Progress Thread

[ei666shii !otnRSDkuZA No.7437488]

No progress thread?! How is your stuff coming along?

[ei666shii !otnRSDkuZA No.7437497]

I'll post first. I just started the Super Sonico headphones today. I bought a cheap 12 dollar headphone as a base so it's easier to work on top of. Plus since they're actual headphones, they are functional.

[Anonymous No.7438176]

Already planning on remaking this, but here's some progress on my extremely crooked Leona shield (I'm gonna try to paint it to look less crooked)

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.7439330]

Getting so close I can almost taste it. I luckily got an extension so I didn't kill myself before megacon. Though sadly it means it wont be at Mega. Still needs a lot of work and lots of fiddly bits and greeblies to look decent but, it's coming along.

[Anonymous No.7439335]

>>7438176
Hi voldie

[Anonymous No.7439345]

>>7438176
are..are you going to megacon by chance? i think i follow you on tumblr if so.

[Anonymous No.7439346]

>>7439330
Shame that it can't be done for Mega, but it's still looking very good.

[Not OP !ozOtJW9BFA No.7439350]

>>7439346
Thank you!
Well that was the plan, but after the transport got stolen and not having another way of getting it up there I took a bit of a breather instead of just constantly working on it.

[Anonymous No.7439416]

>>7438176
This looks so terrible Voldie. Please just remake it. The paint job is so bad.

[Anonymous No.7439596]

>>7439416
I know, I'm planning on remaking it, I'm just trying to decide if I want to go the insulation foam route again. And it's more of the sanding job that was bad and crooked than the paint job.

[Anonymous No.7440183]

>>7438176
slightly better photo of it. still pretty crooked though

[Choco-Coco !!mOxKaazUvDF No.7440197]

>>7440183
It really doesn't look bad at all. When it's paired with your costume you won't be able to tell that it's crooked. Can't wait to see it all together!

[Anonymous No.7440265]

He takes button inputs now using an ATmega32u4 board connected to my Pi

[Anonymous No.7440269]

>>7440197
thanks haha, hopefully you're right about that. I'm gonna practice holding it at an angle where it's less noticeable until I get the chance to remake it.

>>7440265
this is the coolest thing

[MMillen No.7440306]

>>7440183

Pretty cool. So much hate on this website. People swear they all make top of the line Hollywood worthy props

[meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.7440372]

Alrighty. I haven't posted progress in a while so I'm just going to smoosh it all together so I don't spam up the thread.
This is Pokemon Ranger Solana and Senran Kagura progress.
I really dislike how my bodysuit came out for pokemon ranger so I'm going to try and re do it while I am home this week. It also looks a little wonky since the properly sized mannequin was in use so it's on a tiny one right now. The shoes need some fine tuning and TLC on the edges and the top needs to be finished but I'm mostly happy with how they are coming out.

I'm pretty mad about how the green skirt came out since I didn't do the math right when I was designing the print for spoonflower so in order to get the right line spacing, the pleats are tiny and wonky and I'm not happy.
However I love the apron. You can't really see in the pic but the waist straps (that need to be moved up like 2 inches) have little froggies on them as well.

ugh so much to do before Sakura con. Just gonna sew like a crazy lady over break.

[Anonymous No.7440804]

>>7437497
The second ring should be MUCH smaller. She's not wearing a baby bottle, for christ's sake.

>>7440183
>>7438176

Just remake it. It looks ugly as sin.

What con is this for, if you don't mind me asking?

[Anonymous No.7440811]

>>7440372
how did you get that print on the apron? Iron on or what?

[meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.7440859]

>>7440811
It's all double sided iron on sticky stuff like steam a seam. The green stripes are ironed out bias tape and the graphic part is all felt

[Anonymous No.7440866]

>>7440183
you can't even see it's a few milimetres crooked unless you're looking at it straight on. To be honest I'm quite impressed, it's your first try, right?

[Anonymous No.7441154]

>>7440183
hey, im currently working on a garen cosplay, what did you make your sword out of / how did you make it rigid? im currently still in a cardboard wasteland.

[Anonymous No.7441177]

>>7439330
Aww man I would have loved to see you at Mega.

Two days and still so much to do. I'm actually really happy with how everythings turned out so far. Fishbones moves AND lights up and thats more than I could have ever asked for. Still needs to be painted though. One more day lets pray we get this done.

[Anonymous No.7441752]

>>7440866
awww thanks anon! Yeah it is my first try with props, so I'm shocked it didn't come out any worse!

>>7441154
I made the sword out of wood, but it's surprisingly light. I posted some WIP photos on my fb page if that helps?

fb.com/Isuckatcosplaying

[Anonymous No.7441804]

>>7441752
Of course! The paint looks really good. Besides, even if you do decide you're not happy with it later, now you know how to work with wood and foam(? irc).

[Benson !!B0+Q7nPZLdK No.7442066]

Almost done with my tracksuit Ryuko top!

[Panta !AOu1OuhlcI No.7442093]

I started making a new mask by using a KRBlack base, which I'm going to modify to use as a general base to make some original stuff out of.

[ei666shii !otnRSDkuZA No.7442219]

>>7440804
I'm building bigger on top of it so when I'm done, the size issue should balance out. I'm wearing it with a wig and I want it to be able to be seen. I see a lot of Sonico headphones that get eaten by the wig. I just started it so I'll probably make some tweaks to it once it starts coming together.

[Anonymous No.7442225]

>>7441752
Here's the terribly ironic thing. You should have used foam for the sword and wood for the shield.

[Anonymous No.7442230]

>>7442225
yeah I know, though the shield would be heavy as fuck made out of wood. I probably should have just done foam for both. I also made the sword way too thick. It would be way lighter but for some reason I decided to make it 2 inches thick

[Anonymous No.7442235]

>>7442225
Pretty much this

[Ukraine !!Gl2boRyrnRH No.7442370]

Nothing major but I started the base dress for Meiko's Love Philosophia outfit. There's still plenty of work left one it, need to add the stripe details, the sleeves and what not.

[TemjinTBW No.7442392]

Legs for Alt-Eisen mostly complete. They will need considerable adjusting though to make sure they sit on my legs correctly. I wont do any adjustment to the parts till everything is complete though. Only big parts left are the torso and shoulders.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7442553]

>>7440372
LOOKIN GOOD!

[Anonymous No.7442562]

>>7442392
This is beautiful!
How are you getting suck wonderfully clean edges and seams? And how is the paint so smooth?
Is it magic? It's magic, right?

[Anonymous No.7442634]

>>7442562
I was wondering the same thing. Top notch quality.

[TemjinTBW No.7442647]

>>7442562
>>7442634
All earth developed technology. No extra-over tech in this mecha.

But seriously its just alot of meticulous sanding and putty filling and patience.

The paint is rustoleum primer + x2 base coats then a light misting for a textured finish. Mecha looks better in matte imo.

The downside of my method is fragility though I plan to use some fiberglass inside this build to help with that.

[Anonymous No.7442734]

Almost finished my skirt for Yayoi last night. All it needs is the zipper and a hem. The color is kind of distorted because of my shitty camera, sorry.

[Anonymous No.7443016]

>>7442230
For shield:
Sintra/Wood for the flat sides, built such that the top layer is smaller than the bottom. Stick foam between the two and trim away. Voila, no issues with lopsidedness.

For sword:
Layer PVC foam/sintra/foamboard on top of one another, bevel with bondo. Ring can either be scrapped from somewhere or sanded from a puck of foam.

[Anonymous No.7443023]

>>7442647
I'm sorry, I know you've probably been asked this billions of times but what materials did you use? I am going to make a cannon prop for my next costume and I would love for it to look half as smooth as yours.

