Skyrim Female Ancient Nord Helmet.
Via: Volvin Props.
Super badass.
Volpin made the helmet, but she made the rest of the outfit herself.
JUST EXQUISITE.
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I forgot to bring a camera AND my phone charger with me to Ohayocon so I will have to post good photos of my cosplay later. This one was taken by Momo Kurumi. Thanks a ton girl!
Anywhoo, I thought I would do a rundown of things I learned from this costume and maybe save some people a bit of pain. XD
- Always buy more fabric than you think you need. If you have extra, you will find a use for it.
-Shop for fabric everywhere. Walmart may occasionally surprise you and it is way cheaper than JoAnn.
-Spray paint does not work on fabric. Spray fabric paint barely works on fabric. Mostly they both just stain fabric.
-Stencils are AMAZING for adding texture to otherwise boring fabric.
-Acrylic paint works almost exactly the same as fabric paint. It just comes in more colors and can be a LOT cheaper.
-Sharp fabric scissors are your best friends.
-Exacto knives are your second best friends.
-Glue guns are your third best friends.
-Buy the mold-making compound for resin casting. It is expensive. It is worth it. Because flour and salt dough and resin do not get along. They just make bubbles in the resin.
-DO RESEARCH. If your cosplay is even vaguely based on historical costume, collect photos and tutorials about that costume. This is the internet. They are out there. Find photos of similar costumes. Find photos of other cosplayers. Save everything.
-DRAW YOUR COSPLAY. It doesn’t have to be beautiful. You don’t even have to draw the character. Just draw the costume. It forces you to account for every detail, and there ARE details you have missed.
-A precise cosplay is a good cosplay. This means that the seams are straight and finished, raw edges are hemmed, garments are lined, props are fully painted, extra glue is cut away, garments are pressed, etc. This is not to be confused with accurate, which is not always possible. Jessica Rabbit anyone? (Yaya Han is an exception.)
-Wigs do not ship from China with standard shipping within two weeks. Ever.
-Shop for materials everywhere. You are just as likely to find something useful at Hobby Lobby as at Goodwill or a vintage shop.
-Make the costume fit your body type. A well-fitting costume that is not entirely accurate will look better than a completely accurate costume that fits poorly.
-American pattern designers do not know shit about Asian clothing. They do, however, make a good jumping off point. Again, this is where research comes in handy.
-SHOP FOR SALES.
-Geta are surprisingly easy to walk in.
-There is a tutorial for it somewhere on the internet. I could not find a pattern for tabi in any of the conventional Japanese costume and cosplay places on the internet and didn’t want to buy one because I’m incredibly cheap. I finally found one on a western cosplay forum from a guy who used it for his Robin costume. Go figure.
-Unless you have a mother who has been sewing for thirty years (like I do) and can teach you all the best tricks for sewing an incredibly gloriously complex costume (like she did), start small and work your way up. You first costume will not be perfect. There are still things I wish I had done differently or want to change on this one.
-Fabric bandages do not stay on. Ever.
Lining garments takes time. It also makes them look professional, beautiful, and badass. It’s worth it.
-Wonder Under iron on bonding medium is AWESOME.
-Learn something about your character. You don’t have to read every issue, watch every episode, or play every game. Just reading a character wiki may give to you insight into choices you may want to make in your costume construction and will help immensely for photoshoots.
-Enjoy what you are working on. This costume was a lot of work but I loved every single second of it. It’s also a lot of work to wear but because I love it so much, I will definitely take every opportunity to wear it.
Wow, that’s a lot. This is kind of a quick and dirty list but if you want me to go into further detail about any part of it, just send me a message and I will try to help out. Rock on dudes!
YO HOW FLIPPING CUTE IS THIS:
the two directors of The Reward, Mikkel Mainz and Kenneth Ladekjær, cosplayed as the two main characters
more here!
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LITERALLY PERF.
Ok I’m sure I scared this bromodachi out with my fangirling but LORD. OK So I saw them on the way to the cosplay contest and then after and I was like omg. THE DETAIL THIS PERSON PUT INTO THEIR COSPLAY. I JUST. IT WASN’T JUST FABRIC PAINT. THERE WAS EMBROIDERY, THERE WAS ACTUAL SEWING OF PATTERNS. JUST UGH UGH UGHUGHGUHGHG OMF
Literally perfect person I hope they know that they are a huge inspiration to us all god bless u-u(\;;;;;;;;;
GUYS OMFG LOOK WHAT I SAW AT THE CON TODAY
IT’S SASSY THRANDUIL
you guys are killing me here
too many awesome cosplays
And this, kids, is how you cosplay and look awesome at the same time.
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