I actually started building Velvet’s cosplay even before I started playing Tales of Berseria and then I loved her even more. She is a total badass and a very cool character.
Velvet is a human with demon powers. In fact, she is a Therion. She has the power to consume daemons and absorb their souls through her demonic hand. After she loses his beloved little brother very early in the story, she has to stay in prison in a remote island for many years.
How I made Velvet Crowe
I started my cosplay making a coat pattern with a lot of flare at the bottom. Later I modified it a lot to create the complicated pattern on the back and neck of the the cosplay.
Velvet Crowe’s clothes look torn an dirty, that was one of the things that I wanted to recreate in her cosplay. After making all the pieces I made sure I distressed them with scissors, sandpaper and paints.
I made the top with velvet that I had leftover from my Cinder Fall cosplay. After this, I used black cotton for the pants and cloak and fake leather for the patterns of her back. Foam is the material I chose to build the armour pieces. I sprayed the pieces with silver spray paint and finished them with varnish. Also, I distressed all the bandages with tea.
Another thing that took me a long time was the straps. I made all the belts and buckles one by one using fake leather and I created all the details with worbla as well as studs and beads.
This cosplay had so many pieces that you couldn’t believe it. Many were done with foam and a few with worbla. I made the giant monster hand with foam as well. The build took me two full weeks. Once I finished it, it was totally functional.
Wearing Velvet Crowe Cosplay
I won the first price in Liverpool Anime & Gaming Con wearing this cosplay. Also, it gave me a chance to participate in the UK Cosplay Championship in London a few months afterwards. This was no doubt one of my most difficult builds at the time and I am very proud of it.
