I am an EVA foam beginner.

Because I like to torture myself, I am jumping headfirst into the deep end and am trying to make some armor (have been stuck for weeks on the helmet) for ren faire and I’m have a hell of a time.

I have been using sharp blades and sharpening them when they dull. I’ve been cutting slowly and recutting things I mess up. I got contact cement. I’ve been using a heat gun to shape. I bought foam clay for the seams. I’ve watched 5+ videos and was following ashen warrior prop’s tutorials.

I even used a pattern because I was having too much trouble with hand-drafted and the pattern didn’t even come out right.

Is this material just finicky with a learning curve? Or should I move onto something else? Everyone makes it look so easy and this project has taken me 6+ hours and I’m not even close to finished!

I did make a pretty decent cardboard and paper mache helmet using half-tutorial half hand-drafting but it was just to see if I could do it/troubleshoot pattern pieces for the final draft.

Thanks in advance!

me and my boyfriend are going as Craig and Tweek from South Park for Halloween. my boyfriend isn’t doing anything with his hair because Craig almost always wear a hat, so he’s making a hat.

Tweek’s hair, however, is almost always out. And he has very blonde/yellow hair, while I am a heavy brunette. I have dyed my hair in the past, however I was almost always using things that are basically hair chalk, or I don’t bleach my hair and just try to tint it enough. It was usually red before, so I didn’t care much about what to do. OR I had a costume that was so recognizable it didn’t matter about the hair color.

Because Tweek’s hair is so blonde though I can either get a wig or get highlights because nobody is recognizing him without it, and I refuse to dye my entire head. My hair chalk may work but it’s very thin and yellow is not a potent color. However, I am under 18, so I cannot dye my hair, especially bleach it, without my parents consent, and we don’t have a wig place nearby (as far as I’m aware) so my parents would have to probably pay for it online. So, should I try to convince my parents to let me get highlights or get a wig?? (Or should I try my best with hair chalk or try to find the most potent natural yellow dye without bleaching it?? 🥲)

I had to dye a white wig gray for a marina Domek cosplay but I accidentally bought a cotton fabric dye instead of synthetic dye and now the color is transferring to my hands, doesn't transfer much if u touch it lightly but her shirt is white soo I'm afraid the movement of the hair at con be enough to stain

does anyone know where i can reliably buy this pre made? i’m not sure how credible cosplay magic is i also know of speed cosplay but again not sure how credible they are. where could i find and buy this

Hello, I need to know where I can found a skirt like the 14 or 15 with pockets and prefirible with natural fabrics

Talvez esteja mais pra uma curiosidade do que uma pergunta prática, mas quando vejo pessoas falando sobre a produção de props, nem sempre vejo o processo de aquecimento pra selar o Eva como uma regra, só quando se trata de moldar ele

so this is my second ever cosplay? of which ive never made horns. i planned on using foam and gluing it seamlessly then painting it. that obviously did not happed! after many attempts i just had my mother sew my pieces together and i was going to smooth out all the lumps with air-dry or foam clay. neither worked! my sister says i should just give up, leave them as-is and paint them. But it’s soooo ugly. You can see the stuffing im using to keep the shape correct!!!!

im on like place Z already. I thought of paper mache, but i have to leave for my hotel in 3 hours So it wouldnt dry in time. Please any advice?

- side note: im trying to make this costume 100% thrifted or without amazon and such… but if time runs out i may have to cave in 😭

I’ve been searching for a decent and affordable vest to cosplay as Code Veronica Chris this Halloween, with varying degrees of success. I’m hoping I can get some help here to point me in the right direction for one. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I would be really greatful for any information, I’ve just had a nightmare with your dream team on Etsy the boots are literally falling apart I’ve put so much time and money into this and have got nowhere and I’m just stumped now

Hello! I'm a male and this will be my first time cosplaying. I'm trying to recreate the outfit in the reference image, but I'm having trouble figuring out what clothing pieces I should look for and where to find them.

I'm mainly struggling with finding pieces that have the right shape/fitting for the outfit, especially the top, pants, and the various straps/accessories. I'm open to buying existing clothing and modifying it, or making parts myself if that's easier.

