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of the costume by making it look like something

else. For example, on a mage costume you might

disguise a battery pack by making it look like

a magical spell book. In other cases, you may

be able to hide functional things in plain sight,

like disguising the seams in foam armor as

ornamental design lines.

You can also use your design sketches to

stay on track with scale and proportion. If you

drew your sketch over a croquis or a photo of

yourself, then you can reference your own body

measurements to help determine how big each

piece should be (Figure

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).

Work through building each piece of your

design until your costume is complete. Try on

your ...