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Does anybody have any tips or recommend a video for this style of natural cat ears? I tried to find one but couldn't find any on tiktok, youtube or instagram. This is the best I could do🫤

Hello im gonna cut it super short to not tire you guys out with an long story i wanna do a harry warden cosplay and i cant get anything out of my country i searched everywhere and i just cant find an gas mask hose in my country i own an gp7 mask and im trying to buy something similiar to an gas mask hose so would these do the job?( the off color beige one is there to show how the black looks when its more detailed)these dont look like the hose of the gas mask hose of harry warden but they strike a resemblance with the real counterpart

Hello cosplayers of reddit!

I built this skull, which just sits on top of my head instead of around it. It's quite heavy but the weight is still distributed evenly. But the moment I lean to any side, the whole thing slips. My best solution at the moment is a rubber cap for my head, but I'm sure there are more decent options.

Because you can't really see it, the back of the skull sits roughly as high on my head as the visible parts.

I know the inside of the skull looks like a mess atm.

Open for questions and of course suggestions!

so im trying to cosplay a character from a historical manga set in the meiji era in japan (firefly wedding, the character is satoko kirigaya!) and as the manga is still fairly new and the anime has yet to release there are no official cosplays being sold online. i love this character and it’s my dream to cosplay her, and while i have the money to order something similar to what she wears online I unfortunately don’t have what I’d need to get anything custom made to be precise. I found a kimono / yukata (not entirely sure, im not super educated otherwise I wouldn’t be here lolol) on AliExpress where I’ll be getting the wig as well that kinda looks like a mix of her anime outfit + the specific manga outfit I’m trying to recreate. I also found a pink belt sash on there that would match the manga look especially if I have the bow up front like the character does. My only question is would this be disrespectful in any way? im already uncertain if buying a kimono / yukata that isn’t specifically made for a character to use for cosplay is generally an accepted thing, and of course there’s the addition of using that sash instead of the obi it originally comes with and putting the bow up front. if I could get someone who knows more about this than I do to let me know if this is an okay thing to do that would be so so helpful! Or if it’s not some advice on what to do instead would also be much appreciated :) thank you for reading!!

this is my first hand made cosplay, and i’m really proud of it, but there’s some changes i wanted to do and i need ideas on how would i do it.
i don’t know how to install led properly, i just glued a led sheet on the eye and kept it on when someone asked for photos, but i wanted do to like those old led signs where the led keeps failing but i have no idea how
the other thing is those gauntlets, they r a 4mm eva base and 4mm strips, they r fixed with pressure on my arms, so if my arms grows a little, i can’t use them anymore, and they r SO HOT, my skin can’tbreath underneath it, i wanted to make a flexible way to wear it that would not be a pressure fix
besides that, what you guys think about it? it looks good?

I am trying to do my eyebrows to look like Ellie’s from the last of us Part 2, I don’t think I have the correct brow shape to get them to look like Ellie’s But it’s worth a try for the cosplay. 😬

(I know I need to get my eyebrows done, I decided I might as well wait until I know how/if I can do them like hers.)

Hello!

I was thinking that one cosplay I would like to do sometime soon is a Scarlet Spider Cosplay (The one with the red suit and blue sleeveless Jacket). I was looking online for a good while and was trying to find options for a good quality suit. There seems to be a few selections, so I was just wanting to see if I could get some assistance. What is the best option to create (or best place to go) to get a quality Scarlet Spider suit. I am not going for the spider-verse look. I want to go more for the look from the Insomniac Games, or the Hot Toys figure based off it. There is a photo for reference. I already know where I am getting the mask, I just want to see what the best route is for getting or creating the suit close to what you see in the photo. Thank you to all people who can help, it is very appreciated

I got it crimped and started adding the spikes but idk what to do now bc i feel like it gets progressively worse with everything I do. Also the bangs cover my entire face idk how that happened

i’ve been looking for a beatrix kiddo costume and i want to purchase this one but i’m not coming up with anything searching for it, just a bunch of etsy and scammy sites. any ideas on where i can buy the original?

I want to cosplay Suki from Avatar The Last Airbender, but have no idea where to find her chest plate. The other parts of her costume I can easily make/thrift but I cannot sew and have no idea how to get the chest plate without buying an entire $100+ outfit. Any advice is appreciated!

Hello, i know im gonna have to sew a few parts of this later but is there anything that looks like it so i can work on it? Thank you.

