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Feeling like a BOSS at 5 a.m.

#lol forgot to save on my cosplay blog

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Tutorials and Costume Notes

“THE BIG ONES”

The following are our most popular tutorials, so they get a place of honour up top so that they are easier found :)

Custom thigh highs

Spandex boots

Basic capes

Cupcake “Madoka” skirts

GENERAL SEWING:

What is broadcloth for, anyway?

How do I avoid burning polyester with my iron?

Where do I go to learn to line things?

What is bias tape?

Where do I go to learn to sew?

Why should I use shoulder pads?

Notes on sewing vinyl/pleather

What do you do with retired costumes?

Learning at an advanced level

Why line a petticoat?

Why should I do mock-ups?

What is a knit?

What is horsehair braid?

Painting denim/heavyweights

How do I make my costumes look clean and professional?

Tips for sewing gloves

Washing your costumes

Finishing seams

WHAT FABRIC FOR…

What fabric should I line with?

What fabric for mock-ups?

What fabric for a character who lives in the desert?

What fabric for sailor shirts?

What fabric do I use for a flowy tunic?

What fabric for a schoolgirl jacket?

What fabric for an Assassin novice/period character?

PATTERNING:

How important are pattern blocks?

How do measurements on your tutorials work?

How do different patterns effect the shape of a hood?

What do we draft patterns on?

Keeping patterns clean and organized

Tools for marking patterns/fabric

SEWING MACHINES:

What To Look For

What To Look For 2

What machines do we have?

Stop-And-Start Buttons

Sergers

Vintage Machines

Embroidery Machines

Recommendations

FOOTWEAR:

Painting Boots

Custom Printed Tights

Making Custom Thigh Highs

Stenciled Designs on Tights

High Heel Tips

First Time in High Heels?

Painting Rubber Boots

Making Shoes From Scratch

Paint Colours for Vanellope Tights

NOTES ON PARTICULAR COSTUMES:

Poison Ivy

Captain America

Fire Emblem: Awakening: Lissa’s hoopskirts, Henry/Say’ri’s loincloths, Chrom’s trim, Panne overview

Satsuki and Nonon’s pleated dresses without waist seams

Serah Farron’s belt (Final Fantasy 13)

Ledo’s catsuit (Suisui no Gargantia)

Josephine’s shirt (Dragon Age)

Ruby’s petticoat (RWBY)

STRETCH FABRICS:

Attaching Applique to Spandex

Embroidery and Satin-Stitching on Spandex

Ironing Spandex

Recommendations for Attaching Logos

Fabrics For Catsuits

Crisp Necklines With Knit

Can I alter a one-piece catsuit to be two pieces?

Shortcuts to make bodysuits

CAPES:

Basic Single-Layer Capes

Tips for Safe Capes

Collared Capes

Channeling for Articulated Capes

Cape Closures

Fabric Options

Preventing lined capes from “drifting”

BATGIRLS:

StephBatgirl Cowl

Batgirl Bracers

Easy Belt Pouches

More Notes on Pouches

“Black Bat” Cape

Steph’s “Robin” Leggings

Zentai Suit Sellers

Non-Wholesale Bodysuit Sellers

SUPERGIRLS:

General Tag

Spandex Boots

General Tips

Making the Emblem

Turner Skirt

Turner Cape Pattern

PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA:

Akemi Homura | Tights

Kyoko Sakura | Hoodie Source | Prep List | Order of Assembly

Miki Sayaka | Sword Pattern

Madoka Kaname | Petticoat Tutorial | Two-Part Skirts | Cupcake Skirt

Other: Simple Bows | Soul Gem Commission Interest | Attaching Soul Gems

FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING:

This section would honestly be massive on its own, so it can be found over on its own masterlist. Even if you’re not cosplaying from FEA, it has some interesting stuff.

SAILOR SCOUTS:

Lining

Material choices

AESTHETICS:

Make-Up Products

Body Wizardry

Faking Large Breasts + Binding Resources

Tips for Defined Waistlines

Hiding Leg Cellulite

Slimming Pants

Tall Cosplayers

Face/Body Paint Brands

Two-Coloured Lips

Breast support for costumes with open fronts

Keeping cool in costume

ARMOR:

What They Don’t Tell You About Worbla

PROPS AND ACCESSORIES:

Wearing Helmets

Wing-Making Resources

How do I prime a plastic?

