Here we are going to show you a Canadian girl named, Dilaseberxx. She is a crazy cosplay fanatic .In her gallery, you can find wonderful pictures of Neliel Tu cosplay, Virgilia cosplay etc. The picture above is Vocaloid Megurine Luka cosplay. Pretty? Dilaseberxx is going to cosplay Soul Evans and Lelouch Vi Brittania. Wish her success!
This tutorial is made by Vickie from Deviantart. It’s nice of her to do this for us cosplayers. With Vickie’s approval, I’d like to share it with our visitors here.
Things you need:
You don’t have to use what I have exactly. Items listed are what I own. You may use whatever you prefer.
-Eyedrops
-Makeup remover
-Black liquid eyeliner
-Black/dark gray eyeshadow
-Black eyeliner pencil
-Eyeliner brush
-White eyeliner pencil
-Black cream eyeliner
-Reference picture
Use white eyeliner and lightly draw a large circle on your left hand.
Draw a second, smaller circle inside the large one.
Draw a 5-point star inside the smaller circle, slightly angled.
Draw a line on the outer circle at each point of the star.
On the outer line, draw 3 lines in between each star-point line.
Place a few drops of eyedrops into the black eyeshadow. Mix it with the eyeliner brush.
With eyeliner brush, trace over/refine sketch with eyeshadow.
Choose one to trace over final sketch:
Black liquid eyeliner – liquid is more shiny, tattoo-like.
Black cream eyeliner – cream is more dull but smooth.
The spikes are DIAMOND shape. They are longer on the outside of the circle than the inside.
All done! Just paint your nails black and you’re all set.
Make up remover to get everything off when you are done being Sebastian.
Have fun!
Author bio: This tutorial is made by Vickie from Deviantart. You can also find her at twitter and youtube.
Most people discard a cosplay wig when it has become rather messy. Hey, this is really wasteful, especially if a kanekalon wig is abandoned. So, let’s focus on methods of rescuing a messy cosplay wig made from high temperature fiber and kanekalon below.
First, let’s look at a messy cosplay wig. Just as the photo shows, it’s been rather jagged and fluffy. There are knots from about 10 centimeters away from the top.
It will be rather difficult to comb it without using any hair detailer. So, just spout a little hair detailer and grab a small fraction of the hair by your left hand. Use your right hand to comb the hair by a steel comb or an anti-static comb from the bottom to the top.
If you meet a big knot like that one in the below photo, don’t use a scissor instantly. First, drag it by hand to see whether it can become smooth or not. If it becomes smooth, just pull it and comb it by a steel comb. Just be patient, XD.
If it doesn’t become smooth, drag the hair when small fast knots form. Those knots should be as small as possible. Then, cut at the middle of each knot. Don’t pull the hair once being cut. Use steel comb to comb it once again until all cut knots stick to the steel comb.
While meeting a handful of knots, don’t use scissor because these knots will easily form while dealing with a wig. If you cut it frequently, the amount of hair will sharply decrease. At this time, just comb smooth hair and place it aside. When there are only a handful of knots on your hand, comb it from up to bottom at the place 10 centimeters above the knot. Comb several times and use some strength; it will be smooth.
Then, repeat above two steps continually. In most cases, hair is messy and has fast knots. You can deal with these after grasping above two steps. After making it smooth, you had better to wash the hair. Flush water while combing. Then, wait until it dries. Below picture shows you hair that has been combed. Yes, it is still a little fluffy, jagged and curving (you may not see this from the picture).
If possible, use an electric hair straightener, which is the only tool to help a jagged hair become smooth. Before clipping, comb it times and press the top by one hand to avoid it drops down. Pick up a small handful of hair by another hand and slowly clip it from top to bottom. Use a little force for a smoother look.
This is the finished pattern. The hair bottom has no longer been fluffy. It feels like a new hair, \(^o^)/. Then, spout some hair detailer. Pack the hair into a hermetic bag until the hair detailer dries.
Okay, a messy cosplay wig made from high temperature fiber has been restored to the original shape. Below, let’s learn how to rescue a kanekalon cosplay wig below. This picture shows you required tools: a steel comb, scissor, hair detailer, electric hair straightener and a wig frame are required.
Look from the front:
To know whether a wig is made from kanekalon, just pay attention to its sheen. Look from the back:
As this is a kanekalon cosplay wig, you must use steel comb. It will be rather difficult to deal with it by an anti-static comb and it will cause many knots. Just as below picture shows to you, just comb it lightly on the surface. And then pick up some of the hair and comb them. The outside part has become smooth till now. But inside, it’s still messy, L.