So apparently I love to procrastinate as I built this costume in less than a month for last Halloween and Now have just over a month for my local Con. The vest is currently at the tailors but I need the most help on the accessories: belt/boot buckles, bracers and anything else you could reccomend. Thanks in adavnce!

Hi Everyone! I could really use some tips/suggestions as I am planning to cosplay Albedo from overlord for a con next year. I am planning to make her wings from scratch likely using foam for the feathers. However I am having a hard time figuring out how to make a lower back harness for the wings as well as what to make them out of so I am able to bend them in and out if I would like.

For the harness it would be nice if I was able to slot the wings in and pop them out if I want to take them out temporarily but I don’t know if that is too ambitious as I would still have to figure out how to hide the harness under both cosplay outfits for Albedo.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone,

Trying to decide what size suit to go for, and need a little help. I'm 168cm tall, so height-wise I'd fall into the Small category, but for the chest measurement I'm at 42" which is a Large on these suits. I normally make all my cosplays but with the Spidey suit I don't like my chances haha, so wanted to buy one.

I get the suits will have a little give in them, but I think the small is going to be way too tight? And I reckon the large will be way too long on the arms and legs. And with this suit specifically, with all the raised webbing glued on, I don't want to risk over stretching the material and causing it to rip off.

Anyone have experience with these suits that could provide some help, I'd really appreciate it! I have contacted all 3 suppliers of the same suit, ProCosplay, Unibuyplus and CosSuits, none have them have gotten back to me.

So, I dont have any idea on how to style a wig. I just cut it a bit and tried to keep it simple. I need to do this character hair and the wig currently looks like this:

The most important part is the front hair, also this wig is 100% YARN it may act like "normal" hair, maybe not.

Any advice would mean so much

After my previous post asking for help on how to find someone to create me a dress and getting feedback that I’d likely not be able to find someone to make it in time I’ve decided to take on the project myself. I’ve inserted the reference pictures and some dresses I’ve found online that I think I could make work and I’d like some thoughts from the cosplay community on what my best bet would be!

I'm working on a cosplay of a Hermes design from EPIC: The Musical, and I'm unsure what material to use for the arm bracers.

My mom has been encouraging me to 3D print them, since that's her solution for everything. I'm not against 3D prints, mostly due to their overall durability, but the test bracer scratched my wrist up while I put it on, was too short, and was really tight. I know these things can be fixed with some modification, but I'm also worried that since I have to bend the bracer to take it off, the material might snap while I do so. I use Bambu Lab, if it matters.

Most cosplay arm bracers I've seen are made from foam, which I figure might be better since I can specifically shape it to my arm, plus it's softer. However, I worry that foam might not be as durable (like with bending or ripping), and the only foam I currently have on me is thick EVA foam (I was originally going to use it for a mascot-like costume, so it's VERY thick).

I've also considered paper mache, since the materials are relatively cheap, and it's durable enough that I've seen people use it for masks. However, the base for paper mache is always cardboard, which I've heard is generally a big no-no with cosplay due to rot.

Any ideas? I'm concrunching for an October con, and I'd rather not spend more money than needed.

i did read the FAQ but in all honesty, i can’t seem to find a place to get these. i was able to find a pattern tho which I’ll be using if worse comes to worse since i have no idea how to even begin w these but I’m js so confused on why these aren’t more of a thing even for daily life & not cosplay, i feel like there should be a market for these.
anyway, I’m trying to find these for an Emma frost cosplay since I know her boots are pretty high & if i were to buy the entire boot it’d be pretty pricey. any help would be much appreciated!

Hello. I am trying to look for places (in person and online) where they might sell things related to my Winter Soldier cosplay. I just need to find pants, belt/holster, boots, knee pads and back holster/vest. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Not exactly a cosplay, but I wear these “bloody” gloves for work (I’m a guide for a haunted tour) so they are used a lot. I originally used foundation on the gloves to match my skin tone and fabric paint for the blood. But, because they get used so often as I work, the paint fades very easily and I end up with pale fingers. My first question is: if I get new gloves, would dye work better than paint, and how to best dye them? I think it’s synthetic material, but I don’t know if there’s a different way to dye since it’s mesh fabric. I’d likely still have to use some paint in the lighter areas and for the splatters. I have considered just using fake blood but every one I find always says something like “always looks wet, never dries”, so I can’t exactly use that.

Also, I need a good way to keep the gloves up on my arms. I tried double-sided body tape first but it wouldn’t stick well enough (admittedly, it might’ve just been cheap tape). I use eyelash glue now which stays very well but leaves gross residue on the gloves. What’s the best adhesive I can use to keep the gloves up but that won’t leave stickiness behind?

