/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9800465
>Crunchy Cosplay List
does anyone care enough to make an updated version of this

>>9800565
We've talked about it, and insta anon contributed some suggestions a ways back. If there's a way for the two to be combined, that would be to most relevant to fandom at this point.

>>9800565
I'm still of the opinion that if people want a new list, use people from Instagram and reexamine the old people on the list to create a hall of frame tier. The list is about current cosplayers, but I think it's worth it to also be aware of the best past cosplayers for reference and inspiration and such.

>>9800465
>> Which con consistently has the biggest Homestuck turnout nowdays?

Colossalcon or hell, Katsu I guess? I wasn't expecting this year to be as big as it was. When I ran Otakons shoot a year and a half ago it was just fucking sad how tiny the homestuck crowd was.

Thank you to everyone who attended the funeral service of Crunchy Anon last weekend.
After a long period of declining activity, Crunchy's demise was hardly surprising to anyone, and anyone who might call themselves a survivor will agree that it was for the better. Crunchy's life was as impactful as it was pointless, as short as it was rich. Thank you to those who helped send Crunchy off, in person or in spirit. We toast as much to you as to the deceased, for without you, Crunchy would never have been to begin with.

He will not be missed.

She's cute.

A group of Russian Homestuck cosplayers I follow just made their alpha trolls shoot. I like almost everyone in their group, dunno?

>>9801979
yeah all of those look like a fair amount of effort went into them

>>9801979
real talk why are all the russian homestuck cosplayers so goddamn good. even the comparatively mediocre ones are leagues above the mediocre american ones and i'm wondering if there's some reason for it

>>9801979
Kurloz, Porrim, and Meulin all look like they've pretty underwhelming wigs (same for Rufioh), in general that aspect seems a bit short, but they got a group where everyone's clean and no one's painful to look at so that's impressive.

>>9802202
At some point I was told Russians always work in teams, but I could be wrong.

>>9802202
I guess Homestuck in Russia just doesn't have the same bad reputation as in America, so more experienced cosplayers are more okay with cosplaying it.

>>9802202
Think about the quantity of Russian cosplays you actually see - you're basically looking at the best ones. My understanding from long ago is that if you're bad you either don't post your garbage publicly or you're a part of a group that works on a single costume.

>>9801979
Mostly good, you can tell the all went the same darker shade of grey for facepaint. Horns mostly look good except for Rufioh, who also has weird ears? And idk why Damara chose her horns to go like that. The teeth on Cronus are also a very odd choice. From what I can see, that looks like a pretty nice kurloz though. Here's hoping we see the fullbody pics of the group soon.

>>9802202
The bad ones stay on russian communities and don't make it to english-speaking communities

wow, people actually still cosplay Homestuck?

>>9804789
yes. go fuck yourself.

>>9804666
megido horns in general are kinda fucking bullshit and rarely drawn the same way twice within homestuck
example is the closest i could find to the cosplayers horns\
i also like the cronus teeth, it looks more realistic than that plastic bead denture thing with the uncannily uniform teeth people usually do

>>9805415
Anon those teeth are awful and don't look realistic at all

>>9806231
NAYRT, but I'm kind of warming up to them? I feel like the fandom very rarely exercised the potential of a completely alien life form that initially just looks very human. I understand that it is hard to carry out (especially in cosplay, for obvious reasons), but I wish we could get more weird, uncanny-valley -y troll physiology and anatomy in the fandom. In that aspect I think these kinda teeth are the closest to that so far.

>>9806231
>>9806275
yea nevermind lmao i found a closeup

>>9806294
oh prbbly u have fullbody pics of a whole group?

>>9806621
only the ones that have uploaded theirs individually, i dont think the 'official' shots are out yet.
but ill drop what i got

>>9801979
other angle of this

and i can't find the damara or rufioh.
desu i think there might be a bit of a cheerleader effect going on here, their cosplays are WAY more visibly flawed when you look at them individually

>>9806678
yeah, that. the Kurloz looks a bit better, but in general they all have a tendency of too-heavy make up and too-plain wigs. the gills on Meenah are pretty cool.

I like Kankri and Kurloz, the rest are either-way (mituna), or really underwhelming (aranea).

>>9806739
i like the horuss desu but i'm a little biased because it heavily resembles my OWN horuss makeup

>>9806750
Horusses seems like they're very rarely BAD, this one looks fine, though I'm a bit dubious about the wig and also they would've massively benefitted from wearing contacts (especially with the heavy makeup).

lol damara https://instagram.com/grete.horde

>>9801878
hell yeah, a derse/light player like me!

>>9802202
I genuinely think it's because none of these guys are fat.

>>9806960
nah lol, the vast majority of bad hs cosplayers are thin and there are plenty of good fat cosplayers. weight doesn't matter as much when you're cosplaying a source material that 1. doesn't show a lot of skin for the most part and 2. relies heavily on makeup/cosplay construction skills

>>9807093
>>9806960
Cheerleader effect definitely works best when people are thin- at first glance, i was like 'hey they all look pretty good! That's a nice group', but the more i looked the more i found i didn't like. If one of them was heavier, most people would be drawn to nit-pick that person, and why as a chubby cosplayer myself, i get nervous about being The Fat Kid in the group.
The nice thing with homestuck cosplay is that so many of the outfits dont focus on being thin or hourglass shaped. Headcanons are treated differently because there's no canon weights really.

