Dragon eyes!

Hello Everyone!

So I decided to just out of no were  to make dragon eyes, I love making stuff with the clear polyester casting resin. I am not sure what I going to do with them. Maybe necklaces and bracelets ect.

Above is some painting pallets that I used for my molds I put the resin in and let it cure. After letting it cure put in the freezer let it chill the resin then tap the painting pallets until resin comes out.  

This is the back of the eye (Flat side) where I painted my dragon and after let it dry. I changed color and and painted around the black.

This is how it looks in the front 

And this is what I designed today , they still need to be sanded to get a clear look to them but so far it looks awesome! Sorry if some of my pictures are cloudy. 

Thanks for reading until next time Just Keep Swimming!  

Oh My Conventions

Hello Everyone, 

Now that Denver Comic Con is way over and done for, until 2014. Sometimes after every convention  I feel a little empty inside like sadden in away of knowing that I have to wait a whole year for my home state to have another major comic convention. However, Colorado does have smaller conventions throughout the year but no matter what Denver Comic Con is and forever my favorite it was my first Con and since then I've been hooked and will go back every year. In the mean time of waiting , there are some Conventions/Expos that are to die for throughout the world, I do have my own list of Conventions & Expos that I would love to visit sooner then later. Someday my goal is to have visited all of them just to be able to say what is special about each convention, cause people who are not new at the convention scene knows each one has something new and different to enjoy. 

Since there are So, So many Conventions & Expos throughout the world ,sometimes its hard to keep track of them. Here is list below forgive me if I have forgotten some.The ones highlighted in blue are the ones that i am at this moment more interested in going. 

United States

•          Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco, CA
•         Asbury Park Comicon in Asbury Park, NJ
•         Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con , NV
•          Baltimore Comic-Con in Baltimore, MD
•          Big Apple Comic Con in New York City, NY
•          Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in Chicago, IL
•          ComicFest in Denver, CO (AKA Comic Fest is also part of StarFest) 
•          Comicpalooza in Houston, TX
•          Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles, CA
•          Dallas Comic Con in Irving, TX
•         Denver Comic Con in Denver, CO
•         Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA
•          Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, WA
•          Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC
•          MegaCon in Orlando, FL
•          Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention in Memphis, TN
•          Mid-Ohio Con in Columbus, OH
•          MoCCA Festival in New York City, NY
•          Motor City Comic Con in Novi, MI
•          New York Comic Con in New York City, NY
•          Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, AZ
•         Pittsburgh Comicon, in Monroeville, PA
•          Queen City Kamikaze in Manchester, NH
•          San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA
•          Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD
•          Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, OH
•          STAPLE! in Austin, TX
•          Wildcat Comic Con in Williamsport, PA
•         Wizard World Chicago in suburban Chicago, IL
•          Wizard World Austin,TX
•          WonderCon in San Francisco, CA
•         World Con (this convention is hard come by due to it is redeem places) this year it will be in San Antonio TX  in August 2013.    

 Canada

·         Central Canada Comic Con (C4) in Winnipeg, MB

·         Hal-Con in Halifax, NS

·         Montreal Comiccon in Montreal,

·         Toronto Comic Con in Toronto, ON

·         Toronto Comicon / Fan Expo in Toronto, ON

I know I did not include the ones over sea's which again forgive me , I just haven't researched them yet to know anything about them but I will get to that sooner then later.  

There is one Convention that I have heard negative things about, which is the San Diego Comic Con International. I have heard its more like a celebrity show off convention then a Comic con , which everyone has the right to come to conventions and others things but if your not a famous celebrity then your a no one  and you get treated like poo, this is what I have heard and I also heard that with cosplayers before you can enter the convention security gets to decide if your costume is worthy enough to come in  (like Bender would say I find that offensive)  and another thing is how they did the ticket sales this year 2013 member ID badges required what happened to just putting in how many tickets you want? 

Please correct me if I am wrong or give me your in put about this convention I would greatly appreciate it, however please do not be rude this is what I have heard from friends or friends about there experiences.  

 I have heard so many  negative things it kinda turns me off , This is one convention I would like to experience since its the big in on new movies coming out but if the convention like this is that strict on Tickets to cosplay to being treated a no one then to me there is nothing to enjoy. 

Colorado Springs & Denver Conventions 

GalaxyFest 

StarFest also known as Comicfest

Costume Con 

of course Denver Comic Con

NDK - Nan Desa Kan

Myths and Legends Con 

My fiance and I have gone to all of the conventions that Colorado Springs and Denver has to offer. However sometimes some of our friends and my fiance and I have been requested to come and talk at a Panel about Worbla and Wonder flex and Foam building. So teaching new people isn't new to us, and in fact we love it. 

