See the Process of How Black Panther's CGI Costume Was Created in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR FX Reel
Not long ago, we learned that Black Panther was 100% CGI in every single frame of Captain America: Civil War. That was a big surprise to learn about! Now you get to see the process of how that was done in a VFX reel that was released by Cinesite. You'll even see that some of the briefest clips that only included parts of his body got a CGI makeover as well. It's pretty damn incredible and fascinating stuff. Of course, the video also shows off some of the other effects work that was done for the film. When talking about the suit, director Joe Russo said:
“[They] really did a ton of work on that outfit. I mean, we had an outfit that we used on set. It’s impossible when you’re talking about an otherworldly outfit like the one that the Panther wears, which has a certain luminescence to it because it’s made of a woven metal. We could never afford to construct an outfit like that that an actor or a stunt player could move around in without sweating to death or that would capture the luminescence that we need. So what we ended up doing in post is ILM came in and painted over Chadwick and the stuntman. The outfit is completely CG.”
Now watch the FX team bring the suit to life in the video below!