/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Do you have any SHIIIISAAAAAAAAAAAA cosplay? This thread is sorely in need of them.

For some reason, there's NONE in my folder. The lack is disturbing me

Or maybe its a grim reflection of the show. mwahah

Like the only Zeppeli I have a lot of pictures of is Gyro

I'm going to take a break for a bit. Maybe someone will pop in with shiiiiiizzzzzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

So, I just started reading Jojo after seeing these threads. My question is, is it the same fighting manga formula the entire time? I'm only on volume four and already my love of fabulous designs is clashing wih my hate of fighting manga

I went from crying to laughing when the slab started oozing. I'm sorry.

Have some shiiizaaaa? I'll post a couple, combing Cure right now.

>>6647729
Honestly, more or less yeah. At least in my opinion it is.

>>6647749
>>6647749
Damn. Oh well, guess it's 'look for interesting characters via wiki and read their specific parts to see if I like them enough to make their costume' time

Here is my Gyro belt buckle WIP. I recently finished sculpting and sanding it smooth and I'm going to prime it metallic blue.

>>6647772
Looking good. Curious, how do you plan to do the grillz?

>>6647729
part one is pretty damn generic to be honest.
it really starts to distinguish itself later

>>6647776

>>6647759
If you don't actually like the manga, why the fuck would you want to cosplay it? The artist has other works with cool costumes you can make, and JoJo fans in general tend to be super-hardcore. You won't get shit for not really liking it; you'll get disappointed looks on faces that were lighting up in glee to see someone cosplaying something they love, ESPECIALLY if you pick an arc after 3.

If you do actually like an arc it's fine, but please don't be another cosplayer making JoJo outfits to be different.

>>6647800
It can't be helped, there's people just like this in the /toy/ threads that just buy the figurines because they look cool, they don't even read/watch the series and some don't even like it...

It rustles my jimmies too, but people are free to like or dislike what they want, and if they have the money for it there's nothing to be done about it.

>>6647805
I just wish some of the people who just like the looks if the art would consider making cosplay of some of Araki's non-JoJo art. Alex Rider covers, SOUL'd OUT's Catwalk, Lives of Eccentrics, Gorgeous Irene, the illustrations of other things he's done for Ultra Jump, etc etc etc. yeah it's not as easy to find this stuff unless you know a really hardcore Araki fan, but it'd be so much better.

I'm glad more people legitimately like JoJo and want to cosplay it, but I'm a little afraid of JoJo becoming a fad for cosplayers who want to make something out of awful fabric in horrible colors, especially seeing how many JoJo groups have won at masqs lately.

>>6647817
What masq groups have there been winning in Jojo's costumes? Admittedly I don't pay attention to masquerades much anymore. Only competition ones I know of is the old American WCS ones.

>>6647784

>>6647776
Ugh, I'm still trying to figure that out because I will NOT skip on that detail. There are some silver hip hop grills going for about $30. The problem then becomes writing "GO! GO! ZEPPELI". So far I'm thinking maybe a non-toxic 3D glue or paint. It needs to stick to the teeth but also not kill me. Any ideas?

>>6647831
Hmm.. I think it may need to end up being one of those details that you pop in for photos/photoshoot times and forego just for walking around the convention, but that way seems ok to me. The only thing I would be wary about is your saliva dissolving the paint/glue, which would lead to a big (and I imagine bad tasting) mess.

>>6647817
>but I'm a little afraid of JoJo becoming a fad
That's what happens when there's an anime adaptation. And the series has gotten very popular because of it and ASB. Don't expect it (fanbase I mean, with casuals/aspies/weeaboos) to get Hamesteak levels of terrible but if part 3 gets animated it's going to be a rough ride for the hardcore Jojo fans.

>>6647894
I feel like right now JoJo tends to hold an older, more laid back audience averaging around 18-26 years old while Homestuck tends to cap out at 20. I'm pensive but optimistic for now.