[Anonymous No.7443025]

>>7443023
Looks to be fiberglass, foam, sintra.

[Anonymous No.7443033]

>>7442734
gurl them's some fine pleats

[Anonymous No.7443689]

Need some more yellow paint to fix it up. All I got left is the straps for the chest and some detail parts and im done

[fabled No.7443712]

Just starting my Headhunter Yi sword. Gotta love them expanding foams.

[Anonymous No.7443828]

>>7443712
i thought this was a giant dildo before i clicked the thumbnail (and read the text)

[MMillen No.7443863]

>>7442734

They still do Yaoi con? I went one year lol. They had this thing called the bishounen auction or something. Weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life

[MMillen No.7443866]

>>7442370

Hey don't take this the wrong way but nice legs

[Anonymous No.7443917]

It's nothing too major, but I finally have all of the bought peaces I need for my MGS2 Raiden Cosplay. It was a bitch and a half to try to track down an inexpensive flashlight that was on model for the SOCOM from MGS, I found it off a cheap air soft "sniper" rifle of all places.

Next week I am probably going to order the Vinyl and Spandex for the costume, and while I wait for it to be shipped I'll either make the HF Sword or work on molding the knee and elbow pads.

[Anonymous No.7443927]

>>7443712
>>7443828
Yep. I think everyone did
I wonder how many offended parents at the con will report him, only to realise it wasn't what they thought it was

[Anonymous No.7443930]

>>7443927
i get the feeling it will look a lot more sword like and a lot less dildo like by the time the con rolls around

[ei666shii !otnRSDkuZA No.7443936]

>>7443828
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G46YMyQjBY

[Anonymous No.7444010]

>>7443936

Is this video like a metaphor for japan beeing a dick destroying everything?

[Anonymous No.7444017]

>>7443917
You do know you won't be able to bring that to most cons, right?

[Anonymous No.7444095]

>>7443927
Umm it's probably not going to stay dick-pink, anon, which is the main reason it looks like a dildo

[Anonymous No.7444242]

>>7444017
I know, honestly it's more for photoshoots anyway since I live in Satan's Asshole (Arizona) so I won't really be able to wear a sneaking suit during the day time anyway.

It's mostly because I am a total stickler for details like that in my favorite characters.

[Anonymous No.7444477]

Working on a Puppycat kigu, hopefully gonna get some $$$ off it. Next is a Unikitty for me.~

[Anonymous No.7444522]

>>7444477

Dawwwwww, looks cute already. How much are you intending to charge for your kigus? Just curious.

[Anonymous No.7444599]

>>7444522
The price varies w/ the complexity, this one is probably gonna be $120! Here's another I made 0; (I also do commissions)

[Anonymous No.7445075]

>>7444599

Awww man, thats ez money. I made mine with like 40 dollars worth of materials. But sure, i could improve mine a tad bit. Still mad happy with it.

Yours look gorgeous tough.

[Anonymous No.7445089]

>>7445075
Yeah materials are about $40 but I want to make a profit obv. Plus pattern making takes time (The sewing is fairly simple.) Here's the hood so far.

[Anonymous No.7445221]

>>7443863
Haha what that's cool I guess

[Anonymous No.7445833]

>>7444477
The way you're posing and how the kigu hangs makes you look really badass. I could totally see you pulling off a set of full armor.

[Anonymous No.7445847]

I'm currently working on Chitanda Eru's apron outfit! I just need to finish sewing the skirt pieces together and find a nice white shirt.

[Anonymous No.7445867]

>>7445847
Make sure you iron that, but it looks pretty good!

[Anonymous No.7445938]

>>7445833
I'm just a chubby girl who sews, armor making is intimidating!

[Anonymous No.7445956]

>>7445075
I don't agree that $120 is "ez money" for the quality of that second thing she posted. Maybe she charges more for that particular pattern, I am not sure, but $80 in profit after the materials cost isn't a whole lot. That may include PP fees and postage which takes it down quite a bit. Even if it doesn't that's not that much money to make if one of those takes her a few hours to make. She's basically giving it away at those rates considering the quality looks nice and that it not only involves sewing but patterning.

[Anonymous No.7445966]

>bad at making shit
>have to buy stuff to get what I need

I feel like a failure

[Anonymous No.7445968]

>>7445956
The Sylveon was notttt $120 ahahaha. That's just what I'm thinking for Puppycat? I'm awful about underpricing however. What would you charge?

[Anonymous No.7445971]

Working on the silhouette so I just have it half-haphazardly pinned for now. I'll be cartridge pleating the wasteband once I secure the vertical wiring from my hoop skirt to lay further out.

[Anonymous No.7445984]

>>7444599
>>7444477

I really like your kigus but did you intentionally make the legs short or are they just pushed up/are you super tall?

[Anonymous No.7446001]

>>7445984
Uh they're shorter on the pattern I used for Sylveon (but also the model is taller than I am!) On puppycat they should sit at my ankles when they're hemmed. (I'm confused how you think they look short in that picture???)

[Anonymous No.7446008]

>>7446001
Ahh ok, yeah I thought they looked short on the Sylveon. It is kind of cute like that, though!

IDK I'm used to kigus hanging almost like harem pants haha. Like a whole bunch of crotch and leg space you don't need. Maybe it's just the picture, but the Puppycat one seems to have a low crotch but there's no extra length in the leg? If that makes sense?

Ugh I'm tempted to commission something form you... haha

[Anonymous No.7446018]

>>7446008
Ahhh well for me there's a line between baggy and excessive/unmanageable. But it would be easy to add more length to the pattern! [e-mail] if you wanna talk about pricing.

[Anonymous No.7446043]

>>7445938
It's really not! I'm the guy making the Dark Souls Balder Knight armor and it's my first time making armor or working with foam. There's a lot of parallels to sewing so I find it really fun. I think your physique would totally suit a set of armor!

[Anonymous No.7446070]

>>7446043
Haha find me cutesy armor characters and I'd consider it anon. u v u

[Anonymous No.7446082]

>>7446070
Do you read the webcomic Nimona? She is chubby, occasionally cutesy, and armored. She's also pretty badass.

[Anonymous No.7446101]

>>7446082
I'll have to check that out! She looks more tough than cute tho haha.

[Anonymous No.7446118]

>>7446101
>>7446082
oh my god stop flirting you two

[Anonymous No.7446143]

>>7445867
Of course~ the iron is on the other side of that room. Thanks though! It's my first sewing project with a machine.

[Anonymous No.7446145]

>>7446118
actually a different anon who suggested nimona! I was just thinking of the chubby armored character I knew.

polite sage

[Anonymous No.7446159]

>>7445971
Where do you purchase the wiring for your hoopskirts? Wonderful btw

[Anonymous No.7446198]

>>7445968
Log how much time you draft, cutting, and sewing each kigu. Then decide how much you want to charge per hour of labor + supplies cost. Calculate ship/handling separately. Just don't charge yourself minimum wage. Your kigus look too nice for that.

[Anonymous No.7446227]

>>7446159
Thanks! I used a cheap alternative flat steal wiring for this one since the petticoat I made for it came out really nice. It was around 30 bucks at home depot.

[Anonymous No.7446428]

Hey seagulls, I have a question. I figured it best to ask in here since I'm working on something anyway. I just got some rhinestones for an outfit. There's a big centerpiece and some smaller stones around it. The centerpiece is flatback, and sadly the smaller stones are not. How would I go about having the small stones look like they're flatback without just ordering new ones? (they're crystal and were a touch pricy, thus my hesitation)

I was thinking of using just a border of clay or something for the stones to sit in, but I'm not sure. Would it just be better to get flatbacks do you think?

[Anonymous No.7446457]

>>7446428
If you can set them in clay and not have it look out of place, it could work.
What are you cosplaying?