To make the inside hair smooth, you can use the same method to deal with a high temperature fiber wig. But make sure to use less force.
Actually, the hair is still jagged and fluffy even though you think it’s been smooth. Here comes the most crucial step.
Hang up the hair. If electric hair straightener is adjustable on temperature, just set to the lowest temperature. If it can’t, it does not matter either.
Pick out curvy and jagged hair and place smooth hair aside while waiting the electric hair straightener becomes hot. After about one minute, put your nose near to those two porcelain plates. If you feel hot, pull up the plug. After 15-20 seconds, pick out a small handful of hair on the bottom to make an experiment. Use the hair straightener to clip it quickly. It the hair becomes parched, move hair straightener away at once.
Wait another 20 seconds and then quickly clip the picked pair back and forth times. Don’t use too much strength. Otherwise, it will become parched. Nor do clip it too tightly. Then, the hair is no longer fluffy. Here is an ironed wig.
After clipping for a moment, you will find the temperature on the hair straightener has reduced a lot. Then, plug in once again. While waiting, mix the clipped and original hair and together and mix it. Then, divide it into several parts. Then, repeat above steps slightly and quickly. Here is the wig finished.
Most cosplay wig can be restored to the initial shape. Just be more patient and careful. You will save really a lot.
Today we are going to introduce a Mexican girl, named Yokomont to you! In her own words, she is an anime artist. During one year’s membership on deviantart, she gets 296 comments and 2,226 pageviews. Here we show you her Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Yoko Littner Cosplay. In fact, Yoko is her favorite character. Stunning? Visit her gallery and find more sexy pictures!
Today we find another Canadian girl, named Sakurayu who is a model, born in November 5. This is her Enchanted Giselle cosplay. This is the cosplay of Giselle’s big day. The costume Sakurayu wearing is made by her mother and grandpa. Is it gorgeous? More pictures and information can be found on her Deviantart website.
Along with the increasing number of cosplay activities in China, and especially the sharply climbing popularity of China Joy Cosplay, this performance art is known by more and more people. Below, let’s take a closer look at the history of cosplay in China.
It’s reported that cosplay was first introduced to Hong Kong, China in 1993. There is another saying that cosplay first appeared in Taiwai, China in 1995. But no matter which saying accords with the truth, cosplay in China began at a time that’s much later than the origin of cosplay in some western countries.
At that time, cosplay shows were organized by a small group and popular only in a small scale. In Taiwan, most of cosplayed characters were from video games. An organization in Hong Kong, named 400 feet, cosplayed the Allied Forces in Legend of the Galactic Heroes in 1993. With climbing popularity of cosplay, Hong Kong Cartoonist Association held a cartoon show which was a real visual feast for cartoon fans in 1998.
Girl from China Joy
Compared with Hong Kong and Taiwan, cosplay in the mainland of China has a shorter history. It firstly emerged in mainland in 1988 and gained a skyrocketing improvement since cosplay in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong developed in a fast pace. In August 2000, the first cosplay competition in the mainland was held successfully.
In the wake of this funny & fantastic show, a series of cosplay competitions were staged, sponsored by some famous websites in China like Tencent and China Joy. As above picture shows to us, splendid cosplayers like this one seem rather stunning! In 2011, Cover Coser competition definitely stirs up a new trend in China.
As a hot spot drawing most cosplay fanatics’ attention, Cover Coser Competition is sponsored by China Joy and organized by Howell Expo. The jury members are from all circles like Tencent, Posts and Telecom Press. On January 12, cosplay fanatics were pouring to upload their cosplay pictures to China Joy. The list of winners was published on April 22. According to the report, participants this year showed better performance what cosplayers of previous years did.
The picture above is the artwork from the champion, named Xiao Meng. He started his role playing life in 2003. During these years, many terrific characters were cosplayed by this young and handsome boy. Besides, he wins a bundle of prizes for himself. This time, he cosplayed the character in Yasha Kisouden and won the first prize. Stunning?
The runner-up is Zhao Jing whose English name is Rayna. You can also call her Maru. She was born in Nan Jing, Jiang Su Province in China on August 7, 1988. In this Cover Coser competition, she cosplayed as Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII. Her terrific cosplay drives me crazy!
The bronze medalist is Lalaax. He studies at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. His Bleach Murus Hierago cosplay helped him win the bronze medal. In this competition, he tried something new and exceeded the limit.
From these wonderful cosplay works, we can make a conclusion that cosplay in china has stepped into the right track. Just as the jury of Cover Coser said, the strength of contestant had a dramatic enhancement. It’s totally believed more excellent performances will be released in the China cosplay world.
