/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

This is about the most-accurate pigtails I've found, but they're still not fluffy enough.
Madoka looks cute with smooth pigtails, but it isn't accurate, no.

I never find a heck of a lot of Miku cosplayers that get the bangs right.

Oh lord, there's a whole host of PMMM things that never get done right. Kyoko's ponytails (always too sleek), Mami's drill curls, sometimes even the Homuras that make her skirt and sailor collar fucking grey instead of lavender. I could go on.

Madoka cosplayers with weak petticoat game. Step up your poof. I've stopped expecting good things from Medukas in general though, since most people just seem to resort to ebay or whatever.

>>7423668
This. I know a girl who's a pretty legit cosplayer, but put together a Meduka recently with no fluff whatsoever. I'm like ^%(*&$@ you should know better.

>>7423629
Mami's pigtails I let slide for the most part since they are so ridiculous, but things like Madoka's tails and Kyoko's antenna are so easy. But with Homura's outfit I dunno. It's that grey/lavendar that people get so worked up over with things like Derpy or Espurr gijinkas. It really could go either way depending on the reference.

The petals on Madoka's skirt, you can always tell who bought their cosplay when they're all droopy and laying wrong. Someone who made theirs on deviantart (RuffleButtCosplay) brought this up and now I can't unsee it. Even the ones who make it always get it wrong. I think it's because they make it one piece instead of seperate panels.

>>7423615
>Meanwhile there's the Bleach captains who each have a distinct colored lining in their white captain's coats, but since eBay/China sellers ignore these completely you never see them.

Oh my god, it's been so long since I've been active in Bleach cosplay I'd completely fucking forgotten about this. Jesus fuck.

And while we're on the topic of Bleach, can we talk about how so fucking many of the bought cosplays don't get the layering of the kosode and juban right? Fuck, for every cosplayer that has the correct double layering (or at least a fake collar attachment), there are twenty others that have the fucking white strip sewn to the collar.

>>7423707
Separate panels might look a bit weird with all the seams.

>>7423904
Ugh! People should just get a fake collar dammit, they make them for legit kimono, they'll work for your damn cosplay.

>>7423707
Look at the OP pic, it is one piece.

>>7424004
I know, and it looks shitty

>>7424039
*when translated to real life clothes

>>7424004
It'd be pretty damn hard to do it in one piece and have it look right unless yo uwere doing crap like molding the petals in the right shape from worbla and stretching spandex over it so it looks fabric. Look at almost any animu character and things like seams and zippers don't exist for the most part. My husband wants to be Vergil so he was showing me his model in UMVC3 and the only seam in his coat exists between his sleeves and the base of the coat.

Most of those eBay sellers are just making Madoka's skirt one piece because it's easier, not because it's one piece like the original.

>>7423904
So fucking glad someone brought this up. The worst is when people don't even research how to put those things on. Like how the top is supposed to tuck into the pants and the white sash is the tie for the pants. But often I just see them wrapping the top over the pants and tying a white sash over the whole thing.

I can understand sacrificing some thing for accuracy though. First time I made a bleach group I hand-wove waraji sandals from hemp rope and they looked pretty good, but then they were SO FUCKING UNCOMFORTABLE. We even tried sewing in some Dr Scholls which made them reasonably comfortable, but a few hours into cons we started feeling the same pains again. The second go with those costumes we just trimmed some tan flipflops with rope and they looked and felt just fine.

Haruko from FLCL's Bracelet.
No one gets that damn thing right

>>7424163
"molding petals from worbla"
nigga what the fuck are you on?
rufflebut pretty much explains how to do it right in her skirt tutorial.

>>7423615
>first cosplay
>bleach captain
>tfw get the inside color right

I've seen a lot of bad Satsuki eyebrows. Soi Fon cosplays with too thin ropes off her hair or bad sized loops. Those girls who cosplay pikachu and don't have the slit in the tail...

>>7423615
THANK YOU. FOR GOD'S SAKE THANK YOU. THE MADOKA'S AND THEIR STRAIGHT ASS PIGTAILS. GOD.

>>7423615
Going off of this: People using Mami wigs with sad, thin spiral curls that can look like unraveled cardboard tubes because of whatever glue is used to hold them together.

>>7423625

>>7426980
Are you trying to keep me from sleeping tonight?