[Anonymous No.7446530]

>>7446457
Sakizo's Queen of Hearts design!

I wish clay wasn't the only good thing coming to mind but if I can try to make the clay as invisible as possible it might work. It's specifically the piece that hangs on the forehead though so the other worry is having it end up looking kinda thick and awkward.

[Anonymous No.7447075]

>>7445956

I agree, the patterning is worth a bit more than the sewing if its a custom kigu. But hey, i come from a shitty country, where if you work on a kigu for lets say 6 hours. And the materials + postage is 60$, that would be 10$ per hour, wich is above average wage here.

[Anonymous No.7447635]

Still need to iron and put an eggplant patch onto the apron. Also need to shorten the skirt a bit.

Otherwise, my Chitanda Eru cosplay is almost complete~!

[Anonymous No.7447806]

>>7447635
Your dress looks a little bit long, but it might just be the angle. Hers looks like it stops mid shin and yours seems to be ankle length. Maybe take it up a few inches?

[Anonymous No.7447825]

>>7446530
I think it's doable, if you make the gold piece out of clay.

[Anonymous No.7447871]

>>7447806
>Also need to shorten the skirt a bit.

[Ukraine !!Gl2boRyrnRH No.7448098]

More Meiko. Now with stripe details.

[Anonymous No.7448422]

Working on Sailor Jupiter. I also spend the day making the gloves and tiaras for the rest of our group.

[Anonymous No.7448428]

>>7448422
What did you use as stuffing for your gloves? I'm thinking about making my own senshi costume, and I have most of it planned out, but the hip rolls, shoulder rolls. and glove rolls are giving me pause.

[Anonymous No.7448439]

>>7448428
I used polyfil since that's what the rest of the group was using and I think it works fairly well.

[Anonymous No.7448696]

Started cracking down on my Stone Ocean Jotaro cosplay. Here's the mess of parts so far.

[Anonymous No.7448707]

>>7448696
looking real nice so far!

[Anonymous No.7448715]

>>7448428
>>7448439
In addition to this people will use quilt batting, upholstery foam, and piping filler, just in case anon is curious

[Anonymous No.7448717]

>>7448696
ooh is that latex? Are you experienced with latex or is this what can be expected on a first try? I've been itching to try working with it but I need to wait til I can buy all the supplies.

[Anonymous No.7448719]

>>7445089
Hood upd8! Getting close now, a little nervous about making the spherical bell.

[Anonymous No.7448722]

>>7448696
That looks clean as fuck. Can't wait to see it done.

[Anonymous No.7448757]

>>7448719
Are you making a plush bell?
If you want a real one, I saw a ton of various sizes at Hobby Lobby.

[Anonymous No.7448770]

>>7448719
Adorable. You're good at kigus anon

[Anonymous No.7448772]

>>7448719
you just made me realize I put together my hood on my romper fucking wrong... I hadn't made one in a while so when I pulled out the hood pattern I draw up forever ago, I didn't understand why I had a long rectangle piece to cut on the fold... put the sides together joined by the piece instead of making it the brim... no I will have to go rip it apart, I'm an idiot

[Anonymous No.7448774]

>>7448757
Plush bell, a real one would look out of place and be annoying as shit. (Thanks anyways tho anon!)

[Anonymous No.7448793]

>>7448772
Yep, it should be a big rectangle folded in half lengthwise! I stitch it half an inch from the folded edge so stuff doesn't slide around as much, but you don't have to.

[Anonymous No.7448803]

>>7448717
Nope, it's apparel vinyl. I've done about three to four cosplays with it and this is DEFINITELY not something for a first timer.

[Anonymous No.7448808]

>>7448793
yeah I have the pattern right, but I am dumb and thought it was like, the middle part, in between the two hood halves, not the damn brim. Kicking myself because I'm going to have to pull everything apart and reattach all the eyes and shit. Oh well, would rather it look like it's supposed to, I knew it seemed off.

[Anonymous No.7448839]

>>7448770
Thanks anon! I do commissions.~

[Anonymous No.7448974]

Some wig progress for Hibiki from iDOLM@STER!

tl;dr: I took a Black Rock Shooter wig, de-wefted one of the ponytails, stitched the wefts to a piece of felt and stitched it to the inside of the hairpiece I didn't take apart. It took me about an hour to get it back ON the clip itself once all that thickness was on. Ouch, my hands.

I'm happy with how much fuller the ponytail looks now, though! Still got a lot of cutting and styling to do on it now that that's done.

[Anonymous No.7449186]

Some Brienne of Tarth progress. Fabric isn't this shiny I swear.

[Anonymous No.7449191]

>>7449186
It's more matte like so

[Anonymous No.7449408]

I'm making a norse outfit for my local ren con, and probably a few other cons in the future. This is my first step out of steampunk in four years, and god does it feel good. I made all this today.

I need to make that upper leather part not look like I"m pregnant. I also need to do boning? on the side so that i'm not smushing it.

I'm going to do one piece in the back i think, and swing clasp it to the front sides?

[aggressioncable No.7449414]

>>7449408
thought I"d add one of the bracer. (still gotta clean it up)

[Anonymous No.7449560]

>>7448719
That lining is so cute

[Anonymous No.7449647]

>>7448719
Now I just need to elastic the cuffs and make the bell. Nervous about the bell augggh. Hoping to get away with a four section sphere?

[Anonymous No.7449973]

>>7449647
Holy crap, this is adorable and your work is so clean.

Making Satsuki's 1st year middle school uniform for funsies. The scarf is way too bulky because it's a square of leftover ponte folded in half & sewed together -- will probably end up cutting it in half and narrow-hemming the edges so the sailor collar can sit a little flatter.

[Anonymous No.7449996]

>>7449973
show your face, coward.

[Anonymous No.7450063]

>>7449996
Lmao, I haven't censored my face in the past, but my 1:30 AM haggard face was not so nice. Consider it a favor to you all.

[Anonymous No.7451749]

>>7449647
And finished! Sorry for the questionable picture quality of my webcam. Hopefully someone on tumblr buys this!!

[Anonymous No.7451753]

>>7451749

[Anonymous No.7451767]

>>7449186
I love that someone is making this.

[Anonymous No.7451769]

>>7448696
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit that's amazing

[Anonymous No.7451813]

>>7448696
Damn that is some amazing stuff. I on the other hand am having trouble just trying to sew my Joseph Joestar scarf together. Messed up a bit might have to sew a new one.

[Anonymous No.7451815]

For pepakura craft, if what you're making is extremely large, is it better to go to like a Kinko's and ask them to print it? Also, how much would it cost?

[Ayriath No.7451934]

Buhhh, working on Lux from League of Legends for PAX East. I'm trying so hard to make armor for as long as I can after getting home from work. ;---;

I just finished one of the gauntlets today. Going for the design of the Chinese splash art, but the color of the American. The royal blue looks purple here, tho. :/

[Anonymous No.7452062]

>>7451934
That looks awful. The designs are clumsy, asymmetrical, the lining is ugly, and there's no dimension to them.

Also, the proportions are way off. Either make them bigger or lose some weight. Probably both.

[Ayriath No.7452192]

>>7452062

Appreciate the constructive criticism!

[Laika !!JaER7LR/jsE No.7452201]

Styled boyfriend's Kenshin wig today.
I'm really excited to finish everything up!

[Anonymous No.7452258]

>>7451767
Thank you! It's a god awful dress hah.

[Anonymous No.7452263]

So with about a week left, this is where im at, im proud of it, but not quite done yet

[Anonymous No.7452266]

>>7451934
>>7452192
>>7452062
I agree on the proportions part but other than that it's not as god awful as the snarky anon above made it sound like. I recommend trying different painting techniques after fixing the proportions.

