GeekyChic Kasou

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Having some fun with the pictures I took the other day. There's a video that goes with these. I'll post it later. These pictures were inspired by the intro of Jack's video of Tube Tycoon #5. Coaplay - Fem! @therealjacksepticeye /JackieSepticEye Cosplayer- GlitchyFrills

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‪I really like having green hair. ‬ ‪A small glimpse of my @therealjacksepticeye genderbend or JackieSepticEye as I call her. Makeup was inspired by the lovely @wiishu. Just wish it was a tiny bit better but I'm happy with the look so far. I actually went to a gaming con with this genderbend and I got recognized a few times which surprised me but it made the con even more fun. Only wish I managed to get better pictures but selfies are fun!

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The beginning of a Night in the Woods spam so here we go!

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My inspiration and pictures of progress.

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Shoe Design: Juuzou from Tokyo Ghoul

This year’s Labor Day weekend I will be attending my very first convention: San Japan! I’m extremely excited that in my excitement I added a new cosplay to my line up, a Fem-Juuzou from Tokyo Ghoul. I really liked how his color scheme is almost like Kid’s so I’m not walking into uncharted territory and since I made the decision to go the genderbend way I plan on using a skirt for my Juuzou. Now, instead of attaching or painting on the pattern he has on his pants onto the skirt I decided to get that pop of color with custom made shoes. This isn’t something new. I’ve done custom shoes for myself before for my Adrienne (Adrien from Miraculous Ladybug). But here are the steps I took in making my shoes for Juuzou.

This is the end result but before they looked like this they looked like this:

I got these hightops from Rue 21. If you are looking for things to repurpose, simple tops, shoes, even jewelry and eyewear, consider checking places like Rue 21 or even Forever 21. I recently found a pair of glasses that would be perfect for a Yuuri Cosplay. All you would have to do is paint the frame blue. Anyway, not what this post is about but there’s my tip for you.

I bought yellow and a deep wine fabric pain to customize these shoes. Remember while looking for paint colors to take a reference picture with you. Don’t be afraid to ask for help as well. I asked not only RHCD but like two other people if the wine color would work for the details. They all said it would and it ended up being perfect! Asking is never a bad thing. Even if you put it out to the community. I’ve seen many cosplayers ask for help and they get a good response most of the time.

Painting the shoes was fun and tedious at the same time. It’s the details that get me every time. But with patience and a few thin coats I end up with something that looked like this:

I was so pleased with how solid the color turned out looking. It looked so clean and even. But now came to part I was seriously nervous about. The design.

I sketched out two different sizes of the patten before choosing the smaller one knowing that it would fit better on the shoes.

Sorry for the dark picture. But using the stencil I made from the pattern I drew I carefully outlined the pattern onto the show with the wine fabric paint. Doing this on both sides I ended up with this:

This is not the finished product. I still have the laces to finish. Once they are done I’ll post a simple outline on how I made them and show off the complete shoe design. Thanks for reading. Hopefully this inspired someone to try this out or create a shoe design for another character!

-DFrills!

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Closet Cosplay/Character-bounding

New to cosplay and don't really feel confident at going into this new hobby all the way? Closet closplay or character-bounding might be the direction for you! Don't know what that is, I'm happy to explain. Closet closplay/character-bounding is simple (if you are doing Disney characters there is an amazing blog called The Disneybound that is very much worth looking into. It's one of my faves for inspiration). It's wearing something similar to what the character you are inspired by would wear if they were to be in our world. Or Color blocking and using accessories. Finding pieces that are similar but not exact are keys. It's not cosplay. Cosplay is reflecting, being exact. Where closet cosplay/character-bounding is more relaxed. The other day I was out with my best friend and managed to find basic pieces of closet cosplay/character-bounding. AUDERY, Daughter of Sleeping Beauty (Disney's Descendants)

Pair this with light blue jeans and it's a simple bound. You'll probably have to explain what you are bounding but it's also a good way to start a conversation and make friends. KING BEN, Son of King Beast and Queen Belle (Disney's Descendants)

The rose on the jacket acts as a good way to represent who his parents are and the back embroidery is similar to the embroidery he has on the suit he wears on his coronation suit. While the shirt has the colors of not only his father but the school he attends. EVIE, Daughter of The Evil Queen -genderbend (Disney's Descendants)