>>7427041
yes :3

>>7424431
She's still a fairly popular cosplay, I'm surprised no one has starting making that bracelet in order to sell it

>>7427292
I used to be huge into bleach, this was my biggest pet peeve, this and people who wore black socks with white flip flops for arancarr.

>>7427595
Holy crap those boots. I used to have the stupidest arguments over whether they were sandals or boots. It pretty much every reference they're boots, but my friend would always find one of two in the manga that looked more like sandals and use that to insist we use sandals.

that eyepatchboobthing on senketsu

Any tips on how I can get my Madoka's pigtails to be fluffier? I try to mess them up and make them fluffy as much as I can, but I'm definitely open to any suggestions and help!

>>7428233
Backcomb some clumps on the inside of the pigtail to give it more volume. Use a razor comb to give the fibers more layers so it's lighter.

>>7428243
Thanks a ton!! I never though of using a razor.

I'm more into wigs than sewing or props, so I'm going to focus on that. I've never seen a Sailor Neptune/Michiru Kaioh or a Nia Teppelin wig that I've truly liked.

For Neptune, I feel like people always go with something too blue and/or long. I also feel like people get really lazy with the bangs and just separate the fringe out of the bag. I'd honestly go with a lacefront if I were to do her, but I can understand if people don't want to pay for that.

As for Nia, I understand that her hair is pretty much impossible to translate exactly into real life. However, I see SO many Nia wigs that are blonde with just a layer of either teal or bright blue under the bangs and the bottom of the wig- so it's mostly an issue of not blending the colors well enough and picking wigs that have too much contrast. However, I also have issues with lengths that people go for. There's the too short camp with that locks that only fall about bust length, and then there are people who try to go for her actual length and end up with some unruly mop that lacks volume. Pic attached is pretty much my worst nightmare in terms of doing her wig. I want to do a wig for Nia really badly, but, I don't know if I'd be able to make her any of her outfits or jewelry to my satisfaction.

>>7425508
Guilty as charged. Ordered a wig off Ebay and the picture was perfect but got a very sad looking wig. Is there a way to fix it? I don't want to shame Mumi.

Never seen a Inferno coppu cosplay.

>>7428997
Good length but the tails aren't spiky enough.

>>7428993
Best we'll get. It's fun watching him move around as he makes sure to reduce the vertical movement and make it look like he's sliding around just like the show

>>7428930
Are you me? I had the same issue with Nia. Ultimately I kind of think her hair is gradient in some areas? Fuck, it's really hard to tell. The teal is just flat out wrong though.

Michiru is confusing because of all the different variations (long, short, different colors and textures across the manga arcs and anime seasons) but you'd think that would also help people get it right if only by mistake and it doesn't. The bangs are the biggest thing. Sure lacefronts cost more but an arda matilda is what, $65? And people still manage to find shades of blue/green that don't work.
>blue
>it's not really that hard

>>7429035
That guy was amazing

>>7428982
Remove the glue and restyle them. Try soaking in dishwashing detergent + water, and if that fails, Windsor & Newton paintbrush cleaner.

>>7423625
More than wig styling, what irks me is that I haven't seen a single cosplayer do a Madoka cosplay with a proper gradient on the dress's petals. I realize that dying fabric is really hard but I'd like to see someone at least try.

>>7429125
I did it by airbrushing a pearly white on my petals, but it ended up too subtle in photos. :( If I'd gone any stronger with the airbrush, they would've been really stiff and drenched.

>>7429035

>I HEARD U WERE TALKIN SHIT

I would also like some critique on my wig. I've only styled one pigtail so far and I'm about to get to work on the other one. I figured I would ask for advice first so that I can style them as well as I can. I tried to go for a spiky/messy look because I figured when she's fighting witches it's not going to stay perfect. I also didn't do blunt bangs because in all of the reference images I see she doesn't have them so I don't know why so many people have wigs with blunt bangs for her. (also excuse the fast makeup job, I have to wake up early for classes so normally I don't put it on in the morning)

But anyway something more on topic. One thing I hardly see done in cosplay is when people cosplay Elizabeth's outfit with the bolero and skirt they either make it out of really shitty stretch blue velvet or they make it out of fucking cotton. Oh and about 80% of the one's I have seen do not know what a long petticoat is apparently.

>>7429258
I'd try to get one more spike up near the top in this area, but otherwise it looks pretty close. Closer than others, at least.

