Doing my first cosplay, still got more to do. How does it look?

Been working on my ball guy (from Pokemon) head and gotten to the point of painting, but the red paint is not fully covering newspapers. I have put over 6 layers of red acrylic paint and it'll still being translucent, I should have painted the whole thing black before painting the decal. What can I do to fix my red paint? Can't do spray paint as I live in a apartment

So I am trying to do Romeo and cindarella shizuku. The problem is I have no Idea how to do the bottom of the skirt. I know I need to dye it and add lace. Also how exactly should I add the sleeves?

Me and my brother are making a deltarune cosplay for a con next week (we have 12 days to finish it).

I’ve thrifted this shirt that seems new and unused, that is almost the exact same color of the character’s one (last pic). Like you see, I only need to do the yellow stripes, and I was wondering if you have some advice on how I can do them without ruining the shirt (since is new and is the only one I’ve found perfect for the character).

I was thinking about using felt and safety pins to put them in place, but idk how much they would last or be comfortable for my brother. Or also to use some type of lasting tape for clothes so they would be removable and won’t ruin the shirt.

I also considered using acrylic paint and just do them, but I’m scared to ruin the fabric since, even if I usually paint, I never did it on a shirt.

I also thought about sewing the felt on it, but I don’t have a sewing machine and I have to do it hand sewing (I already did something similar with my Noelle cosplay, and it took so much time, the felt was too rigid for the fabric I had and putting that sweater was difficult. Idk if I should risk also with this one)

Any advice are welcome, thank you for reading!

Hello!! I’m freshly new with sewing, still learning the basics. I was having a hard time trying to plan the top and bottom (not making a body suit, instead making two separate pieces). I was trying to find patterns for a mock turtle neck, but I wasn’t sure how I was going to add the pink rectangle thing he has in the middle of his top. Aswell with the pants, i’m also unsure how to add the pink shorts. Any tips or advice? Comic con is in 10 days 😵‍💫

I’ve been going out in my local neighborhood as Spider-Man. (in a pretty cool suit) Taking pictures with people, saying hi to passing cars, interacting with people in character, making people laugh. I’m also a Photographer! (like peter). I enjoy doing it because it makes people happy and makes me fulfill my dream of being Spider-Man (without the webs/swinging).
I want to know what do you guys think of this? I think it’s great but I do have to question my safety because who knows who i’ll run into.

Hello! I'm looking to get a shiny and oil slick look to EVA foam armor for a project. Would using car wrap material be the easiest? I'm not sure how it would go as far as covering details though.

I know I saw someone on insta or Facebook doing a silver version of a chestplate like this recently but I can't find her video.

Much appreciated for anyone who has input! 🙂

hello,

im making my first handmade cosplay for the venator from deadlock! I have a good idea on how i can work out the rest of the outfit, but im wondering how i can make the breastplate he wears in game.

I'm not experienced in handcrafts very much so i dont know exactly what i should be looking for. i was considering eva foam but im not sure what im going to do yet. any suggestions or tips on working with a suitable material for this would be appreciated!!!

does anyone know how i can give unibuyplus my measurements for the custom sizing option, do i email it to them?

Thank you!

I want to cosplay Zhang hailou from Archives: nanyang mystery, in his maritime supervisory office uniform but i don't know where to find a suit jacket like his, (incase the image gets deleted again i will describe it) its a double breasted suitjacket in black with epaulettes, which I don't know where to find for relatively cheap.

So my bff is having a Spider-Man themed birthday party in October few days before Halloween so huge chunk of time. However i wannay go all out and build a Spider-Man suit specifically web weavers outfit. Currently watching sewing tutorials and taking notes on what fabrics would work. I just wanna know realistically how long it could potentially take from experienced cosplay veterans and tips on making the outfit. If things go smoothly I’ll post updates on the project on here tysm!!!

A while back, I bought and sent a 3D model to my brother that he was kind enough to print for me for a Red Hood helmet. I got very excited when he shipped it to me and immediately set to work on painting it.

It’s since just been a bit of a show piece on a shelf, but after attending FanExpo this year, I’ve decided I’d like to turn it into a full cosplay and have found and will be going through some experimenting with guides and tutorials to make the armour with EVA foam.

That said, I’m having trouble finding good guidance on how to comfortably and reliably work the inside of this helmet to be secure on my head. I need to redo the magnets for the back piece but could really use some recos on having it sit well on my head.

Thanks in advance for any help! This will be my (possibly over reaching) first cosplay making attempt. But I have a whole year so… fingers crossed?

Hello! I’m wanting to do a maki cosplay and wanted to know how to do her scars. I’m not really trying to do anything crazy but I want it there. Does anyone have a good tutorial that’s comfortable? And easy to do to yourself? And what kind of material should I get? Body paint? A powder?

