Cosplay Tips Archive

Cosplay Posing 102: Sitting Poses

Here are some tips and ideas to think about when doing sitting poses on chairs and couches. 

If you’re a Sally Face fan, so hi!

It’s even better if you’re a cosplayer of Sally Fisher :) Because I think, I could make your cosplay a bit more complete! I’m making masks!

Which are:

-   Anatomical (suits face features well) – that means that holes for eyes are around eyes of a person who puts it on; eyes – to – eyes does not make an effect of «parted» squint eyes;

-   Covers all surface of a face till ears (skin is visible nowhere);

-   Looks like the most famous game screenshoot(by my opinion);

-   Made fully by hand via molding and plastic casting;

-   Suits exactly your face because I work with your face’s measurements! ;

-   Can be painted by yourself in your unique way if you’re an artist.

If you’re interested in making a Sally Face mask for your cosplay or as a present to a friend, please write me a message! I have a group on Facebook about Sally Face masks https://www.facebook.com/groups/sallyfacemask/ . I’ll post photos of manufacture process and special offers there! And of course, photos of cosplayers!

If you like my handmade work don’t forget to follow my own cosplay Instagram https://www.instagram.com/koujialone/ and deviantart https://www.deviantart.com/koujialone !

Sally face mask for immersive cosplay!

Hi! I’m a cosplayer myself (any person on the attached photos except the last photo is me instagram.com/koujialone/ ) and I know nuances (e.g. a mask has to look not big on a small head) which I think other mask makers (who are not cosplayers) can not take into account. I know the mask should be “immersive”. What does it means by my opinion? 

- ♡  This mask DOESN’T LOOK BIG on your face in case if you have a small face or head(!). I know it’s important ♡ ;

- Easy breathing and free face undeneath♡ . This mask is designed to not touch your skin anywhere besides side edges or/and the forehead. Your face is free to move and you can apply thick plastic make-up of damaged Sally’s face and live life of your character! ♡;

- I take into account hairline of your wig ♡ . Put your wig on while making face measurements and the mask will fit perfectly with the wig. The wig’s bangs will not stare or to be pushed away by high top edge of the mask;

- I designed the mask’s face to look “pretty” and “kawaii” on purpose. People like pretty faced cosplays, right? It also has “a chubby” canon face because of just compare it with the game screenshots! One of my customers said she felt herself “pretty” while cosplaying in this mask. This definetely feels good ♡ , isn’t it? 

- You choose the accessories type and paint color of the colored part. Also you can ask me to make the mask customization: add texture, crack(s), weathered/worn effect or anything - for additional price. For free I can add black patches to the eye holes that don’t obstacle your vision but visually darken eyes ♡ ;

- I care about high quality. Inside and outside of the mask are neat and meticulously done. People who already got their masks from me can confirm quality of their masks was high ♡ ;

- You get Sally Face figured three-kinds chocolate out of Russian chocolate base as free appreciation present from me. Sure it’ll lighten up your mood ♡ .

ADVICE FOR METTATON COSPLAYERS- STRETCHING FOR YOUR SPLITS

I am a dancer as of 8 years, but I’ve often had trouble with my splits if I don’t constantly work on them. My teacher recently taught me a stretch that made my splits go from about 1 foot (half a foot on my left side), to almost completely down in a matter of 3 minutes!

NOTE: I am quite flexible, I dance 3 hours a week. When I first did this stretch I had already done some minor stretching and I had done a cardio workout. Do not attempt to do major stretching or to do the splits if you have not done a warmup or any stretching.

The trick is a stretch called wall splits! Find  a flat wall, the sit down, back on the floor. Get your butt directly against the wall, and put your legs up, 90 degrees from you, right up against the wall. Then, let them fall down into a straddle, just let gravity take over. Take it slow, don’t just throw your legs down. Don’t push yourself past your limits right away.

So you just finished your cosplay on time with room to spare before the convention, that’s awesome! Amazing!

Now go wear it around your house…no like I’m serious, even if it’s just for an hour or shorter; it may be weird your family or roommates might question you but future you will thank you because there is a difference between trying on a costume to make sure it fits to wearing it for how many hours straight.

Okay, so what’s the difference? Well for one you’re going to be moving…A LOT, and I have run into the issue where my costume could not handle the strain or I thought everything was fine until I started moving so much. (Pretty much put your costume through a strain test) This also goes with new shoes, BREAK THOSE BAD BOYS IN! Even if the pair is similar to ones you’re used to wearing, BREAK THEM IN OR THEY WILL BREAK YOU. Late for a panel? Well too bad because your feet are on fire and you start to question if Satan himself created those dagger piercing pain wielding contraptions called heels. Point being practice wearing your shoes around too also you might want to consider insoles as well. :)

Another thing to do is practice different things while in costume, walking around, sitting, going up and down stairs and above all PRACTICE USING THE BATHROOM; yes it sounds weird and awkward but not as awkward as wearing a full length dress and a hoop skirt and having to come up with a battle plan on how your going to do this all the while the time bomb that’s your bladder is about to go off. (this ah totallly did not happen to me)

Pretty much each Con is different and you never know what’s going to happen like the escalators break or there’s a fire drill, now, unfortunately, some costumes are just uncomfortable no, matter how hard you try to avoid that but at least with a little practice you know how it handles in different situations.

I know this all sounds a bit obvious but if you found this helpful, great! And to all the others a friendly reminder :D

I am your typical Broke College Student™ so i thought i’d share some tips i use on how to cosplay on a budget. Because sometimes we all get sick of living on instant ramen.

Choose a budget-friendly character: how wallet-friendly you are willing to be depends on the character you choose; sadly you can’t make a full Daedric armor cheaply! 

But if you’re creative enough, there are definitely other ways to make more elaborate characters and still be able to pay the rent:

-Make use of materials you already own: you could choose a character that would make use of some of that roll of leftover fabric, leftover craft foam bits, etc.

You could also recycle parts from your previous cosplays. I borrowed arm bracers from my Garrett cosplay for my vault dweller cosplay because they look similar anyway, I just saved myself from having to make another one.  

-Get inspiration from your wardrobe: civilian clothing can come in handy for cosplay! 

You could modify existing clothing or accessories. Anything you don’t have to make is one less thing you have to buy. For my Johnny Joestar cosplay, I embroidered and modified an existing beanie that I haven’t worn since high school.   

Or you could also trace existing clothing to make a pattern out of. Why buy patterns when you can make ‘em for free amirite? 

-Be creative, think outside the box!: being frugal means you have to be creative in how you construct your cosplay. One time i was too cheap and too lazy to buy gold paint for my Jotaro Kujo hat, so i used gold nail polish instead.

So today I want to remind everyone of a simple fact:

You do not have to make your own costume to cosplay.

Costuming (the act of making a costume) is an optional portion of cosplay.

You can totally buy a costume from another cosplayer and still be a cosplayer.

You can totally buy a costume from Asia and still be a cosplayer.

You can totally throw crap together from your closet and be a cosplayer.

You can totally edit or manipulate crap from a thrift store and be a cosplayer.

You can totally make everything from scratch, and still be a cosplayer.

SO. You always hear talk of “SEAL YOUR MAKEUP! SEAL YOUR MAKEUP!” BUT. Some people might ask, “What does that mean?”

Non-Alcoholic cool potion recipe:

1 bottle of ur fav Gatorade or Juice of your choice

A splash of ur fav energy drink (optional)

Luster dust (cake decorating kind) to preferred shimmer

A cool bottle

Combine to become a wizard instantly