Basically, I agree with both of you. Yes, being thin Helps that group for sure, but with homestuck its not the be-all end-all.

I keep seeing this post on my dash and while it's fucking hilarious I also get the feeling that the cosplay in question is at best hardly accurate, and at worst just all around terrible.

>>9808631
okay to be absolutely fair there is no way this person is any older than 12 in this photo but LMAO

best painted on ardata eye ive seen yet desu

>>9808631
>gucci
>vans
iirc john gave dave ben stillers shades from starsky and hutch. those are shit wafers hes got on

What are you guys preference for troll eyes if sclera lenses aren't an option? yellow circle lenses, circle lenses that are the blood color, or should I just not bother?

>>9813090
I would opt for blood color, or if you're doing a Captor, one red and one blue. If you're doing a dead troll, the white mesh, but if that's not am option, don't bother.

>>9813090
black lenses desu, blood color lenses look really fucking stupid most of the time and are explicitly non-canon if you’re cosplaying one of the kiddy trolls

>>9813137
I don't like how ~nice~ black looks for anyone but Karkat. Vriskas with fully black irises freaks me out, bc big pupils just isn't very threatening. I'd rather go for grey contacts, but I also wrote a thing upthread about how I like alien looking trolls so what do I know

so uhh anyone going to wondercon this year??

It's been years since I read the damn comic, and I come back and this new wave of trolls & whatnot just doesn't feel the same as it did before. I know this is just the cosplay side of the fandom, if you can even call it that anymore, but don't you all feel like it's gone a completely different path even as people who just cosplay as the characters? Almost to say that it's an entirely different comic turned game now just with the same look?

>>9815825
well obviously the game is different from the comic, it's a completely different development team creating a spinoff
although i only parsed like 10% of that word salad so i dont actually know what youre trying to say here

on the one hand, lanque being male makes him EXTREMELY up my alley
on the other hand, it means i lost $25 in a bet hed turn out to be a butch les

>>9813090
Blood colour or just don't bother and shop your eyes after.

>>9817191
Well he’s female so I’d say you both were wrong

>>9817250
dont get cute, male as an adjective pertaining to gender. depending on how transgenderism for trolls even works in the first place, sex might not even apply at all

>>9817191
I'm not even a little surprised tumblr is throwing discourse shitfit over lanque, but at least maybe he'll put a stop to all the goddamn kanayas in pants i've seen at cons. Now they can just cosplay him instead.

>>9817549
b-but hes an icky BOY instead of a pure precious he/him lesbian, anon! how will they get their sweet cosplay yuris?

Imagine selling this atrocity for $115

>>9817563
whats it look like worn? im cautiously optimistic that shit lighting and lack of ironing is making it look way worse than it actually is

still not $115 tier obviously but i want to believe

i take it all back

>>9817570

> “didn’t really do measurements”
> “purposefully unhemmed edges”

Good....lord......it just gets worse the more you know about it.

>>9817576
sucks because it couldve been cute or at least passable if it wasnt 1. wrinkled as hell, 2. that weird fucking shiny washed out mustard color and 3. actually tailored to their body

>>9817596

I'm curious to see if anyone buys it and makes their own improvements on it; the design isn't bad at all and with a good refurbish it could be saved. But they do seem like the kind of person to cry "MUH ORIGINALITY/DESIGN" if someone _dared_ change anything about it.
I'm halfway tempted to buy it myself to see what I can do, but a vague sizing of "small to medium" makes me worry about if I can even fit.

>>9817191
Who cares, he looks exactly like every male jadeblood or genderbent maryam from the past five years. I haven't even seen a Lanque cosplay yet and I'm already sick of "eyeliner game on POINT highliter SO FLEEK, also what is a sewing machine".

Remele looks like much more fun.

>>9817596
Speaking of fancy dreamers, here's something tumblr keeps recommending to me.

>>9817630
Wait, they didn't even post their own measurements?

>>9800465
>Crunchy Cosplay List
So where does SaccharineSylph fall? Her stuff looks good but she's pals with pedos so eh

>>9817739

Sweetie, you have to be 18 to be on 4chan. HSG doesn't play teenage discourse purity test games.

>>9817739
>That 'subtle' attempt at starting shit

Somehow this actually makes me nostalgic for the days when this thread was active and slinging drama and rumors.

>>9817739
I really wish purity crusaders hadn't converted "pedo" to mean "literally anyone I don't personally like who's not provably morally pure". Maybe then I'd actually manage to heat up SOME interest in this bullshit.

>>9817563
>>9817570
>>9817715
This brings a good question, how are "fancy" designs achievable? Fancy dreamers especially, as they're so often a swing and a miss.

>>9817966
actually having some sense of style/design helps, as does using patterns and looking up refs from the ‘fancy’ era you’re trying to emulate. i know this aint a lolita thread but i think fancy dreamers fall into a lot of ita pitfalls because they assume cluttered with shit lace/beads/etc = fancy

>>9817974
Ugh, this is so true. Makes me think of those same cheap looking strings of pearls that every Prospit dreamer cosplayer drapes everywhere at random.

