Bracer Detailing: Refine & Finish

In this course, you’ll take your foam crafting further by finishing the bracer started in a previous session — or any foam bracer that’s ready for detail work. This live online class focuses on refining sculpted details, smoothing surfaces, and adding professional finishing touches that make your build con-ready. You’ll leave with a polished piece and new techniques that level up your foam prop game.

🗓️Saturday, July 12 at 12pm (ET)

$25 / 90 min. course

By End of the Course

You’ll have fully detailed and smoothed your foam bracer, with all final surface work completed — ready for painting or weathering. You'll leave with techniques you can apply to polish any foam prop or armor piece.

Lesson Objectives

Refine foam clay detailing for realism and dimension
Smooth and prep foam surfaces for finishing
Apply final techniques to prepare the piece for painting

Supplies Needed

No supplies needed. You're beginning with a foam bracer ready to finish prior to painting.

Tools Needed

Heat gun

Need Supplies or Tools? We Got You- plus a Bonus!

Supplies will soon be available from our sibling company, The Cos Shop—your one-stop retail destination for cosplay makeup, SFX materials, and crafting essentials. Once the shop opens, you’ll just search for the items on your supply list, add them to your cart, and have everything shipped right to your door.

Your Instructor: Yoshi Cosplay

Award-winning cosplayer Yoshi Cosplay is best known for her incredible foam armor builds, with a special focus on fine details that elevate a costume to competition level. With years of experience crafting durable and dynamic armor pieces, she’s become a go-to mentor for cosplayers looking to step up their foam skills. Yoshi’s passion lies in helping others gain confidence working with foam — especially when it comes to sculpting, layering, and mastering the art of foam clay.