Upcycled PVC pipe armor I made

[u/Praisekelechi95]

Hello Everyone, I'm Praise and this is my Streetwear type Armor made from 2mm PVC pipes.

The graphics are simply cartoon character doodles I drew by hand with a marker.

It's a modular design and whole thing is put together using zip-ties, the tightness of the ties determine the rigidity/flexibility of the armor.

Uh, yeah. I hope you like it 🌼

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[u/waywardwitchling]

Do you do lots of art/fashion concepts? This is dope as hell.

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/waywardwitchling]

I plan on doing more going forward but this was a first for me, I'm glad you like it

[u/Praisekelechi95]

No guide or pattern. 100% free hand build

[u/SnooOpinions2561 → u/Praisekelechi95]

How did you flatten the PVC?

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/SnooOpinions2561]

I cut it longways with a jigsaw, then blasted it with a heat gun while slowly trying to flatten it using my hands and a flat piece of wood

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/Praisekelechi95]

😅 it wasn't easy. I'll have to look into a more efficient way of doing it

[u/eggysloth]

I love it and I love your graphic doodles!

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/eggysloth]

Thank you so much, it was my first attempt at doodling and my hands were super shaky

[u/Notoriouslyd]

This is amazing!

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/Notoriouslyd]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it

[u/boydo579]

this is sick. you should totally xpost to /r/fashion and others. if you made a shorts version of this, I think they could really sell in the cos scene.

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/boydo579]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm a bit wary of posting on fashion subs (at least for this project) because it looks a lot like cosplay

[u/aksnowraven → u/Praisekelechi95]

Check out r/oldhagfashion. They’re pretty universally accepting over there. I enjoyed your photos!

[u/boydo579 → u/Praisekelechi95]

big boss, fashion in so many ways is just cosplay, it's all about the story

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/boydo579]

But I'll give it a try 🌼, ty

[u/Badwoman85]

That is incredible!

[u/pandarose6]

This is cool

[u/elemenohpie]

This is awesome dude, amazing job! Love the aesthetic of the photos too

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/elemenohpie]

🌼 Thank you el, the photos were edited on my phone using Photoroom (for background removal) and Alight Motion (for compositing and color grading)

[u/Mana_Forseight]

God damn,this is sick🔥🔥🔥

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/Mana_Forseight]

Glad you think so 🙃

[u/happy_bluebird]

Post too in r/upcycling!

[u/OblivionsMemories]

This is amazing!!! Your creativity blows me away, that you just figured out how to make this work without any pattern or anything is so wild!

[u/peekaboooobakeep]

Everything about this is amazing. Those last few shots had me sold.

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/peekaboooobakeep]

Editing it was fun, glad you like it 🌼

[u/peekaboooobakeep → u/Praisekelechi95]

Please never stop creating, you are very talented on multiple fronts here.

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/peekaboooobakeep]

thanks for the encouragement ✨✨

[u/ilovedetroit]

I love this, so creative and cool!

[u/Praisekelechi95 → u/ilovedetroit]

That's high praise, thank you so much

[u/silversulfa]

This is so creative and amazing I love this!!

[u/Amazing_Hovercraft71]

RIDICULOUSSSSSSS ly cool