>>6647927
I would agree with this since I think the taste in the artstyle and story in general holds more with that agegroup.

>>6647820
A steel ball run group won youmacon last year

>>6647942
Oh wow, this makes me really sad... I was there and I didn't even know they were around because most of my con was spent off the floor taking care of various crises...

>>6647942
>>6647947
That group consisted of the prior WCS winner and 3 of the most "hardcore" jojo fans I know. I wouldn't worry too much about it becoming a fad because once people realize you get little to no attention in jojo costumes, they'll all move on to something else.

>>6648030
Yeah, the lack of attention will keep most of the casuals away. We'll probably see a lot of part 2 for a while here though.

>>6648030
Oh, there's plenty of attention in the, "Holy shit, that is some truly garish looking outfits" kind of way.

Maybe 2 people the entire convention will actually *know* who you are. But there will be people taking pictures just for the spectacle of it all.

Pic related SBR from Youma.

>>6648670
lol you are fat now.

>>6648680
The president does not approve of your trolling

>>6648707
Whatever soni. You're still fat.

>>6647772
Hi!

I'm also cosplaying Gyro Zeppeli for an upcoming con. I'm going to Fanime.
It'll be my first cosplay, but... I have to say the freedom of picking colors in Araki's outfits is pretty fucking fun.

Just wondering, have you made your Steel Balls yet?

Hi!

I'm also cosplaying Gyro Zeppeli for an upcoming con. I'm going to Fanime.
It'll be my first cosplay, but... I have to say the freedom of picking colors in Araki's outfits is pretty fucking fun.

Just wondering, have you made your Steel Balls yet?

>>6647772
Hey!
I'm also cosplaying Gyro Zeppeli for an upcoming con. I'm going to Fanime.
It'll be my first cosplay, but... I have to say the freedom of picking colors in Araki's outfits is pretty fucking fun.

Just wondering, have you made your Steel Balls yet? What colors are you going for?

Anyone doing any Jojo cosplay around in London?

I realize I have been neglecting my own Jojo cosplay but should have it done soon once I sit down and work on it. Going to plan a trip to a stables for a photoshoot too.

>>6652649
Ahhh, you got finished! it looks really good. Did you end up getting the mismatched tights situation corrected?

>>6652665
Not finished yet, have some serious neatening up to do. I also need to hope I don't mess up painting a horse onto the headscarf. I may just cut it out of fabric and glue it down just to be on the safe side.

The ebay seller basically asked me to send both of the leggings back so I did. Eventually after about a week I got identical leggings in the post and started making the headscarf and bracers straight away. It was still a little annoying that it happened though.

>>6652665
Thank you! Not finished yet, have some serious neatening up to do. I also need to hope I don't mess up painting a horse onto the headscarf. I may just cut it out of fabric and glue it down just to be on the safe side.

The ebay seller basically asked me to send both of the leggings back so I did. Eventually after about a week I got identical leggings in the post and started making the headscarf and bracers straight away. It was still a little annoying that it happened though.

>>6652690
Apparantly basting spray fumes are making my brain not notice missing details.

Still, the progress is looking good. Would stretch applique work for the horsehead, or are the tights too thin to sew through?

I can't decide if I should paint the horseshoe silver/white or gold.

Low quality pic, but my Gyro wig came in. I'll be cutting it and styling it soon but I'm happy with the dark ash blond color

>>6653936
Niiice!!

...PLEASE tell me how you did that hat. ;_;

>>6653896
Horseshoe is normally silver when against blue, almost never gold, sometimes it's funky colors though (one time it's light blue on dark blue). I'd go with silver.

>>6654003
His hat is a pain since you need a material that can have holes in it, hold up, and not fray. Its tan vinyl with styrofoam poster board in the middle/sides to hold it up.

>>6648670
Is there a video of your performance? I just wanna watch nice JoJo skits. ;_;

>>6654904
Nope, it was just craftsmanship, no performance. Only thing we did was gallop on stage with horses that are on a pole.

