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 Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:02 pm
Any advice for a first-time cosplayer?
I'll be cosplaying for the first time at No Brand Con (Who else is going?!) as Vivi from FFIX.
I was hoping to use felt for my entire costume, and I've never made one before. Is there anything I should know first before I start designing and buying material?
What do you do for improvisation?
What was your first cosplay?
Post pictures! ^^
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:57 pm
Well, felt is going to make for a very warm costume. After a while, even if you have lots of open patches, the part of your skin that is under the felt is going to get very warm and wet and possibly soak through after a time. Not only that, but felt has a tendency to stretch out a little (the belt on my Maha costume keeps getting longer, for instance) over time. I don't know what the character looks like, so I can't really give advice on what to use. Perhaps if you could post a pic...?
Berz.
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Berzerker_prime Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:56 pm
well last haloween i went as a zombie thing from 28 weeks later...it worked quite well....as i scared the hell outta a lot of little kids...not even intentionally necesarily...for those who have seen this movie youll agree it looks decent atleast and i used real meat products and ketchup to simulate the mouth spraying of the blood and flesh....yes it was a beautiful site to behold...lmao... 
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:57 pm
tell me what you think, i really want peoples opinions on this...next year im going as captain planet...yes him...lol
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:00 pm
The dribbled, streaming blood looks fairly realistic, or at least natural. It would be especially impressive on a dark night, when the less detail you actually see, and the more is hinted at. The Captain Planet one is going to take a lot of blue body paint and green hair dye, but I think make up wise, it's easier than the zombie. After all, CP doesn't have to look too natural; the more plastic you make yourself to look, the better.
Just as a side thought, I wonder how many Captain Planet toys wound up landfills?
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:00 pm
Romeo_moon The dribbled, streaming blood looks fairly realistic, or at least natural. It would be especially impressive on a dark night, when the less detail you actually see, and the more is hinted at. The Captain Planet one is going to take a lot of blue body paint and green hair dye, but I think make up wise, it's easier than the zombie. After all, CP doesn't have to look too natural; the more plastic you make yourself to look, the better. Just as a side thought, I wonder how many Captain Planet toys wound up landfills? lmfao thats a good point...how much plastic from the CP toys filled the landfills? lol....god that comment made me reel in my seat....aw god....anyways...well what we used was a product called scab, so that was at the begining but as the night went on the blood would slowly scab and such on its own as it came into contact wth air, also my hands touching and scratching and just my body on its own bloodied the shirt up further as i walked so as the night went on and i sweated as well....as it grew darker the look only increased in realism as a result of all these things...as for meat products well...me and my buddya james a.k.a. better of nameless did a skit setup to look like i took him down and vomited bloody meat chunk like substances on him...using the ketchup and ham products of course but this worked well in scaring many children....and....disturbing adults
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 11:05 pm
I will be hopefully doing my first cosplay this Summer at the Mecha Con.
Again hopefully I will be cosplaying as Mike Jones (From StarTropics a Nintendo game made for the NES this is a forgotten clasic and many game reviewers recomend it like PBC Productions Little Miss Gamer)
http://www.nesarchive.net/v3/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/startropics-7.png
Here is a pic of the character fighting an octupus.
I was planning on blue short sleeve shirt, black long sleeve shirt under it (even in the Louisianna heat I only wear long sleeves and pants), black pants, make some shoes blue some how, and I'll carry a red yo-yo. Also I will probably bring a back pack with some of the weapons from the game like a baseball and a bat.
You think it will work?
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:38 pm
Use natural fabrics like cotton if you can. Synthetics don't breathe or absorb sweat, which means you'll be very hot and uncomfortable all day.
Use baby powder to absorb sweat to avoid stains. It won't hurt the fabric either.
And be sure to bring a pocket sewing kit in case you snag or rip something.
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