[Ayriath No.7452278]

>>7452266

I would really love to redo it in the near future. It's my first time making armor and all that.
I know a lot of people airbrush their armor, but I need to get all the components to do it and that's like $300-$400 bare minimum to shell out. I'll save up at some point, but it's sadly not doable yet.
Thank you though! Ill mess with the proportions and see if I can improve it. :)

[Anonymous No.7452312]

>>7452201
what a cute face, can't wait for the finished thing

[Anonymous No.7452348]

>>7452263
what the hell? please tell this is just a joke post.

[Anonymous No.7452374]

>>7452348
im not done yet plus im not wearing my shin pieces.
Thanks for your constructive input, it really helps :)
Honestly for my first time making an armor, im really proud

[Anonymous No.7452528]

>>7452374

[Anonymous No.7452610]

I started with my boots for Shimakaze the other day

[Anonymous No.7452674]

>>7452528
dude like do you get off to telling people there hard worked cosplay is bad? I wanna see you do better with only less than a month.

[Anonymous No.7452689]

>>7452674
Hard work or not, a lot of it is just...not good. The yellow chest/ab pieces are really messy, the cuts aren't clean/sanded down, the paint job is completely flat and again very messy, the shirt and pants are too baggy at the waist/crotch, and the pauldron things are way too big and look like they were made out of construction paper. Look, I get that this is your first try, and good on you for challenging yourself. But for the future, I'd make paper/cheap craft foam mockups of everything before you cut into your foam so you know how things will fit. Sand/bevel all your cut edges where appropriate. Weather and add some dimension to your paint job, and put some sort of clear coat on top of the paint since it doesn't look like you did that. And give yourself 5x the time you think you'll need to finish a project. You'll thank yourself in the long run.

[Anonymous No.7452697]

>>7452674
The amount of time put into the costume is irrelevant. The end product is still bad. Besides, you should eat your constructive criticism vegetables.

[Anonymous No.7452712]

>>7452374

Ill say its not the best. But gotta admit, its not the worst first and fast cosplay seen. Hope youll stay interested and improve.

[fabled No.7452782]

>>7451934
>>7452062

Wow. Painfully honest. I'm just wicked happy to see League cosplay. Good job!

[Anonymous No.7452856]

>>7452689
diff anon here

solid advice anon gj for helping with actual feedback instead of just criticizing and saying its bad lel

[Anonymous No.7453190]

>>7452782
>>7452782
I wouldn't say telling someone to lose weight when they appear pretty thin is being brutally honest.

Paint job could use depth, however.

[Anonymous No.7453219]

>>7452689
omg can do you guys even know how to read
ITS NOT FINISHED YET
I know I need to touch up the paint and sand some parts here and there and I still need to sow the undersuits together.
As far as the bagginess, that was from my underwear, I couldn't find my running shorts for that pic

[Anonymous No.7453253]

>>7453219
Yo if you're gonna get so pissy when someone critiques your WIP, then I would suggest not posting on 4chan.

[Anonymous No.7453260]

>>7452697
either your just some fatfuck criticizing people on their cosplays or you're fukken jelly.
I'm happy with the work I put into it, and in the end its my happiness I care about.
And I rather eat my constructive fruit instead of veggies, have a good day a d namaste :)

[Anonymous No.7453263]

>>7453253
im not getting pissed. I know it needs work done and I want some better tips than what im getting I in this thread

[Anonymous No.7453268]

>>7453219
The stuff the criticized is stuff that looks completed though. Are you saying you're going to sand and remake the pieces you already painted? Or remake the costume you've already made? How are you going to make smaller pauldrons?

[Anonymous No.7453282]

>>7453268
I can't really remake anything since im sorta out of foam and the rest of the money I have is for the con.
I was just gonna repaint some stuff and apply caulking here and there. I'm just gonna leave the pauldrons as is. I don't have that much materials left and money.

[Anonymous No.7453286]

>>7453282
I would just wear it and have fun.. what sort of tips are you looking for? It doesn't sound like you have the time or money to fix anything...

[Anonymous No.7453295]

>>7453286
im just looking for tips on how to keep my left shoulder to stay up.

And plus its cosplay, you're supposed to have fun in it instead of being a cunt like Jessica niggeri

[Anonymous No.7453299]

>>7452263
That looks terrible. Why would you try something as ambitious as a KR without any experience? I've seen 13-year-olds with better construction

>>7452610
I dunno what your plan is. But I suggest just cutting off the heel entirely and replacing it with a mdf block.

[Anonymous No.7453310]

>>7452192
It is constructive. No one wants to see half-assed cosplay.

>>7452266
It's pretty bad. Look at the art she's basing it on.
-The skirt pieces should be nearly TWICE as big and curved in a semicicular fashion
-The center block is layered and curved, not a flat rhombus
-The symmetry is way off, the edges look runny, the paint looks atrocious.

If her character was from a N-64 game, maybe this would make sense.

>>7452782
League is the most overdone shit in the world. There are hundreds of luxes to take reference from.

[Anonymous No.7453312]

>>7453299
thanks for the really helpful and constructive criticism there friend :)
I wanted to do a I rider cosplay because I went as a rider last year and now this year, im giving it a shot at making my own cosplay instead of relying on others to make it for me.
Like my solaire cosplay came out pretty good and I just used an old shirt and spray paint. Sadly I don't have a pic of me in it, and my helmet for it got destroyed

[Anonymous No.7453318]

>>7453310

They said it was their first time making armor. Rinse the ssnd out of your vag and listen the fuck up.
I agree the paint job could look better, hut I've never seen a single Lux look absolutely like the art or in game model. Sounds more like someone is buttmad.

And get your eyes checked. They aren't fat, you dumbfuck.

[Anonymous No.7453329]

>>7453318
I know right? Like I don't play league and I think she did a really good job. I'm thinking the guy posting "constructive" criticism is just really butthurt that people are doing it before them, or that they can't cosplay due to weight issues

[Anonymous No.7453331]

>>7453318
I don't know anything about league but I can tell from the art that the pieces she made were way too small. And the anon didn't call her fat, just said to either make the pieces bigger, or get smaller herself (because that would make the pieces comparatively bigger, what are proportions?) I don't think it was even a serious comment.
She asked for help and people gave it and she took it, even if she doesn't redo these pieces maybe she will pay more attention to proportion in the future. The comment was hardly the "lul lose weight fatass" you guys are making it out to be, probably angry fatties yourselves.

[Anonymous No.7453335]

>>7453295
alright but it's kind of weird to post asking for vague tips when you only want to fix one specific thing and don't have time or money to do anything else. There are plenty of cosplay is fun boards, /cgl/ is one of the few that cares about construction and making things look good

[Anonymous No.7453341]

>>7453331
>probably angry fatties themselves
Nigga im skinny
Just look at me in my baron WIP

[Anonymous No.7453342]

>>7453331
Reading comprehension. Do you have it?

[Anonymous No.7453351]

>>7453335
um can you like please write better, I get the gist of what you are trying to say but the last part is confusing as fuck
One thing I've learned is to have fun with what you're doin, and its been fun (and stressful) making this

[Anonymous No.7453369]

>>7453351
Okay, I am not >>7453335 but I read what they wrote and I am not sure what you're finding confusing here.
They are just saying the /cgl/ is not tumblr or cosplay.com, where even the shittiest of costumes is treated as the best fucking thing ever. Here though, if your costume has problems, those problems will be called out.

[Anonymous No.7453399]

>>7453369
its just how they said that its full of cosplay board or something.
I don't use tumblr or any other cosplay site. And I even know my cosplay doesn't look perfect or that good but im happy with what I made and im proud of it. After when I get more experience on making stuff I'll remake it

[Anonymous No.7453418]

>>7453399
Okay. That's fine. You wear that costume and have lots of fun -- I agree, that's one of the most important parts of cosplay. But don't come to this board expecting us to pat your ass and tell you it's great craftsmanship when it isn't.