Man so much ceaser cosplay hnnngggg! I will be going to singapore in july to do a jojo all star group i think we have around 20 people now

Doing Josuke off the cover of JOJOVELLER. Can you guys give me some fabric suggestions. I can't figure out for the life of me what I want to use.

>>6655918
That's actually kind of a tough one... possibly some sort of polyester knit with a decent drape? I'd almost say just go to the fabric store and start poking at fabrics until you find something that works.

Its a jojo costume where I think vinyl or spandex aren't going to look very good.

So Jojos.

I've dived into the deep end and started working on dreading my wig for Hermes. WISH ME LUCK. If I screw this up that'll be a 40$ wig down the toilet.

This much back combing makes me twitchy.

>>6656487
Oh man, I'm excited to see how this turns out! Good luck, anon!

dumping what i've found

>>6657138
needs more muscles, but the extreme loincloth-ness is impressive.

>>6656511
>Lighting the filter
I'm gonna blame a combination of "doesnt actually smoke" and murphy's law

>>6657786

>>6657786
So why are you in a jojo thread if you haven't read it?

Attracted by all the spandex?

>>6657138
ohhhh automobile~~ get over here

>>6658216
>Jonathan and Erina

HNNNGH my heart can't take it!

...Holy fuck, look at the contouring makeup on the Jonathan. That's beyond impressive.

>>6657786
Moron alert

>>6658216
>Think that they are cosplaying Shouma and Himari from Mawaru Penguindrum from looking at the thumbnail
>What the fuck are these retards doing in my Jojo thread?
>TURNS OUT TO BE PRECIOUS JOJO AND ERINA COSPLAY
>MY FUCKING FACE WHEN!

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN SUCH A FOOL

>>6653936
Looks good. When I did Gyro years back, I went Araki nuts with color and went with green hair. I swore there was a cover with it, but I was wrong. I found matching green lipstick, which I also used to draw on his beard. It worked, as I also drew on other features giving myself a very manga look. Jojo cosplay allows crazy colors and benefits from them. The trousers were purple along with the cape, the armor was black with silver balls. Belt buckle I hammered out of aluminum (I'm a machinist by trade) and sold on Ebay after the convention for $300 to some guy in Russia.
For the teeth, what I did was take two black mouth guards, attached copper foil to them (was adhesive backed), and carefully cut out the letters and sections to make it look like individual teeth. Came out really nice, and showed up well. The copper foil tape you can get anywhere, check the plumbing section of Lowes. They should have aluminum tape too, if that's the colors you're going for. I don't know, I always figured he had gold teeth in the comic but I guess 'official' is silver?
For the person asking about the hat, thick felt works great. It's what I used, and if you can't make the hat, find a cheap Stenson and go with that. I've used it also for a Kamen Rider Skull cosplay (the guy under the suit, the Chief) and it holds up well even with giant cuts in it.
Good luck with your cosplay. Gyros were very common here in Italy for Jojo cosplay. What's the Jojo scene like elsewhere?

>>6658313
There is some art with him having blue hair, isn't there? Maybe that's the one you were thinking of... Do you have any pictures of the costume?

I think the Jojo scene in America seems to be pretty region dependent? West coast seems to have a good collection of jojo cosplayers, with a few others scattered here and there. Katsucon had a scattering of cosplayers (a couple from part 1, a Jotaro, and then some Steel Ball Run,) and I'm sure Otakon will have more.

>>6658760
>There is some art with him having blue hair, isn't there?

>>6658763
yesssss that one. ugh, Gyro, best character.

>>6657833
>Implying we aren't all attracted by the spandex and muscles

Are there any Jojo characters that could qualify for being easier or beginner level cosplay when it comes to making their costumes? I love the series, but I've just never cosplayed before and my sewing skills are rather basic (which I could probably improve by practicing or reading a guide book, I was also given some old 70s clothes pattern packets I could play around with...).