Edit: This is specifically for Maki from JJK! I forgot to specify which character I would add a reference photo but I cannot add one after posting this.

Note: if this post is not allowed, I am sorry moderators.

My son wants to do a Halloween costume of pyramid head this year. He has made it very clear that he wants it to be as canonical to the character as possible with the amount of time we have left.

I already have the template and ideas for how I am going to execute the head piece. My two questions are a) can I use mesh for over the eye holes so he can still see or is there a better alternative? and b) how would any of you go about attaching it to his head so he can walk around with it, with at least some comfort?

Hi everyone! I've been sewing for just over a year (but pretty much non stop lol) and I've been using my mum's Lucznik 438 from 1985, but as I'm moving out I'm in search of a machine of my own. I'm currently looking at second hand machines as I don't want to spend too much.

Right now I'm sewing all kinds of things: cosplays, casual clothes, corsets using all types of fabric from silk and organza to thick upholstery? fabric, you can see some of my works in the first photo.

I've heard that older machines are supposed to be better because of their metal parts, but I also want the pretty decorative stitches that newer models offer, I feel like I'd use them, even though I know technically I only "need" straight and zigzag stitches.

Here are some of the machines I've been eyeing and I'd love some feedback, but any other suggestions are more than welcome too!

The brother nx200 is being sold by a sewing machine technician in the city I'm moving to so I'm guessing it should be in great condition as he says.

The singer brilliance 6180 is in a city farther away which is not really a problem but I've read some not too great reviews about it that have me wondering if it's worth the money.

The pink Singer 2002 (I think) had me really excited and I almost decided on it but the seller isn't very cooperative and when I asked if the machine works and has its accessories like a pedal at least they just said that everything is shown in the photos and this is the only photo that shows the machine, the others are close-ups of the Singer logo and after farther questions they just said it comes with a case and a cable and I'm suspecting they just got it from a flea market and don't actually care or know anything about it and I was also planning on going to one too to check if I find anything.

Sorry for the long post and thank you in advance to anyone that comments!

tldr: help me choose a decent not too expensive sewing machine for all kinds of projects

I’ve NEVER used makeup properly before, last time I used anything was when I was when I was 6, And I’m HEAVILY REGRETTING IT NOW. I don’t know a thing about makeup, I tried today with some random eyeshadow from the dollarstore, I thought it would be easy (ITS NOT) I just put it on my eyelids and I looked like a disaster, and when I finally cleaned it up, it still looked odd.
Never Used Foundation

Eyeliner

ANYTHING

Begging for help.

Trying to look like MaoMao from “The Apothecary Diaries”

I’m willing to practice 🥹

I need advice from people with experience, or expert makeup artists or cosplayers❤️❤️❤️

I'm loading up from dragon con, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to transport this for a 10-ish mile drive plus getting it up into the room. If I use totes, the legs would have to stay out, and then it would take an additional 3 or 4 totes, and the one with the torso would have to be lid-less.

Has anyone transported armor wrapped onto an armor stand/mannequin? I'm thinking of just boxing the helmet and more fragile parts which I've already removed, and then moving it as is on a dolly, possibly secured with painters tape and or wrapped in a sheet or something.

Thoughts? I feel like it's a good idea but this is only my 2nd armor.

Would a wig like https://kasouwig.com/products/s-5-ka008?VariantsId=12832 be good enough? Sorry I am completely new lol :p
I thought I could add some semi-permanent yellow hair dye, but is that possible on wigs like this?
Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! jarona

EDIT: or should i wear yellow hair wax? its temporary and idk... IDK GUYS LOL

What's the name of the coat with gold outlines? I'm having a difficult time finding out what it is

Wore this wig to a convention before I knew about crimping and proper techniques, now I need it for another one. Is it salvageable or would it be better to buy a new one?

I’m having massive problems with styling my wig. I am pretty new to cosplaying - this is my second ever cosplay and on the first one the wig looked really bad, however I didn’t care because it was my first time. This time, I want to actually make a decent cosplay, and I am happy with 90% of it - the whole outfit, the accessories, the makeup - the wig just makes it look so stupid. I definitely need a wig in this cosplay for the character to be recognisable, but the colour (ginger) looks unnatural against my yellow tinted skin tone, the fringe is far too big and I can’t get it out of the way, and the top of the wig looks massive around my head due to my relatively thick hair under the wig cap. Does anyone have any advice on how to make it look better in general? Thank you so much!

So ive put foam clay ontop of cardboard to combat the warping (as seen in red) but the cardboard isnt layered. Now in the second picture ive put foam clay ontop of normal heatsealed eva foam (as seen in green). My issue is that once I applied some mod podge onto the green its really emphasised the bumps and im not sure if it will do that to everything circled in purple. I have sanded down everything inside purple but alot of it cant be sanded down further due to it only being a thin layer of foam clay. Is there any way to fix everything in purple so it doesnt turn out like in green?