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A tutorial on how to make The Shoulder Pad Things, aka Epaulets! This is how I made them when I made my first sweet, sweet white Oscar uniform over a year ago. If you feel the need to run around the house pretendind to be a prince often, I reccommend trying these out.
Love this.
Hand Sewing Holes for Buttons, Lacing, and More
Do you need to add a buttonhole to a garment, but don’t own a sewing machine? Are you trying put buttonholes on a period-accurate garment that requires everything to be hand sewn? Do you want to make a laced garment (such as a corset) but hate grommets with the passion of a thousand burning suns? Then this tutorial is for you.
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Omg this is so clear ❤️ thank you!!
I’m planning on making a proper tutorial for this but in the meantime here’s the string of tweets from earlier this year where I explained how to
~*CUSTOM SIZE A WIGHEAD*~
A custom wig head not only helps with specific styles like ponytail wigs, but when cutting bangs and other fringe relative to your features. It also slightly stretches out the wig to fit you even better then before and help avoid pain for those of you (like me) with large heads! This isn’t a 100% accurate or foolproof method, but can make a world of a difference in the process of styling your wigs. Hope this helps in the meantime as I create a proper tutorial.
This has been in the planning stages since last year but I finally finished the jacket and bow for my Clara cosplay... currently working on her sam browne belt! Trying to figure out the placement of everything. Her sbb is a bit different than an actual sbb and even those vary. I still need to dye the skirt, make the boot covers and the vest.. also the sword.
When one of your favorite comics team brings up a serious issue…. remember folks, cosplay is not consent!
Cosplay Posing Reference Sheets
-*WJS Cosplay Photography Blog*-
I made a short post with samples of sketches/studies that cosplayers can use for posing references. I save sketches like these onto my phone to use on shoots when I want to show them a pose and for whatever reason I can’t demonstrate it for them. Sometimes I even take a look during a shoot for inspiration and modify them for whatever fits. If you save these onto your phone for yourself as a cosplayer, I wouldn’t try to memorize them outside of one or two. Mimicking can be very useful but getting too attached and thinking these are the “right” way to hit these poses is counterproductive. Have fun with them and see how you naturally end up coming up with your own unique poses! And as always, ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ are just flavor guidelines and there’s no reason you can’t execute either!
Feminine #1: Broad
Artist Credit: Aomori
Feminine #2: Broad
Artist Credit: ZEROresolution
Feminine #3: Broad
Artist Credit: Kate Fox
Feminine #4: Sitting
Artist Credit: Rika Dono
Masculine #1: Broad
Artist Credit: Aomori
Masculine #2: Broad
Artist Credit: ZEROresolution
Masculine #3: Action
Artist Credit: Mavinga
Couples
Artist Credit: Aomori
And of course, you can also take inspiration from your anime series or a similar series.
Yep, I even save kpop girlbands to my phone because the poses are really useful on the set sometimes. Hope these helped! If you liked this post, click here for some of my posing tips for cosplay photos. There’re examples there of the ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ poses being used for either gender and it can also give you an idea of how you can modify example poses and create your own!
Feel free to reblog, like my page on facebook or follow this tumblr. Check out the rest of my blog for way more articles on cosplay photography and posing.
Sources: Aomori - http://aomori.deviantart.com/, ZEROresolution - http://zeroresolution.deviantart.com/, Mavinga - http://mavinga.com/, Rika Dono - http://rika-dono.deviantart.com/
This.
Heat Transfer Vinyl
Okay dudes I wanna teach you some magic today. I get a LOT of questions about what I use for designs on my Zelda costume as well as on my Matt Miller jacket. You can buy it on eBay pretty easily. I get mine here.
This stuff looks amazing and it’s SO CLEAN when you apply it. It also isn’t overly shiny, so it looks pretty great on most fabrics, which is why I prefer it to painting fabric. SO here is how the stuff works:
Heat transfer vinyl has two sides–a glossy and a matte side. You’re going to want to draw your design on the matte side, as that’s where it has the adhesive.
Draw your design and cut it out.
Place it matte side down, glossy side up on the fabric you’re using.
Iron! I put my iron on the highest setting just to be sure it sticks but some times this can warp the vinyl if you’re not careful. You’ll want to go over it a few times.
Peel off the glossy side and bam! You’re done and you have a kickass design on your fabric!
The amazing @mard-cosplay as Chip Skylark at Katsu 2016
I cant believe I missed Chip Skylark!