My friend was already wearing blue jeans, a grey shirt, and black hightops. Adding this bomber jacket, that is the exact blue of Evie's signature leather cape jacket, with the rose patches that adds the pop of red like her poisoned heart necklace completes the look. 707, Choi Saeyoung (Mystic Messenger)

And last but not least this simple yet extremely similar look for my favorite RFA Member. Add a pair of blue jeans and walk around with a Dr. Pepper while wearing headphones and you'll be set! All these tops and jackets were found at Forever 21. Hopefully this was helpful and encourages you to try out closet cosplay or character bounding. I personally started out character bounding and still do it for everyday outings. It's fun and low key while still allowing the weeb in you to shine! (-DFrills)

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Finally! I finished Beelzebub and I’m really please with how it came together. Now let’s go through this process as best I can. 🙃

You would think that a lot of tools would be needed but it doesn’t take much. -Skateboard (or use an old one you want to give a new life to I didn’t have one so I bought the most inexpensive one I could find.) -acrylic paint in cardinal red, gun metal, and white -spray paint in Italian Olive -tape -printable sticker sheets -a black sharpie -paint brush

My only problem while working on this board was caused because I didn’t have the right tools to remove the wheels. I didn’t want to cover them with the green spray paint so what I ended up doing was coving them with tape. It worked out! None of the spray paint got on the wheels or the trucks.

I highly suggest while using spray paint you do so outside. I got the urge for some reason to start this project late and did this outside in the dark. But thankfully everything thing came out even. The color was opaque with on coat but I added a second just to even things out.

After letting it dry for 24hours (you could just let it dry over night but I wanted to make sure everything was dry) I removed all the tape. I then wiped down the trucks and wheels with a damp paper towel to make sure there wasn’t any sticky residue from the tape. After drying them off I proceeded to paint them. Using gun metal (so appropriate for Kid if you ask me) and cardinal red for the wheels. It took a few coats for the wheels but I finally got the coverage I wanted. The trucks where easily covered. They were a lighter gray to begin with so it was a great base for the gun metal paint.

Acrylic paint dries pretty fast so an hour later I was able to put the stickers I made of the skulls on. I designed the skulls on my computer and printed them out of sticker paper. I cut the excess off and I had the skulls ready to use. They were not as opaque so I went over them with white acrylic paint.

I was really proud of what I accomplished and couldn’t wait to show my partner. Hence the unfinished product video. 😁

I used a black sharpie to fill in the eyes and outline the skulls. There was a huge difference between the two skulls.

After the lining of both skulls that was it. I finished my very own Beelzebub.

I hope you found this explanation of my making of Death the Kid’s skateboard Beelzebub from Soul Eater useful and or entertaining.

(-DFrills)

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Cosplay Fails are a Thing

So... Finding golden/yellow contacts is harder then you would think. This is a thing I recently learned. I bought some yellow circle lenses for Kid and when I tried them on well... let's just say I had more Chat's eyes (from Miraculous Ladybug) then Death the Kid's. This is a normal fail. Thankfully I have time before my deadline (which isn't a deadline I'm just giving myself one to see if I can keep up). Trail and error is a common cosplay tradition. We learn from them. (DFrills)

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Guess who finished the jacket for katsu!!

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Some work in progress shots of my lance jacket for a friend’s cosplay. It’s been a bitch to see but a fun experience. More updates to come

(~RHCD)

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WIP! (DFrills)

Yuri on Ice: Yurio's backpack

Soul Eater: Kid's skateboard Beelzebub

So far it's just prop work. Yurio's backpack is just going to be prop stuff cuz I doubt I'll ever really cosplay him. But with Kid I do plan to do a genderbend version for myself. I recently got the contacts and plan to do a makeup test soon. So that's something to look forward to.

2016 was the beginning of all this but 2017 will show the results.

EXCITING TIMES!

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So I really really REALLY like making props. Especially ones I can use in everyday life so this happened.

Once it's finished I'll do a breakdown on what it is and the stuff I used to make it. But so far I'm really happy with it and can't wait to see the end result. -DFrills

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So begins a new journey! The journey of cosplay, DIY, cooking, and so much more. We plan to make fiction into reality.