Author Topic: the unofficial 2009 cosplay progress thread :3 (Read 315983 times)

pencil · « **Reply #1400 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:30:54 pm »

Woooorking on Cosmo Dragoon

Hahaha it look so wonky right now.

Mei Long · « **Reply #1401 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:41:16 pm »

It looks really good so far, Pencil!! =D

Today I got the email with the tracking number for my contacts which means just 4-6 days (if all goes well) to wait - yay! Other than that there's been lots of pinning/sewing and that's basically all the progress I have today for 2009. 2010 got something in the mail as well so that was pretty cool. =)

lychee-twist · « **Reply #1402 on:** July 29, 2009, 09:57:53 pm »

Pencil, that's looking awesome. I can't wait to see the real deal finished! That hat is absolutely fantastic.

Quote from: soundninja12 on July 29, 2009, 07:52:17 pm

I think that I could probably make the sleeves have elastic in them, and have that keep them poofy. So I'm gonna sew elastic in to my sleeves, then sew the sleeves to the dress.
You think that'll work?

@ Lychee
Who are you cosplaying?

I think it's worth a shot at the very least. I would try that with some cheap fabric first. You might be able to find some sort of tutorial on instructables.com or perhaps even a period clothing tutorial site. There's got to be something.

Here's some links I found that <i>might</i> be useful:
http://www.whatthecraft.com/tuts/sleeve.htm
http://crafty-dame.livejournal.com/7449.html
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=142301 (Forum post)

And here's a link to a cosplay.com forum post that might prove useful to everyone:
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=149981

This is what I'm cosplaying, too:

The Kusuriuri from the anime "Mononoke".

See Episode 1 here! http://www.veoh.com/search/videos/q/Mononoke+1#watch%3Dv8858523tfMBNJG
Warning: Not exactly for kiddies but not really gory or bloody. Just kinda... weird. It's a traditional Japanese horror anime. It's wonderfully visual.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1403 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:01:14 pm »

One of the masks is done.

I guess I'll let you guys in on who I am going as to the dance

soundninja12 · « **Reply #1404 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:27:06 pm »

OH OH I KNOW I KNOW!
Kuja, right!
SCORE!
*is kidding, I'm not really that stupid.
Cloud!

*Curses Nikkiolies time management skills again.

Thanks Lychee!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1405 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:37:02 pm »

I'm thinking about doing another one for Kuja for Sakuracon

CLAP_attack · « **Reply #1406 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:45:44 pm »

Huh , I was thinking on doing a mask for Roy for the dance obviously. But I can't think of colors or idea's.
Dx

soundninja12 · « **Reply #1407 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:55:26 pm »

I'm just wearing a dress, and a mask.
I don't wanna be in character

!!!
I'm kind of scared of Renge at a dance!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1408 on:** July 29, 2009, 10:57:41 pm »

Quote from: CLAP_attack on July 29, 2009, 10:45:44 pm

Huh , I was thinking on doing a mask for Roy for the dance obviously. But I can't think of colors or idea's.
Dx

I would imagine making a mask that looked like flames would be cool.

As for my costume it is going to be the wig, a button up shirt and some slacks. I might add a tie to it but it is going to be very simple.

CLAP_attack · « **Reply #1409 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:14:40 pm »

Huh , that actually is a really good idea.
Oh , love your mask Btw.

Ah , I may do the same. though the outfit could be considered as formal , since I don't feel like driving all the way home to change Dx

tofutakeout · « **Reply #1410 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:33:17 pm »

so I had to cut off two cosplays because of time constraints and budget. so I had to say goodbye to my secret and yatsuha.

and I've been having problems with meg's shirt but I'll try to fix those tomorrow. I have so much to do for the PPG's its not even funny. X_X

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1411 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:47:43 pm »

Quote from: CLAP_attack on July 29, 2009, 11:14:40 pm

Huh , that actually is a really good idea.
Oh , love your mask Btw.

Ah , I may do the same. though the outfit could be considered as formal , since I don't feel like driving all the way home to change Dx

Thanks ^_^

I would imagine that the outfit would work just fine. I know that at Sakuracon it is considered formal. That might be a good question to ask the staff.

CLAP_attack · « **Reply #1412 on:** July 29, 2009, 11:55:33 pm »

c: oh and great cosplays too.

Mhm , I read the rules earlier and it seems alright. If its not then I won't go and I'll hang around

nekovamp13 · « **Reply #1413 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:13:38 am »

You're uniform should be fine. I wouldn't know why not.