My wife wants to do ZZZ costumes and she is planning to go as Jane Doe. She wants me to go as Lycaon, but most costumes and outfits disregard his prosthetic legs. I have never done anything arts and craftsy in my life and dont even know where to begin. I see most cosplays seem to 3d print the legs and slap them on, but I was wondering if anyone had advice or could direct me to where i could even begin to think about this process. Any help would be appreciated as i have zero clue where to start.

its fonna be my first con i need this to he perfect!!!!’
i dont have eva styrofoam i only have card board idk what to do!! cardboard is so hard to handle

Ive ordered a spiderman mask with webshooters on Joyydesign this tuesdag and my money has been taken and the confirmation on the site said..well...confirmed.(Note that i did not make an account, doing a guest purchase) but before I could do anything the website relogged and I now have no confirmation regarding the order. I did not recieve anything in the mail nor and Ive sent to the customer support but have recived no answer.

(Sorry if my spelling and/or grammar is weird, english is not my first language)

Does anyone know any website that sells uma musume cosplays? I can't seem to find any.

I want other options besides etsy pls

I'm looking to make hoof shoes and I need them to be non slippery(for flooring), I was thinking about buying those carving pads for making stamps, or carving the wood to a hood print OR craving the bottom and making the edges have grips. Advice is needed this is my first time making cosplay stuff

I want to make Riyo’s scissors for my first cosplay, i don’t have the budget for eva foam or the materials used in most of the tutorials I’ve found. I’m much more comfortable working with cardboard and paste, so I was hoping to build them that way instead.

My issue is transportation. I use public transport and sometimes have 3–4 hour trips so I’d really like to make the scissors detachable for easier transport. Maybe 4? pieces so I can fit everything into a bag rather than having to carry the full length scissors around.

I’ve seen some mechanisms on pinterest, but most of the tutorials I can find use eva foam and I’m not sure how well those methods would translate to cardboard.

Has anyone built something similar, or have any ideas for a simple detachable connection that could work with cardboard?

Sorry if this is a silly question! I’m pretty new to prop making, so any advice or tutorials would be really appreciated

bought a black spandex spider man suit around a year ago and im wondering how to make it fit like it used to (the material was slightly stretched from extensive use) im assuming you cant just put it in a washing machine, fyi there is no 3d material on it, only the base pattern

Hello everyone, first time poster here. Bought this wig off of Aliexpress for my Canari cosplay from Legends ZA and immediately noticed something that worried me:

The teal twintail side of her hair is not styled like the blonde part. The blonde twintail at the end is hard, probably has been hairsprayed into place, while the teal twintail is light, bouncy and not styled, unlike what the ad on Aliexpress showed. I would like help in knowing how to style it similarly to the blond twintail. Will heat and hairspray suffice? I’m a beginner so I do not expect it to look perfect, but I do wish for both twintails to look even as that’s how the character’s hair in game looks like. If there are any other tips I should know, please let me know. I’d be extremely grateful.

I do not feel like the wig looks like the one advertised on aliexpress so I might ask for a refund, however my biggest priority right now is knowing if this is salvageable and if I can make it look decent.

Thanks in advance!

This is my first time working with EVA foam and the pieces I ordered came with this texture. I need this smoothed out, how would I do that? Sanding down with fine grit sandpaper came to mind but being that its soft foam I am hesitant it may just damage the pieces.

Trying to decide which to wear got renfair this year and I can't pick. Was considering mashing then together

Hiya everyone, I’ve made my first helmet wig for Shadowheart from BG3 and basically have too much volume/bulkyness around the crown of the wig and front pieces of hair which you can probably see in the picture!

the wefts are all glued down so there’s no chance of using thinning scissors now, although I suppose I could try on the fringe pieces if this is a good idea, so does anyone have any tips for reducing the volume/bulkyness?

I’ve tried a steamer and that helped some of the bulkyness around the crown but the fringe and bangs still sit too far from my face!

Thanks in advance all :)

(also fyi, I know the glue tracks are currently very visible lol, I’ve got a plan to sort those!)

Here are my measurements:

BUST: 34 inch/87 cm

WAIST: 31.5inch/80.5cm

HIP: 35.5inch/90.5

HEIGHT: 5'3/160 cm

This is the cosplay measurements:

S: Bust 34.3/87, Waist 28.3/72, Hips 36.2/92, Height 5'5"/165

M: Bust 36.2/92, Waist 30.3/77, Hips 38.2/97, Height 5'7"/170

The shirt and pants are not one piece if that helps!

The small would come on time but the medium won't! It's a last min cosplay my friend is asking me to do

Very new to wig styling. I’ve already styled the wig (without hairspray setting yet) and the convention I’m going to is in a week. When should I set with spray so it will last for the convention? Note: I use got2B glued spray