>>9817739
pretty much any big name cosplayer from 2012/13 is going to be at least tangentially connected to the homestuck 'pedo' gang, so stick to newer cosplayers if youre really that allergic to them

>>9817991
I'm so curious, what is the homestuck pedo gang? 2012/13 bnf checking in and very confused.

>>9817966
Yeah, I know they're old af at this point but I don't even like the fancy dreamers that any of the listnames did.

Part of the problem seems to be the colour; all-yellow and all-mixed-shades-of-purple just isn't very well suited for high class looks.

>>9817991
>pedo gang
wtf lmao, is this about Roachpatrol? because it's fine that people don't like them but this pedo campaign is quite frankly fucked up and embarrassing.
just do like we did back in the day and call 'em self-absorbed or something.

>>9817979
Like the mardi gras ones? yeah that's no good.
>>9818010
All the receipts blogs are dead by now but iirc the main offender was roachpatrol who drew kiddie porn and literally said adults lusting over 15 yo kids wasn't pedophilia
>>9817966
>>9817974
For good examples look at Mostflogged, Cowbutt Crunchies, Kittymaru. But the thing is even people who are following mookie000's designs can drop the ball, if the execution, fit, material choice etc is bad.

>>9818098
>drew kiddie porn
Like every other person in the fandom who've ever drawn sexual fanart featuring the kids/post scratch trolls. Even then, it's not CP if it doesn't feature actual children.
>adults lusting over 15yos isn't pedophilia
I'm pretty sure what they actually said was something more like "adults being attracted to people who look like young adults (because they're post-pubescent), ignorant of the fact that these people are fifteen year olds, isn't pedophilic", which, you know, it isn't.

People keep calling Roach a pedo for the same reason people keep shittalking literally any bnf ever; because they're popular and well known and people don't like them. Which, again, is fine. You don't gotta like anyone, but pretty soon these kids figured out that calling these bnfs pedos was an easy way to get others to stop liking them as well, because no one wants to defend an accused pedo, regardless of how nonexistant the proof actually is.

To draw an unfair comparsion, HSCG has been pretty damn unsuccessful campaigning against Captain Crunch Cosplay, because as it turns out no one else actually cares if her cosplay is shit and she's dishonest about her process, because for the most part she's a chill person to interact with. If we'd just realized sooner that we could dig in her AO3 kudos for some Homestuck fics featuring smut, compiled it in a call out post where we call her a pedo, and link to some deactivated blogs for "further proof", she'd be but a memory by now.

>>9818098

>bluh bluh roachpatrol purity politics
>implying mostflogged was ever good

congrats on your shit taste

>>9818089
hey note the fuckin scare quotes

>>9817563
someone linked the thread to them lul

calm the fuck down buddy youve made like 10 separate posts about how totally not mad you are that you got posted on 4chan, if you really dont care about the crit (as is your right as a creator) just ignore it and move on

people insulting your craftsmanship is not people insulting you as a person

>>9818935
lmao those cosplayers were listed because someone else asked for good dreamer cosplays

and like half of the things theyre demanding payment for arent even necessary. you don't need a dressform that fits you exactly (and you can make one with duct tape, plastic wrap, and stuffing) if you actually measure yourself before cutting, you don't need a new wig because the one you have is fine, you don't need lace or beads at ALL, and you don't need an embroidery machine to hem OR to embroider

>>9818935
If you think your product isn't great because it was made for cheap, why would you try to sell it for not cheap? I don't know if I can word this right but if you want to sell something at a high price you have to get the materials that make it worth that price. Also, you don't need $800+ to make what the positive examples made. Maybe $200, $300 if you really go all out, which is far from unattainable if you save up or spread out expenses. In fact, this costume would only be marginally better if you had put $800 into making it. Thinking that all that separates your work from the work of people like Cowbutt Crunchies is $800 is frankly pretentious. What you need is time and effort. Make a duct tape dress form if you want it to fit. I just made 6 for under $20 and they work just as well as my commercial form. Don't have an embroidery machine? You can embroider really nice things with just a needle, thread, and patience. Your wig is nice, it wouldn't make any difference to have an arda. Take time to press seams, to take in excess fabric, to cut off thread bits, to make mock-ups out of dollar store bedsheets, to actually finish your seams and hem your garments, to redo things that you didn't get right the first time. And for the love of god, please iron things before you wear them.

>>9818935
Too broke to cosplay? Maybe don’t fucking cosplay or take a break. It’s not that hard.

>>9819004
Anon this is beautiful crit that this person doesn’t deserve; they seem too prideful to take any of it.

>>9818935
You're way too nice cropping out URLs.

>>9818951
I honestly feel like the only fancy dreamer I like out of what was listed is Kitty-Maru.

