#howtocosplay

For making a cosplay...

1. Choose a “good” character. Don’t take it wrong! It’s not like you have to make a cosplay cute and lovely!

  “Good character” means: character that you like and that SUITS you! 

It can seem strange, but there are characters that may look more like you than others. Of course, you can cosplay any character that you like. ANYONE. Do it! There’s no problem and while you enjoy cosplaying as it, it’s enough!

But the result is going to look better on you if the character has some shared features with you: height, shape of face, built of the body… However, we all know that is impossible to have the same size of anime and manga characters ¬¬ They’re not human after all. Such a shame… But just for showing an exemple:

-A short and thin girl would look better as Rukia and Yachiru, than as Kenpachi. Kenpachi is really strong built… (big like a fucking closet), so it’s more difficult cosplaying as him and really look as him. Thought it’s possible! Look: 

Oh yeah. It’s a girl. The two of them. As you can see, Yachiru is probably shorter than the girl cosplaying as Kenpachi. But maybe not, and she’s taking advantage of the photo. Nice idea! 

On the other hand, the girl that cosplays Kenpachi seems to be more strong-built than thinner girls. And that often looks better when you try to cosplay as a boy.

 Also, the two of them are “in character”, so it helps to the final result.

We can continue with more examples!

-The shape of face also helps, as I said before! So if you have strong features, you can perfectly cosplay as a boy that looks serious. But if you have a more relaxed face, oval, big and expressive eyes, you will look perfectly as a cheerful character.

   ((Bleach, thanks for your characters, so easy to explain <3)) 

My sister did a cosplay of Orihime and she was better as Orihime than myself, because she’s… just cuter <3 On the other hand, I have stronger features and I look better as Ichigo.

 -The height can be a little more problematic, above all if you make cosplay in group. It’s awesome to find a group whose members are well proportioned in height, but it’s really difficult. If you want to cosplay as a short character, but you’re tall… You just have to take advantage of the situation!

In the individual photos you won’t have a problem! But in the group photos… you just can try to sit down or getting on your knees for a better image.

I could be all the day putting more examples, but it would become too long. I hope it helped you to have a better idea of if you want to do that cosplay or another. I always say that if you want to do a cosplay, DO IT! But if you really want to have a better result, the best you can do is see if that character suits you. ~

Intro about cosplay

Maybe some information about cosplay won’t be bad, right? But we all have google. And I’m sure Wikipedia will be really pleased to take over my function of describing in what consists this hobby. So I won’t extend too much. To put it easy:

Cosplay= Cos/play= Costume/play

Two of my favorite things joined together. To wear a costume and play as the character you’re imitating. That’s what theory bases on, but we have to know something: Each people have a different concept of cosplay. Maybe someone considers that for him/her doing cosplay is just wearing the same clothes of some characters. ^^ That’s respectable also. We don’t have to kill someone for not wanting to act as their character.  

On the other hand, people (like myself) also think that it’s not only to put on some similar clothes, but to “act” as the character itself. The “play” part on the cosplay word isn’t just for showing or for aesthetic motives. 

Don’t take it wrong. It’s not like you have to go crazy or killing people, as some ignorant people could think. Oh yeah, I like to kill innocent pedestrians but I can’t say it here… 

It’s just to pose, to act, to smile, to frown, to look pensive, or like someone really cheerful. Just to act like the character.

If you’re cosplaying a murderer, it’s not really normal to see him in a photo acting all lovely and cute. As if you are supposed to be a cheerful character, try to smile and not being so serious (says Joker with love). 

      ((Photos by google. I don’t know personally those cosplayers ^^)) 

It’s not an obligation, but it’s always more entertaining and interesting. And if you grow to like a good photo session, you’ll definitively like the result. Also, all the people that asks you for a photo will definitively like it if you act as their character better than if you’re out of character.

There would be thousands of topics to talk about, but that can wait. The point is that you HAVE to enjoy doing cosplay (I use my invented verb cosplaying, but well.-shrugs-). And not only that, but also enjoying while making it! Even if you get stressed like myself

And that’s what I’ll try to show in this blog, how to make some cosplays. But also tips on how to decide your character, a good wig, make-up and other useful tutorials. So, just read, enjoy and cosplay!