>>7429258
I think it looks great, anon.

I think for Nia a lot of those wigs could be improved if some time was taken to comb and curl the blond and blue parts together rather than just two wig halves sitting on top of each other like pictured. Also this could use some backcombing and a trim on the blue ends.

>>7429265
Ah thank you! I have some got2B hairspray so I'll just lift it up and blast away to keep it in place.

I'm going to have to wait till my roommate leaves though... hopefully soon.

>>7428982
Use this tutorial after you get the gunk out.

http://classewig.com/wig/blog/?p=1287

But please be careful with hairspray. A slippery slope with lots of crazy shaped wigs si using too much hairspray will discolor the fiber and make it look too dark. You have to strike a weird balance. Like putting enough fiber down on the tape then hairspraying the fuck out of it then letting it dry a little and then layer dry fiber over that when it's not too watery but still sticky enough to hold.

this girl did mami right

>>7429326
I like the shape but did she need all those earrings? At least switch them out for tiny studs or teacups.

ANY mlp character.

I don't care for the fandom, but I dabbled into the show some. Got up to season 2 and some, but never really got into it. Never seen anyone cosplay it right though.

>Twilight sparkle

I'm so sorry you had to see this

>>7429355
I can't even tell what the shit this is supposed to be tbh

>>7429355
>>7429359
Jesus fuck, these are terrifying.
Although the large scale pony pepakura is kind of cool.

>>7429355
If this wasn't MLP, I would find this extremely interesting from a makeup perspective. Is it a latex mask? A prosthetic?

>>7429366
Quick question; why do you still call it pepakura when there's an english word for it?

Isn't that equally as weeby as calling something kawaii?

>>7429384
Pepakura is also the program a lot of the files open on, and the files themselves are pep files. It just makes sense to call them that,

>>7429355

>>7429384
I dunno. I'd it super weeby to say Cosplay instead of costume play?

>>7429258
You are nowhere near cute enough to be Madoka. You look like a mid-30s soccer mom

>>7429272
nia has white hair, with gradient blue ends

Asuka wigs are never done right, or at least I've yet to see one that combines all the correct elements of styling, color (depends on Anime Sohryu/Manga Sohryu/Shikinami), and interface hair clip placement.

Also, those godawful bright orange wigs never look good.

I add to this I often see very heavy eye make up for Asuka's. I do understand people are going for the winged look, but for a fresh faced fourteen year old, it should be subtle. Though most I see is just black eye liner with a long wing.

>>7429485
Eh, it's a really pale blonde. But I do still have yet to see it done well.

>>7429507

>>7429258
Honestly I think after >>7429265's suggestion, it's perfect. Good job! What methods and products did you use?

>>7429355
>captcha: and cocksel

>>7429485
what

how can you look at this and say "white and blue gradient"

>>7429670
I see shadows. Am I wrong?

>>7429355
it looks more like a pig, rather than a pony...

>>7429637
First I cut the pigtail into a series of layers so that way I could easily style it into spikes. I might also recommend teasing it a little under each spike to make them poof out more if you have really flat pigtails (mine were already poofy so it wasn't needed) I used a combination of gatsby wax (the kind in the purple container) on the tips to make the spikey look and then I did a light spray of got2B hairspray on the spikes to minimize frizz and flyaways. That way the spikes can move around so they don't look completely stiff.

>captcha: oingary says, Oingary says what?

any bizenghast character, ever
except for pic related.

>>7429514
I have always imagined that her hair is like.. pearlescent? With the standard light hitting on it making it appear light blonde and the shaded parts come out blue. No idea how to translate that irl though

>>7429507
I want to cosplay Nia at some point, would my hair be good if I did it almost just like that doll's hair but puffier and possibly with paler blues?

I'll post the best three Nia wigs I've ever seen. All were made by the cosplayers in the pictures

can /cgl/ give me some concrit for my nia wig? ignore the shitty costume, it was made out of broadcloth like, 3 years ago

That's a weird way to spell worst.

Wow nothing's good enough for you huh?

>>7429505
I think people would have better luck with her manga hair color which is more strawberry blonde.

the Orange used in the anime just might not work with actual people who have far more complex skintones

>>7429765
I like this a lot! I think short haired Nia is the only version that I've seen good wigs for as she doesn't have the cloudy curls at this length.