And you totally need a flamey mask ^^

And yays! You got a picture!!!

lychee-twist · « **Reply #1414 on:** July 30, 2009, 02:14:34 am »

You know its getting down to it when I can't sleep at night over cosplay. Hahaha. Oh well. I did this with Davy and ended up alright. Nothing like procrastination to get things done!

At the very least, if I can't get the Kusuriuri done, I'll have something else to fall back on.

nekovamp13 · « **Reply #1415 on:** July 30, 2009, 02:19:45 am »

lol
Same here. I've pulled three all-nighters this week! And I'm still awake...ish

I just finished Mai, well, I probably need to style the wig more, since it keeps attacking my face -___-*

I'm going shopping either tomorrow or friday for a few more things, mainly mask makings. And I should be set!

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #1416 on:** July 30, 2009, 03:08:28 am »

Soon as I wake up around noon I'll drag myself out of bed and finally do the ruffled edge for Maria's skirt. Then I'll go to Missouri for a week, come back, all my costume stuff will be here and I will continue work on said costumes with the kind of passion that fuels Booster Gold's hatred of Wharf Rats.

Still not looking forward to sewing all those roses on to my bustier.

veraca · « **Reply #1417 on:** July 30, 2009, 11:54:01 am »

Well I soaked the jeans in the FADE stuff.... for 20 hours XD And they got pretty light- but not white. Then took the color remover to them for an. Then I meant to dye them in the experimental acid dyes for only an hour or two and they kinda sat in there for about 12 hours while I slept XD; I meant to wake up at 10pm and take them out but I obviously didn't hear my celly go off.

Anyhow. I rinsed a good 80-90% of the excess dye out, then dunked them in RIT scarlet dye for another two hours and then just got done rinsing them and since we don't have a dryer I'm just letting them hang on the shower pole until friday when I plan to take them to the laundromat & dry them in a dryer there while I do my laundry xD

Here's what they look like right now. A tad blotchy, but I couldn't really fix that x_x; Not without another box of FADE and it was obvious that a good 20 hours in the fade they wouldn't change much more.

Love the masks so far~ ^_^
And yeah, uniforms should work. Formal-type costumes usually pass to be able to get into the dance.

xxxchihiroxxx · « **Reply #1418 on:** July 30, 2009, 06:10:31 pm »

just ordered my wig for rosette <3 and ordering black rose soon

: o that and uh i gotta do ALL my cosplays next week... x_x cause im going away aprently till a few days before the con... so yeah lovely im screwed... unless I can work like lightning

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #1419 on:** July 30, 2009, 06:36:35 pm »

So I have recently found that it is extremely easy and awesome to walk in painter's stilts.

Also, sage for unrelated, but me and my dad just collaborated to get him an orange Autobot decal for his semi truck. It'll be so cool when it's on the truck, oh man oh man oh man~

oslapedo · « **Reply #1420 on:** July 30, 2009, 06:43:13 pm »

Me and Colleen made masks these past couple days. We're doing Code Geass, Colleen's Cornelia, I'm Kallen, and Shay's Euphie. They're mostly done but we still need to fix 'em up a bit.

Colleen's is zebra-y and fabulously purple. Colleen and Shay both have white pipe cleaners because they're the "good guys" but Colleen's also has a black one because Cornelia's virtues can be ambiguous at times~

Shay's is pink and we put her white feathers on the sides to look like angel wings~

Mine is red and has a ton of black feathers at the top that you can't really see. Black/red pipe cleaners because she's on the Black Knight's side. AND DON'T FORGET ALL THE GOLD HOT GLUE SWIRLIES AND THE HEART~

I'm diggin how spiky my wig is right now, I hope it stays like this for the con!

xxxchihiroxxx · « **Reply #1421 on:** July 30, 2009, 07:13:05 pm »

those masks look great xD

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1422 on:** July 30, 2009, 07:27:08 pm »

gonna finish my cosplays this weekend, excpet for ryofus staff(figure) and her blazer, but othere than that, i'm done!

CLAP_attack · « **Reply #1423 on:** July 30, 2009, 07:28:54 pm »

Man , I gotta finish my eyepatch. But my mom wont let me buy a Mask so I'm gonna have to use our white owl one Dx

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #1424 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:03:40 pm »

Quote from: LtCommanderRichie on July 30, 2009, 06:36:35 pm

Also, sage for unrelated, but me and my dad just collaborated to get him an orange Autobot decal for his semi truck. It'll be so cool when it's on the truck, oh man oh man oh man~

Out in Salem, on the way to the Enchanted Forest, there's a rock query or something that has a dump truck near the gate with a Decepticon logo painted on the side of it. Now you know where you dad can bring his truck for battlez.

