#karmada

[zetrystan]

Little birthday gift for @karmada, of their Pathfinder character who's so nice. So nice. So polite and nice. Not at all a frustrated firbolg goat man. Happy birthday Karmada! \o/

[the-asian-potato]

Just wanted to put this out there, but these were artist who I wasn’t not able to support at the con, but they should get some or any kind of attention because their work is magnificent and they should get some support from others. Please check out on Tumblr @kiwiburrr @karmada @melcordesart @sheaparfait @grumpycakes And the others on their respected media outlets.

[omg-casualbeardstudent]

Trybeswitch - dRUMstep! savvy? by Karmada Project http://ift.tt/2opPgv6

[neversayaloud]

First attempt at Cameron

[sunflowerfinch]

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Spending my study break starting to research how...

*cheers on!* Making armor is really rewarding (and really fun to wear). I use snaps on mine to connect the armor pieces to the under suit - but many others use straps/paracord clasps!

@karmada I’m extremely excited to start working on it this Christmas break, and hopefully have it finished by Shutocon! Seeing you and your husbands armor at Shuto last year and Megga XP was a huge inspiration for me to actually start my own armor! (I was the Ruby Rose and Mad King Ryan From Megga and Shuto ^^)  I will definitely keep snaps in mind! I see a lot of people using chord but I’m nervous it may slip alot ^^

[andsewingishalfthebattle]

Aaah, I didn’t know Epic Cosplay Costumes also included so many adorable full-color illustrations by @karmada!

[karmada]

Hooray! New Avatar!

Whew! Felt like making a new one, because the old one didn’t match my actual hair. Now it looks a lot more like me. :)

[karmada]

Greetings tumblr! If you’ve been paying attention to my many social media sites you might have picked up on the fact I’d been working on a big ol’ project I couldn’t talk about much. WELL, I’ve been given the go ahead, so guess what I get to tell you about:

I wrote a book!

It’s a book about cosplay - what it is and how to draft/make your own pieces to create unique costumes for yourself and others! Firstly, I’m supposed to let you know that it’s currently up for preorder on Amazon at this lovely link:

https://www.amazon.com/Epic-Cosplay-Costumes-Step-Step/dp/1440245770

Secondly, I wanted to totally gush about the book itself! I designed the book to be helpful for those people who aren’t as well-versed in sewing, and a helpful tool for more veteran cosplayers. Beginners will find a lot of good information and techniques to help build their skills, and veterans will find ways to quickly make pieces on the fly (because we’ve never been sewing costumes the night before, right? *big exaggerated slow wink*).

I not only made the sample garments and pieces shown in the book, but I also did all the illustrations inside (traditional and vector pictures)! I also wrote the entire thing - and I packed it full of information for you all (so much the editors had a rough time fitting it all in! SORRY NOT SORRY) I’m so very proud of it, as the whole thing has been in process for about a year and a half!

I hope that this book not only aids the veteran cosplayers, but helps out the beginners, the hesitant, and the confused of what they’re really getting into. I wanted to show that making costumes isn’t as scary as it sounds!

Topics Include:

What is Cosplay?

Breaking Down a Costume (how to make it into manageable parts)

Cosplay Supplies

Sewing Techniques/Toolbox (how to do stuff like add ruffles, turn corners, etc)

Many tutorials on various types of costume pieces (ranging from simple bowties to armor pieces & props)

Wig Tips & Care

Surviving a Convention in Cosplay (what can you do at conventions? What are they?)

All the tutorials are designed with the hope that the reader will take these base shapes and make their own unique characters and designs - I want everybody to GET CREATIVE! Become a Hero (or a Villain) TODAY!

HAPPY COSPLAYING! :)

~karmada