and a lighter end! Biggest thing is to pay attention to where in your motion you’re letting go and where your arms’ momentum would push the prop! I love seeing you dance with things like this, looking forward to the next vid in the series! ❤

Wow, your point about learning foam smithing vs sewing blew my mind. Not only does it make the former look less scary because there's "only" 20 years of knowledge to learn, but on the flip side you also don't have to be too hard on yourself for not mastering every topic in sewing, because IT'S SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE, collected over literally thousands of years and exploded 10 fold over the last 2 centuries. If learning how to sew seems hard to me, that's because it's an entire internet's worth of experience and craftsmanship vomited into a little machine handbook or a quick tutorial. Humans are crazy awesome.

Gesso is also a great primer and it comes in black and clear versions as well as white! It's honestly underrated outside of the painting world imo, it's a very multifunctional material. The clear version can be used as a good matte (though somewhat textured) sealant for acrylic paints or even colored pencils

I was just rewatching the wig video! I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE IDOL VLOG

@SarahSpaceman, you can put petroleum jelly on the threads of the contact cement can where the lid screws on, and that will prevent it from getting glued closed. It works really well.

This costume looks absolutely incredible so far. I am so excited to see the whole thing.

I just got to the part at 17 ish minutes and! I’m definitely new to cosplay, but I didn’t know wood burning tools could be used in it? I think it’s so cool how many different skills and art crossovers happen in cosplay! (Also, the safety lectures are giving me flash backs to my old craftsmen class in high school XD )

I hardly ever subscribe to channels, but I had to subscribe to yours. I just appreciate what you do so much. I'm just over 40 and have been cosplaying since 2002, when cosplay was pretty much the wild west. There was no YT or central place to find tutorials, and we were all just flying by the seat of our pants. Now there are a lot resources out there, but none that I've found as helpful & educational as yours! I refer to you as "my new cosplay teacher," because not only are you showing us what you're doing, but you're showing us HOW to do it. You have such a great way of explaining techniques and how different materials work, which means even if we're not planning on making the exact thing you are, we're able to apply the knowledge you're teaching to any project. I've learned more from a month of watching your vids than in over 20 years of cosplay. Also, THANK YOU for talking about safety! This was another thing that just wasn't talked about back when I first started cosplaying. As a result I have worked with toxic materials in ways that were definitely not safe, because my friends and I just didn't know better, and I have probably lost some brain cells in doing so. So thanks for spreading awareness! You're amazing!

Watching your videos has inspired me to get back to making cosplays and even more so to challenge myself with the next costume for Holiday Matsuri next year

This series has been so nice to watch while I'm making my first ever cosplay lol keep up the great work

Ngl this whole series has taught me so fricking much about cosplay safety and tips to making my sewing life easier. I litteraly had no idea about contact cement safty and I work at a fricking craft store.

A short info about box cutters. You know those lines on the blade, those are break lines. Use a pair of pliers and just break off the dull parts of the blade and you got a sharp one again, that's why those blades are so long.

Thanks for uploading more amazing content !! :3 you never let us down when you upload :D

YESSSS THE COSPLAY QUEEN IS BACK WITH A NEW VIDEO! TIME TO DROP EVERYTHING!!!

For anyone wondering what store she's talking about in 23:14 someone said hobby lobby under a comment with the same question from Sarah Boucher

You went all out on this one! I was looking forward to this video so much! My favorite part abt this cosplay is definitely the prop, I really enjoyed the techniques you used. This is one of my favorites, very well done Sarah! Can’t wait to see miku dance 😂❄️🤍

Love the video, and really love the effort you put into your safety briefing on all of the toxic materials you've used. I've watched tons and tons of prop videos, but can't remember ever getting a more in-depth warning than "use this outside and wear a respirator". And like, it's everyone's own responsibility to practice safety with whatever materials they're using, but it's nonetheless really nice to see the effort you put into making sure people are aware of the serious dangers of these materials. That aside, the paintbrush looks hella awesome, Sarah!

THANK YOU for REALY PUTTING THE WARNING ABOUT CONTACT CEMENT!!!! Thank you!!

This paintbrush was super cool to see on stage, seeing it overexplained makes it even cooler!

The way you made the brush bristles out of the wig fibers was SO inspired!

this is so helpful in a NUMBER of ways but also just seeing how other people paint 3d wood grain for props!! it definitely intimidated me with no experience but this makes us so much less daunting

Cosplayer from Hawaii here. Just wanna take a moment to say thank you for putting the care into your pronunciation of Hawaii. It’s a little thing but still very appreciated 💕

I appreciate the fact you tell people the dangers, I've used contact cement for years in college and never was once told it could be dangerous.