>>9819039
i figure theyre already pissed enough that making it easy to directly fuck with them isnt the best idea

>>9818935

"their shit cost 800$ to make"

lol, no it didn't

>>9818935
>>9819004
>>9819186
I'm one of the people on that list, and my Dreamer outfit cost $100 tops. Money can't hide poor craftsmanship.

i think the moral of the story is: fancy dreamer is both fucking hard to pull off and done to death and we as a fandom would do much better if it wasnt treated as the default instead of the au it is

>>9819004
>dollar store bedsheets
My mind is blown. This advice may not have been meant for me but I'm sure as hell going to take it.

>>9819395
>>9819030
and there you have it, a reason to post beautiful crit regardless of the critiquee's opinion towards it

>>9817837
Not drama, but I found the twitters of a cute gamtav couple from back in the day and learned they are still together. They were mainly known for the 24 troll shoot and yee old Bucket Full of Homestuck panels.

Mohawkdandy also made one of the best horn tutorials out there.

I hear about all these cosplay couples breaking up, so it was nice to see some cheer 6 years later.

>>9819533
do they still cosplay at all?

>>9819533
Thank you for the nice post in these trying times. This makes me pretty happy.

who are the most disliked cosplayers to you guys?

>>9823481
Most people left in the IRL fandom groupings seem pretty chill. The IG comm used to be shit, though. Either it's calmed down, or I've unfollowed the right people, because I haven't heard about Daddytbh or Snow The Salt Queen (whatever her handle was) in months. God bless.

>>9823510
honestly i followed them a while back and they were both WAY less obnoxious than the frothing hatedom desu

>>9818935
>thinking $12/yard is a lot
mom's basement detected

Hey so I'm new to this board but do y'all do makeup critiques? I'm making on bringing my GT Aradia back after remaking some shit and the makeup I did feels more bland the more I look at it.

>>9823706
*planning not making I'm so sorry.

>>9823706
i mean...TECHNICALLY we do but i wouldnt advise it

>>9823706
Be prepared for some actual criticism if you do post, anon. This board is not known for handing out asspats.

>>9823786
>>9823742
hscg is probably the most helpfully critical while not being dickish on cgl so there you go.

.>>9823518
Anyone who profess themselves on being the epicenter of drama is someone i want to get as far away as possible from.

>>9824046
Personally I like to watch the drama as it passes by without getting involved. All the popcorn, none of the headache.

>>9824131
If it's not organic, what's even the point, though? Manufactured drama for the sale of gaining attention is just grossly transparent and kills the fandom.

Just went to look for him but it seems like he's changed handles or just straight up disappeared. Anyone knows why? He seemed damn thirsty for having a fandom presence.

>>9824176
congrats, you were blocked. unfortunately this swine is still around.

>>9824261
Lolwut
I've never even interacted with this person, makes me wonder what kind of reputation I've got.

>>9824046
yeah, i guess this thread has a better track record for actually giving useful critique insteas of ‘lol fatty’ i still dont understand why youd use a site like this looking for concrit tho

>>9824344
Genuine question from a different anon, where would you go to get cosplay critique? All of the communities I can think of are pretty much dead or full of asspatters.

>>9824391
i dont. my brains fucked and interprets the slightest hint of negativity as a literal death threat, so concrit targeted at me doesnt actually help me improve
what i DO do is read concrit meant for other people, because the useful bits can apply to my work and it doesnt trigger a flight or fight response

sorry i couldnt be more helpful, does anyone have better suggestions for this anon?

>>9824391
Tumblr? Or ask people specifically. I apparently give good critique so if you want me to take a look I can give you my discord contact

>>9824465
tumblr is hard to get responses on. the engagement rate is hella low compared to instagram and such

>>9824470
True. Maybe in facebook groups? I'm in a group called Cosladies Community and people regularly ask for concrit but it's not what it's dedicated to so idk

>>9824344
I've selfposted a bunch of times and it's always been really helpful. The only way it wouldn't be in HSCG of all places is if you're so bad people think you're trolling or if you've skin like a grape.

>>9824477
Probably works better for closer/smaller/more specific/age-restricted groups, all the FB cosplay groups I'm in are kinda terrible.

>>9824465
Thanks anon, that’s a really nice offer but I don’t have a discord. I think I’ll stick to asking my friends or try selfposting here.

>>9824344
Original concrit anon here and honestly just because I didn't know where else to get it and y'all seemed like y'all wouldn't asspat.

>>9824465
Could I get your discord then. >_>

>>9824694
Emissaryofwind#7990
I hope this works

>>9824691
in general, this board randomly mixes in insults with nitpicks with genuinely good crit phrased in a dick way, and you have to have a good sense of your abilities and appearance to be able to separate the gold from the shit.
the reason i didnt advise it is because judging from your original post, youre insecure about the makeup and less likely to know when to ignore unhelpful crit

but as the other anons have said, this thread is a lot better at giving actually useful critique than the rest of the board. so im changing my answer to a lukewarm 'go for it i guess'

>>9824691
I'd say go for it, with selfposting here. We're not going to sugar coat, but not likely to throw the usual garbage at you either. I've given and taken concrit regrding makeup here, and have improved as a result. Maybe you will too.

>>9824700
>>9824953
Ah fuck it then let's go.

I tried to pick a straight on picture that's unedited. (And I know the eyebrows are kind of... Bad. I messed up and didn't want to redo them.)

