So for my first official cosplay post, I've decided to share one my templates - the infamous Daddy's Lil Monster!
I remade it earlier today to be a lot more accurate.
My first version was straighter and the black outline was the same thickness all the way round, if you've studied the original shirt you'll notice that it's actually not the same thickness, it's actually more like a shadow effect. I've re-done all the letters too!
The image 3508x2480 (A4, 300dpi) so it's super crisp and clear - a nice high-quality image!
I've also mirrored it ready to print for anyone that plans to apply this with iron-on transfer paper!
About This Template
So I'm going to give some background details and information for this particular graphic. Whether you're just curious, want evidence that I didn't steal this from somewhere else, or even want an idea of how to make it yourself. Whatever reason, I hope this helps!
After searching online for this particular graphic, I found many images in varying levels of quality and slight differences in all of them:
I couldn't find one that I felt was 100% accurate and a high-enough quality for printing and transferring onto a shirt.
I've got experience with digital art, so I was confident I could recreate this image with a high resolution!
First things first, the font. This was easy to find because it was identified over at daFont.com as being Jezebel
There's Jezebel, Jezebel Alt, and Jezebel Bonus. When you compare them, you will find that the text matches up with the letters of all three of these different fonts, so it's actually a mash-up of all three!
Jezebel:
Jezebel Alt:
With a little help from Adobe Photoshop, you can definitely use these fonts to recreate the graphic on the shirt and create a rectangular shape for the apostrophe (because none of the fonts match it.)
Also keep in mind that if you're using a photo of Margot or the exhibit mannequin wearing the shirt, the photo won't be a flat front view, so the stretching and curves of the fabric on the body will alter the look of the graphic. If you are using a flat front-view graphic (for example, there are some phone cases with the text that look very accurate) be sure that it is accurate by comparing it to the actual shirt.
The letters that best match Daddys are a mixture of Jezebel and Jezebel Alt:
D - Jezebel
a - Jezebel
d - Jezebel Alt
d - Jezebel Alt
y - Jezebel
s - Jezebel Alt
Lil seems to be a mixture of Jezebel Bonus and Jezebel:
L - Jezebel Bonus
i - Jezebel Bonus/Jezebel (I used Jezebel for mine)
l - Jezebel
Monster is mostly Jezebel with one letter being Jezebel Alt:
M - Jezebel
o - Jezebel
n - Jezebel Alt
s - Jezebel
t - Jezebel
e - Jezebel
r - Jezebel
So then, using Photoshop's tools, I altered each letter to match the original as best as I could using transform and distort tools until I came up with this:
I added a rectangular vector for the apostrophe, simple enough!
Finally, after merging all the layers, I outlined with white (the stroke effect), and added a drop shadow effect (making sure there's a small black line at the top) and it's done!
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