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\u00abIn that moment, with victory at hand, I saw the nephalem in a new light : she is a hero who can defeat the champions of Heaven and Hell and a monk who protects the innocent. But within her beats a mortal heart… that will one day be tempted to corruption. On that day, will she have the strength to resist ? Or will she be our doom ?… \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Diablo 3\u2019s Monk, an interesting project but turned a bit tougher than expected ! It was supposed to be a \u00ablight costume\u00bb, but it actually was a hell of a challenge… mainly with sewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning, this cosplay was made for Comic Con Paris 2017 so that I could wear a \u00abcomfortable\u00bb costume (means that I can sit with it) while judging at the French Championships of Cosplay. I got some additional pressure when I saw the other judges… Riki Lecotey, costume designer on Captain America : Civil War and Avengers : Infinity War (#nopressure) and Chris Donio, costume designer on Ant-Man (#nopressureatall).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the references, I chose an artwork from Blizzard. The outfit doesn\u2019t exactly match any in-game model, but I liked the details and different pieces better \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I re-drew most of the parts with different perspectives, and superimposed the layers step by step to better understand the overall composition of the costume and identify each piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original concept (Blizzard) – construction sketches<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kimono<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Patterns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All fabric patterns were made by hand. For most of them, I first drew patterns on kraft paper with a few quick measurements, which I transfered to a draft fabric (hurray for the old bed sheets !). Once on the dress form, I cut some parts of it again to adjust it. When I was ok with the result, I re-drew the fabric piece on my kraft paper while keeping the improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some parts were made with the cellophane + tape method, that\u2019s the case for the cape (see 2nd picture below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n