I think it'd be fun to participate in the community, all I've got right now are some Jojo shirts I bought on YAJ and Mandarake.

>>6658794
Parts 1-3 have some fairly simple outfits if you're not doing artbook or cover versions, but you run into the issue of not being beef mclargehuge enough to really pull them off.

Part 4 has some simple costumes, but that's when Araki really started adding tons of accessories to the outfits.

5 and later is when the difficulty really ramps, IMHO.

>>6658794
Seconding the above, any of the women in Parts 1-2 especially, if you're female.

>>6658811
this. I would say Lisa Lisa especially has some fairly easy outfits. With Erina sometimes you run into the issue of having to know how to make a ballgown, and Suzi Q has a few oddities (though you can at least fine patterns that are close to her base dress.)

>>6658313
Oh hey, I'm a fellow Italian and I'm looking to get back into the cosplay scene in a few months with a JoJo cosplay. Are there many JoJo cosplayers and fans, at cons, usually? I haven't been to one in a few years and it could be that I just never noticed before because I wasn't into the series, but now I'm curious.

>>6658794
Entirely irrespective of gender and body type, here's characters you can make easily; you'll find patterns with minimal mods needed.

-Jonathan or Dio kid version if you mod the pants and buy the jacket and vest
-Lisa Lisa
-Pillar Men
-Kakyoin
-Polnareff if you can get help on the hair
-Part 3 Joseph
-Jotaro if you can get sewing help (3 or 4, 6 is right out)
-Koichi
-Yukako
-Rohan's outfit when he meets Reimi
-Rohan's sweater vest outfit from Rohan At The Louvre
-Josuke if you have help modding the pattern
-Kira if you buy a suit, paint the shirt and tie, and make the accessories
-Narancia (the easiest part 5 outfit in my opinion)
-Abbacchio if you have a bit of help
-Squalo and Tiziano if you mod the designs a bit (shirt and pants instead of jumpsuits), could be done cutting and hemming thrift store clothes
-Emporio (no sewing required really)
-Pucci would be a challenge but it's feasible with help
-see above for Foo Fighters
-Johnny Joestar
-Dr Ferdinand
-Ringo Roadagain if you aren't making your own gun belt
-if you have someone to walk you through, MAYBE Valentine
-Lucy Steel can be closet-modded
-Yasuho Hirose can also be closet-modded

There might be a few others but I'd feel comfortable giving any of these to a beginner, with a bit of help. The real problem in JoJo is shit that LOOKS simple but will fuck your shit up with hidden difficulty (Doppio, Mista, Hermes, several of Rohan's outfits, Dio, etc) because they look easy and then are not. Stay away from the sweaters.

>>6658868
Honestly, I'm not sure about cons. I went as Gyro when Araki came to Italy to sign copies of the comic, and there was a TON of ace cosplayers. A girl came as Jojo from part 7 in a period accurate built wheelchair! Amazing stuff.
But whatever you cosplay should be no problem. Jojo is a big comic in Italy, but Japanese comics in general are pretty huge.
>>6658763
Yes, that is more what my colors were like! I'll post a pic in two weeks when I get back to Italy. I'm in the states for y cousin's wedding.

>>6658956
Oh man, yeah, Araki being at a convention would REALLY bring out the cosplayers. I'm jealous, I would love to see him come to the states

>>6658894
>Stay away from the sweaters.
Welp. I really want to cosplay Diego and I have no idea how I'm going to make his sweater. (Different anon btw.)

>>6658965
Well, here's the thing, it wasn't even a convention. It was just him coming to sign copies of the comic. But I'm guessing he was on vacation here, too, as he seems to love Italy.

>>6658894
Hol Horse also strikes me as being fairly simple, since a tunic isn't that difficult to make. The pants might be a challenge though, especially if you want to get the hip proportion exactly correct...

>>6658978
Personally, that would still probably bring me out in costume.

