Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

John Barba

MisCon 39 Attending Professional

John Barba is a local Missoula artist and cosplayer who got into MisCon and fandom at MisCon 27 because his kid runs MisCon and he couldn't escape it any longer.

In both his art and his cosplay, he works mostly with sheet metal, leather, fiberglass, and paint. Most of his artwork is the old art of chasing and repousse, but he's been working on foamsmithing this year.

He has created a number of memorable costumes, including Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Magneto, a Cylon, Stan Lee, Rorschach, RoboCop, Jango Fett, and the Rocketeer. In creating these costumes, he uses a variety of things, including pepakura, 3D printing, metalworking, leatherworking, building small electronics for light and sound, etc.

Scheduled Panels and Presentations:

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(Tentative)

• Fri 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Meet the Artists, Dragon Pavilion ()
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: John Barba, Justin Barba, Todd Lockwood, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  Here's your first opportunity to meet and hang out with MisCon 39's artists. You can talk art, ask questions, have a cup of coffee (or something stronger), get things signed, whatever you want. Just come hang out.

• Break Fri 2:50 - Sat 6:00
• Sat 6:00 - 6:50 PM, Leatherwork and Realistic Costuming, Monster Tent ()
  Moderator: Travis Suzuki; Panelists: John Barba, Katie Wahler

  Explore how to get started in crafting your own leather armor, and building a functional/realistic kit.

• Break Sat 6:50 - Sun 5:00
• Sun 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Repousse & Chasing Demo, Cosplay Pavilion (8)
  Panelists: John Barba

  MisCon artist John Barba will demonstrate the old art form of repousse and chasing (beating sheets of metal into shapes and designs).