[Anonymous No.7453433]

>>7453399
Sorry for the confusion anon
I meant that there are lots of places to post cosplay progress that are all about having fun and care less about how your costume is constructed. Cosplay.com, tumblr, facebook, deviantart. /cgl/ is one of the few cosplay places that cares most about construction and accuracy.

[Anonymous No.7453534]

>>7453418
I wasn't wanting a pat on the back or anything. This is a progress thread and that's why I posted in it.
The "constructive" criticism I was getting wasn't all that helpful

[Anonymous No.7453568]

>>7453433
I hate those sites, they all think sexy cosplay is like 10/10 most amazing when its shit

[Anonymous No.7453573]

>>7447635
Are you covering the apron pockets with your hands?

Or did you actually fuck up such a simple costume?

[fabled No.7453595]

I just want to have polite, friendly conversation and maybe find some motivation for the workday ahead by seeing someone else's cosplay come together.

So back on track! Pic is the back armor pieces for Headhunter Yi, as well as the base of the bracers. Sintra is great. Need to paint and mount to fabric.

[Anonymous No.7453722]

>>7453595
I have no clue who you're being but that looks really awesome man!

[Anonymous No.7453762]

>>7452062
>>7453299
>>7453310
What the fuck is your problem, there's a difference between constructive criticism and straight up being an asshole. Rinse the sand out of you vagina.

[Anonymous No.7453766]

>>7453329
I'm pretty sure that anon is compensating for their own shitty cosplays by shitting on everyone else's.

[Anonymous No.7453813]

Not cosplay related but I've been working on a new dress

[Anonymous No.7453812]

>>7453573
There were pockets on it, but they were lopsided, so I removed them right before the picture. I'm resewing them later, once I have access to a machine again (machine is at home, I am at college, etc.).

[Anonymous No.7453916]

>>7453766
im not shitting on anyone my friend, I was complementing her on her league cosplay.
I was also saying how there's that dick thats just not being helpful

[Anonymous No.7454146]

>>7453595
Whoa, those pieces are really clean! How do you like working with sintra/where do you get yours? How's it take to layering/heat-shaping? (also, the smiley face made me smile)

>>7453813
This is really pretty. Is it for a special occasion?

[Anonymous No.7454168]

Satsuki Kiriyuin progress photo~ I actually wore it with a completed butt skirt that also covered my itght line, but am looking for ways to redo the shoulder pieces! Suggestions appreciated. These are currently just craft foam.

[Anonymous No.7454187]

>>7454168
Eliminate the tights and you'd be perfect

[Anonymous No.7454204]

>>7454168
That's not bad at all. Very clean looking. Have you shared with the KLK thread yet?

[Anonymous No.7454205]

>>7454168
Nicely done! Not really feeling those shoes though.

>>7454187
The tights are a good idea. They won't be a noticeably different colour with the skirt parts on and it's always nice to have that extra safety when wearing skimpy costumes.

[Anonymous No.7454209]

>>7454168
awesome!

[Anonymous No.7454210]

>>7454168
I think the shoulder pieces are the least of your worries. The top looks like you glued some fabric to a bra, the top of the tights are completely limp, and the nude tights are distracting. But the shoulder pieces look a little flimsy and cheap too. Look up armor tutorials. They might help

[Anonymous No.7454213]

>>7453916
And the person you are replying to, by "that anon is compensating", meant the dick, not you.

[Anonymous No.7454255]

Plenty left to do.

[Anonymous No.7454293]

>>7454213
ah that makes sense I was confused. The app I have on my phone makes posting and replying a lil confusing

[Anonymous No.7454319]

>>7453916
I meant the guy being a douche, not you. Sorry for the confusion, anon.

[Anonymous No.7454342]

>>7454319
its cool man.
I never knew how critical cgl could be

[Anonymous No.7454377]

>>7452263
why are those shoulders so fucking huge?
the helmet looks fine and then all of a sudden the rest looks like badly crafted shit.

[Anonymous No.7454398]

>>7454255
The base dress looks good but the painted details are a little crooked and don't seem to match the reference either. Too late to fix that though.

[Anonymous No.7454422]

>>7454398
that's fan-art. Here is the original model.

[fabled No.7454431]

>>7453722
Master Yi from League of Legends. Or rather, his alternate costume, Headhunter Yi.

>>7454146
First time I have tried working with the stuff. It shapes and bends with very little heat, and it cools to a firmer finish. It's nice. I work in a manufacturing company as a purchasing assistant, and one of my vendors uses sintra as a packing tool to cushion between more fragile and expensive sheets. So I have a large surplus of the stuff in the warehouse. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.7454432]

>>7449186
yeees... I feel like I've been subconsciously waiting to see someone make and wear that damn monstrousity of a dress since reading the book years and years ago before ASOIAF was even a big thing...

[fabled No.7454435]

>>7454146
The biggest issue is cleaning it after shipping.

[Anonymous No.7454451]

>>7454431
You're a lucky bastard. Dang.

[Anonymous No.7454473]

>>7454377
thanks for the help man, really good feedback

[Anonymous No.7454484]

>>7454146
Not really for any occasion, just saw the fabric on sale and had to have it. The store I bought it from also has a translucent version of the same print and I've been thinking about buying a few metres of that and layering it for a hologram effect

[aggressioncable No.7454492]

Hey guys, still working on my pippin belt! It's a little messier than I'd like for my first commission, but I think it's turning out nicely.

[aggressioncable No.7454501]

>>7454492
I'm special

[fabled No.7454583]

Finished the bracers and tassets pieces. Tassets are the bits that sit on your thighs, right?

[Anonymous No.7454730]

Working on Mary Read, AssCreed 4, put together the jacket, vest, and ripped up a crappy white button up. Pants are dyeing at the moment and I'm finishing up the trim on the vest.

Super stoked to wear this cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7454748]

>>7449186

[Anonymous No.7454756]

>>7454501
Fuck man, that looks really good. A little messy, but I think it fits the style.
How much you sell it for?

[Aggressioncable No.7454818]

>>7454756
Aww, thanks! IT's actually my first comission.

207$, because he had a pretty close time restraint. I"ve got to get it sent out by monday.

I think next time I"ll probably put more cost into it, because 200 bucks just isn't enough. My base costs were like 80

[Panta No.7454917]

Got all the paper parts done.

[Panta No.7454919]

>>7454917
Forgot pics. Opps.

[Q No.7454925]

>>7454210
Thanks for the feedback! I posted a full pic in the KLK thread. The tight line was covered, but i won't rid of them for decency purposes (someone flipped my skirt at the con). You busted me on the bra ha but I'll keep experimenting and fixing what I can!

[Anonymous No.7455127]

>>7454473
you're welcome and stay mad :^)

can't wait to see your pictures turn up in those "horrible cosplay" threads.

[Anonymous No.7455182]

>>7455127
nigga I ain't even mad
Its just shitting all over something and not giving an input on how to fix it up is helpful
And so what if I end up in a horrible cosplay thread? At the end of the day I'll still be happy that I made my cosplay and whatnot

[Aggressioncable No.7455183]

>>7455182
I hate to be that person, but this looks awful.

The pieces are really sloppily done, the edges super messy and uncemetrical, the shoulder pieces look..like they're made out of construction paper?

Honestly, how many hours have you put into this?

I say this from a good place. Do not wear this costume if you want to look like you have something nice. I can assure you, you'll look like a train wreck.

But, I'm just a MEEN NASTY TROLL HATIN so, don't actually take my advice or anything.