>>9824696
Thank you!

>>9819712
They post photoshoots regularly, but not homestuck.

Everyone from that era of fandom seems to have long since left.

>>9825100
Okay, it looks pretty clean, which is a good start. Even application is like the number one thing with face paint. Here's my take.
Your brows are too short and too angled, I'd try to make them straighter. The red eyeliner/mascara combo looks okay, but it would look more natural if you darkened just a bit the inside of your outer corners. As for your skin, the grey looks a bit flat. The blush is a good idea, but a bit of highlights and contour would go a long way. As an example, I lightened a bit the inner corners of your eyes, which gives this area a bit more definition.

>>9825100
its very harsh looking, use some more gradients & darker tones of red to soften it a little.

>>9825100
what lashes are you using?

>>9825251
i think the eyebrows are fine the way they are, they make the eyes look a lot bigger and brighter.

agree about the lack of contouring, tho. maybe a slightly darker blush? one that doesn’t look SO light pink

Speaking of eyebrows, is it generally recommended to give different characters different-shaped eyebrows? And what would good eyebrows look like on a male character? Tutorials for good eyebrows on women are all over the place but I'm a little lost on what to do for men

>>9825251
Go with a more intense black so that your brows dont look like a medium gray against the troll grey. you may have to layer it up, or even use a bit of black ben nye and a tiny brush to shape them a little less square/sharp so they look more natural. Lipstick is good, but for blush i find a dark red tint burgundy eyeshadow applied as blush and blended a little into my mehron works really well? then contour a bit (can be done with shitty black pencil eyeliner in a pinch, blended into the mehron). You certainly don't look bad, by any means! You're really cute and that goes a long way already!

>>9826019
Yes, it's just another facet of sameface.

Depends on what you want to do. Generally go for a less groomed look (and for the sake of everything holy, no faded/"cut" brows), use a thin brush to paint actual strands instead of the solid colour look.

Depending on your face shape you might want to put them a bit tighter, or further down than usual (assuming you're ftm crossplaying here), also, generally, more square and less angled is a good thing to aim for.

This Dave has a pretty good shape going on, even if I think they look waaaay too groomed.

Also have this photo that tumblr won't stop recommending to me, which is honestly priceless.

Might as well continue. Speaking of well shaped brows.

CCCs latest venture

A challenger appears.

I mean at least it looks well-applied...

Another one for the shitty beard gods.

C'mon guys it's March

>>9826115
Thank you for this

>>9826126
The nose blush tho. Do not want.

>>9826115
I was at that meet up, for Naka-Kon, I'm the John that forgot his hood at home

>>9827124
Might as well post the rest of the group shot

>>9827125
and last one then also fuck I had my neck/head angle too high up. This was my first con ever so I had no idea what I was doing

>>9826114
>brunette dave

>>9828010
I think they referred to it as "ginger" which... it's not. Idk tho it doesn't bother me half as much as I thought it would?

>>9828153
yeah even i have to admit i was being petty

i think because it’s pretty clean and textured and not the limp, greasy mop “””brunette dave””” cosplayers usually have?

>>9828338
It's a good wig, it's light enough to be concievable as "light hair" in a b/w illustration, and there's enough specificity to the make up that it actually looks like a character with some proper flavour.

Opinions on gradient horns vs segmented colors? I'm on the fence about it and I'm not sure which one would look better.

>>9828749
Depends on your flavour of realism; heavily stylized cosplays do better with blocks/unrealistic gradients like Xagaves, more natural ones are more flattered by gradients.

>>9828749
I personally like a bit of a blend between the segments but it's up to the individual in question.

>>9828749
segmented ones with no blending honestly look sort of ugly to me.

>>9828749
I don't like a pure gradient, but I prefer horns to have a bit of blending between the sections.

>>9828402
im not sure that character is dave strider, tho

How old are homestuck cosplayers usually now? I started when I was 14 and I'm 19 now, and I want to keep doing it but I'm unsure if people my age will still be cosplaying it. If I go to a con can i expect to find people about my age there?

Why is there a trend with people posting pictures involving their tongues. It's gross.

>>9829408
Anecdotally I'm 19 and I'm planning to cosplay Homestuck this year. Most of the organizers for photoshoots and meetups are also university age, and there are also Barstuck events, and I think a lot of this will let you hang out there if you’re an adult but not 21+. From what I've seen, most of the people who aren’t new to the fandom are around our age or older, so I think you'll definitely be able to find people your own age to hang out with.

>>9829408
I'm 19 and did my first "cosplay" see >>9827124 don't really consider it as a real cosplay cause I fucked my costume up, I saw a few underage kids at the meet up that only started reading last year

>>9829408
in my experience, it's mostly mid to late teenagers with some young teens and some early 20s

you'll be fine, just make sure to ask ages

did anybody here attend wondercon?

Is there some kind of list for the 4/13 meets for this year?

>>9830363
Seconding this, haven't seen anything so far, shockingly.

>>9830373
I've seen mention of one in NYC on the 14th.