>>6658978
>it wasn't even a convention. It was just him coming to sign copies of the comic. But I'm guessing he was on vacation here, too, as he seems to love Italy.
Hahaha. Where was it, exactly? Seeing how often he mentions Naples in his comic I wouldn't be surprised if it were there.

>>6658999
>>6658978
>>6658956
I don't know whether I want to blow up Italy or move there and hope to meet Araki. 100% pure smuckers.

>>6658967
The trim is a pain. You'll have to disassemble a sweater (or make one out of spandex or fleece or something) and cut out tons of trim from something like tshirt knit or spandex and sew them on. It's a PAIN IN THE ASS.

>>6658984
Hol Horse is... Rather easy, but the pants and hat jump it out of beginner-friendly IMO.

>>6659011
I've seen Diegos that have been awesome who just skipped the sweater pattern entirely and just did the criss-cross, but, you still have to get that trim. And that much stretchstitching, and keeping it neat, is a PAIN IN THE GODDAMNED ASS

>>6659054
When I did it for a shitty Mista, I hand-basted down the center of all the strips, sewed one side, removed basting and ironed, basted again, then sewed the other side. Then I repeated with the stripes going the other direction. It was a PAIN IN THE ASS.

Also, when sewing sweater knit, you might have to put masking tape on the edge to keep it from stretching out of place while you sew. I had that problem with Doppio something fierce. Why does JoJo have so much batshit sweater trim anyway?!

DIO
http://worldcosplay.net/photo/846173/

>>6660704
>http://worldcosplay.net/photo/846173/
Pitcha is the king of JoJo cosplay and anybody who thinks otherwise is wrong.

I've been lifting and dieting obsessively so I can look good as Joseph Joestar for Otakon.

We're all gonna be fabulous

has anyone every cosplayed a complete PILLARMEN cast?

>>6658894
>-Rohan's sweater vest outfit from Rohan At The Louvre
Oh man, I can't believe I forgot that one. That'd be a very easy one to do as long as the vest and pants have a good fit.

>>6667963
I don't think so, but there are a few Pillar Men cosplay on Cure. I remember seeing a very colorful Kars and a nice ACDC.

>>6667963
Someone should poke the /fit/izens and see if we could borrow them for some muscular pillarman cosplay

Everyone, what do you think is the recommended fabric to be used for doing Dio (Part 3)?

>>6668062
Probably vinyl and spandex. MAKE IT FABULOUS

>>6668062
and by vinyl and spandex, I mean like... GOOD vinyl and spandex. none of this joanns stuff. Spandexworld is what you'll be looking for.

>>6668024
I'm working on getting in shape for Jonathan and Joseph Joestar (especially pic related fabulousness), and may toss in either Santana or Wamuu as well. Jojo's is a big motivator for me getting /fit/...I may get there Summer 2014.

Ahaha, progress, and the wig is finally starting to look like the character instead of a crazy mess.

>>6671352
Oh wow, that's looking good so far, anon! Is it just a lot of backcombing or are you doing anything else to it?

>>6671419
I had to add a bit of felt & some extensions up front to make the widows peak, I may end up adding a little more hair to make the hairline look a little more natural.

I ended up backcombing all the locks and heatsealing them with my steamer, chopped them all to length, a now I'm sewing in the extra length to fill in some spaces around the crown.

>>6671352
Would you be up to doing a tutorial for these kinds of wigs?

>>6676418
I may consider it - I'm pretty obsessive about taking pictures, so I SHOULD have enough progress shots to pull off a fairly decent tutorial. I'll post it up here if I do end up doing one, though it may be a while, I'm kind of working on this wig in between other projects. Was there a particular part you were looking for help on?

There are some fairly decent tutorials already for making synthetic dreads though, if you google it; the ravers have been doing it for years.