So im not very consistent when picking youtubers to watch during my hyper fixations, but it s been like a month now, and I've been Binger Sarash vids for the entirety of it. That can literally only mean one thing- I really need to start my first cosplay 😭

For 3:32 -- if you're using black EVA foam, you can use a white gel pen rather than a sliver sharpie. I use it all the time since I can only get my hands on black eva foam locally and it really helps!

i appreciate your encouragement so much. ive found foam to be very intimidating and now i feel like i can make anything i want

gotta say, love the faded hair on you. the lavender is really nice.

I’ve been working on cosplay for several yrs and always enjoy watching others how to videos- yours is very helpful and I love how you explain your methods and give confidence to the audience! You are one of my top go to ppl now 😊 keep it up 👍

Huge props to you (pun fully intended) for the contact cement safety message.

Man…the oil painting is like- SO AMAZING AAH AND IDK WHY BUT IM SO IN LOVE WITH THE TULLE PROTECTION BC OF ITS CUTE GLITTER

seeing that painting session was *so* satisfying.

Thank you so much Sarah for uploading perfectly when it hits a week cause I love tuning in to see your projects!! ( also it’s highkey intimidating when you mentioned having everything at your full disposal cause we’ve seen what you can do with MAJOR limits 😭)

I love the Education Bits ❤️

21:55 THAT LOAF OMG

Even though you said the tulle is a pain to work with, it works great over the brush bristles and with the wig too. Nice bit of extra sparkle as well as the invisible stability. Also love your void kitty.

I love how much you are emphasizing safety! I wish you were making videos when I was a young cosplayer lol. I really enjoy crafting props and armor, for me it's a 50/50 with that and sewing. Also I highly recommend flex bond! It's a non-toxic eva primer that is flexible I LOVE using it, it is a little harder to find but a bottle lasts a long time.

You’re the first video I’ve watched that really emphasized the importance of safety in regards to contact cement, so thank you for that! When I first started creating props I only got recommended to work in a well ventilated area, but that’s it. Thank you for going the extra mile! :) 💖💖💖

You can also cut thin Eva foam on a Cricut for smaller specific pieces. I have modeled them in the design space and programmed it to cut my foam using the deep cut blade. I’ve gotten such specific shapes that I couldn’t do myself.

universe loves me, always, when I'm starting to work on a new cosplay, a new Sarah's video comes out! I'm so happy!

You’re brilliant! Always so much detail and the emphasis on safety was immaculate. As is your vibe in general. Thank you! Merry Christmas!

Hi Sarah I don’t know if you’ll see this but I’ve been following you for quite a while and your my inspiration to start making my own cosplays and I finally got a sewing machine for Christmas!

Thank you for the safety aspects! Its so importance! This is uch a greta video. Your so talented! ❤

32:58 the throwing reminded me of Highschool color guard yeah that’s all I wanted to say (but I do love the final result)

This is the first time that somebody actually explained to me how contact cement works, and not only how to use it, but why it behaves the way it does. Bravo!

i love apple barrel for art too. never had any issues with it idk why people sleep on it!

I love the brush so much, this is a cosplay I LOVE

I really enjoy your videos. They help de-mystify props and other difficult things I'm not at all used to doing. I've learned so much from you. 🙏

I'm my country we don't have Eva foam or anything as professional but we do have those tiles Sarah mentioned . So we are still living in the olden days over here ! (Ps I made a whole miku prop from those thick tiles)

OK but Sarah, you look so CUTE!!!! throwing the brush in the Miku cosplay 🥹 super adorable. And the level of detail and care you put into the whole cosplay is so amazing it's damn near professional like u could be a costume and prop maker for big title movies, I really mean that! U have such amazing skill!

Thank you for covering safety! Some things get overlooked. ❤️❤️

You could absolutely do a color guard routine with that brush 😂 It looks amazing! The tips you gave helped me a whole lot! Awesome video!

Great work on the prop and I appreciate your PSA about the glue. I use contact cement at my work and many people are really relaxed about the risks.