>>7429279
>>7429069
Thanks guys. I don't have much experience in wig styling so would it be safe to give it a go?

I think with Nia, it's better to gradient dye a wig than add different colored wefts.

Also maybe a more subtle color. I like this one but it's a bit too green.

Another issue is to get volume. Don't settle for simple curls. Actually sculpt some clouds in there. This one has nice colors but is too limp.

Figures make excellent references to what can and can't be done in 3D.
After seeing this, maybe even sculpting a wig and then airbrushing the color in might be a viable method.

I would definitely suggest a more subtle coloring because this looks stupid.

>>7429719
I think the inspiration comes from a cloud

Junko Enoshima

It's usually too p[ink or pure blonde, instead of that peachy mid color but there have been some people who manage to get it close. Also they never do the tendrils a lost of people usu curly wigs for her hair? I guess it's harder than it looks?

>>7429505

The eye thing drives me nuts. I cosplay her and I do use a winged eyeliner, in an attempt to imitate the eyelash thing, but that is IT and the line is VERY thin. People do this crazy super heavy eye makeup and stuff and it just really ruins the cosplay.

>>7429820

This though. I do a more original anime kinda color but CERTAINLY not bright orange.

>>7429749
>>7429752
>>7429756

every single one of these is awful
get an eye exam

jesus christ the second one has like, D-level porn makeup

>>7430254
how can you "sculpt some clouds" on a wig?

>>7435505
Different anon than the one you are replying to but the way I would imagine it is to get a curly wig then dye the tips and tease it lightly so it fluffs up more? That's the only way I can imagine doing that.

>>7429752
This is terrible
>>7429756
This is okay
>>7429765
Pretty good, the edges look a little blunt

>>7430260
I've seen a Scanty cosplayer sculpt a wig in the art style of PSG. I can't find the picture, but it's really neat to look at.
I imagine you can do something like that for Nia, but yeah it won't look natural at all.

I'm with >>7429719 though, I always thought her hair's shading was blue because there's no other shading on it. I think even if there was a way to make a wig have that pearly-cream look with blue shadows, the shadows would be too subtle and it'd look like a weird blonde.
There's got to be pearly paint that you can use on a wig, and maybe add a few light blue wefts in the darker areas, but...
Nia's hair is really impossible.

Actually I'm thinking.
I think if you get a curly light-blonde wig and fluff up the curls more, it'd work [for Nia].
And maybe airbrush a light blue into the bottoms and insides of the curls.
It'd definitely take an artist to do the airbrush part.

>>7434995
I've recently completed the game and really want to cosplay Junko, but am not sure because it seems to be one of those designs no one gets quite right.

>>7434995
I agree, most people just get curly twin tails and snap them onto the wig, no styling or anything. I want to cosplay as Junko mainly because I want to challenge myself into making the perfect wig for her.

>>7429258
ewwww

>>7434995
speaking of DR i still havent seen a Genocider Syo that looked batshit crazy enough

Thread over.

>>7435949
I remember seeing one person here who made an amazingly good wig. she used 2 wigs, if I recall correctly, and actually did the tendrils instead of teasing.

>>7429258
Fuck the haters. I think you're adorable! Especially if you put on some foundation and blush, you could really pump that childlike look. You're wig is looking awesome

>>7436905
Thank you for the positivity! Like I said in the post I really didn't put all that much make up on (just some fast powder and eye makeup) When I actually cosplay her I'll put on proper makeup.

I just ignore negative comments and don't even respond. "oh noooo someone I don't know on the internet doesn't think I'm a cute animu girl my whole life is destroyed"

>tfw I'll never see anyone do a perfect Haruhi Suzumiya

>>7436944
>I just ignore negative comments and don't even respond.
you just did

>>7436498
agreed, even when there are people that get the wig right, the makeup is awful

>>7436956
Maybe I'm just biased but I was/am pretty fond of Kipi's Haruhi. Then again she was the first Haruhi cosplayer I ever saw on the internet in my babby's first cosplay days.

>>7437603
Oh don't get me wrong, Kipi's good. She's just not autistic good (which from what I understand is the purpose of the thread). It really bugs me that the hair shape is wrong and that she didn't even bother trying to do the right shoes (you can't see them in your photo, but they don't even look remotely like Haruhi's shoes). She's also wearing over the knee black socks, when they should be grade c/to the knee

>>7437603
This has been burned into my memory from the Great Kipi Floods.

