Ok last time i'm posting this concept. Thank you for all of the feedback, i realized that the merge of the two versions is the best version. This is final, i'm happy with the deaign outcome and now i just got to find all the materials so i can craft it 😅 thank you guys for all the feedback. I'm also at the last stages of the Howl outfit. I'm waiting for my seamstress to finish the coat 💪 so soon enough.

I’m thinking of buying a resin printer for costume builds and prop making, need help deciding which one, any advice would help TIA

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I was never good at using foam to make anything as it looked bad but ive always wanted a set of space marine armor as a nice costume i could say i made. Any tips would be helpfull

I have never really cosplayed, and if I did it was handmade. However, there is a con coming up in June that I want to attend, and the character I want to cosplay is too complicated for me to handle (plus I really want it to be high quality and I cannot give that). Where would I find a place to find artists that are good, with references and trust worthy? Are there facebook groups, websites, ect? I really do not want to drop money and get scammed like i've been before. If needed for any reference the character Im looking to be made is Deimos from the video game Tom Clancys Rainbow Six siege.

So I am going to a con soon and want to do a Dr.Horrible cosplay. He wears a Howie-style lab coat; unfortunately, the cheapest one I can find is $55 on Amazon. I was thinking of getting a cheap lab coat and adding fabric to make it work. I'm wondering if anyone has any links to possible patterns or hell, if someone knows of a place I can get a labcoat for cheap, that would be a massive help.

Hello! Sorry for the lame question. I've been scrolling here for a while for shops and sites and I'm just getting really overwhelmed and getting confused with navigating, so would appreciate some help if that's okay.

I'm looking for a Furina cosplay that ships to Europe with a budget of around 120-150€ (excluding shipping, preferably with wig and shoes). I'm specifically wanting to get the shorter haired version with the darker clothes, but having a hard time finding any. If there are none available, I don't mind going for the other version, but darker one would be the preferred one.

It's meant to be worn a few times for cons, so no need for insane quality but I'd also like it to be decent looking.

Also I'm 160cm but have fairly thick thighs, since the cosplay includes shorts, do you guys think I should size up 1 or 2? In my country I normally wear M.

Thank you!

So I am a newbie when it comes to faux fur and plan on cosplaying Stolas from Helluva Boss. I would need fur for his neck, chest and his tail. Any advice on where to get faux fur for his cosplay? (Any and all help is greatly appreciated)

I'm sure this isn't the usual post- but I'm lacking any motivation to cosplay again even though I want to! I'm in my early twenties and I've been cosplaying casually for over 10 years now. It's always been fun but recently it feels like the community has gotten really competitive and really hateful honestly. I like to sew my garments from scratch as well, but it's gotten so expensive! It's so frustrating especially with the rise of competitive cosplays and professional cosplayers- It feels like there's no way to just have fun anymore. It's all about social media and having the best costume. Not to mention the community itself has gotten quite sour. Saying all of this I still miss it dearly! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get back into a hobby that feels dead to me 🥲?

Hello! I'm a new cosplayer and there's a convention coming up this summer. I really want to cosplay the winter soldier (Bucky Barnes) with a military goth twist to him, but im not sure if it's really giving off Bucky Barnes, ya know? If anyone has any tips or suggestions I will gladly take them! Thank you!

Can anyone recommend me a jacket or something that I could use to pull off an Eggman (sonic the hedgehog) costume?

I’m looking for help on the circled strips of fabric on the edge of the garment- I know about bias tape, but how do I do that with two colors? Any help appreciated!

I'm searching for fabric for an alistor cosplay but can't seem to find anything. Can anyone help lead me in a direction?

I probably sound really stupid right now with this question, but bear with me, Im new to cosplaying. I really want to cosplay different characters, but I feel like my glasses are holding me back from authentically doing so. I want to get lasik, but I need to wait years and I really would not want to potentially lose my sight.

Im doing more research into prescription colored contacts, however im unsure of if they come in more varied colors such as white, yellow, red, gold, etc. I know normal colored contacts do, but for someone with glasses, is it possible to get them?

I’m working to centralize all of my cosplay at my residence and would like to use the opportunity to get some fixes done to the foam boots that go with one of them. Problem is, the temperatures are not believed to be conducive to proper functioning of the contact cement (right now, it's 36F with an expected overnight low of 32F though tomorrow's predicted high is 55F).

Granted, they're not big cans so nowhere near as much in potential toxicity (though I still don't want to take any chances, and the garage would be the easiest and most isolated place for this). Worst case scenario, I do it in my personal bathroom and open the windows afterwards, and if I have to s*** during the three hour wait then I simply use the one out in the hall until everything dissipates.

Any thoughts on the best way to proceed with these conditions?

So my next cosplay project is going to involve gluing foam onto a full body suit— this means that I need some type of mannequin to slide the body suit over so I don’t accidentally adhere anything to my skin, as I will likely need to use hot glue or contact glue. There will be many intricate small foam pieces placed all over the suit. Unfortunately, I’m a really short guy and can’t find any full body fashion mannequins under 5’5”. I’m worried that unless I have a mannequin that’s at the very least my exact height it’s not going to fit properly on my body after every piece is glued on like it will on a mannequin that’s bigger than I am. How can I make my own mannequin according to me height and measurements? I need an alternative, preferably an affordable one. Any and all help is appreciated!!

Hello, I'm looking to find or make a vest like this. The jacket is a tail coat but what is the vest called with the buttons and folded down points?

seems too good to be true so it probably is. Also a lot of the pictures seem to be from the old hello cosplay site.

I’m going to a convention later this year, I’m a complete noob in terms of sewing and I was looking to make a Mimikyu cosplay inspired by this. I have absolutely no idea where to start and any advice would be great. From what I’m looking at so far I think I have to make a closed full circle cloak? Which then I would cut an opening for the neck? Thank you for any tips/advice.

what are the best clear straps for these, they always break and i dont know how to keep them in place. i buy my cosplays from good websites but the straps are always bad. any sewing techniques that are easy or better options? i cosplayed at a con and had to hold my suit up the whole time :(

I've been wanting to invest into a Teddie Persona 4 Gold mascot costume for some time now... I don't have the fine motor skills or time to make one, unfortunately

I'd like one that looks/works similarly to the one from PAX Prime 2012; it looks so fun to wear and be in one! I wouldn't know where to start in finding an artist or manufacturer, so if there are any recommendations I'd love to hear them

Hi!!!! If anyone has any insight I would love some help! I am making a cosplay of hyun su from sweet home, I’m making his wing from season three and I want to light it up, I’ve used led lights for cosplays before but I was hoping to find some that have a breathing function because I want to make it look like the bottom of the feathers are coal embers. I haven’t been able to find any that aren’t just a strip light led with a plug in, I’m hoping to find ones that kinda resemble fairy lights with batteries. I would need orange and maybe red colours that have the breathing function so it looks more realistic! If you know of any please help!!