Another Germany girl is founded by us! She is a model, named Sayura 93 on Deviantart. Due to strong interest in anime, manga and games like Kingdom Hearts, she loves acting, dancing and cosplay. This is her Shugo Chara Amu Hinamori cosplay. Pretty? Visit her gallery, more pictures can be founded!
After knowing many tutorials on making cosplay props, weapons and costumes, we plan to learn how to make Magical Girl Tomoe Mami’s long gun today. For sure, it’s easy, especially when you have grasped below tips. Now, let’s begin.
This is Tomoe Mami with her gun.
Required tools: scissor, art designing knife.
Materials: EVA (5 mm thick), PVC pipes, foamed board, mighty bond, white latex and automatic spray paint.
1. Draw the desirable size and decorative pattern on the paperboard.
2. Cut off the drawn pattern, which is definitely the pattern on the back part of the gun.
3. Put the paperboard on EVA that’s 5 mm thick and draw all lines. Use scissor or art designing knife to cut out the pattern. I used art designing knife to cut the decorative pattern. For sure, this depends on the skill of your handwork and patience.
4. Draw several under layers that are a little smaller than the decorative board. How small they should be depends on materials you use. Here, EVA is used. But wood or other materials will be different.
5. Stick the baseboard to the outside frame. Remember two baseboards and two frames are needed.
6. Draw the thickness and length of the gun on the paperboard.
7. Likewise, put the paperboard on EVA that’s 5 mm thick and cut out the shape. You can also omit the sixth step and directly cut the pattern on EVA board. After taking the measurement, draw by ruler and cut it off. Then, joint it with the decorative baseboard.
8. An empty box has been finished.
9. Find a PVC pipe and insert it into the box until it reaches the bottom. This pipe is 1 meter long. But how large it should be depends on the size of your box.
10. Cut apart the spearhead. Make details on the gun shaft by EVA that’s 1 mm thick. The front sight is made from foamed board or EVA that’s 5 mm thick. But EVA is much softer than foamed boards.
11. Make the trigger. Foamed board that’s 5 mm chick is adopted. Other materials like EVA with thickness of 5 mm are much softer.
12. Material used to make the trigger is also used to make the driving hammer part. Screw can be used to make the hammer movable.
13. The gun has been roughly finished.
14. When the external form has been completed, it’s time to color. Paint white latex twice on the EVA part. When it dries, begin to color. First paint black ground color. Then, essential color should be made by silver coating.
15. After coloring, it looks like this.
16. The gun is finished.
To make cosplay props will be challenging, yet also interesting. For more information, just pay a visit to Miccostumes.com.
Today, I will show you an American woman, named Yaya. Yaya is interested in ancient cultures, art and cosplay. Here is one of her DC Comics’ Batman Catwoman cosplay pictures from her gallery. Stunning? On her Deviantart, more sexy pictures can be found.
Cosplayers:
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Cosplayer Interviews-Felix
Here, we have Felix from United State in our Cosplay Interviews. As an art student in college, Felix is working on becoming a teacher. In his gallery, you can find many wonderful artworks. Today we are going to talk about cosplay with Felix. Ok! Let’s share his cosplay experience together!
1.Please Introduce yourself first
Hi, my name is Felix.
2.What does cosplay mean to you?
Cosplay to me means being able to be someone else for a day.
3.What was your first cosplay?
My first cosplay ever is actually the one featured -The male
hero, Red, from the Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen games.
4.Does your family supports your cosplay?
My family actually made fun of me consistently for
cosplaying, heh. -But it was all in good fun, we all got to
joke around and laugh alot.
5. What is your most memorable cosplay experience?
My most memorable cosplay was when I went as Red. There
happened to be about twenty-five people cosplaying something
from the Pokemon series and everyone met up for a huge group
photo. The camera shots were going off for a good while.
6. What are your 2011 cosplay plans?
For the 2011 year I’d love to go as the male hero or N from
the Pokemon White and Black games, but as I’m not sure I’d be
able to afford another costume, convention ticket and hotel
room for a good while, I don’t think that will be happening any
time soon.
7.Do you make your costumes yourself or buy them ?
I made the costume myself for the most part. I took pre-made
things and modified them. For example, The backpack was a basic
solid black zip backpack. I added a top flap, primed it,
painted it yellow, painted the decals on, and added two
side-pockets made from plastic bottles.
8. Any other cosplayers you like?
I don’t know many other cosplayers, actually. But my friend
Laura does a good job whenever she cosplays.
9. Do some changes happen to you after cosplay?
Nope.
10. Any advices you wanna share with cosplay newbies?
My advice for cosplay newbies would be to take your time
and do a little each day. Don’t put it off till the last three
days and then have to rush it.