Tutorial: Link's Boots: Part 1 by Nadiaxel

Tutorial: Link's Boots: Part 1 by Nadiaxel

Now, it's time for boots!

This is only part one!

PART 2 HERE:

And I apologize for baaad English xDDD

People who used my tutorial and linked me to their new boots (please do if you want to!):

GLOVE TUTORIAL:

Rinkujutsu Featured By Owner Apr 18, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

This was one of the first boot cover tutorials that I was inspired by

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Apr 27, 2015 Professional Digital Artist

I am so glad it could be of any use to you ^^

Wintertatze Featured By Owner Sep 12, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

I shall use this tutorial!

Thank you!

ZombieOwl Featured By Owner Jul 23, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This looks really helpful for figuring out how to make boots in general! Thank you for doing this!

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 23, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

No problem! I'm glad it can be helpful

desertxue Featured By Owner Apr 3, 2014 Student Artist

Wow, these are really cool ^^

0Kurichan0 Featured By Owner Oct 29, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Woah, I've been looking for a tutorial like this for hours... It's not for a Link cosplay, but the boots I have to make are almost the same... And they're going on well! I'll link you the photo when they're finished!

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 30, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Yay, glad I could help!

And yes, please post a picture! I'd like to see as many results as possible :3

Hirdael Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Did you use interlining?

Does it work to make the boots more rigid? :/ ...

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 25, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

I tried looking "interlining" up, and I'm afraid I don't understand the term

Can you explain it so I can try to answer the question? :3

Hirdael Featured By Owner Oct 27, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Shit ;___; i mean, that fabrik that you put on the nonshowed side of the piece... Mmh... That fabrik that keeps the other piece of fabrik more rigid. Huum! T_T sorry, but i dont know how to describe it better.. Did you understand?

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 27, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Oh yeah, I think I know what you mean!

Well the suede just had that back. The fabric itself was very stiff. On the very top of the boot, it is some thin (brown) cardboard that I used to stiff'n it. You can use e.g. some silk interlining to have your feet slip easier into the boot, or you can use...uhm.. I don't know what it's called in English, but we have this thing called 'vlieseline' which is some kind of fiber fabric that you glue onto the inside (non-showing) of your fabric using an ironer. This makes it more stiff. You can try to google search images on 'vlieseline' if you want to see pictures

I hope this helped! :3

Hirdael Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

THANKS, !!!!

sirpug1996 Featured By Owner Jul 28, 2013

Do you know how much fabric these would require? I wanna make sure I get enough

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 29, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Foe knee-high boots I usually buy about 200 cm just to be sure, but I think 150 cm will do as well

Again, it depends on how long and big they are supposed to be

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Oct 14, 2012

heya

just for telling you i've finished my boots, i've been helped by your tutorial so, was wondering if you wanted to have a look

[link]

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 15, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

WAW!
They turned out amazing! I really think they look beautiful! Good job!!!!!

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Oct 15, 2012

Thank you very much

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2012

On the video game picture there's a lkittle "bump" above the ankle, i was wondering, do you have any idea how i could make this ?
thanks^^

Emma

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 1, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I think you can, before you put in the zipper or attach the cover to the boot, make a fold in the fabric and then stitch/sew it to keep it in place :3
Of course the fabrics you use have to be pretty soft unless it CAN end up maing some weird folds when you put the cover on the boot (because the boot it rounded and the fabrics are more square-like)..
I hope this makes any sense

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Oct 1, 2012

Yeah it's actually what i was thinking of xD! thanks^^

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Oct 1, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Sep 27, 2012

can faux leather be crafted? ^^

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I suppose :3
As long as the leather is not too stiff, you I guess you can make a boot cover from it ^^

Emma-in-candyland Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2012

hehe alright thanks ^^

Black-Boo Featured By Owner Jul 16, 2012 Student General Artist

What kind of fabric are you using? Is that a form of pleather? (fake leather)

Anyway, I plan to use bits and pieces of this tutorial for my Skyward Sword boots. They're similar in basic detail.

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 17, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Yes, it's pleather

fake suede to be exact!
Good luck with em! <3

Black-Boo Featured By Owner Jul 17, 2012 Student General Artist

Good to know. Looks a little thicker than the stuff I have, but I'm using rubber boots as a base, so hopefully they should hold the fabric well with a little glue.

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 18, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Sounds great!

If you would, please post a link here somewhere when you're done. I'd like to how awesome they'll turn out <3

Black-Boo Featured By Owner Jul 18, 2012 Student General Artist

We'll see what happens. I'd be glad to share when I'm done.

AlexXe666 Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Do you have the patten for these boots?

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Mar 6, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

There actually never were any patterns (^^); I'm pretty much improvising XD

AlexXe666 Featured By Owner Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

kool kool.

LizziePhantomhive Featured By Owner Jan 9, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Yay! link boots!

Shade-Fox Featured By Owner Nov 10, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

wow. i can't believe you made yours from scratch! I just went to Ross, got a nice pair of flat bottomed brown boots then added a flap of fabric around the top.

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Nov 10, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

I wanted to do that, too, but I couldn't find any boots

Shade-Fox Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

well, you did an amazing job anyway. I just wish I'd found your tutorial before I muddled through a pair of boot covers for my next cosplay. Trial and error can be a bugger!

JoHn-YaGgI Featured By Owner Sep 21, 2011 Student General Artist

Thank you for this!!!! you saved my life!!!!

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Sep 22, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

Haha omg you're welcome

Matsue-Faust Featured By Owner Sep 11, 2011 Student Digital Artist

I did *O* I changed something, but did it with your tutorial ^^ [link]

Backlash91 Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2011

do you plan to do a tutorial for the shirt?

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

No, sorry

Backlash91 Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2011

ah, well, was worth the try. keep it up, your inspiring me and a whole ton of others.

Backlash91 Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2011

these....stunned me, i looked for a tutorial on other sites like this and your the first i have found that was actually helpful! THANKYOU!

Nadiaxel Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2011 Professional Digital Artist

NO PROBLEM

I'm glad I could help!

Backlash91 Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2011

you are as i say, seriously epic!

Ashen-Star-Eclipse Featured By Owner Jun 30, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Oooh, this could be very useful. I don't plan on cosplaying Link, but I do need a pair of boots similar to this for what I plan to do. Thanks for the tutorial!

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