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Can anybody give me any ideas on how to make a scaly crocidile skin type of effect

Hey, A really great way is to create your own latex prosthetic. Here is a video explaining how to do so.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0TE9_6XXo -How to make the Prosthetics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v69rWrS3ckM- How to use the Prosthetics*** TIP PAINT YOUR PROSTHETICS WITH GREASE PAINTS (you can get them at your theatrical makeup store ben nye paint wheels are great or their individual grease paint colors are great with really nice pigmentation. it was said to use grease paint in the video but this is just stating which ones are nice to use.) AND SET THEM WITH A SETTING POWDER (ben nye neutral set powder does wonders)

Another great way if you are on a smaller budget is to use netting and eye shadow. you can get it at your nearest fabric store. you can also use fishnet stockings and i like this method because you don't have to pin it to your hair and then worry about it falling out and you can just stretch it over your whole head and that way it will be uniform on your whole face. if you are taking the makeup down your neck as well and you cant stretch the fishnets down that far, then you might want to get some netting to pin around your neck. but the smaller the holes in the fishnet the better also play it up with eyeshadow textures. bor the base color go darker and matte and then put the fishnets on and dab on an iridescent/shimmery eyeshadow to give the look depth and some dimension. Here are some videos explaining how to achieve this look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-dPy-8kJXc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1IpouKditM

You can also use house hold or craft items like sequins as shown here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq60zOvQFZk&list=PL0982ECEEE67102DA

So, do people find it unacceptable to cosplay as someone older than you? I'm a teenager, and the character in question (Chell) might not be the best choice. If not, I could always find another character.

nonono, Cosplay whoever the heck you want, people cosplay elderly characters and characters with wrinkles and these people are young too. cosplay who you want and have fun.

i want to cosplay Yoshika from strike witches but im uncomfortable wearing a swimsuit..help? c:

I'd recomend getting dance tights! They are thick, nude colored tights that are super durable and cover everything but give the illusion that you are bare legged!

#Anonymous

I'm going to be cosplaying as a female Quailman for an upcmong convention. I ordered a sweater-vest, but I need to now get a large "Q" on the front of it. I want to make this look professional as is possible, but I don't have very good sewing skills. What methods would be good for adding a letter on to the front of a superhero costume without looking cheap?

Iron ons would probably be your best bet!

#xanthestar-customs

okay, so i'm pretty new to cosplaying but i've been told i make a very good john egbert cosplay(homestuck). however, wigs are a bit expensive for me at the moment. i have nearly the perfect haircut for john(though its dark brown instead of black, but dark brown is also seen as canon), and with the correct styling it can look very good and convincing. i'm willing to get it professionally styled to his specific look. in this case, is it okay for me to use my real hair while still not looking bad?

look, ultimately it's going to always be your decision what you want to do with your hair. i used my own hair for a dave strider cosplay and it worked out fine, but john has kind of crazy gravity defying hair and i can't say i've ever seen a really good john egbert cosplay where they used their own hair. but ultimately these kind of things are just up to you! wigs are the safe and reliable option, but if you have enough confidence in your stylin locks/lack of money, your own hair is also an option.

#wigs #homestuck #Anonymous

Hello (: My friends and I are complying the crew of the Serenity (Firefly/Serenity) and I'll be complying Kaylee Frye. I've searched all over and haven't come across the white, pagoda print, long-sleeve shirt she wears in the pilot episode. I've seen it in photographs of other Kaylee cosplays but have yet to find one myself, after weeks of looking. Any idea where I could find one?

i'm having trouble finding a reference of the shirt, but i'd try looking on spoonflower.com, which is a site that sells custom printed fabric. someone may have already made a custom print of kaylee's shirt. otherwise i haven't been able to find a solid costume guide for her, probably because she changes costumes so much unlike characters in movies. if you can track down one of the kaylee cosplayers to ask them where they bought their shirt, that might be the best option available - otherwise, try finding one that looks similar even if it's not exactly the same.