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #1425 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:41:23 pm »

Yep. That dump truck has actually been there on that hill since before I was born, but within the last five years it got painted green and then in 2007 when the first Transformers movie came out someone realized that there's actually a green dump truck in the Decepticon ranks and put the logo up there.

I love that truck.

nyahaha · « **Reply #1426 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:10:14 pm »

Quote from: LtCommanderRichie on July 28, 2009, 01:37:59 pm

Fake fur is synthetic. It won't react to RIT dye or spray/comb-in hair dye.

However, Sharpie dyeing would probably work. 70% proof rubbing alcohol with the inkwells of Sharpies cut open and put in it, and put in a spray bottle. There are better tutorials for it, though.

I tryed some leftover RIT dye on some scraps last night, and it didn't work, but my dad said I could probably spray paint it. I will probably try the sharpie method next. I tryed something like it last night, but I didn't have a computer, and I thought it was vinegar that was used xD

I also made substitute ears this morning incase I can't make the moving ones, and I drew on the leg design. I will get pics soon, but I'm not on my computer beacuse mine broke.

tofutakeout · « **Reply #1427 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:37:21 pm »

I'm so close to finishing Jasdero! I just got red for his headband, finished his pants, and got fur for his boots! I'm so excited. I just need some gold rings and a ball thing and I'll be golden. Meg is well....being held off for a day or two. She's pissing me off right now; MAJORLY. >_<

oslapedo · « **Reply #1428 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:44:18 pm »

Aside from the masks I made some other cosplay progress~

+ Got fake white roses for Amane
+ Got school shoes for all my cosplay with uniforms (Amane, Itsuko, Rose, and maybe Keiichi)
+ Got sticks for SOS dan sign for Itsuko
+ Got glow sticks for raves

Now all I need to do is:

- Color SOS sign and glue it to the sticks
- Borrow Maddy's black stockings for uniformed cosplay
- Find proper boots for Meiko
- Get arm warmer things for Meiko
- Spray paint Maddy's bat silver for Keiichi
- Get belt for Keiichi
- Get/borrow black slacks for Keiichi
- Fix red stockings for Kallen's masquerade attire
- Finish styling Amane wig
- Make bow for Amane

And that's it! It might look daunting in list form but that's really not all that much and it's just for props and accesories. I'm ready for Kcon~<3

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1429 on:** July 30, 2009, 10:56:24 pm »

I need to make a list of things to do.....

Cloud:
Attach sword bag

Formal Cloud:
get a shirt

Tifa Mask:
Finish the sequins and add feathers

Larxene:
Remake 5 more kunai

Kuja:
....add the belts to the back.
And find a darker color binding.

Kawaii Punkd · « **Reply #1430 on:** July 30, 2009, 11:57:43 pm »

Here's my entire list of what I have left to do:
*Get paid on the 5th
*Pre-reg (Gotta pay for me and my bf, just found out he's coming all 3 days yay!)
*Get my wiggies from friend <3
*Style them (I have to sew in wefts to Glaceon :3 )
*order the rest of my costumes and pray they come in time <3
*Get some white loafers for Glaceon, Komori-chan and Kiku~
*Find some Swimtrunks for my bf to cosplay Taito Swimsuit ver.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1431 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:32:42 am »

I'm going to have one of the Kunai finished by tonight, the others I wont start on till latter. Probably when I get paid again. I am also going to have to hold of on getting a shirt till I get paid again. =/

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1432 on:** July 31, 2009, 10:20:24 am »

btw nikkiolie, where did you get your kuja costume? its really cool!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1433 on:** July 31, 2009, 10:23:28 am »

cosplaymagic.com
They tend to have expensive costumes but I have not run into a problem with them so far. The quality seems to be good and they deliver fast.

