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Re: Chainsaw Man - 2025 Halloween Costume Contest Entry
Dante from Devil May Cry 2 by Liminal.Kiryuu
Agenda
This Dante cosplay was fully done by me in the course of 7 months. It was a project honoring the beauty of this game concept over the years by combining Dante's DMC2 outfit with weapons design from DMC5.
Garments
For the first 3 months I started with making multiple muslin prototypes of the coat and pants. Once I was satisfied with the fit, I started to work with pleather. The coat is made in bespoke manner, featuring shoulder pads, buckram fabric and boning for collar stabilization, full lining from thin suede leather like fabric and front visible zipper.
(Faux) Leather Goods
Gloves, belts, chest piece and cover boots were all patterned by me and sewn with different faux leather.
Building, Sculpting & Painting
On the belt I molded a removable skull hard-wear piece from Foam Clay. Once it dried I sanded it with fine sanding paper, primed, painted and sealed with varnish.
The 2 swords took me 4 months of making blue prints, cutting out EVA Foam, sculpting with Foam Clay, dying with spray paints, graphite powder, acrylics, oil paints (yes it took a long time to dry) and fake blood sealed with clear spray coating.
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Below you can find more of my process photos and detailed explanation, including the final photoshoot.
My Social: https://www.instagram.com/liminal.kiryuu/




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Photography by @Cody Jabroni

Photography by @Cody Jabroni

Photography by @Cody Jabroni
Glitch Stitch




*** The 2025 Halloween Costume Contest Has Ended ***
The 2025Halloween Costume Contest Has Ended
A Spider-verse Halloween
For this year's Halloween we went with a Spider-man / Spider-verse theme for our costumes. For my son, I made a silicone body suit and matching silicone glove. He also got a custom fit symbiote mask with translucent teeth, tongue, etc. I also made a mask for myself of my own design that I am calling Man-Spider, as an alternate take on the iconic Spider-Man. I referenced a bunch of the Stan Winston school tutorials including John Cherevka's - making epoxy eyes, All of the Immortal mask folks molding and casting silicone tutorials, Tim Gore and Jamie Groves silicone painting videos, Alec Gillis's monster suit tutorials, and more! The Stan Winston school tutorials have been a constant source of incredible information and inspiration. Here are some pics of my final product, as well as some in process shots. Hope y'all like.
Shane Stover



















Victorian Spider






💚DEATH FOR THE DEAD💚 - The lost Ghost of Beetlejuice (A Halloween short)
💚MUERTE PARA LOS MUERTOS💚 - El fantasma perdido de Beetlejuice
(Un corto de Halloween)
- Enlace de YouTube:
https://youtu.be/xy-s1B1SCL8?si=CD-zUzUtiPktRjSD💚💚💚💚👻👻👻👻💚💚💚💚👻👻👻👻💚💚💚💚👻👻👻👻
- Cómo se hizo Henry Baker:https://youtube.com/shorts/cm6CWm3jT7s?feature=share
- Cómo se hizo Delores:
https://youtube.com/shorts/hpgLb4sE20A?feature=share

Instagram de Hexe:
https://www.instagram.com/hexe_cabinet_of_oddities/
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Creé este maquillaje de Halloween como mi humilde homenaje al extraordinario trabajo de Ve Neill.
Aunque no somos expertos en cámaras, nos lo pasamos genial grabando este vídeo y se convirtió en un momento muy especial para nosotros. Henry es mi padre, quien con mucha paciencia soportó estar enterrado en silicona durante un buen rato y aceptó el papel de fantasma exorcizado. Mi madre también tuvo un papel fundamental, ayudando con el moldeado y mucho más. ¡Fue una experiencia maravillosa contar con su apoyo! Si les gusta, me encantaría saber qué les parece, ¡y todo el cariño que recibe este video se lo dedico a mis padres! Intenté subirlo anoche, pero no funcionó; sin embargo, me emociona compartirlo justo a tiempo para Halloween. 👻💋
































The Eye of Sauron

https://youtube.com/shorts/65JEURsUulk
Please watch the short video in the link above to see the light effect in action.
As a huge Lord of the rings fan I had already completed a full suit of Sauron armor, so what could I make next to fill this desperate need to create another captivating cosplay? Barad-dur called to me and I answered. How do you make a building with an eye into a cosplay that's eye catching? I had too much fun experimenting and learning through trial and error the things that I wanted to incorporate into my interpretation of the character. I included a blind mask, which was not only a nod to the iconic Mouth of Sauron, but a way to remove the humanity a bit and let the glowing eye be the only window to a soul you stare into. The Eye which is funnily a painted Christmas ornament, has a special light which provides a moving burning effect. The fabric for the dress was painstakingly searched for, because none other fit the look that I wanted. I needed something light in weight, yet dark as Mordor. Something that was lovely, yet somehow twisted and not quite right. I needed, the one fabric to rule them all. I also could not find jewelry to adorn my character so I forged my own set of claw rings with chains in the fire of Mount Doom. The helmet was EVA foam that was hand cut, glued and painted. It was a magical journey creating this cosplay and an even more magical experience being able to wear it and see the reactions it receives. I enter this contest in hopes to add more mediums of creation which I would otherwise be unable to afford. I have enjoyed learning 3D design for my next big project that is nearly completed. Sculpting by hand is my next skill I wish to learn. Thank you for looking at my entry and for your consideration.