#firefly #Anonymous

I plan on cosplaying Aradia from Homestuck to a con later this year. I have long black hair (it goes to about the middle of my back). Should I still get a wig? I know a lot of people say a wig looks much nicer, but I don't really see the need to spend money if my hair already looks like hers.

cosplay is a very particular kind of costuming, one that relies very much on clean lines and overexaggerated features to create the illusion that you are a cartoon character. wearing a wig helps create that illusion. so yeah, it's optional, but the ideal aesthetic of cosplay dictates that big, fluffy hair is better, and wigs are nearly always bigger and fluffier than your real hair. plus, it's much easier to make sure you don't have a bad hair day with wig fibers than with your real hair!

#wigs #homestuck #Anonymous

Hello! So I would really like to cosplay, but I am kind of heavy. Like, really heavy. I wear XL's and everything. I would naturally never cosplay somebody like The Condesce or Yoko, y'know. I'm just wondering whether my size will take a lot away from the cosplay.

Hey, Malice here. I know what you mean. I am a big girl myself and i am often put down by the idea of cosplaying characters because 9 times out of 10 they are very slim and i am not. if you are worried about condesce, SHAPEWEAR(or any cosplay for that matter) will be your friend. many many many many cosplayers wear shapewear. i wear it as well. i wear spanx and i also wear an underbust spiral steel boned corset. i may not be super thin, but when i wear shapewear i look so much better and i feel more confident, so i think if you have shapewear condesce should be no problem. you should cosplay whatever YOU want to cosplay. i personally wouldn't cosplay yoko because i am not confident enough with my body, but if you are then you should go for it. just remember thet there are people out there that cannot keep their mouth shut and will make a rude comment if they want to. but if cosplaying yoko is what you want to do then screw everyone else and you rock that yoko cosplay. You can also play up your body type and the character. if it's homestuck there are AUS a plenty where there are lot's of different outfits the cover more or less of the body. even gurren lagann i am sure has plenty of AUS and yoko might be wearing more clothes. that is something you will have to look at and find. but there are definite ways to kind of play up your body and play up the character.

you can get spanx here=> http://www.zappos.com/spanx/UgK1GFoCtRi4AQHiAgMLFwo.zso?s=recentSales/desc/&zfcTest=sqb%3A0these prices are reduced, the official spanx website is SO EXPENSIVE you can get a corset from a wholesaler like corset-story if you dont want expensive. you can also go to timeless trends for reasonable price for an outstanding product. you can find these places here=> http://www.corset-story.com

http://www.timeless-trends.com/

there should be instructions for how to measure yourself for proper sizing. on the sites. corsets should last for a lifetime once you get yours. it will seem like an investment but to me they are totally worth it. But, no i don't think your size should and won't ever take away from the cosplay. and if people say anything to you they have no idea what they are saying so pay no mind. rock that xL. and just remember, that there are plenty of ways to play up the cosplay.

Hello, I want to cosplay Christian Grey. I am 16 year old, female and the convention I am going to is an Anime Convention. Will anyone be offended if I cosplay as him just because of how erotic and mature the book is? I want to do it as a joke, but also have fun and I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable. I will be wearing the grey tie, a white linen shirt and a grey suit. Will this be a problem? Will it offend anyone?

I wouldn't worry about anyone being offended. What I might worry about is you being harassed, especially because you're underage. The outfit you described seems generic, but if you advertise that you're cosplaying a character from an erotic novel, you might get people acting as if you ARE that character. At conventions, a small but frustrating group of people think it's okay to treat cosplayers as their characters, and in situations like this, that could potentially get dangerous for you.

Basically - I think it's okay, as long as you definitely keep it to the joking level and stick with at least a couple friends who can help pull you out of any awkward situations you get into!

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Hey! So I want to dye my hair the same color as Castiel's for a cosplay, but I don't know which shade it would be. Is it just like plain black, or a special type of black I should get?

Plain black should be fine, but I would recommend trying on some wigs of different shades if you can get your hands on them. Some shades of black look good on different people - for example, blue-black and straight black look awful on me, but a reddish black looks good.

