Kirishima Eijirou Cosplay Tutorial

Today’s tutorial: how to make a Kiri from Boku No Hero Academia cosplay from scratch! From his arm gears to the belt skirt, this tutorial will explain how to do it so you can make it yourself! Made for my beautiful friend @lewh_cosplay_art3801 IG for Toshocon 2019!

Materials

  • ARM GEARS
  • EVA foam/builders foam jigsaw floor blocks
  • Hot glue gun
  • Staple gun
  • Craft/exacto knife
  • Scissors
  • Red spray paint (post box red)
  • Red acrylic paint for depth
  • Thin craft foam
  • BELT AND SKIRT
  • Red cotton fabric
  • Thin craft foam – red and black
  • Velcro
  • Thick elastic
  • Sewing machine/needle and thread
  • Red thread
  • WIG
  • Red wig
  • Comb
  • Got2B glued hairspray
  • Hairdressing scissors

Belt and Skirt

For the skirt, first take your waist measurements to make sure that the fabric will be cut to fit, remembering to leave excess for the elastic as it will pull it in. Then grab your scissors and cut your fabric to the desired fit, leaving a good amount left at either side for the elastic later. Measure out your desired length and leave space for the elastic. Measure out the length of your elastic, place at the very top of your fabric and fold it over to make a tube that your elastic will fit in. Once done, remove elastic and proceed to sew up the tube, leaving the ends open. Thread the elastic

Gears

Using your floor mat foam, cut 2 x 3 inch wide strips to suit desired arm measurement (round the shoulder and top of arm)

Join together in a circle using secure elastic to keep them on your shoulders as if they are completely together, they wont fit comfortably under your arms

Cut 3 inch x 3 inch square blocks from your thick foam. You are going to use these to build up the “gears” (see reference pictures). Glue one block to the circle, then leave an inch gap before you glue the next once.

Keep gluing and leaving spaces until the whole circle is filled up. Glue more blocks on top of the blocks you just attached so it builds up like little towers until the circles start to look like gears. I made mine 3 blocks high but you can go as high as you like!

I did cover mine in glue to cover up the gaps between blocks but upon remaking them, it is easier and overall nicer looking to cover them in foam so you cannot see the joins!

When finished building, apply coats of mod podge and once dry, take outside or to a well ventilated area to spray them red. Deepen red as desired with red paint and you’re good to go. Don’t forget to again use mod podge when painted to seal in the colour.

sand edges as necessary and fit to your arm shape. Velcro is good for keeping them on to your arms!