/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7936114
Anon from >>7935986, I recommend getting multiple people on ribbon orders since most places will apply the price break across an order. For example, if you get 75 of design A, and 50 of design B, you would apply for the 100 price break.

As far as recommended ribbon amounts: the most of a single design I have gone through in one con is 300, and that's because it was a homestuck ribbon. You will probably not go through that many; I usually recommend between 50-100 for a design you will be using both to give out, and to trade for other ribbons.

If you are just giving out the ribbon for a specific task, etc, 50 or fewer are recommended.

>>7936103
Thanks for the input! Yeah, Marco's design approval was only an issue last year because they switched from requiring bw images of a certain size to requiring vectorized artwork. What I had a problem with last year was some of the reprints I ordered had problems with mold release residue and foil overflow on the edges; both of these wore off quickly, but Marco increased their prices from 10 base for new designs to 14 base, so in light of that I've been looking for new places to order my ribbons from.

>>7936112
That's the gist of it. You can get longer chains by having a ribbon to trade to other people, but you can also get quite a few just by knowing where to go. Here's a few to get you started:

- since it's your first ALA, go to Info for the ribbon "My First Time"
- scavenger hunt will have ribbons for designated teams
- Fairy Godfathers have ribbons on them, usually the Pixie Dust ribbon and sometimes personal ribbons. Beat them in a trivia game and talk to them for a bit about your experiences at the con.

Thursday night: Darumaka kigurumi

Friday: Levi in the morning until the SnK gathering ends. Mako as part of a KLK group in the afternoon, and then flashback Virus from DMMD at night

Saturday: ??? It's not a secret, I've just got no fucking idea what's going on this day.

Sunday: Mirai from KnK

For ribbons:

Housetrapped: cosplay from Homestuck, or people giving away Homestuck things in AA

Preparations for War/Great Victory: I had to drop my Eiyuu cosplay for ALA, but I'll still be giving these ribbons out on request. Answer basic character trivia for the first, and combat system trivia for the second.

Scout's Honor: Perform a CORRECT SnK salute, or trade for this. Another Hanji and Armin will have this ribbon.

Morphine Tag: DMMD cosplayers, DMMD fanartists, or as a trade ribbon. A flashback Trip will also have this.

Life Fiber Forfeit: Only given out while I'm cosplaying Mako. "As former president of the Fight Club, you'll have to defeat me for this ribbon!"