So WOW!!! that's a lot I have blogged about today. I am going to call it The END of this blog.  

Thanks for Reading until next time Just Keep Swimming!!   

Jason's my fiances blog site

I wanted to share my fiances blog http://steamandcostumes.blogspot.com/ that he will soon be doing a tutorial on how to paint foam since he is going to be working on another armor suit.

So Please check his blog out

Until next time Just Keep Swimming!

Mera's Water Weapon update

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

                                                             Reminder this is not all the way complete , I still have to do some hot gluing to make the water closer to the ornaments but before I glue I have to decide where I want to put the small LED's lights and also I am still deciding rather I should or shouldn't color the ornaments blue too.  

                                                           This is with it kinda  lit up with a LED flash light just to give me an idea how it is going to look.

                                                      So Far it looks awesome since I've never seen anything like this for a Costume prop. So my character will all the way be something new and different from the norm.

If you are interested in making one of these or anything like this please send me a personal message seasidehigh89@gmail.com / or even if you have any questions about cosplay and I'll let  you in on my secrets, again I am willing to help anyone and everyone with there cosplay costumes and props all you need to do is ask.

Thank you again for Reading until next time Just Keep Swimming!

Pray for Colorado the state has been going though fires.

This video is not acceptable!

Hello everyone!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/top-5-with-lisa-foiles/7408-Top-5-Worst-Cosplay
Above is a video about the Top 5 Worst Cosplay costumes this video was done by a Lisa Foiles who was judging other cosplayer costumes. Which I don't think this is acceptable behavior to say something to down grade someone else rather they are in costumes or in normal cloths or even the way they look or weight, this video has showed her true colors.Who is she to judge cosplayers when yet she is not in costume to know how much it takes of your inner self to wear the costume in front of others, the courage and creatively of cosplayers is something that prove being brave has its own rewards. Yea Im not a skinny cosplayer but I am a cosplayer and I do demand respect and saying something about my weight or my looks or even my costumes it still falls under my past post Cosplay Does Not Give Consent.

A) You do not walk in my shoes to know how I feel,  you judge me based on my looks ,weight,costume when yet I could be an awesome person to know.
B) I am willing to help anyone beginner or pro with there costumes, if any one of my readers ever had a question or needed help with cosplay. I will help them in any way I can.

Lisa Foiles should never speak about Cosplay since she does not know the true meaning of Cosplay.
I know that this has caused an issue with cosplayers due to it comes down to the line of respect for others.

For my readers sorry about this but I think that anyone who loves to cosplay should know that any cosplay that you build for your self ,you should never be a shamed of it! Stand Strong for Cosplay!

Thanks for Reading until next time Just Keep Swimming .          

Mera's cosplay prop (Aqua's Mans Wife)

So I started on my next new cosplay at least the weapon prop at this time, we are still waiting for my concept Art to be done by Comic Artist Matt Campbell, who is trying to improve Mera's outfit since AquaMan looked awesome in the Injustice God Among Us Game. I thought why can't Mera have an awesome new look to her too. The reason why I wanted to do a water prop is, well Aqua Man and Mera control the Sea and while AquaMan has his trident what can Mera have, A water weapon!  

Since this prop is not done ,I am and will make a list of all the things I used in the making of this prop when I am finished. 

Thanks For Reading , until next time Just Keep Swimming!

Already Dates For DCC 2014

Yep you read it right ! June 13-15th 2014 even tho the tickets are not on sale until possibly the end of this year. We will be keeping a loop out for sales!

Denver Comic Con 2013 #2 pictures

This Iron Man cosplay has been though 10 events and Denver Comic Con was its last showing ,  it is now retired! but no worries we will be working on a different type of Iron Man suit soon! 

 My fiance Jason and I at a Costume contest !! We won the Special Effects award ! Which was awesome however we did it more like a crowd pleaser then hoping to win anything, which the crowd went nuts once we hit the stage WE ROCKED THE HOUSE !! these costumes we will advance and work more to these cosplay costumes for sure!

 I love how the lights looked on these two pictures

We will be working on our next Costumes SOON! Keep checking back until then Just Keep Swimming

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Denver Comic Con 2013!! #1 pictures

Link and Princess Zelda along with a pink Lady Zink  

Over look at the convention 

Artist Alley 

Celebrity Alleys 

How to make an R2D2

Remake of famous cars 

My fiance standing in line for J Scott Campbell to sign a comic book

Artist Alfred Trujillo and his wife known as AZ Power Girl, my fiance and i bought the one and only sketch from them that was used in a Zenescope comic!!  

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