{"id":138,"date":"2018-10-19T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T20:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goofycaca.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2018-10-19T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T20:28:23","slug":"jp-patches-wip-dump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goofycaca.com\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"JP Patches WIP dump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since JP Patches was the subject of my post 2 years ago, I may as well follow up on that.\u00a0 I did complete a JP Patches cosplay for Emerald City Comic Con.\u00a0 I didn’t do the post apocalyptic version however.\u00a0 I had waited and procrastinated long enough and wanted to go ahead and finish it to wear at ECCC.\u00a0 Here is how it turned out;<\/p>\n

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Original on the left, me on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Naturally there were several things that were easily done and others that took substantially more work.\u00a0 The Patches Pals patch was purchased and ironed onto a basic fishing hat that I also purchased.\u00a0 Other patches were purchased specifically or sent from interested parties.\u00a0 Darigold was happy to send me several patches to include on the jacket.\u00a0 The fire department patch was purchased from a reseller\/collector website.\u00a0 Many of the other patches were items from games and the like that I had received over the years.<\/p>\n

The fabric remnants as “patches” are pretty self explanatory.\u00a0 That is where the character got his name.\u00a0 Instead of just random patterns, many of the patches that I made came from geek oriented fabrics.\u00a0 My Little Pony, Spider-Man, Star Wars, etc.\u00a0 While I wanted to remain true to the spirit of JP Patches, I also wanted to give a nod to the comic book culture I was going to be surrounded by.<\/p>\n

The buttons on the hat included one for Emerald City Comic Con, as well as, one for my own cosplay page.\u00a0 The others were generic motivation and “feel good” buttons.\u00a0 The buttons on the jacket were a different story.\u00a0 JP Patches didn’t wear a specific set of buttons or even keep any certain buttons for long.\u00a0 He rotated them out as he received them from fans, friends, or picked them up through out the days.\u00a0 Because of this I could have done the same, or even followed the same path as the fabric swatches.\u00a0 Instead, I made buttons specifically with images and tributes tied directly to the show.\u00a0 Many were black and white stills, pics of JP Patches with Gertrude, an pics of Chris following the show making appearances as JP Patches.<\/p>\n

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At this point the amount of work greatly increased.\u00a0 The shoes were simple, just drawing lines on some Converse All-Stars.\u00a0 The vest was just a basic geek vest that I had hanging in the closet.\u00a0 The gloves were purchased, along with the pants and shirt.\u00a0 The ears, makeup, and nose were all found on ClownAntics.com. Unfortunately the nose wasn’t perfect, but it was the best that I could find online.\u00a0 The ears were perfect.\u00a0 The makeup was more difficult than I had expected.\u00a0 The jacket required significant work.\u00a0 I took a jacket pattern and changed some of the panels to give the more linear lapel.\u00a0 Sadly, I’m not as great a sewer as I’d like to think and the sleeves an amazing amount of subterfuge to conceal.\u00a0 Thankfully, he’s called JP Patches for a reason.<\/p>\n

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After a few youtube tutorials the makeup did come out much brighter and defined.\u00a0 I do, however, wish I had done more than a single makeup test.\u00a0 It is harder than it looks.\u00a0 Also, make sure that all of your equipment works as expected.\u00a0 The pencil sharpener that came with the black makeup pencil, not big enough.\u00a0 Caused a medium size panic attack the day I wore the costume.<\/p>\n

The wig is another item that caused more than a little trepidation.\u00a0 I wasn’t sure what to do with it once I got it and even toyed with the idea of not wearing it at all.\u00a0 Shortly before the con, I was saved by the graciousness of my best friends wife, who styled the wig for me.\u00a0 The morning of the reveal I went through the motions of getting dressed and putting on the makeup and the further along I got, the less hopeful I got.\u00a0 Until I put on the wig and hat.\u00a0 I can honestly say that I was surprised at how much the wig pulled the entire look together.<\/p>\n

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The reactions that I received at the con were spectacular!\u00a0 It was a fantastic day fun and, nearly, tears.\u00a0 I purchased 50 small rubber chickens to pass out to people that took my pic and they were gone by noon.\u00a0 Considering that I didn’t even make it to the con floor until about 10:30, that’s pretty impressive.\u00a0 The only problems that I had was a popped seam when I put on the jacket.\u00a0 And about 8 hrs into wearing the nose, it made a break for it.\u00a0 Reattached it with more spirit gum and it was good for several more hours.<\/p>\n

I’d like to thank Erynne for her help with the wig.\u00a0 ClownAntics<\/a> for their fantastic supply and support with the noses when I purchased ones that wouldn’t work and they gladly exchanged them.\u00a0 A very sincere thanks to Archie McPhee<\/a> for stocking those hard to find items and curiosities that you can’t find anywhere else.\u00a0 My deepest thanks to JPPatches.com<\/a> for their help and advise on how to proceed.\u00a0 Another to Darigold<\/a> for sending me authentic patches to include on the jacket.<\/p>\n

Most of all, Thank You Chris Wedes, for creating somebody so special.\u00a0 You’ve touched lives beyond measure and we’ll never forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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