echoamaru Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 What top tips would you give to a newbie cosplayer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timelord Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Interesting question to which Id also love an answer :) Ive made some costumes before but never for a con and the standard is always really high, so I want to make something fantastic haha, hoping to do my first cosplay this october :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolgreen405 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 i want to know how to make these beautiful dresses,that's so good , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmogsue Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I've been sewing and making costumes for years. I think part of it comes down to experience, and learning about what fabric is right to use. I've tried making dresses in my inexperience with fabric that i didn't know how to work with properly. the result was seems bursting a couple hours after wearing it. you learn what went wrong, you learn what works, and you develop from there. sometimes making a costume isn't just about making it from scratch. it could be about sourcing bits and bobs from different places such as charity shops, and piecing it together and then adding little bits to finish it off. such as a plain black coat can be very easily made steampunk buy accessorising it with chains, cogs, wheels, compass... sometimes, it's about taking a concept and thinking how can i make that into a dress? Last year i made myself a gameboy dress. i went to the level of actually printing out a tetris screenshot on t-shirt transfer, and i was pretty pleased with the results. I've a concept in mind at some point to make a dress inspired by a wiimote... cause i'm a weirdo like that XD There was a fantastic dress (totally should have come in at least 3rd in the masquerade imo) at LFCC where the girl had made from scratch a ballgown which was the Tardis, ok, it wasn't the best sewing job if you looked up close, but it was a fantastic idea, and really well done. anyway. rambled for a bit now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolgreen405 Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 intrest is the best teacher and come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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