Katsucon hall shots! I need to start taking more photos at cons Most of these are ladybug lol tag yourself
Edits in order of appearance
@riyuski and @minomotu are the first Ladybug and Chat Noir
@thepehbat is Hawkmoth and @cosplayaway and @thealchemicfox are the Ladybug and Chat Noir fighting him
@shanacosplay and @jack-and-pax as the second to last Ladybug and Chat Noir
@falloutdumbass and @thatmartiniguy as punk Ladybug and Chat Noir
My Blake cosplay! xD
The Yaya Han fabrics are in at Joann Fabrics
And I feel as if you guys need to know about these. Because I don’t want some unsuspecting cosplayer to waste their money. Before I go on, I want to say that I am a costume maker and I have a degree in costume and fashion technology. As a part of that degree I had to learn a ton about fabrics and I handle fabrics that range from $2 - $200 a yard every day.
So I came in to this yesterday. A cart full. We didn’t get too many, you can see they all have the Yaya Han logo on them and they all say “Cosplay by Yaya Han” on the end. They all cost $19.99 (on the Joann website, they actually have some that are even more expensive) and are not going on sale any time soon. Included in what was there are these:
7 metallic 4 way stretch fabrics. 1 of these is a print (the red scales??). They’re very similar to the “performance fabrics” that are actually across from these in the aisle. However, they’re extremely cheaply made and stick to each other. I can already foresee the horror of having to measure these, all that loud peeling noise of having to separate it all from itself. The only really useful color that was there was the metallic black, which looks a bit like wet look leggings. The unfortunate thing is that directly across the aisle is the exact same thing. For cheaper. You’re basically paying extra for her name to be on them.
Next is the stretch pleather and the twill. The pleather was grey, that was the only one there. It was VERY thin, I could see it pretty much only being used for a body suit or leggings, but the color was so odd I don’t know what costume would use it. The thing was. Again. It was cheaply made. It was brand new just out of the plastic and already peeling off of the backing. Truthfully, this was the one thing I was sort of excited about in this line and I’d happily use a 50% or 60% off coupon on a couple of yards if it was more substantial. It’s the only thing in this line so far that I feel the price is worth it, if it was thicker. (Please note that Joann HAS a stretch pleather for $12.99. It doesn’t stretch as much as this, but it works very well for nice tight sleeves) The twill is described as “corset twill”, however, it’s NOT coutil. I could see it being a nice replacement for it, but it’s not as thick. The weave is nice (you can see it sort of), but again, something that Joann already sells for $9.99.
And finally, the brocades. They’re all polyester nylon blend. The color range isn’t bad and Joann purposely put their peacock brocade on clearance because they were getting these. The thing was, I was sort of hoping for a range. Something different that wasn’t already there, something good for things like Game of Thrones costumes. What we got was exactly what we already had, just 60″ instead of 45″. Except for the second blue one (which is peacock feathers) all of the designs are the same paisley. You’re basically paying $10 just for 15 extra inches wide. I want to see the rest of the collection, there’s a rib knit I found online in it that’s $29.99 and I need to see what the big deal about this is, when there’s rib knit at Joann for $9.99 already. In my opinion, right now, it’s not worth it. Don’t waste your money, it’s cheap, it sticks to itself, and it’s exactly what’s already at Joann. The pleather is the only thing I would spend my money on and you can buy it online for cheaper. (It’s $15 at Mood and at Spandex World). These should be out at all Joanns and others may have what we don’t so please feel free to add onto this post as you see fit. But this is my personal review out of the package of the Yaya Han cosplay fabrics.
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Never have I reblogged a post so fast.
I spiffed up this tutorial I made a while ago. And by spiffed up I mean I added the text to the pictures.
Look I finally made this tutorial tumblr compatible
this is so beautiful im cyring
Sometimes you end up cosplaying a character with a really crazy hairline, and you think “How am I going to make THAT?”
Maybe you’ve already learned about lace-front wigs and how they appear more natural-looking. Maybe you’ve even heard of wig ventilation, which is the method for individually adding hairs into the lace of a lace-front wig. If you’ve gotten that far, you’ve probably noticed you need special tools, called ventilating hooks/needles, and they can be costly and hard to acquire. Fear not! I am here to show you a few methods to ventilate hair with just normal supplies you can find at your craft and sewing store!
That’s right, you can ventilate hair with just a normal sewing needle!!!
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When the cosplay gods present the perfect charcter to cosplay. Flynt Coal will be at Ohayocon 2016 ^^
Yes please and thank you!
I have a very talented photography friend. He photographed us ( @drharv ) one random day. …..So I will be cosplaying Batgirl until I’m too old.. at that point I will be Commissioner Barbara Gordon (Batgirl Beyond edition). Gotta love that yellow jacket…
:D HOLY MOLY! Thank you fellow tumblrians for all the <3 and reblogs!
I have a very talented photography friend. He photographed us ( @drharv ) one random day. .....So I will be cosplaying Batgirl until I’m too old.. at that point I will be Commissioner Barbara Gordon (Batgirl Beyond edition). Gotta love that yellow jacket...