Many Trucy cosplays I saw had the same two issues: short hair and two earrings. She is supposed to have shoulder-length hair tied up in a ponytail and only one earring (on the left ear).

>>7429326
Not a fan, personally.

>>7423707
y no iron.

>>7426980
>>7429756
>>7429752
my eyyeessss

>>7434995
If you check out the DR general, there are sometimes Junko dumps with decent to good wigs for her. It has been done!

>>7436891
I was actually thinking about using two wigs for it. Thanks anon, I'll try looking into the archives to find who you're talking about.

>>7428997
i know the pigtails aren't poofy/spiky enough, but i really really like this wig

>>7436182
One of my GF's friends did a Genocider in a con. Spot-on personality, complete with Togami-obsessing and fantasizing.

>>7438404
Why? It looks like every other Madoka wig only way darker than it needs to be.

>>7439358

The Genocider cosplays I've seen so far have all been so bad...they're all excuses for hambeasts to obsess over other cosplayers under the guise of being in character. It's so fucking gross

>>7429765
it looks pretty good. The blunt cuts are too obvious though. You should always cut at a diagnal unless the wig requires a blunt cut.

>>7439717
It's darker because of the shitty lighting, but I like it for how the pigtails look. The bangs look pretty shitty, but stylistically I like the pigtails even though they're not spiky.

I haven't seen an Ultimate Madoka that is decent. Minus the pic related

>>7440103
I feel bad for not really liking this. It's well-made and all, I can respect that, but something about it is not my cup of tea, I guess.

>>7440116
It's a cool concept but I guess the fabric is a bit tacky.

>>7440103
>>7440116
I personally absolutely LOVE her interpretation but I get that it's not for everyone. The cosplay looks a lot less overwhelming in natural lighting though, its nowhere near that sparkly in the other shots I've seen. I think it only looks like that there because of indoor overhead lighting.

>>7440103
Any idea how she made those wings?

>>7440119
Nah, the fabric is definitely tacky.

Lulu from Final Fantasy X/X-2.
Never seen her done right, at all.
Yaya came close, but she fucked up a lot of details and added ridiculous embellishments.

But hers is more excellent than most. Most people can't even get past the belt arrangements and fur selection. No less the corset and makeup.

>>7440103
>>7440116
>>7440119

I'll have to agree, I honnestly don't like the fabric choice and also how the skirt is cut, but I LOVE the lights. It's just the actual skirt shape that bothers me a lot.

Booker's bandage from Infinite.
It annoys me more than it should when Booker cosplayers have a white bandage on their hand. Yes it's white on the boxart, but play the goddamn game and you'll find out it's blue, as it comes from Lizzie's skirt.

>>7440704
If more people based their outfits on the boxart instead of the game...

>>7440698
>13 years
>still no accurate Lulu

>>7440707

>>7440704
holy shit this!! It's almost like a direct indicator "Hi, i did not play this game all the way through or even at all." when i see white bandage instead of blue, when Ellie tore her skirt.

>>7440707
The fanny pack completes it.

>>7429359
reminds me of this

>>7441167
Some people aren't so hyper-obsessed with the things they cosplay that they remember details that deviate from the best available reference picture when they're creating a costume however many weeks/months/years later. Or they chose to do it one way rather than the other. If it's on official art, it's hardly wrong just because it's done differently elsewhere.

>>7440700
I know rufflebutt has lights in her godoka skirt too, but I don't think she's quite finished with her costume.

>>7441744
That's not a minor detail though. You don't have to be HYPER obsessed to remember that it's from the skirt.

>>7441755
But its still official art. It's not uncommon for a cosplayer to dress up as concept art sketches from the artbook and people don't mind. At the end of the day, if the picture is from an official source then its fair game.

>>7440698
>can't get the color on the corset right
>adds stupid beaded tassels at the bottom
I...what...why?

>pic related
talking about posing with things.
holding an instrument wrong, posing with a weapon incorrectly.

its even more painful when
>damn, that is one sexy accurate weapon
>holds the sword by the blade when posing or lacks trigger discipline
>people mention how important and simple it is to hold your weapon properly
>people (esp on /cgl/) get extremley defensive and refuse to pose correctly

when I do see it done right, even if the cosplay looks like shit, I'm pretty happy.