What are our moulds made of?

WIGS:

Anchoring Ponytail Wigs

Maintaining Long Wigs

Wig Sources with Fast Shipping

Where to Get Inexpensive but Good Wigs

Tips for Curly Wigs

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Flight Illusions

SHOPPING:

Where did you get your pale dance tights?

On Milanoo and wholesale

More on Milanoo and wholesale

COMMUNITY:

Talking To Your Parents

Cosplay Group Etiquette

Financial Tips

Being Body Positive

On Criticizing Concept Artists

Staying Motivated

How to Get Started

Why Don’t We Do Commissions?

Our Approach to Group Cosplay

Do We Work Out?

RECIPES:

Banana Bread

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Cosplay test time

This round: Balalaika from Black Lagoon!!

#cosplay #black lagoon #balalaika #im not incredibly impressed with the scar on this but whatever its a prototype #win some you loose some #it was pretty fun though #had to cleanse myself after that diabolik disaster

Melissa.

@moolissa

Look at this.

LOOK.

AT

THIS.

SHIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT.

#I almost pissed myself laughing #its fucking EVERYWHERE #CANNOT BE STOPPED #I was not even planning this #i am dying #bury me

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@spf40k

“I have no bonds, commitments, or interests. But if you still insist on meddling with me, put your life on the line. I will drain you of your demands, as sweet as your blood.”

– Shu Sakamaki

#once more for good measure #lol #how the hell did you even just happen to have all of that shit #omg #skill #dead

@moolissa

“Aaaahh, Bitch-chan~! Let’s have lots of fun, how shall we enjoy ourselves today? The thought alone fills me with glee. I’ll love you lots, from top to bottom~ Nfu~”

#moolisa #dear god please help me #actually #drag me down im ready #only for the bae #lols #diabolik lovers #has ruined my life

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Tip Tuesday #139

Prime your prop or armor before painting to produce a stronger, truer colour. Some materials will absorb paint and painting pieces that aren’t uniform in colour might affect how the paint appears.

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You also want to consider what color primer to use depending on what your base coat will be. Use white if your base coat is going to be a light color, use black if it’s a darker color. For silver, use black. Brown is good for yellow, red, orange, and brown/gold metallics. That said, if you’re on a budget or working with what you have, go with what’s best for you. Light grey is a decent neutral color if you have to go with one color.

A grey or black primer coat can be good if you plan on doing chip weathering. Alternating primer colors between layers can good to see where your last layer of paint is and making sure you aren’t layering on too much paint.

Alternating colors is really great if you’re going to wet sand, but make sure both primer colors are wet sanding safe (it’ll say on the can).

Finally, filler primer can be a godsend for smoothing out surfaces.

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For craft foam armor, I use a base coat of latex paint to clog the foam pores, then a primer coat of matte black, then my metallic whatever before the clear gloss coat. No, this cannot be finished the night before the con. Yes, it looks awesome when you take the additional time to add the layers sufficiently.

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If your budget is tight and you’re using craft foam or EVA, try a few coats of mod podge diluted 1:1 with water (i keep an airtight container full and use it for paper mache too), then 3-4 coats of primer, then whatever colour you were going to use. When you’re done rmb to seal it; i use modpodge bc i’m broke but whatever works.

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Sanji Cosplay by Suki Cosplay ! #sanji #cosplay #onepiece #pt

Photography by Sasu-Cosplay

Visit Sharemycosplay.com for more cosplay goodness! https://www.facebook.com/ShareMyCosplay/photos/a.208761765855126.54313.207242756007027/985032368228058/?type=1

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Here’s our Peter Pan group from Castlefest 2015! We’re all very in love with these pictures, it’s so rare that we actually get decent photos at an event, let alone ones this nice. We hope you all like them as much as we do! Peter Pan.. Essie (bittersuitescosplay) Captain James Hook.. Felix (same) Tinkerbell.. lyviathan Wendy Darling.. lisalice Lost Boys.. thattinywoodelf & flyingdipshit Crocodile.. herself

Pictures.. Essie&Felix except the group picture, which is thanks to anunexpectedhotdwarf! <3 Editing.. Felix See more from this shoot & of these costumes on our facebook page!