>>9825251
I swear to god I contoured but I always forget the camera washes shit out and you need to make it darker for the camera. XD I don't know why I've never thought of highlighting though considering I do it for normal makeup. Thank you!!

>>9825268
Yeah I need to play around with adding ombres and all that. There's actually darker red in the outer v but it's hard to see XD

>>9825363
These!: https://www.amazon.com/Zinkcolor-Vibrant-Iridescent-Glitter-Eyelashes/dp/B006X3E1U8/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1522132131&sr=8-5&keywords=red+lashes

>>9825414
>>9826072
I probably have to layer it more yeah since I was using gel liner. XD And ooo the burgundy's a good idea. I've just been using bright red cuz idk.

But yeah thanks guys for the tips and critique!!!!

>>9829408
I started reading homestuck when I was 20. 27 now, most of my fandom friends are 20+, a good amount 30+. Had been cosplaying for 2 years prior (Kingdom Hearts. I moved from one garbage fire to the next).
The average age of HS cosplayers at this point is likely 15-18. There are loads of young kids at photoshoots, but the consistently nice cosplays are coming from people age 20+ usually.

>>9830363
I wish there were enough communities still doing meets to warrant a full list.
Torontostuck has one on the 14th, usual 413 location and potluck.

>>9830603
> XD

we aint goin back to 2005

>>9830363
SHIT, completely slipped my mind. is ~2 weeks enough to plan one for my area, you think?

>>9830880
Go for it! 2 weeks has been enough time for me in the past, though i know my kids are still really into it compared to most communities.

any 4/13 meetup activity ideas? my anxious ass is utterly convinced people won't be content with a couple of pizzas and some amateur photoshoots so i want some more variety

So I was very late to the Homestuck fandom. I'm learning about some of odd events.

I don't think we have had a Barstuck at any of our local cons that I can recall. What do those usually entail if one we're to plan such an event?

>>9831396
Hanging out with other nerds who are drinking age, usually in cosplay. It's a good idea to have everyone purchase at least one thing just so you're not being rude and taking up space. Mostly it's an excuse to chill and tell stories and get hammered, if you're into that. Actually I'd say mostly it's an excuse to meet other homestucks older than the typical age bracket, because being around a bunch of 15 year olds gets exhausting after a while.

>>9829408
Never planning to cosplay it again (at least, not to a con), but I'm 24 and I would've started when I was about five years ago, and got into it before that.

>>9831500

Might have to plan something for a con later this year then.

Thanks for info!

>>9831301
Cards Against Humanity is always a hit.

>>9832539
I would love to play the homestuck deck from one of the online versions

Is it worth it to use alcohol-activated paint for your arms and face, or should I not bother and make armsocks instead?

>>9833986
armsocks, painting your arms take forever and even with alcohol based paint you aren't guaranteed total coverage throughout the day

>>9833986

Seconding armsocks. Much less time to put on and a godsend when you're ready to strip out of everything. Plus it keeps your arms all the same color.

>>9834014
>>9834023
Thanks guys, I'll stick with armsocks.

Requesting Tricksters for April Fools?

>>9837515
Careful what you wish for.

>>9838164
I mean Azraampora is wearing way too much makeup, as per usual, but looks alright otherwise.

>>9800465
Is Homestuck cosplaying still a thing?
With how it ended I thought it would be deader than dead.

So MSPA is no more (now it's actually homestuck dot com) and most of the dev team appears to have poofed. Anybody have feelings on that?

>>9839410
no its still alive, i even still see the usual john and dave cosplayers with a few aradia and and karkat cosplays everytime i go to small cons like wondercon

>>9840102
ok but where can i go through the pages themselves because i was in the middle of rereading it and left off at towards the end of act 5

>>9840102
Endless frustration and concern at the dev team being under NDAs about no longer working on hiveswap. Not a fan of Viz being the one posting in the news section, or seemingly having so much control over future works. we'll see I guess. Mostly i'm just stressed about likely changes.

The only good thing to come of this so far is the removal of the 'you cant sell anything but art commissions! no cosplay sales!!!' note.

>>9840102
How much money did Hussie make for selling out?

>>9840102
We're already getting works that Hussie instead that hack Cohen is writing. Things are looking up.

>>9840752

ngl the panic about OMG VIZ IS GOING TO EDIT OUT THE GAYS AND THE CURSE WORDS has annoyed me into not giving a fuck

I know a lot of HS shut ins aren't weebs but, like, viz distributes Osomatsu, Jojo, fuckin Beserk.... this isn't PBS kids who bought it....

>>9843779
I'll drink to that. It's like we're getting the real author back even if it's just for a friendsim (meetnfriend as I've heard it called)

I'm digging this Jade cosplay. Any other decent god tier kids? And I mean just regular GT, none of the fancy tier stuff.

>>9806655
those guys published finished photos
anyone interested? i can post some

>>9845622
please do

>>9845646
ok!

>>9845908

>>9845910

>>9845911

>>9845912

>>9845914

>>9845915

>>9845918

>>9845921

>>9845923

>>9845915
the airbrushing here makes me want to die, were the originals really that bad?