>>7441817
Is there a particular resource you recommend on how to hold a gun properly? Though I'm working on something from Black Lagoon and will probably just hold it the way the character does.

>>7441839
Not that anon, but I personally just think you should take a gun safety course. It's good experience and depending on your instructor, some of the shock stories and even possibly videos will teach you why Trigger Discipline is so important.

When a character uses a firearm in media, barring some extreme exceptions, they are normally trained extensively to use the guns in the canon.

Basically if you don't wanna go into that, just watch gun enthusiasts do test firing videos with the gun you are going to use for the costume, and for god sake, don't put your finger on the trigger in photographs unless you are going to shop smoke and muzzle flash with a cartridge ejecting, because your finger should never be on the trigger unless you are in the process of shooting. When you just leave your finger on the trigger you just look like a fucking idiot.

>>7441839
It also depends on the character. I can't see Revy practicing Trigger Discipline as she treats a gun the same way you and I treat pens or other basic objects. Meanwhile Chang, Roberta or Balalaika have police/military backgrounds and would be a lot more "formal" with their gun handling

>>7441817
I worked really hard on maintaining correct form for my Merida bow but I know I fucked it up sometimes (my elbow has a tendency to pop up instead of staying level) and of course those are the only photos that made it online.

>>7441853
I personally don't know the character or the series, but trigger discipline is not something that is so negligible imo, even to a careless character. Otherwise, someone's gonna get fucking shot.

>>7441853
but revy practices trigger discipline on the regular

>>7423615
I tried to do spikes with my madoka pigtails and it looked like shit, i prefer the natural and sleek looking ones to the spiky and choppy ones

>>7440103
I really dislike cifera's wings, but the rest of the cosplay is great.

>>7443057
lol then maybe you're just shit at styling. Someone else tried it upthread and it looks great.

>>7440704

I didn't do bandages, I just wrote AD on my hand because I shot first!

>>7443279
Well I didn't do blue on the right hand, he still has white on the off hand for the boxart.

>>7438307
There are some places that sell Junko wigs that come with 4 clip ons to get the volume, the clip on the longer two and two shorter ones a little higher youve got the volume down but then youd need to style it.

>>7443296
god my english was shit there. But you know what I mean.

>>7429279
I read it, but I'm a bit confused. You're supposed to glue the hair onto the tape? How do you get it off after?

>>7443281
and we just went over how a lot of Boxart is inaccurate.

>>7444141
You don't? The tape and wire are the skeleton that gives the hair shape. You do it on both sides. You aren't going to use this hair again for anything else if that's what you're asking.

Still waiting for a tall, well-muscled, qtp2t Deadpool cosplayer to swoon over. I'll probably wait for the rest of my life.

>>7440103
god this just looks like a mess. the dress fabric is terrible, the wig is all flat, the wings are sad an droopy and those fucking shoes and socks

>>7444165
Yeah, it's never going to happen since only retards cosplay him.

>>7444178
Fucking Daniel Way's character-ruining "lol random banana taco fart boobs" bullshit is ruining my dreams. The fandom is so fucked. I'm very sad.

>>7444175
This pretty much.

It looks like she put a lot of effort in but didn't concentrate on the right things because it all looks so sloppy, almost like she just rolled out of bed and threw it on.

>>7444175
>>7445483
or it could be that it's a hallway shot in bad lighting and looks like it was taken at the end of the day seeing as that's katsucon and there's no natural light in the photo. still one of the best godokas that's ever been made.

>>7444165

I'm 6'9" tall, fit, and pretty handsome.

Also cosplaying arthas, varus, and deadpool in the near future.

Doing a web series for one of them!

>>7444175
Look at the windows -- it's nighttime and she's been wearing it all day. No wonder her wings, wig, and thigh-highs are drooping (also, I'm guessing the dress' spread was fuller at the beginning of the day and is suffering some gravitational wear and tear). Plus Katsu lighting, so yeah.

>>7440103
yeah no this is seriously overkill, that looks like a disco costume. i saw her self-post in the self-post thread and i didn't like it then, either. she could have found a better shimmery white, but this comes off like cheap silver, and it doesn't fit very well. the wig is completely the wrong colour and the hair bows look poorly done, along with the bow.

