This combo makes for a gorgeous, weathered look, but it's not quite appropriate for this character, whose armor is carefully, dutifully tended and polished every day.

After EACH of the following steps, skin/cover the newly added cardboard with poster board or comic cardboard. it will give it a nice clean look. For Doom, I use his cloak clasps. Instead of the gold discs, I made stylized Doom faces. You can see Four recognizable arms reaching out of the mouths on these faces.This is not very important because you will be wearing the hood of the cloak. but sometimes, its better to do things the full way. Once that is completed, add two side pieces on either side of your head. its should contour to your jaw line. (pic P). Skin this

Though I keep Doom's armor close to the comics, sleek, unadorned by etchings, symbols or scalloped plates, I want my cosplays to tell a story, offering history or insight into the character. The mask is the most important element of Doom. I discovered that with paper mache over a clay sculpt, followed by craft foam details and metal brads as rivets, I could properly mimic a Byrne-style 3D version of Doom's death's head visage. For the next step, add a mouth cover and rectangles over the eyes.you can use this time to cut out the eyes and the mouth if you haven’t. skin these pieces. (pic S) i found a piece of grated plastic.. the stuff that holds oranges or onions. i glued that in for a mouth to help with breathing while still giving a metal look. In many ways, Victor Von Doom is similar to certain tragic figures of ancient Greek folklore; a man felled by hubris and continually in pursuit of his own mythology. His armor is an extension of the mask he wears to shield his scarred face because, proud as he is, he cannot bear to be seen. He’s a man of contradiction and his design reflects that: medieval and modern, scientist and sorcerer, pariah and protector, friend and foe. Those things that seem preposterous or inauthentic about his appearance are in fact the very aspects that make him so compelling.

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My wife kindly sewed it up for me as A: I am not nearly as comfortable with fabric as I am with foam, and B: I am forbidden from laying hands on my wife's sewing machine. Some boundaries even Doom himself dare not trespass. Lastly, Add cut out a place for your nose, add the nose itself and skin it. Now you can take your glue and add “rivets” around the eyes, nose, and mouth area. (pic T)