>>9845925

>>9845932
and the last one

>>9845932
>forgetting Cronus didn't go greaser until long after his death
>>9845933
>>9845912
>these shit-tier wigs

>>9845954
speaking about Cronus, I think it was made to match the whole idea of shoot
i don't really like that Latula took her glasses off, but guess it was also made to show her eyes better and follow the idea of being alive and dead

>>9845954
the rufioh doesn't even get an honorable mention for shit wig?

>>9845954
I'm more bothered by Cronus' wig being roughly the size of his face, all while somehow the lace front looks like it's way too small for their face.
There's no canon design for pre-death Cronus, so while it's not perfectly accurate, it would look really misplaced if, unlike all the other cosplayers, he'd have a dramatically different pre-post.

>>9845930
I have to say, I do have a certain respect for Russian cosplayers' tendency towards cosplaying for the edit. It gets a bit much, yeah, but seeing as it was clearly intended for the effect to begin with, I can forgive it.

The Damara is no doubt the best one of the batch, from styling to pose.

>>9845986
My expectations for Rufioh wigs have been run into the ground, Meenah, though, really is quite the damn challlange to get that bad.

>>9846261
yeah, i'm not expecting them to go the full 3-hawk neon. but would it have killed them to spike it a LITTLE?

>>9845986
Rufioh's wig was pretty bad but at least it wasn't Party City like Meenah's.

>>9847012
>>9846261
Cronus, Rufioh and Meenah are just all SO Bad. And I know its hard to compare any Rufioh to Keith (pictured), but come on. They didn't try to spike it up even a little.

>>9848512
You know that Rufioh? Do you've any other pics? That's the only one I've found.

>>9838164
Her face just kinda irritates me. Anyone else have that feeling about her or other cosplayers or am I just crazy?

>>9850246
yeah there's one kid i avoid specifically because their face looks like their mommy pounded jagerbombs her whole pregnancy
i kinda feel bad about it because people can't exactly change their facial features and the kid's pretty decent at actual cosplay but theyre unpleasant to look at

>>9848578
I took that pic lmfao someone on here pointed out the lightpost reflection looks like a face it and its haunted me for years... he's a toronto local, i think he's sold rufioh now? Not doing a lot of cosplay anymore, but Keith was around when i first joined the homestuck fandom back in 2011. Was part of the 2012 massive trickster group at MTAC. His cosplay and props were pretty much always good quality.

>>9850648
And i can probably dig up some more pics when i get home.

>>9850648
Which group? The one with Ceriene's Vriska? Because I didn't know there was a group.

>>9850648
March Toronto Anime Con MTAC, not US MTAC. about 2 years later the company changed the name to March Toronto ComicCon, but everyone still calls it MTAC. like I said, I'll drag up some old pictures when I get home tonight.

>>9850262
I feel like I might know who this is. Do they cosplay Redglare?

>>9851094
nope, meulin mostly

Happy 4/13 you fucks
I can't believe we're still here

>>9851530
ill always be here anon

>>9851530
Just remember, you can check out any time, but you can never leave.

>>9848578
it took work being closed for me to be able to take a logn trip down memory lane looking for a bunch of photos, both of rufioh and of the trickster group.

>>9855881

>>9855884

>>9855888

>>9850973
some of the group wore their cosplays sunday instead, but this was most of it. I'd be happy to go through and post a bunch of pictures from 2012 ish that were either reblogged or posted in convention albums? I found a few good ones from way back. Pretty much everyone in them has moved on.

Posting some from tumblr from the past month(s).

It's almost impressive how this person's been going for so long with this one cosplay, anyone know them?

This one is way old, but I hadn't seen it before, so.

(same for this)

That was a deep goddamn dig. Skipped out on some more-photoshop-than-cosplay, and probably some older stuff that was never actually posted, but enjoy, I guess. Hopefully no doubles.

>>9856375
Isn't that thesparkofrevolution of dark grey paint fame?

>>9855884
i keep trying to overlook the musty potato that is this dudes face because the rest of the cosplay is unparalleled quality, but would it have killed him to define ANY of his features?

>>9857002

>>9856402

I really appreciate this one.

>>9856372
>>9856395
>>9856414
These are all Baddylongway. Is this selfposting or are they really putting content out this frequently?

>>9857105
could still be self posting for all i know, but those are all pretty recent. cronus in particular is from end of march

>>9855890
>>9855888
Man, this is a really nice and clean costume and wig.

>>9856375
>>9856591
Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like they dropped the dark paint?

>>9856380
One has to wonder if any of these bellydance-stucks can actually belly dance.

>>9856382
Heavy make up aside, this is cute.

>>9856401
Actually love this person's look for Eridan. They have a good face for him.

>>9856403
That's unfortunate.

>>9856412
Loving this.

>>9857123
>>9857105
I think the Vriska is pretty old.
Snow the Salt Queen was posted twice ( >>9856396 >>9856384 ) but I feel like their demographic has lesss crossover with the threads.

>>9857419
the aranea isnt snow, lmfao

>>9857455
It's not? Doesn't she have the same face as the Jade or am I completely blind to faces?

>>9857458
no, it's medusastuck and their faces don't look remotely the same

>>9857462
Well fuck me, I guess.

any got any old cosplays? like from 2010-2012?

