Gauntlet made with a mix of Lionboard, foamies, and wonderflex.
1. Wrist guards. The joint in the middle is wonderflex; the split in the middle gives it a nice curved shape.
2. I put elastic through the middle joint of the armor, and threaded it through 2 eyelets I put in the glove by the wrist.
3. The underside of the complete glove looks like it has no strap, but the strap is really through the eyelets underneath. I also padded the fingers to help give the hands a "puffier" look, as FFIX hands are HUGE.
4. Finished wrist guard is painted with acrylic paint. The gauntlet is wonderflex covered with foamies. (Unpainted, obviously.) NOTE: I would suggest finding foamies in a similar color to the color you eventually want it to be, not bright colors like this. In case the paint chips, you'd like a similar color showing up rather than a bright neon color. But I don't like to follow my own advice, because I'm stubborn like that. Pic was taken in a mirror, and I didn't bother to reverse the image. :P

Usually when I work with wonderflex or foam, I cover it in fabric like pleather or vinyl. This is my first time painting just the foam, and it was so quick and easy.... almost TOO quick - I feel a little guilty that all this took only one afternoon. o_O

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