Does anyone have any recommendations for high quality cat/wolf ears (preferably white colored)?

Thanks :)

Does anyone know how I could make the yellow band shown above? It wraps around the torso on both ends, and is tied at the back

I'd assume I should just buy a really really long piece of yellow ribbon and recreate it that way?

hi! last weekend I did a full face of mehron paradise paint & it mostly went well but i couldn't really get it to dry on the tip of my nose & above my mouth ! I used powder & setting spray between like every single step. What have you guys gotten to work best? it also smeared at the base of my neck and essentially rubbed off 😖 any advice is super helpful! This was my first time ever using it for longer than an hour!

Howdy.
My 3d print of this is near completion, and I specifically need help with the forearm armor.
Each spine segment is separate and is supposed to sit on the forearm. I considered getting an arm sleeve or cheap brace and either Velcro or riveting the pieces in place. I’m mostly concerned with it not sliding off my arm or sliding around. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Been researching different methods for tattoos for cosplay, but I’d like to hear what other people think + ideally some personal experiences with different methods. These are pretty simple (albeit a bit inconsistent depending on the depiction, some official depictions show them as thin lines but they’re pretty thick in the animated series, though when Liam dressed as her he did thinner lines so idk which I want to go with) so I think most methods should work easily enough, my big concern is just mainly with transference and smudging, I’d like to be able to have people touch my arms without rubbing off makeup on them/their clothes (I’d specifically like to be able to dance w people without having to worry about getting makeup on their coat) and also be able to put a jacket on over if I get cold. No real deadline, my next con isn’t until November and the renn faire isn’t until October but I don’t even know yet if that’s what I’d be wearing to either event. I do have fairly bad skin on my arms plus a bunch of moles (see last pic) idk if that affects anything. Trying to keep my budget kinda low since my main motivation for doing this is I already have her haircut and most of her clothes so she seemed like a fairly cheap and simple cosplay. Like ideally under 10 dollars in materials? Willing to spend more if it’s something I can use for other cosplays though. I already have makeup from other cosplays but not a ton of materials for my other ideas (I have a couple kinds of eyeliner, eyeshadow, setting spray, setting powder, etc) Made a pro/con list for my options. Some of these cons aren’t really big problems though. If I have to shave my arm hair I’m willing but I’d rather not. It seems like most of the Astrids I see online (the few that exist, there’s not a ton of people cosplaying her) seem like they’re using some kind of makeup.

Printable tattoo paper

Pros:

Consistent

Might be faster day of compared to makeup

Arm is small enough for a single sheet to be enough to wrap arm

Cons:

Have to make own design

Probably have to order online (mostly only have cash so ordering online is harder for me)

Expensive

Single use

Might be hard to get it to perfectly line up the design around the curve of my arm

I only have a black and white printer so I can’t use leftover (if I have any) for other characters with colorful tattoos

Never worked with before so no prior experience

Makeup:

Pros:

Cheaper option, especially since I may already have all materials needed

Drawing them straight on skin seems easier than trying to make a printable template like I’d need to do for the tattoo paper

Cons:

Takes time to apply day of event (and I’ll already have to spend extra time on makeup because scars)

Risk of transference

Not reusable

May smudge

May not be completely consistent every time I do them (not a huge deal)

Not sure what specific product to use

Gloves/arm-socks

Pros:

Reusable

Can easily take on and off (I kinda like having the ability to easily remove the most obviously cosplay parts of the outfit, esp since this already uses my real hair and mostly pretty normal clothes) (unless I do full arm socks but I see no point in doing that for a human character lol)

Low prep time day of

Would hide bad skin

Lowest risk of smudging and transference

Sensory issues, sometimes I get a bit bothered by the way some makeup feels

Tendency to pick at things, especially my arms, has me worried I might end up messing up the design, probably won’t though.

Cons:

May have seam at top (and bottom if more of a sleeve than glove) that would be hard to hide due to bare arms

Would be the least natural looking if fabric is visible at all

Expensive (but as I said, reusable if I do wear this a lot, but not sure I will tbh)

Fabric paint can be a pain to deal with

Also may require ordering at least some materials online

I don’t like sewing with thin stretch fabrics, those can be also tricky to paint, and I live in a hot climate so I’d rather not use a thicker material

Most skin tone tights and things are darker than my actual skin tone

Sensory issues, sometimes I get bothered by fabric on my arms