What does everyone think of this new "Planetstuck" trend? Personally I'm not seeing a lot of things I like, but I guess that's Instagram quality for you.

>>9859100
I just looked it up because Iv'e never heard of it before.

The idea seems to be combining the characters with their lands by giving them markings related to the lands. Not a bad idea, and personifications of the lands are a pretty normal concept in the fandom, but the quality is underwhelming.

It would probably be better if people tried making more of a fusion rather than doing really intricate painting that requires a lot of skill to look like anything, but that’s more work than just wearing an existing cosplay and putting on different makeup.

>>9859268
>>9859100
It's an image board, you guys. Post some images.

>>9859404
Apologies, I usually only post stuff from tumblr. Figured InstAnon would have these covered.

I like this Dave best out of what I see in the tag.

>>9862084
>>9859404
These are both not great. The dave is a little better but both are a hard pass on that sort of thing.

>>9865468
I might do a dump when I get home, most of it is either just plain bad, or just generally uninspired.

>>9865726
>most of it is either just plain bad, or just generally uninspired.

I don't know what you're talking about anon, this is the best Rose cosplay I've ever seen.

>>9865737
I'm scared

>>9865899
Did that Juggalo spill faygo under its lips

>>9865737
I changed my mind you're not getting anything.

>>9866106
Aw damn. I think it's been a few days since I last looked so there are some better ones, there was a John that was pretty impressive

Hey guys, I've got a con in a few weeks, and I'm ready to wear my D&D/Fantasystuck Dave (I think). Opinions/critiques would be helpful!

>>9867629

>>9867631

>>9867629
clean your mirror, wear a wig, tuck that flappy belt end in somewhere. Otherwise, good start!

>>9867629
What other anon said, but also I'd replace that emo, contemporary ass looking headscarf with a more basic piece of cloth.

>>9867629
what con, out of curiosity?

Anyone have Colossalcon plans? It feels like Katsu was just last week and here we are already in May.

>>9868843
Phoenix Comic fest!

My design for the princes hood, any comments? I'll be adding a loop on the inside of the hood to slide in the tiara.

>>9873551
nayrt, but I thought I knew you. glad to see you're improving

>>9873591
Looks good so far, but take another look at your hood side piece. It looks like it'll slide right off the top of your head than lay how you drew it at the top of your pic. Pic related, look for similar hood patterns if you can.

>>9873591
seconding the other anon for shape. depending on your tiara, it should just be able to fit into your wig.

>>9873089
Hiveswap and Betta trolls for my friend group. We snagged the hotel for monday, so we're going to be some of the few in gray on a sunday this year for our fantrolls.

I'm making a pair of armsocks and I just tried them on for fit before I did the hands, and I have to pull them down really far over my hands to eliminate wrinkles. Should I just cut the toes off like normal, or should I cut them shorter?

>>9884730
If there's too much excess at the ends, maybe pin them and start shorter? This tutorial says about the same thing in step 3 ( https://www.sockdreams.com/blog/2016/08/02/diy-cosplay-gloves-part-1/ )

>>9884839
Thanks, that’s what I thought.

Any homestucks going to Momo this weekend?

>>9888899
got any better pictures? we can't really see either of them

>>9888899
That Nihkee could have looked so much better without the ears, and with a wig. The horns even look nice, they're just slapped on a headband. Outfits look pretty good on both of them, though.

>>9889265
Full body picture. They're very nice, although I'm not really sure what's going on with Amsia's necklaces(?)

>>9889448
Elf ears are a plague on the Homestuck fandom.

>>9890318
>>9890319
These are really nice sets of armor aside from the inside of that foam showing by the top. If they could do such nice grey application, why not use some concealer when wearing Dave though? Like, I get that he's a teenage boy in canon, but come on. Otherwise I like these a lot.

>>9890462
half the time it doesn't even occur to cis male cosplayers to wear makeup, so that's probably why
also karkat and dave are two different cosplayers

>>9890319
>>9890318
>>9890531
were they made by the same person? The back of the foam being visible, and also the fact that they both seem to have some questionable proportions.

>>9890779
yeah, the dave made both of their armors

I'm getting real tired of this bullshit

>>9892158
The cosplays in question. Anybody with a pulse could do better than this.

>>9892160
>>9892158
what's... what's the context

also is that a love live thing because since when do people think they can"grant permission" for that like you can give it your blessing sure but, like, not your property, my dude.

>>9892257
This a feud that’s been going for a year, maybe two now?? The Roxy made some mediocre love live homestuck designs with a friend and someone else wanted to do love live homestuck; unnecessary drama ensues.

someone make a new thread, i got pics of above dave and karkat (and other fanime cosplayers but the thread was interested in them, so)

>>9892988
do it yourself you shmuck.

Anyone have any good advice for doing a troll makeup in summer heat, or is it a better idea to just avoid it all together?
Last time I attempted it during AX one year, I ended up sweating around my face and it made the paint lighter where it got wet. I don't think there's any getting around that, but I'd thought I'd ask anyway.

>>9892988
>>9893492
Shmuck didn't do it, I guess.

>>9896174