"A faint melody swirls through the air, riding on the back of a cool forest breeze. Melodious and swift, the soothing sound of the Forest Temple helps to guide the hero's way."
The Zelda Project is a Los Angeles, CA based group of friends who seek to bring to life the characters, settings, and overall feel of Ocarina of Time through photography and film. Our ultimate goal is to create the characters as they would appear in reality to the best of our abilities, placing them in beautiful sceneries true to their Hyrulean counterparts, and creating elaborate photosets, as well as a film short (coming once the cosplay segment of the project is completed!).
Link Model: Anthony Beaston "Lune" Costume: Made by me Photography: IndigoVerse *Indigo76 Makeup/Special FX: Joellen Elam *Lillyxandra Prosthetics/Special FX: Dasha Bolotina Leatherworking: Ben Wallace, Me Sword/Shield/Sheath: Aaron Granofsky, [link] Visual Effects: Julia Starr `night-fate Assistant Photographer/Lighting: Aimee AKA =SeptSky Assistant Camera: Evan James
The Zelda Project Official Website: www.thezeldaproject.net
The boots, gloves, and belts are all real leather, which we will be distressing further in the future. The gloves are still in semi pristine order right now, because Link has just emerged from the Temple of Time in his new clothes! The sword and shield are made with a number of different materials including high density foam, fiberglass, and resin. We included with the shield some distressing, since he is able to use it as a kid, but we will embellish it further as time goes on! The tunic is made with rayon spandex jersey knit, and the underclothes are a combination of 100% linen and spandex ITY. I will be posting a more in depth "how it was made" on the website once all of the photos have been posted!
This cosplay photo was a huge combined group effort that was a labor of love by friends and fans of the Legend of Zelda series. Combining all aspects of art from photography to visual effects, we wanted to bring the Legend of Zelda to life as best we could in a final presentation. So far this has been incredibly rewarding, and we hope that those of you who view our work are brought a little bit more into the world of Hyrule through our art.
A special thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far! Without all of your support and kindness we wouldn't have been able to make this happen. We only hope that with what we produce, a smile is put on your face!
yet again, i must add this to my favs... and to my backgrounds that scroll through on my desktop... the current theme is all the picture that you have out so far for TZP... seems i have another to add! YAY!
This is awesome... Zelda is one of the best videogames in history. No no, THE best game.
Is the quote from "Ocarina of Time"? The Forest Temple, the Temple of Time...
It's very strange to see Link as a real person, in the forest and everything... I feel like I'm back again to those years
I Love your work. Really.