#trappedbehindblueeyes

I have some fairly bad acne, braces, and moles on my face, and most of the characters that I want to cosplay as don't canonically have any of those. Should I just cover up the moles and the acne up with makeup, or is there a better solution? And what am I supposed to do with my braces? Also, is it okay if my eyes are a different color than the character's eyes? I really don't want to wear contacts.

For Acne, make sure to wash your face twice a day and also talk to your doctor about medication for it if it's bad enough. I wouldn't really worry about moles, I have a ton of freckles which the characters don't have either but people still like my cosplays. Makeup should be worn even if you don't have acne, so yes you can use it to cover it up!Obviously you can't take away your braces, and people will understand that so don't worry about that either!Lastly, I've been cosplaying for 7 years now and I only started getting colored contacts this year. It's something that most people won't notice anyways!

Hi :3 May I ask a cosplay question? I was wondering if you know whether your natural eye color will have an effect on the color of the colored contact lenses you get? I ask particularly because I have heterochromia and I’m worried that one eye will look lighter than the other in my cosplay. Also, do you know any good places to get colored contact lenses? Thank you so much. :3

It really depends on the contacts! Some are much more pigmented while others will be very much affected by the color of your eyes. I'd look for a pair that you think looks good and then look up reviews/pictures of them on actual people, it's the best way to know what you'll get!I also get my lenses from pinkyparadise or honeycolor!

Hey! i'm trying to do an AU version of a Castielle, and I need a really, REALLY poofed out skirt. I haven't been able to find any petticoats/etc to put under the skirt to get that effect, and I really don't want to pay for seven layers of petticoat/expensive fabric. Do you have any alternatives for me? (And thank you!)

It’s MUCH cheaper to make your own petticoat, and most people use tulle which you can get pretty cheap! There are a ton of tutorials online on how to make petticoats, it’s fairly easy! Look for one that uses horse hair (it's not actually horse hair, it just goes on the edge to make it stiffer) as that will require less layers to get the same poof

So I want to cosplay Ib from the online game of the same name, but I can't find a cheap costume anywhere. I have a very,very,very low middle-schooler budget, so should I buy one online, or should I go to thrift shops and find the stuff??? I've never cosplayed before, so some pointers would be nice. :3

Because of the simplicity of Ib's outfit going to a thrift shop should actually work pretty well. Also, since most of the pieces are things that could be worn outside of the cosplay as well so maybe your parents would help out!

I am planning on doing a sailor hulk (from The sailor avengers artwork) costume. My biggest concerns are about the hands and underwear/bras. I can't just buy hulk gloves and put white gloves over them, so do you have any suggestions on how to make them from scratch, and be functional? Also, skin tight sailor suit means a lot of my bras are out of the question. Any recs for bra or underwear types, as I'm doing a catsuit Cosplay later in the year as well? Thanks!

For bras I would recommend a sticky bra which basically sticks to your boobs and then clasps in the front. For underwear I'd recomend either a tiny-tiny thong or something like spanx!

I plan on doing a Meenah Peixes (Homestuck) cosplay and I have a cartilage piercing. Do you know of any fins that I would be able to use/make without needing to take it out?

As someone who has fins from cosplaying Feferi/Meenah/Condesce, I can say that there are many!I recomend http://www.aradanicostumes.com/sea_elf_ears or http://www.wizafir.com/wizafirprostheticears.html As long as you put in a stud while you're wearing them, they should fit fine :)

I want to do a Garry cosplay (IB) and am looking at these two wigs on ebay: the "Ib Garry 11'' New Vogue Purple Mix Brown Short Cosplay Hair Wig" and "IB Garry Curly Short Purple Mixed Cosplay Hair Full Wig" (had issues the URLs, can you tell). Do you think I should get one of these or dye and style other plain wigs? Thank you for your time!

If you really want to dy and style your own, you can, but I would probably get the second one you linked. Even though it doesn't say kanekelon or tokyolon (spellings?) fibers the second one is already curly so it should require less styling meaning the fiber quality isn't quite as important...

So yeah that's my two cents!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IB-Garry-Curly-Short-Purple-Mixed-Cosplay-Hair-Full-Wig-/251157731755?pt=US_CSA_MWA_Wigs_Extensions&hash=item3a7a2ad9ab

-Molly

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