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Maya Fey practice shots for Midoricon!

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COSPLAY MAKEUP AND SPECIAL EFFECTS MASTERPOST

Makeup and Beauty:

Basic Cosplay Makeup 1

Basic Cosplay Makeup 2

Basic Cosplay Makeup for Male Characters 1

Basic Cosplay Makeup for Male Characters 2

How to Apply False Eyelashes

All About Fake Eyelashes: Tips, Tricks, Tutorial

Painless Way of Removing Facial Hair

Sugar Scrub Shaving Technique

9 Different Eyeliner Looks

Perfect Winged Eyeliner Tutorial

Dolly Eyed Makeup Tutorial

Acne Coverage Routine 1

Acne Coverage Routine 2

Get Rid of Blackheads

“Anime” Lips Makeup Tutorial

Lipstick Using Crayons Tutorial

Fake Freckles Using Makeup Tutorial

Coloring Your Eyebrows for Cosplay

The Perfect Eyebrow Tutorial

All About Circle Lenses

How to Make Your Eyes Look Bigger

Battle Hardened Makeup Tutorial

Cosplay Cleavage Tutorial

Cover Up Tattoos (Could work for scars possibly?)

Special Effects Makeup: (Warning: some videos are graphic!)

Fake Blood Recipe (Graphic)

“Claw Wound” Tutorial (Graphic)

“Bite Wound” Tutorial (Graphic)

“Scars” Tutorial

Walking Dead/Zombie Makeup by Greg Nicotero (Graphic)

Pointy Teeth Tutorial

How to Apply Latex Elf Ears

How to Make Blood Appear “Fresh” for Props

Really Cool Makeup Channels on Youtube:

Michelle Phan

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dope2111

Charisma Star (she has lots of Disney stuff!)

Mortem3r

Non-makeup/extra:

How to get Cosplay Photos That Don’t Suck (In 3 Parts)

Con Survival Kit

How to Wash a Cosplay Wig (With Pictures)

if any links are not working, please let me know! i’ll try to fix them!

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Simple Alterations Tutorial

Otakon hands out these great swag bags when you win something in their cosplay competitions, but the con-shirts inside tend to run a bit on the large side. I probably should have just exchanged it at their merch booth, but since I forgot to do that, it means I can show all of you how to alter something.

Flip the garment inside out, and pin how you would like it to fit, works best with a second person. I used a normal shirt that fit me underneath the otakon one as a guide for the neckline.

Make sure points of pins face in such a way so that when you take it off you won’t stick yourself.

Use tailors chalk to mark out all of your lines

Use a serger or a regular machine with a zig-zag stitch to make new seams across the whole thing.

Test fit, and take more in if necessary

Chalk out new hems

Edge the new hems and tack them down with a nice top stitch

Enjoy your now fitting shirt

This can also work well with any second hand clothing or costumes. This tutorial works best with tops, but you can also easily hem pants that are too long this way as well.

If you do not want alterations to be perminant, make sure you use a looser stitch and do not trim anything, you can always fold in seams and flat-fell them so you could technically rip all the seams out and return things to their original state.

Thanks to RoseSpirit for assisting :)

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GENERAL WIG TUTORIALS

Drill Tails

Two-Toned Wigs

Restoring Wigs and Detangling Wigs

Gradients

Ahoges

Adding Hair/Extentions

“Cheater’s Guide to Pigtails”

Fluffy fringe/bangs

High bangs/Bang poof

Thickening Wigs

Curling Wigs

Remove Shine

General Care

Brushing Curly Wigs

Cutting Short Wigs/Hair (Video) [English] [Spanish]

More Wig Cutting [1] [2 (french)] [3]

RECOMMENDED/POPULAR STORES

Arda (Does promotional bulk order sales)

Uniqso

Lucaille (also available on EZCosplay.com)

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Epic wigs is a good store too.

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