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Magnus The Red

This has been my proudest creation and was instrumental in my understanding of cosplay. I have taken Magnus to showings and comic cons as an illustration of my abilities in prop and costume creation.

Here is my Martian Marine based off The Expanse (2015-Present). This was a particular challenge as I was creating and designing the templates from scratch, allowing the costume to evolve over time.

Here is my Martian Marine based off The Expanse (2015-Present). This was a particular challenge as I was creating and designing the templates from scratch, allowing the costume to evolve over time.

My recent commission of a Chaos Warrior from the game Warhammer This costume consisted of an Axe, a dagger and rough armour pieces. I used this commission to advance my weathering process to ensure any work I create has an emphasised ‘wow factor’ af…

My recent commission of a Chaos Warrior from the game Warhammer This costume consisted of an Axe, a dagger and rough armour pieces. I used this commission to advance my weathering process to ensure any work I create has an emphasised ‘wow factor’ after the final touches have been added.

My Commission of a Dark Souls claymore sword, This photo was taken mid-weathering and the hilt was last to be weathered ensuring an all round gritty and realistic effect.

My Commission of a Dark Souls claymore sword, This photo was taken mid-weathering and the hilt was last to be weathered ensuring an all round gritty and realistic effect.

My chaos cultist cosplay, this has been one of my oldest cosplays and has been constantly improved upon for every showing

My chaos cultist cosplay, this has been one of my oldest cosplays and has been constantly improved upon for every showing

The attachment of a latex casting of my face to the banner. This was meant to be from a slain enemy my cultist ‘harvested’ and was added to highlight the brutality and malicious intent of the character.

The attachment of a latex casting of my face to the banner. This was meant to be from a slain enemy my cultist ‘harvested’ and was added to highlight the brutality and malicious intent of the character.

Test advertisement of the show, Fandom Undivided (2017)

Test advertisement of the show, Fandom Undivided (2017)

Make up tests for Magnus The Red

Make up tests for Magnus The Red

All I Can Do Is Talk (2016)

All I Can Do Is Talk (2016)

The Cast of Would You Like To Know More (2016). Through Wilhelm Reich's The Psychology of Mass Fascism, Would You Like To Know More (2016) deconstructs the film and book Starship Troopers through the aesthetic of World War One British propaganda to …

The Cast of Would You Like To Know More (2016). Through Wilhelm Reich's The Psychology of Mass Fascism, Would You Like To Know More (2016) deconstructs the film and book Starship Troopers through the aesthetic of World War One British propaganda to discus how imperialism, militarism and anti-communism play directly into fascistic doctrine.

The Flag of The Imperial Federation from the show Would You Like To Know More (2016). This flag was constructed from various military and fascist iconography by the cast to make a flag that they had an emotional connection to. The flag embodies expa…

The Flag of The Imperial Federation from the show Would You Like To Know More (2016). This flag was constructed from various military and fascist iconography by the cast to make a flag that they had an emotional connection to. The flag embodies expansionism, space travel, imperialism and martial prowess.

One Unit goes For… (2015) was an experimental piece to communicate alienation theory to the audience. The unit, was stripped naked and placed in a bathtub with their consciousness and their identity removed for an invited audience to objectify and b…

One Unit goes For… (2015) was an experimental piece to communicate alienation theory to the audience. The unit, was stripped naked and placed in a bathtub with their consciousness and their identity removed for an invited audience to objectify and buy units of me for hourly leases. The emphasis on productivity and unfettered capitalist profit motive was interesting because of the encouraged dehumanisation that I experienced as the unit.

A minor project of mine to create objects from the metal of Coke Cans. Here is my take of Warhammer’s fearsome and intimidating space marines if they were sponsored by an even more sinister corporation.

A minor project of mine to create objects from the metal of Coke Cans. Here is my take of Warhammer’s fearsome and intimidating space marines if they were sponsored by an even more sinister corporation.