The last piece of the miku cos, love it 🐈

I somehow had never considered that you could use oil paints for anything other than,,,you know,,,like PAINTING on a canvas. I feel like I've just unlocked the secrets of the universe. Also thanks for the detailed tutorial on the EVA foam - I've worked with it before, but I'll definitely try beveling my seams next time instead of just dremel-sanding forever and ever.

im so excited for the holmat video

I have been watching your videos for almost a year and you still make me really happy just because I watch your videos

5:25 there is a fantastic tool called the bev-all by rocket props and OMG i would 100% recommend it. it allows you to perfectly angle an exacto knife for cutting foam, and iirc it has a bunch of settings at 15 degree intervals. super simple and intuitive to use and has saved me time and time again. ESPECIALLY for cutting curves on a bevel omg it makes it so much easier.

A little tip for cosplayers looking to get into competing & including foam work. Fill your seams!! There's a ton of ways to do it i love flexi-filler, it's wet-sandable and makes the seams completely disappear! Just like your sewing seams you want those foam seams to be clean as heck. It's also a bragging point to the judges c:

I love your safety briefs.

YOURE BLESSING US WITH SO MANY NEW VIDEOS

I mix my acrylics with my mod podge. It works great as a colored primer. And I put it on with one of those small trim rollers. It covers the large areas faster and I get the smaller areas with a brush.

if you ever do more miku cosplays it'd be so cool to see the Creation Myth costume

I remember making my first armors with craft foam, floor mats, my dad's dremel, and the world's worst heat gun+my hair dryer... They were the dark ages. I haven't been cosplaying since the pandemic (i moved just before it and missed my regular con+safety+everything is way more expensive) but I've been wanting to get back into making costumes for the ren faire and cosplaying and your videos have been helping me a lot with motivation and inspiration

If you want to thicken cheap paint. You can also add some cornstarch to it.

I love this cosplay so much

Because of you I startetd cosplaying. Thx 🙃☺️

Today I'm liking this oversized paintbrush for your Snow Miku cosplay.

YEAHHHHH PART THREE BABY THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER edit: ok but like actually, my boyfriend is at work and i just finished my final paper for the semester so this is great entertainment rn

You are my cosplay goddess ❤️ ive been making props out of cardboard this whole time but now that i have a sewing machine and Christmas money, im going to make better cosplays 😂

loving how much you've been spoiling us with the videos lately!!!!

It’s so nice to finally see the process video for the final component to your cosplay after meeting you at con! I loved everything about this and I’m so happy I got to see it in person. Keep being amazing Sarah and keep on teaching us your tips and tricks!

Little life hack, if you don't have white gesso you could just use corn starch to make cheap paints thicker and better quality

Truly a Christmas 🎁 gift I am so glad to get is more content from one of the best creators in the cosplay community in my opinion. Matter of fact, brutally honest with production value through the roof all wraped up in genuine talent and joy that shows. Fudge yeah! x

YOUR HAIR IS SO CUTE!!

I'm planning to make a simple cosplay this year that involves a huge sword and I'm really unsure about making what would be my first prop, but your video is encouraging!

btw!!! zip ties!! if you're trying to get foam to curve into a tube and need to hold it's shape, zip ties are a really cheap easy way to secure it temporaily!! truly the fabric pins of round props

What a good brush thrower

What a cute little black void you have visiting your workroom today!!

YOUR HAIR IS SO PRETTY OMGGGG

love the wood texture on the brush!

You can mark with white gel pen (really the cheap packs of 10 at that) on the black eva foam :) just to get people not detrerred from purchasing black foam

For doing the bevels, there are actually little tools you can get that you can attach to your X-ACTO knife that allow you to set the exact angel you want to cut at! It's called the BevAll, they have them for x-acto knives and box cutters, it's honestly a godsend There's also an alternative to mod podge that doesn't leave streaks by Scorch Marker called Magic Modge, it's great.

It's beautiful, since my mini self doll is going to have a weapon like that with a dowel shield.

when pre-fitting anything, making registration marks, makes it easier to do the file fit with glue. this can be done using markers, knife or even heat erase markers😊

Learned a lot in this video and have the confidence to actually try to foamsmith some props myself now for a couple cosplays I want to try in the future!! You have such a way with delivering information in a format that's not intimidating or overly confusing!💖😊

You inspire so much creativity and motivation with every upload Sarah that I'll never stop thanking you for

Imagine its a normal day n then u see someone in their backyard throwing a giant brush 32:50 n then with an entire snow miku cosplay without the wig 33:08 That brush looks so nice n soft tho omg-

I love the sequence in the garage with the Walter White cosplay explaining how to make met... cosplay. XD

This cosplay is so cool!!

Seeing you at holmat made my year. You are such an inspiration. Aaa.

OMG 😍😍😍 Every time I'm too tired to do craft cosplay, I see your video, and I'm up to do it again

You make it look so easy !! 🥺😭