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Illuminations my:

LEDs for Cosplay

@RaleighCosplay

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I’m Ian. Here’s What I Do:

  • I’m a nerd
  • Cosplay 7 years, Teacher 18 years
  • Three Step For Lighting
    • Contain
    • Control
    • Power

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Containers

  • Printed
    • Filament (Translucent)
    • Resin (Transparent)
  • Sculpted
    • Plastazote (LED Foam)
    • Acrylic
    • Fabric
  • Treatments
    • Sanding
    • Krylon SeaGlass
    • Priming masked areas
    • Acrylic & Glass Medium
  • Power needs space too!�

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Blending

  • Separation
  • Direction
    • Indirect
    • Reflected
  • Diffusion
    • Sanded acrylic/filament
    • Packing foam
    • Parchment paper
    • Kylon SeaGlass

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Lights

  • Christmas/Decor Lights
  • Battery LEDs
  • LED Strips (12V)
  • NeoPixels
    • AdaFruit
    • Arduino Controller

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Controllers

  • Arduino
    • Arduino Uno
    • MiniMetro
    • ItsyBitsy (5V)
    • Trinket
  • AdaFruit
    • Tutorial pages
    • Projects & Walk-thrus
    • Forum (Discord)
  • Code
    • Tweaking4All
    • Strandtest
    • IDE Demo

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Power

  • Voltage: How much power?
  • Amps: How many lights/hours?
  • Connection
    • Parallel
    • Series
  • Type
    • Alkaline
    • Li-Po/Lithium Ion
    • Power Packs
  • Standards
    • Plugs: 12V
    • NeoPixel: 5V
  • “Sipping Power”
    • Primary colors
    • Animations

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Illustration: Digikey TechForum, 1995

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Workflow

  • Design
    • Where are your lights?
    • Where is your power?
    • How will you get to them?
  • Fabrication
    • Sand/Diffuse
    • Glass spray
    • Mask
    • Paint
  • Controller
    • Diagram!
    • Jumpers
    • Hook up board
    • Code

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  • Power
    • Battery clips
    • PowerBoost?
    • Jumpers and wiring
  • Installation
    • Assembly & Disassembly
    • Maintenance

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Resources

  • Kamui Cosplay
    • Cosplay Lights
    • Advanced Cosplay Lights
  • Adafruit
    • NeoPixels, Controllers, power
    • NeoPixel Uber Guide
    • Sipping Power with NeoPixels
    • Multi-Tasking the Arduino (part 3)
  • Materials
    • SUNLU (Amazon) Translucent Filament
    • Krylon SeaGlass/Stained Glass
    • Liquitex Arcylic Glass Medium
    • Vallejo Black Primer

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Questions?

@RaleighCosplay