On you next project, spend more time with better materials that'll give depth. Learn good spray-painting techniques, and don't try to bite the ones giving you crit, even if it's negative.

you know how much of my stuff was called shit before I learned? CGL is cutthroat, bu it's that way for a reason. Don't let it tear you down, but build you up.

[Anonymous No.7455198]

>>7452263
what did you use to make the ab pieces? also, use a rig to keep the shoulder pieces up

[Anonymous No.7455209]

>>7455183
Why is everyone saying construction paper? I used eva foam for the armor.
And im not even done painting it and I also haven't applied caulking yet.
I've put alot of time into it. When I get home from work I work on it, so id say 50ish hours or so

[Anonymous No.7455208]

>>7455183

I agree with what you written but the dude got some terrible crit.

Not as in people didn't like what he did, but they just shat on it without giving him any pointers. Especially that one angry poster. Crit is good, but people forgot to specify what they were criticizing and were just shouting how bad his shit it.


Even your post, even tough its quite long, the only good crit you gave him was learn good spray painting techniques. Using materials that give depths is kinda an odd suggestion as you can achieve depth with anything and what give it most depth is the paintjob/weathering.

[Anonymous No.7455211]

>>7455198
eva foam
What can I use to make a rig?

[Anonymous No.7455212]

>>7455209

50ish hours is not really a lot if you are new to it tough.

[Aggressioncable No.7455215]

>>7455209
Okay, I had legitimate crit for you, and you completely disregarded everything I said.

It looks incredible anon! 10/10! AWESOME JOB.

It's perfect.

[Anonymous No.7455226]

>>7455215
dude I didn't disregard anything you said.
I took a mental note of what you said about painting and shit
I honestly give myself a 4/10 at least you tries.
I didn't post expecting everyone to be amazed by what I made, I knew some people would like it and others would just straight up say its shit, but for me I don't really care, im happy about how it looks

[Anonymous No.7455230]

>>7452610
Looks good so far! And out of curiosity, are you actually playing the game or just interested in the design? I wonder how many westerners are playing Kancolle.

[Anonymous No.7455236]

>>7455212
I took like a couple days off because I was getting stressed out from work and making the armor

[Anonymous No.7455253]

Just popping in to post what that one guy's baron armor is supposed to look like.....

[Anonymous No.7455263]

>>7454501
Jesus anon, that's impressive.

how long did it take you to make?

[Anonymous No.7455272]

>>7455263
Thanks! c: Probably ...oh god, I made two before I got the one I wanted, and used the scraps to make the top pieces. In total, probably 20 hours? Not too long, but it took quite a bit to engineer it correctly. It seems simple enough, but it's quite complex actually, two sheets ofleather connected to buckles on the top, cording on the bottom, and a place for a sword.

At least I"m paying for my costumes with commission...right? ahaha.

[Anonymous No.7455449]

>>7449186

i googled it but i didnt have any luck. can we get a ref image please? i'm curious.

[Anonymous No.7455461]

>>7452263

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0yNzWOQxzk

[Anonymous No.7455466]

>>7455182
see
>>7455461

[Anonymous No.7455481]

>>7454730
I'm working on her too, d'you mind me asking what fabrics you're using? I can't find anything I like local to me and it's really pissing me off.

[Anonymous No.7455504]

>>7455226
No, you did disregard all advice you were given, not just here, but also in the help thread. You see, people are aware of what you post in other threads as well as this one. So when you went on your little rant about losing $10,000 on a phone from eBay when someone suggested you pick up some $2 elastic from Wal Mart, people saw that and are now sick of dealing with you and don't want to help you along anymore as it is clear you are way beyond help.

[Anonymous No.7455550]

>>7455230
Thank you!
I´m actually playing the game.
Also Shimakaze is my secretary right now

[Anonymous No.7455652]

>>7455504
Dude I never said I lost 10000 dollars. I spent 400$ on a fucking phone that didn't work
And again at no point did I disregard anything, most of the help I got came from this thread, minus everyone just saying its just shit
As for the elastics thing im gonna see if I could try another way first before I buy some elastic.
I'm gonna go buy elastics on my next day off

[Anonymous No.7455702]

>>7454919
Are you cosplaying zer0?

[Anonymous No.7455754]

>>7455652
>Dude I never said I lost 10000 dollars

>>7454317
>im not gonna buy off eBay since I got ripped off twice and almost got a $10000 fine from that site.

You were told MANY times how easy and cheap all of the problems you have would be to fix, but you are so resistant to every bit of advice that you are now just pissing people off. And you have been disregarding all advice, People said buy elastic, you said that it was too expensive and it's impossible for you to get. People said reshape your armor, you flat out said no. People suggested resizing the shoulders, and again, you said no.

So yes, people are going to stop helping you and will let you know how shitty your costume is.

[Anonymous No.7455855]

>>7454501
Fuck, you're really getting good!

[Anonymous No.7455859]

>>7455754
>almost got
>almost
>almost
Almost isn't getting it you dumbass.
I never said it was impossible its just I have to go outta my way to get it, even though im certain I said im gonna get some
>im gonna go buy some elastics on my next day off
That doesn't sound like me disregarding it
In that help thread people (mostly that one dude) was getting pissed and not reading things clearly like you are now. Idgaf if you guys are gonna refuse to help me
For the resizing I took it into consideration
Just because I didn't reply back in a somewhat positive and kissing your guys asses doesn't mean I disregarded anything

[Anonymous No.7455902]

>>7455859
First $400 is not almost $10,000. you said $10,000 then went on a bullshit rant about a stolen phone that made absolutely no sense at all. But let's ignore all of that and focus on you're aversion to advice:

You were told that you should remake and resize your chest and shoulder pieces. You said that you already remade the chest once and you weren't going to make it again.

You were told to use elastic to help with the shoulder issues you were having. You said you didn't know where to get it and that you couldn't possibly afford it.

You were then told where you could get it, and how cheap it would be, and you said "Fuck Wal Mart" and that any other place would be to far for you to possibly get to.

You were then told you could get some on eBay, thus catering to your laziness, and then you went on your BS rant.

How does any of that show that you are willing to take any advice that was given to you?

[Anonymous No.7455911]

>>7455859
>hurdurr i want critique, but am not going to thank people for it

>hurdurr, I"m not going to take critique

are you this autistic.

[Anonymous No.7455941]

>>7455859
Can we please just ignore this idiot? He's shitting up all the legitimate threads...

[Anonymous No.7455965]

>>7455902
I'm done with this shit.
You guys are letting rage blind you to the point where you can't read anything.
For the phone I bought it for $400, found out it was originally stolen, and heard an outrageous amount of money when I was in shock about it.

As for my cosplay I said I took everything into consideration.

Idgaf if you guys think its shit or looks bad. Everyone does a shit job their first time.

I'm gonna enjoy being baron regardless of what you guys think

[Anonymous No.7455980]

>>7451815
I use Kinkos to print all the time, though usually for sewing patterns. Their large format printer can print up to 36 inches wide and however long you want. Unfortunately their pricing is ridiculous so a 36"x60" sheet in B&W is like $20 to print, so unless you absolutely need it to be that big do yourself a favor and split it into as small of sheets as you can. 11"x17" is only like 20 cents a sheet or so.

[Potato No.7456080]

Finally making some progress on Valkyrie- fixed the fucked-up bodysuit and made a cape. I can't find my camera so I'll post a pic later, but it feels good to be working on stuff again.

>that feel when you need ONE MORE FUCKING SNAP and you don't have enough

[Aggressioncable No.7456109]

>>7456080
OH MY GOD I HAD THAT SAME ISSUE LAST NIGHT.

