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 Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:02 pm
Well a friend and I are doing a cosplay panel/workshop type thing at a comic shop cosplay event. I imagine there will be a lot of new, younger cosplayers. This is what we agreed on:
What is cosplay? (with a brief overview of the sewing aspect)
Wigs (basic stuff, like how to wear, where to buy and also how to cut & simple styling)
Props (she's made lots of awesome wings, so she's mostly gonna take over here!)
Demonstration (we will show step by step how to make some simple accessory like cat ears or Chii ears or a tail)
With short Q&A session after each one.
So what do you think would be good to include? If you were going to something like this, what would you be curious to see? Well we are aiming it at new or non-cosplayers but you guys might have some ideas too! Anyone else done one of these - if so what worked and didn't work so well? Thanks in advance for any and all replies!!
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:09 pm
Inevitably, someone is going to bring up armor. I have yet to run or attend a cosplay panel where armor was not brought up, so do be sure you're prepared to explain at least a few techniques with it.
People new to cosplay are also often confused by the masquerade aspect, so it's a good time to mention what they are like, what kind of entries to expect, different ways they may be judged, etc.
Also, local resources. For example, here in Dallas, we have a street named Perth where there are several fabric outlet shops with a lot of really rare fabrics and fabulous prices. I also recently found an excellent plastics dealer in the area. That sort of thing. The big chains (like JoAnne's and Hancocks) are also good to mention, particualry that they are the most likely to have large sales, and often release flyers for these.
That's all I can think of right now o_o
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:33 pm
x.x yipes! Neither of us have ever done armor >.< Maybe I'll find someone who has and have them join us... Thanks for the suggestion!
We've both only been in one masquerade, but we'll probably talk about that. It just occured to me the other day that we should talk about crossplay too!
Ooh yeah I'm gonna type up a printed list of local and web resources and hand it out! That's a very good idea.
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:41 am
armor is a tough thing to tackle i've done the research and it is a total pain. gonk but it can be done. the biggest mistake people make is that they think that they can just make it out of cloth and it will look close enough. the problem is that it just looks tacky. for armor they have to use sheet metal or flashing and of the 2 I would have to suggest the use of sheet metal because flashing is a tad bit of a pain. sweatdrop both will take time but if done correctly it will be worth the time invested biggrin if you need to know more i can give you info on it but so as you know i've never actually tried to make armor i've only done my research and so i'm not certain on everything sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:09 am
Here's a vauge idea about the whole armour thing: Tell them to figure it out on their own, or refer them to the wide expanses of google.com. Kids who start out trying to do things like amrour are in for pain. Tell them that, and tell them a leading authority on armour said so (namely me.). Proof of pain: Proof of pain for fab red mage costume. And that was only ******** plate armour, too.This year we decided for more pain: a reasonable facimile to traditional japanese armour. Not fun.
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 2:43 pm
I actually DON'T recommend cosplayers making metal armor, unless the show specificallyshows it as unpainted metal, and even then I avoid it. Metal is needlessly difficult to work with, and doesn't photograph all that well when used in tandem with an outfit, for the same reason that Satin makes a poor choice.
Two easy methods of armor are paper mache- Use mundane objects to make your form, mix water, flour, and some wood glue to a pancake batter-like consistancy, and then have atnit with newspaper. When carefully applied so it will lay as flat as possible, and then sanded, paper mache can be made into an almost glass smooth surface.
Leather. Use vegetable tanned leather (can buy at places like tandy leather) soak in water, and then shape into your form of choice. Once it has dried, it will hold whatever shape you have tweaked it into. Can be sealed by whatever method you fancy (many like wax) to help ensure it remains waterproof.
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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:10 pm
Tell them about the horrors of working with satin! gonk Aaaagh! (I don't know them from experience, but from the wise words of fellow cosplayers o_o)
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:35 am
Gren, you amaze me in ways I still can't quite vocalise. You are my hero...ine. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:50 pm
Good ideas guys! I was thinking of paper mache - that's what I would probably try WERE I to make armor.
Oh yes I'm going to mention satin. ^^ It's not all bad, so I'll go on my shpeel about that and I'm going to bring in fabric swatches and talk in general about some of my favorite fabrics and what each is appropriate for (and sure as heck NOT appropriate for - like satin for school uniforms).
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:25 pm
Hahahaha, I have seen that so many times. xp
But then we all made rookie mistakes at some point, I guess.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:39 am
Well we did our panels and I think they went alright - but hardly anyone was sitting down listening T.T And during like our props panel, somebody asked about dying wigs...when we talked about that at the wig panel earlier. >.< I just repeated myself. I don't think anyone could me hear me either. I about lost my voice there. We'll be doing another one in June, hopefully, so maybe that one will go better. It was fun though and I got to help a few people ^^ Oh my goodness I swear the hardest thing is convincing people to wear friggin wig caps!! o.O They just don't believe me that they need them or where to buy them! >.<
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 11:37 am
Unfortunately for the rest of us, a lot of people who cosplay are either
1) Very young and therefore rude
or
2) Very stupid and therefore rude
(Sorry it went badly. But we still love you!)
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:39 am
Seraph-Martyr armor is a tough thing to tackle i've done the research and it is a total pain. gonk but it can be done. the biggest mistake people make is that they think that they can just make it out of cloth and it will look close enough. the problem is that it just looks tacky. for armor they have to use sheet metal or flashing and of the 2 I would have to suggest the use of sheet metal because flashing is a tad bit of a pain. sweatdrop both will take time but if done correctly it will be worth the time invested biggrin if you need to know more i can give you info on it but so as you know i've never actually tried to make armor i've only done my research and so i'm not certain on everything sweatdrop Amen! Not only does it look better than fake cloth armor, but it lasts longer too!
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