#SAM TRICK R TREAT DRAWING MOVIE#
#SAM TRICK R TREAT DRAWING UPDATE#

I finished the mask literally 15 minutes before jumping in the car to leave for Youmacon.

The round shape got lost in translation so I wasn’t that happy with it. In the end I had a mask that was a bit lopsided and frumpy. The wire wasn’t very helpful, though, as it didn’t hold its shape that well and jabbed my head a bit when I was trying the mask on. Even my dad chipped in by adding wire to the top of the mask frame when I was at work one day. My mother helped me cobble together the burlap and broadcloth covering. By the time I figured out the canvas structure, it was nearly Youmacon and given Youmacon’s proximity to Halloween, I was determined to debut the costume at that con. In the end I started sewing together a plastic canvas base since plastic canvas is bendable and can hold shapes and I had a ton of it in the basement. At one point I was even considering butchering a craft pumpkin to use as a base. Finding something to use to form the signature round shape of Sam’s mask took several weeks of experimentation and brainstorming. The gloves were lined, but the mask turned out to be a beast to make. Most of the problems stemmed from working with the burlap. I actually ended up having a lot of trouble getting this costume to work out. The butt flap was just ridiculous looking and the patches looked really neat thanks to the fast sewing of my mom who embroidered the black stitches that hold the patches to the pjs. I think my favourite parts of the pjs were my butt flap and burlap patches. I was originally planning to wear this costume on Halloween night so having proper traction was important when I was planning this costume out. Sam actually has full-footed pjs, but I decided to sew shoes to the pjs instead of using slipper padding because it gave me better and more comfortable support. I forgot to alter the pattern, though, since I’m very petite so the proportions were a little off (although that worked well for the kid look that I was going for). I ended up buying a Halloween costume pattern meant for animal full-body costumes.

I bought materials for the costume back in July, but with work and planning and going on a trip to Disney World, I didn't get a chance to work on this costume until the fall. I decided to make it for the summer and fall cons of 2010 given that it's a perfect costume for the fall season. Sam didn't seem like that difficult of a costume. I take Halloween pretty seriously as I get really into the holiday so Sam was an easy costume choice for me.

#SAM TRICK R TREAT DRAWING MOVIE#

I absolutely love Halloween and I thought the Trick 'r Treat movie was an amazing creepy tribute to all things Halloween. It's something that I've been interested in trying for a long time. I've made a lot of different costume styles in my Cosplay career, but I've never attempted anything in a mascot style. I've been dreaming of making this costume since the summer of last year when the movie Trick 'r Treat was finally getting release plans for the fall.

#SAM TRICK R TREAT DRAWING UPDATE#

Timeline of Construction: September - October 2010, Costume update in October 2011Īwards: Photo by Stillvisions was chosen as a Daily Deviation on deviantART on October 12th, 2012 & a photo by Stillvisions was featured in the Youmacon 2013 calendar for the month of October

Sam trick r treat drawing