>>6676453
Mostly how to get the dreads looking decent

>>6676476
http://haircrazy.info/extensions/how-to-make-synthetic-dreads/

That's the tutorial I've been glancing at, though I ended up just going over everything with my clothing steamer instead of an iron, since its a little harder to get an iron that close to the wig its self

>>6652649
Hey maybe! Does cgl ever have jojo meetups at mcm? Would properly love to get a group going.

Bump for more jojos

>>6680602
I won't be around for this May MCM but I will be at Hyper Japan in July.

>>6671352
That's a whole lotta wig, looks awesome.

>>6653936
plz be in london

I'm so close to finishing I can taste it. I just need to take in the shirt lots, figure out the shoes and sort out his tufts of hair sticking out. Any suggestions people can make in general? Was it the right decision to use my own hair?

>>6683564
I agree with the anon who said the horseshoe needs sanding.

>>6683564
Sand that horseshoe! It's too lumpy and too BIG. It's supposed to be a lot thinner than that. Try looking at that one cover from the Silent Way arc and use that for more reference, and consider some trick painting with highlights and shadows.

As for hair, your real hair is fine enough BUT it's super straight. Johnny's hair is massively layered and flips at the ends. Perhaps curl the ends upwards with a flatiron?

>>6683608
I'm going to second everything this anon said. make sure you get the ear tufts, and flip the ends a bit. And if you have time, tone down the horse shoe a bit

>>6683567
>>6683608
>>6683687
I will get to sandpapering tomorrow then. Thank you for the input! I did consider trying to shade in the horseshoe indents today but I realize I don't have a thin enough paintbrush on hand so that will have to wait. I'm considering booking a quick haircut to get some layers in there for a better look but I will see how just styling with hairspray, gel and straighteners goes.

>>6683712
what you can do on the indents is make a wash - thin down your paint with a lot of water - and then just kind of drag it into the indents. It should collect in the low spots, and you can wipe off any that gets on the high spots before it dries. That will keep it from looking TOO dark as well. If you just try to paint it in with straight paint, it'll look less shadowy and natural.

>>6658313
Thanks. I definitely look into some of your advice. My belt is just super sculpy but I'll probably make a mold and resin cast it in the future so I can make duplicates for other Gyros.
I have some family in Italy but they're all my father's cousins so I doubt any of them would be into JoJo or comics for that matter. I live in Texas and Part 7 is probably the most popular JoJo but parts 1-3 are strong favorites and showing up more because of the game/anime/nostalgia factor.


Here is some is my heavily WIP Gyro thus far. I have a fair amount to go but it's shaping up bit by bit. The shirt is satin yes. I am aware of how terrible of a fabric it is but after heavy consideration I felt like it had the fabric mimicked the video game color's cartoony sheen very closely and I am fairly happy with the results. Worst case I can always use it as a pattern to redo it with pleather/vinyl later. The wig as I've said before still needs styling but I love its color and volume. The hat I am going to fix to fit the wig better as it gets a bit tight and bends. I could go on but I think I am at least on the right track. If you have any tips/criticism/questions though I would love to hear your insight cgl. My next step is going to involve ping pong ball halves, expanding foam, and metallic blue auto primer to finish the shirt.

>>6683758
I actually don't hate the satin, though I'm curious what it would look like under more natural lighting - I'm assuming you used a decent quality one though, at least?

Even good quality vinyl, unless its super matte, is going to look shiny under a bad flash, so I think the satin could potentially work... I would just make sure that you don't do the cape or pants out of shiny material, that would probably be overkill.

>>6658894
Hi, I was a dumbass and thought I could somehow make Dio, so I've got about 2.5 yards of yellow fabric that I was going to use for the jacket. I don't want it to go to waste, so I'm trying to incorporate it into another cosplay, but dang.

Any suggestions? I was originally going to do Jotaro, but I have no idea where I'd get his jacket, (same with Kakyoin).

>>6685677
ah, we've migrated away from the help thread - probably for the best!

