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Expert advice for beginners in Cosplay
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Posted By Clark Tobin
Halloween may be long gone, but if you still yearn to put on a costume, then cosplay can be a great hobby!
Cosplay, a portmanteau of ‘costumes’ and’ games’, originated in Japan, but the practice of dressing up as fictional characters at traditional conventions is much older. The Japanese borrowed from the Americans and gave it a new name. As anime became popular in the West, so did the word cosplay.
Cosplaying is closely associated with anime and comic book conventions, but cosplayers also organize their own parties, where they can take photos and admire each other’s art. For this article, I will offer some advice for beginners.
If you think you might want to get into role-playing, read on — we have all the tips you need.
Choose your first role play role
Before you start putting together your role-play, you must decide which character you want to portray. Like, you like Captain America, you buy Captain America Costume. If you like Solomon recommends you start simple, character design or costumes aren’t very complicated, especially if you don’t sew. I thought of L from the Death Note, in his white sweatshirt and jeans.
I suggest you choose a character you like. “Certain parts of the cosplay process can be intense, and when you get there, it’s nice to get a little extra motivation from the love you have for the character you’re making.” “Plus, when you’re in costume, it’s nice to have that extra ‘Oh my God, I love this character,’ to give you that extra attitude.
Don’t let your gender or skin color prevent you from making choices. Set a deadline a few weeks before the meeting or party where you want to debut your outfit, but expect it to take twice as long as you think!
While it might make sense to choose costumes that fit the convention theme, such as comic-Con characters or comic-Con comic characters, there’s often a lot of overlap between fans, so it’s common for people to dress up as characters in a medium that doesn’t exactly match the convention theme.
Once you’ve chosen your character, put together all the elements that make up their appearance, including all the costumes, accessories, shoes and any special hair or makeup. You can check out photos of the character’s different designs and how other cosplayers have brought them to life to get ideas. Next, develop an action plan for how to acquire each item, whether purchased or manufactured.
It’s often easy to find ready-made costumes for mainstream characters, but if your character is less well known, you may have to rely on frugality, remodeling, and sewing to assemble the outfit. Sometimes, you can combine the look of a modern character with items in a closet or mainstream store. You can also commission more experienced cosplayers to make your costume, in which case it’s important that you trust them when Posting photos.
Whether you buy it or make it yourself, don’t compromise on fit! For purchased garments, customizing them will go a long way toward your requirements, I’ve had fat thor costume custom made before and when you make your own garments, you should obviously build to your own measurements.