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1434 on:** July 31, 2009, 10:25:50 am »

really? alot of their costumes look, well low quality so i never bothered to order from there.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1435 on:** July 31, 2009, 10:29:34 am »

I got my Deidara, Kimimaro and Kuja there.

leonmasteries · « **Reply #1436 on:** July 31, 2009, 10:32:37 am »

as for me, I sadly had to order my stuff so that way I can at least look decent. I got the outfit ordered, along with his boken (because Gintoki is awesome like that and doesn't need a Katana) I ordered a wig that look's a lot like his hair, and I already have the boot's surprisingly. If I can't get the outfit in time, I will go as my bounty hunter, who wears the same boot's, black pant's, a black vest, a trench coat and a cowboy hat. I have a katana at home that I can use, and I can bring the bow I have.

shanime_panda · « **Reply #1437 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:03:18 am »

finished my masquerade mask for deidara =]
after I go running, I'm gonna get dressed up and take some pictures!!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1438 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:06:21 am »

I can't wait to see it. I need to get some pictures of our Cloud and Tifa. She has everything she needs and I just need to get the shirt

Dubaby · « **Reply #1439 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:26:53 am »

Made a lot of progress on my Leafeon Gijinka cosplay yesterday. Got my dress, green hair piece, fake nails, and eyelashes... finished my mask for the dance too. Normally I procrastinate way worse than this so I'm pretty happy.

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1440 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:28:42 am »

wow dubaby, thas soooo pretty i LOVE IT! i need to capture you! lol(i'm gonna be ash)

Mei Long · « **Reply #1441 on:** July 31, 2009, 01:09:15 pm »

Dubaby, looks like it's coming together beautifully! I cannot wait to see it all together.

And isn't it awesome when you find you're not a resident of procrastination for once? I'm not this time around either, yay!

veraca · « **Reply #1442 on:** July 31, 2009, 01:49:24 pm »

lol but Procrastination's such a fun place! Although, there are the 'annoying' procrastinators who whine about what they're not doing all the time ^^;

Anyhow, I'm still in that town lol

Keyblade and jacket are left.

I -think- I'm done with Soul's red pants... And they'll work for Daisuke if I do him. If I can change that the con or something I might just bring Daisuke instead of a FF character... Might.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #1443 on:** July 31, 2009, 01:49:54 pm »

I just got back from Target and I have some great news. They have compression shirts there, and they are actually for women. Most of them slim down your stomach and make your boobs look bigger but this one actually flattens everything. I am quite happy. Its 20, and it works just as well as about three sports bras, so I am hoping if I wear a sports bra under it it will flatten me out more

soundninja12 · « **Reply #1444 on:** July 31, 2009, 02:56:28 pm »

THANK GOD!
I've been using a back brace, but it has been making me look all weird and awkward shaped.
And the ones for girls too, I'm planning both Mikuru and Kurumu for the future, and no matter how chest heavy I happen to be, I can't make my body look like that.

HAROO!
Thanks Nikkiolie!

Kawaii Punkd · « **Reply #1445 on:** July 31, 2009, 03:11:19 pm »

Body forms~ (available at Fred Meyer, or possibly Target, I haven't looked there)

I found one last year for my sexy no jutsu, I swear it rocks more than anything~

With a bodice corset under it it totally rocks <3

leonmasteries · « **Reply #1446 on:** July 31, 2009, 03:15:27 pm »

woot, got the first portion of my outfit today, even tho I ordered it like 2 day's ago... I like people who sell weapons.

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1447 on:** July 31, 2009, 03:25:00 pm »

any ways, went to wal mart today. got a lot of ****. spend like 150 ish. yup. got a camera, material for ryofus jacket, buttons, thread, a pattern for the jacket, and FAKE BOOBS for ryofu. tested them out, works like magic lol. gonna start sewing the jacket in 3 weeks. gonna work on mistys shirt for my friend next weekned sooo excited! man sunday i get to work on my trident thanx to shanime_panda, woohoo! cant wait!

sound_ninja12: when my wig gets here i'll post a pic of it styled ya? I CANT WAIT TO GET THEM! GAGAGA

veraca · « **Reply #1448 on:** July 31, 2009, 08:10:54 pm »

Wow I never thought a body form would work....

Little image of my Soul wig & it's headband. I wanted to see how annoying it'd be to get the dang thing on xD Not too terrible thankfully. But it did take me 10min by myself. I'll have to have someone put it on me I guess if I wear it to the con =3

I also found a bunch BUNCH of yellow fabric that could work for his casual jacket. I -just- might be able to wear both versions of Soul ! XD

DooFeRthePanda · « **Reply #1449 on:** July 31, 2009, 09:45:44 pm »

sweet you look so badass right now, gonna style my wigs when they get here, soooo excited. gotta wait to take pics, cant wait to tho!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i LOVE SOUL, GLOMP lol

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