#randomactsofcosplay

[envythegrnfairy]

Good morning. Today I have to pleasure of being at the “ Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk in Lansing, MI. I will be here cheering on the walkers with my fellow @cosplaycrusaders We will be wearing pink capes for breast cancer awareness #makingstridesagainstbreastcancer #lansingmichigan #fairyhugs #bekind #sharesmile #cosplaycrusaders #randomactsofcosplay 😊💚☕️

[cosplaymakeuptips]

Would you have anything relating to the creation of fake freckles?

Hey there!

First of all, I am so so sorry for not responding sooner. I am on a tablet at the moment, which doesn’t tell me when I receive messages for this blog.

As I am on a tablet, I can’t add photos to this answer. However, I can add links if I feel they’ll be helpful.

So, fake freckles are a tricky business. If you go too overboard, they look fake. The best thing to do is practise creating them on your hand or arm before going onto your face.

You’ll need; a small pointed eye-shadow brush, an eyebrow/eyeliner pencil, and some eye-shadow.What you’ll want to do is go for a colour that matches your skin tone.

First thing to do is decide where you want your freckles to be. They naturally fall in clumps, often around your cheekbones or under your eyes. Taking the penile, lightly dot where you want your freckles to be. Nit too obvious, but clear enough so you can see them when looking closely.

Next, take your eye-shadow brush and put a small amount of eye-shadow on the tip. Then gently add eye-shadow where you’ve put the pencil marks. This is the reason you need to use a small pointed brush. Any bigger, and you’ll risk smudging the eye-shadow. Make sure you don’t use too much pressure when applying the colour, as it’ll make the freckles too dark.

If you want to, you can apply a powder to prevent smudging. Once the eye-shadow has set, carefully apply a powder (either pressed or loose, as it won’t really much of a difference) with a powder brush.

Of course, washing your face and applying foundation prior to applying the freckles will help the freckles set and look slightly more realistic. It’s not necessary though.

After a bit of searching, I found a video by a professional makeup artist that you may find helpful: http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-do-fake-freckles

[kspre-help]

Would you know any effective methods for fading a cotton shirt? And also related, would you know how to make a garment look dirty without it... y'know, actually being dirty?

i do believe you can dilute bleach in some water and wash it in that. i also hear leaving it out in the sun or using rit color remover may work. also to 'weather' a shirt, i like to dunk it in brown/yellow cloth dye BUT do not wash it but rather when you dry it, gather the cloth in small areas and the dye will pool and create a darker pigment there. (sorry i dont have pics but it looks dirty in a good way). after that you can rinse it if you wish, but the color will fade. also you can use acrylic paint with water and then flick brown paint like you've been trudging through mud.i

[cosplay-refs]

randomactsofcosplay

replied to your post:

“Has anyone asked for a Go Go Tomago ref sheet from Big Hero 6 yet? If...”

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It's in June which is forever away, but she's starting to get it all together now. It's honestly nothing important and you don't need to feel rushed to help!

I can probably provide wig refs at least and makeup tutorials so they already exist. Some of Honey lemons will help such as the helmet. But in a month or two I might have more. Or I  might have found an admin who does! They must exist somewhere XD

[cosplay-refs]

Has anyone asked for a Go Go Tomago ref sheet from Big Hero 6 yet? If not I would really appreciate one (I know you alone run this blog and it's a godsend tbh so thank you) as I have afriebd looking to go as her to the next local con.

When is your next con? I have refs of her, not put into a big thing yet, BH6 is still fairly new so I'm still waiting for tutorials and such. 

[cosplayseams]

Hi, this isn't so much a sewing question (yet), but rather a fabric one. I'll be making my first cosplay ever for a convention next year. I'm going to be sewing two garments for the costume myself (a trench coat and a pencil skirt) and do a bit of savy shopping for the rest, but I was just wondering what kind of fabric one would make a trench coat out of. I live in quite a hot environment so I don't want anything too heavy. What are your suggestions?

Hey there!

I'm sorry for the delay, life happens, you know?

Trench coats are usually made with very heavy fabrics, such as leather, poplin or waterproof gabardine. For cosplay, we luckily don't have to be quite that particular about the material.

I'd recommend something like medium cotton twill, as cotton is easy to work with and it breathes quite well. Thin cottons get wrinkly quite easily, though. (Synthetic materials don't breathe as well and can get very stifling! Cotton mixed with some polyester could work, though.)

Overcoats have lining, but if the inside isn't going to show, leaving out the lining will make it lighter to wear. If you're using very light fabric for the coat, I don't recommend doing this though.

If you're very unsure about the materials, try and get a feel of some trench coats in stores, to get an idea of possible textures and weights of the fabric.