Ugh

[Aggressioncable No.7456168]

>>7455855
Aww, thanks! It really means a lot. Leatherworking is expensive, but rewarding when it pays the bills, and lets me continue to cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7456184]

This outfit is a bitch and a half I'm so done

[Aggressioncable No.7456219]

>>7456184
Looks nice
those collar pieces though..you might want to make the white lines a little neater?

[Anonymous No.7456223]

>>7456219
You mean where they meet? I'm putting in a zipper so that will be hidden

[Aggressioncable No.7456252]

>>7456223
Oh, alright then.
Yeah, the rest looks really clean. Love the colors.

What's this from?

[Anonymous No.7456279]

>>7456252
[K] Project, it's not that amazing of a story but I love the premise and characters

[Panta No.7456577]

>>7455702
Nah, I'm making a base helmet to make patterns for to make regular helmets.

[Aggressioncable No.7457386]

Lots of progress~! I'll have to picture whore because of all the stuff! (I've got three pictures.

Did the pauldrons. They'll have a bigger pauldron over them, so the detailing on the top isn't that important.

Then, the norse arm pieces. They could have been better, but I"m somewhat happy with how they came out.

Then, the motherfucking belt I"m selling. I'm nearly done, just have to redo one piece on the back, and then clean it up.

[Aggressioncable No.7457387]

>>7457386
2/3

[Aggressioncable No.7457390]

>>7457387
and 3/3

>>7456279
I"ll have to check it out!

[Anonymous No.7457406]

>>7455965
ok byeeeee~

[meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.7457423]

>>7456184
Seri! I know this pain and I know it well. Yeah def try to straighten out the purple collar pieces. Are you doing a dress and then the flaps?

[Anonymous No.7457435]

>>7454730
Sure thing! It took me about four hours wandering my NorCal Joanns to find the most ridiculously ugly paisleys ever. I'm mostly using cotton and silk blends (besides the pleather for detailing) since I'm dyeing the majority of my fabrics to better match color.

I really wouldn't worry too much about matching fabric historically, unless that's you plan of course! After I finish all the pieces I'm just going to weather the shit out of them.I was looking for what base colors matched the best (prints and solids) and would be able to dye, stain, and paint any details that the fabrics didn't have

Best of luck anon, hopefully you are comfortable with patterning/altering because this one's a bitch.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7457437]

Drew up and cut out the patterns for Tsumugu's Tailor's Knife.

[Anonymous No.7457442]

>>7457435
here's the back paneling that I finished today

[Anonymous No.7457462]

>>7457423
skirt and attaching the coat tail flap things to the top
I hope it works well because I couldn't see getting that top on correctly with a zipper going down my crotch?

[meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.7457471]

>>7457462
yeah thats what I did and it ended out working pretty well. Shoot me a question if you need anything

[Anonymous No.7457529]

>>7457471
Thanks I will! It's a rush job so I'm kind of ashamed of my craftsmanship at this point but... oh well
I wish I had better grey fabric for the bottom of the coat tails because what you did looks better than mine, I ended up having to satin stitch and fake applique it on

[Anonymous No.7457535]

>>7457437

What are you going to be making it out off?

[meishi !rEseXGSL8M No.7457543]

>>7457529
eep. Mine was that silver costume vinyl from JoAnns hahah double sided steam a seam on. Didn't even bother with the satin stitch. If you are the same person talking about going to Sakura con, I can try and bring you any back up pieces if you need it (mostly cuz im trying to get rid of it ahhah)

[Anonymous No.7457596]

>>7457543
omg I would be willing to buy your saber off of you tbh I need one badly
Yes that's me OTL, I swear I don't post that much here I just seem apparent I guess cause I have names attached to the stuff I say sometimes

[Anonymous No.7457599]

I'm starting a project I had since I was 12 years old.
It's Sakura Card Captor's butterfly dress, I'm not sure if I'll achieve something even close to the original pic, but I've never seen someone who really tried to make it accurate.

I'm using white chiffon and light pink organza, the idea is having a little of the pink shade showing trough the chiffon and still have some volume.
The layers are pinned together and I'll add two more layers of white and at least two more layers of pink organza.
Any critics or tips are really welcome, and sorry for my bad english.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7457603]

>>7457535
Cardstock, cardboard, craft foam, and plaster. My usual tools of trade.

[Anonymous No.7457604]

>>7457599
Look awesome, please continue! Those designs are beautiful, and you're off to a good start!

[Anonymous No.7457650]

>>7457435
Thank you anon! I'm definitely aiming for lots of natural fabrics so that helps to hear what you're going for. Wish I could just walk around a Joann's, my local fabric stores have just solid fabrics, no cool paisleys or anything. Thanks again!

[Anonymous No.7457835]

>>7457599
That's some gorgeous draping, anon. What kind of hem did you do on the chiffon, a pin hem?

[Anonymous No.7457843]

>>7457835
there's two different hems that I tried, the top one is folded hem and the bottom one is lettuce hem (I think those are the names), the last white skirt doesn't have a hem yet and the pink one has horsehair braid on the back and just burned on the front (yet to be sewn )
Sorry if it's a little bit messy

[Anonymous No.7457949]

Fucking spraypaint. How the hell does this happen? I swear I didn't have that much of a difference in technique when I sprayed one side vs the other, and they were the exact same in regard to sanding/priming/sanding.

[Anonymous No.7457951]

>>7457949
And as if one misadventure with spraypainting Kyoko's speartip weren't enough, the wind hates me too.

At least once I get this done, glue everything together, then get a clearcoat on, I'll be finally done.

[Anonymous No.7457965]

>>7457949

Gotta make sure you shake the can regularly while you're working. Looks like you got an improper mix on one side. Just sand it a little and try again.

[Anonymous No.7457982]

>>7457951
I've had this happen to me before on a staff, I'm sorry anon. It looks extremely well made though! Is it a resin cast?

[Anonymous No.7457984]

>>7457982
Nah, it's just dremeled wood. I did do resin casting for the gems, though.

[Anonymous No.7457987]

>>7457965
Ah, I see. I was thinking it was because it was too cold when I did it, I think the cans say 60F is good but it was only slightly above freezing at the time. But that makes more sense.

[Anonymous No.7457999]

>>7457987

That could do it too, but if it only happened on one side, it's probably just unevenly distributed paint in the can. It happens sometimes.

[Anonymous No.7458218]

>>7457843
Nice. I think the lettuce hem looks better, the folded hem is a little bulky. If you didn't want to do another lettuce hem, you could try a pin hem. It's basically a folded hem that's really narrow, about the width of a pin.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7458457]

>>7457603
>>7457535
>>7457437
So I got the first of the three blades put together for the knife. 2 to go! I might tackle them all after work. also thinking about posting the pattern online in case anyone wants it.

[MMillen No.7458668]

>>7458457
Looking good man

[No Shit Sherlock !IVWX41nZw2 No.7459480]

I have no idea what I was thinking when I decided to embroider this rather than do an applique or even an iron on like a normal human being. At least I really like the little button eye?

[Anonymous No.7459500]

>>7459480
this goddamn board got me addicted to hand embroidery. You just can't beat dem fills. Looks really cute!

[fabled No.7460219]

>>7458457
Looking forward to seeing how this comes out.

[Anonymous No.7460233]

If you are out there somewhere, I'm still looking forward to seeing that Havel the Rock cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7460486]

Tiny bit of progress
Made a 'prototype' of the apron
The belt was just one I had already
Not sure about the wig tho

[BananaJones !7oLQSEBCOk No.7460495]

Tiny bit of progress, I have the dress laying around for a while.
Made a 'prototype' of the apron and the belt is one I already have going to make a different one
Not sure about the wig, I will have to make it fuller

[Anonymous No.7460505]

>>7460495
I believe you when you say its been laying around a while, iron those wrinkles out girly

[BananaJones !7oLQSEBCOk No.7460514]

>>7460505
I left it in a box for a month or so and I didn't feel like ironing it right now. But yeah it bothers me too

[No Shit Sherlock !IVWX41nZw2 No.7460879]

>>7460495
Those heart buttons are cute as hell

[Anonymous No.7461315]

>>7445971
Do you have a picture of just the hooping? I'm really interested in how you did that.