>>7445515
you're judging really harshly for something that was taken at the end of the day in bad lighting.
i think the fabric looks beautiful and shimmery under the right coniditons, gif related.

>>7441747

I went to check this out and I'm shocked. Rufflebutt's skirt looks so bad. It's like she let a bunch of children finger-paint on the design.

>>7445550
The idea of incorporating nebulas/galaxies is interesting but that looks terrible. There's enough galaxy/nebula print clothes out these days that she could have found some to use if she wanted. Something about the size and distribution of her stars is really irksome, too.

>>7445547
Still a mess of a wig, bad droopy wings and the dress has a weird shape that doesn't lend to Godoka's flowing dress.

I don't like her look as a Godoka either, she looks a bit too old for her.

>>7445557

Yeah, the stars mostly bother me because they make the fabric look polka-dotted. But the painting of the nebulas is so terrible and amateur looking, I really expected better from rufflebutt

>>7445557
Yeah I like how it looks in idea, not in execution.
If I did a Madokami, I'd try to use something like pic related (but darker)

>>7445561
Enough with this "looks a bit too old"
Yeah, unless you're 15, you're going to look a bit too old for most anime characters. That's life. Unless you have really prominent wrinkles and bad skin, people should stop saying this.

>>7445557
hopefully she scraps this and goes with galaxy print, like you said. i'm looking forward to seeing her costume completed.

>>7445571
I've never seen a single cosplayer of any Madoka Magica character that looked to be the right age. Because they're fucking 13. Of course everyone's going to look 'a bit too old'

>>7445550
I think we can't really judge until we see it positioned how it's supposed to be. I have a feeling she exaggerated it since it will be pretty dark under there.

Stage make-up looks fucking awful when up close and in full light.

>>7445575
This is how it looked before she gave up on Katsu.

>>7445580
The lights underneath look pretty nice (but why blue?) but... the rest of it, wow. That looks so bad. What the hell happened? She's usually fairly decent at construction.

>>7445580
>>7445581
I have a feeling that this is why she's taken so long to debut this costume. It's just not turning out well for her. I think she's been working on it for more than a year, she's put it off for half a dozen cons so far.

>>7445581
It could stand to be ironed but I like it for the most part. It's accurate, and those tinges of pink to break up the white are nice.

>>7440103
Are you high?

>>7440698
I think this is about as perfect as it gets, I love this one. The belts were hand made I believe from what I've read on her costume description. Personally, I think this girl's floral designs look much more accurate to Lulu's than Yaya's did.

>>7445591
>asks are you high
>posts awful ebay-tier cosplay

>>7445592
Damn, that's beautiful. Who is that?

>>7445561
Yup. I saw her earlier too and she looked just as awful, it can't be purely blamed on the night lighting/wear duration.

There will never be a perfect plugsuit anything. Asuka, Rei, Shinji, Kaworu, Mari. None of them. There will never be a perfect one.

>>7445663
One day we'll perfect the technology required to vacuum-pack teenagers into skin-tight armour.

>>7445663
Except for these two, of course. Namely that Asuka, who's remained my favorite and one of the only good ones I've ever seen.

>>7445673

Yeah, I like them, I just wish they weren't so plain looking. Some good makeup and circle lenses would take them both a long way.

>>7435505
use a large barrel when curling?

>>7445663

>>7445700

This would look a lot better if it wasn't bathing suit spandex

>>7445702
Eh, I like it a lot better than the shiny ass PVC-like stuff a lot of people use.

>>7445700
>>7445702
>>7445705
Oh, the fabric actually looks pretty good from other types of lighting

>>7445674
Nah, they're fine. Good features, thin and naturally pretty. I can't see Asuka and Rei sporting heavy makeup in canon.

>>7445674
here's a closer pic

i think they have great makeup, it's a nice natural look though the rei could have used a bit less on her lower lids imho

still my favourite asuka and rei as well. whatever happened to them?

>>7445769
good makeup =/= heavy makeup

also
>horns/ears that don't conform to the curve of the head
The cosplay is definitely nice, but this is a pet peeve of mine.

>>7445777
I think they went off to college or university and stopped cosplaying.

>>7440103
>>7444175
>>7445515
>>7445550

Can anyone give me any advice for the Godoka cosplay I'm going to make for Otakon so I can avoid looking like all the other bad ones? I asked for fabric help and other things but got ignored, and any general advice would be great.