[fabled No.7461376]

Da claws.

[Anonymous No.7461389]

>>7461376

(sage for bad joke)

[Anonymous No.7461400]

>>7460495
cute! where are you wearing her?

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7461435]

>>7461376
Those look great! What are they made of??

[Anonymous No.7461464]

PAX East is in a few weeks.

This is what I've got so far.

Going as hunters from the The Last of Us' multiplayer.

On a side note, I'm trying to make some LED molotov cocktails to go with the outfit. But I'm having a hard time finding a suitable substance that will be able to diffuse the LED's light inside the bottle. The problem is, if I drop LED's in a beer bottle and call it a day, it will look like shit and not give the in game appearance.

I've tried crushed glass, and it works well enough, but it may not be let in due to the fact that it's literally broken glass.

The only other options I've come up with is painting the beer bottles with opaque glass paint, but I'm not sure if it's going to come out right.

Any other seagulls have any experience with this?

>>7451934
Looking forward to seeing this one finished!

[fabled No.7461475]

>>7461389
I see what you did there.
>>7461435
Laser cut, heat formed sintra. Still need paint, just like everything else I've posted lol.

[Anonymous No.7461492]

>>7461464
May I offer some critique, just as a lurker who clicked on the thumbnail?

Weather your jeans and shoes a little more. They look too pristine for being involved in an apocalypse.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7461509]

>>7461475
My kokoro ;w; I do not know where you are from Fabled, but you are more than welcome to come hang any time~ also that looks super cool, someday i'm gonna get into sintra when i have the time and money. keep on keeping on! I'm glad and honored to hear you're cosplaying and inspired by what we do :)

[Anonymous No.7461547]

>>7461464
oh honey I hope someone knits that sweet fair isle hat for you! If colourwork weren't such a pain I'd say it's easy enough to do it yourself by then.

[Anonymous No.7461554]

>>7461492
>>7461547

Thanks, Anons.

The day of the convention I plan on rubbing the sneakers with a nice layer of ash and dirt. Along with this hat. I don't want to stain the hat, I like it too much.

>pic related

As for the jeans, I'm still debating on whether I should cut them to length of the player in the game. He's got them real high up. Shit. He's practically wearing capris, and I've been skipping leg day. Haha.

[Anonymous No.7461621]

>>7461475
>writing love letters to tripfags directly onto your progress pictures

Creepy.

[Anonymous No.7462075]

>>7461621
You are on /cgl/ and think this is creepy?

[liquid No.7462408]

Started working with liquid latex last year. Still playing around with textures and simple stuff. I use a sort of zombie skin peeling thing with my silent hill nurse and its great fun to use. Pic related is just oatmeal and tp. It was just a test to see how it would look. Might incorporate small amounts of this texture in my sh makeup. Any suggestions would be appreciated

[TemjinTBW No.7462476]

>>7462408
That looks gross and awesome

[Anonymous No.7462486]

>>7461475
I hope your laser cutter has extremely good ventilation. Sintra releases dangerous gases like chlorine when laser cut. Be careful.

[Anonymous No.7462504]

>>7462408
That works really well if you're trying to look burned, dirty, and old.
I'd add a couple specks of dried blood, but aside from that it's really good

[Anonymous No.7462675]

>>7462408
That's really fucking disgusting. Keep up the good work.

[Maguma !ftEuMagUmA No.7462940]

Finally got the other Boot for my Ulgamoth Gijinka put together. Now I gotta work on dem pants....

[Anonymous No.7463149]

Can someone tell me why this KEEPS happening?

I've checked the thread alignment and rethreaded everything and it keeps doing this. Didn't happen at all for the first 80% of the sewing, now it won't stop.

[Luluanon No.7463293]

>>7462476
Thanks! As it should lol
>>7462504
Yep, sticking with the burnt dirty and old for silent hill. I did throw some blood on there but i mix my own with the cream makeup. I make a more dirty/aged blood. Fresh blood looks really stupid on SH nurses but that's just a pet peeve of mine. I'll add some more splattering amidst other stuff but thanks for the suggestion
>>7462675
lmao thanks,

I always feel weird about taking compliments on this since the materials are so...basic? I feel like it's something anyone could do but it is super time consuming. I'm just glad it looks alright.

[Liquid No.7463322]

>>7462408
Thanks, as it should lol
>>7462504
Yep, shooting for the burned dirty old look. I'll definitely add a little bit more blood but no fresh blood look. It's a personal pet peeve of mine. I mixed some aged/dirty looking blood that i stipple into the final look. I added some here but sometimes less is more. I'll play around with this some more though, thanks!
>>7462675
lol thank you.

Pic related is my nurse and one of the better (and more recent photos) i have of it. Yes, i'm fat, working on losing some weight. I need to make this dress darker/add some dark patches. I feel like doing the liquid latex work on the skin just makes it all pop.

[Liquid No.7463328]

>>7463149
Just thought i'd throw this in there but make sure you're using the right bobbin size as well as cleaning out the lower bobbin area. I got a new sewing machine a few months back and used one of my other bobbins for it. That didn't work out so well. Caused alot of bunching up. I'm not sure how new the machine is but maybe it could use a cleaning if you havent had that done in a while.

[Anonymous No.7463336]

>>7463322
>im fat

Not really. You look fine.

And if you really are intent to losing weight, remember: Squatz and oats.

[Liquid No.7463352]

>>7463336
Hah yea, guess i better stop putting the oats on me then. Need more in me. :)

[Anonymous No.7463642]

>>7463149
>>7463328
Also, make sure your bobbin is wound properly (i.e. tightly enough) and that the tension is set right.

[Vash No.7463990]

Vash the Stampede undersuit, 90%

Mostly 2-3 oz goatskin, spandex, and hammered steel.

Still working on the chaps, buckle, straps, and holster.

[PiggyNukka No.7464833]

Been working on my Kaede Smith cosplay from Killer 7. Finished sewing the dress and now I'm just painting all the blood on.

[Anonymous No.7465709]

>>7463336

Why do people say oats are good for losing weight? They are a staple of my weight gain diet with wich i managed to get 5 kg over a month.

Or do people just eat like a spoon of oats as a meal?

[Anonymous No.7465902]

>>7465709
Squatz and oatz aren't for losing weight, they're for getting swole.

[Anonymous No.7466101]

>>7465902

Squats are an excellent compound exercise that hit almost every major muscle group in the body. Them, along with other key exercises (such as dead lifts and bench press) help mold the body into a lean, muscular machine.

Weight lifting exercises not only build muscle, but burn fat as well.

If you're working out, and you're doing some form of heavy lifting, you're essentially wasting your time. Regardless of gender, heavy lifting is a staple in exercise routines across the board.

Cardio is great and all, but you're not going to cut fat and build muscle effectively.

HOWEVER, one's weight management is also factored by what you can do in the kitchen.

Oats are high in nutrition, while staying relatively low on calories count. They are a god send if you're to both bulk up, or cut down.

If you're trying to lose weight: Do heavy lifting, while eating at a slight calorie deficit.

If you're to bulk up and gain muscle mass: Do heavy lifting, while eating at a slight calorie surplus.

It's not that complicated.

[Anonymous No.7466104]

>>7466101


>If you're working out, and you're NOT* doing some form of heavy lifting, you're essentially wasting your time. Regardless of gender, heavy lifting is a staple in exercise routines across the board.

typo.