What kind of fabric is it? and 60" wide, or 45"

>>6685677
and uh, to continue, simplicity makes a very easy to use (and easily alterable,) trenchcoat pattern - http://www.simplicity.com/p-2235-men-teen-costumes.aspx#t-2

Even if you haven't really used patterns before, its a pretty simple pattern to use and learn on, and would require some minor alterations for Kakyoin (shortening it up, mostly.)

Realistically, you could probably use it for Jotaro as well, because they're wearing the same jacket - Jotaro's is just open with a few more accessories.

>>6685714
I have no idea if it's 60" or 45".

And it's some variation of nylon.

>>6685752
Nylon? Anything else you can remember about it, or maybe take a pic? just saying is kind of like saying cotton, its a material, but doesn't really say much about how the fabric will act

>>6683758

Show us your steel balls!

>>6647800

I'm watching the new anime right now and swiftly becoming obsessed, but there's something about the manga that just doesn't appeal to me (not saying it's bad, just saying I...can't, for some reason).

Is it still okay to cosplay?

>>6647831

Why not use superglue to write it on? It seals and isn't toxic after it dries (I think).

>>6688063
Pick anime-only things, and be willing to get a few sad looks from the overall-series fans, and you should be fine.

>>6688067
are you high? superglue + mouth is not = safe. At all.

>>6688063
How far are you? Part one's pretty shit, tbh.
As long as you actually know and love your character you should be fine. Contrary to popular belief, there is not actually a butthurt autist brigade that roams around quizzing people on their characters and throwing them out if they answer a question wrong.

>>6688079
hardcore jojo fan here and yeah, that's about right.

I won't lie, I'll be disappointed if I encounter an anime-only fan, because I'm more a fan of the later arcs (especially SBR) than the earlier ones, but hey, more people to discuss Pillar Men with is always OK. I worry sometimes about coming off as a "butthurt autist" but I'm just someone who really loves JoJo and am always looking for more people to share my love of JoJo with. Someone who likes just the anime is FAR FAR better than someone who doesn't like JoJo at all, but I'd still prefer to find another hardcore overall series fan. No hard feelings. Let's have a shot of tequila together.

Is everyone practicing their poses?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEprhLmM2-k

>>6690448
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEprhLmM2-k

Oh lord, that video. Every time I see it, I can't stop laughing.

(And yes. Practicing ALL the poses)

Just wondering, OP:
Do you have any more Gyro pictures to share?

>>6693144
A couple. I might go comb cure in a bit here and see if I can find some good stuff that hasn't been posted.

I'm pretty much out of Gyro after that (short of reposting one guy that I had a bunch of pictures of for whatever reason,) but I'll poke around cure and see if I can get it to cooperate and let me download pictures later. There's a couple good ones there.

So I'm finding a lot of mediocre Gyros on cure too. Which w/e, they're still having fun.

That said, I know we all love Pitcha's Dio, but ooh, he misfired on this hat.

Ladies, hopefully this Gyro dump isn't too much for your loins to handle

Of course, there's so much makeup contouring going on in these that I can't tell who is a guy and who is a crossplayer.

bonus executioner outfit

And another.

That's it for now, there's more cosplayers on cure, of course, but like I said... a lot of bad hats.

>>6693906
Gender confusion is the mark of successful JoJo cosplay. Thanks for the Cure dive!

Kind of interesting how Japan is part 3 and 5 spam, but American what I've seen is 3 and 7 spam.

>>6694174
My theory, on at least 7, is that its very much a western and is appealing to our love of what is a very American-inspired genre.

I am a huge fan of Clint Eastwood films though, so that could be me being biased.

Any other cure dive requests? I've got nothing else to do right now.

>>6694196
Kakyoin please? :)

>>6694196
Phantom Blood...

...or Josephine.

>>6694323
Hah, okay.

And holy cow there are a LOT of Kakyoin on cure. And most of them seem to be using the default color scheme - green top/pinkish hair. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it does make them all blend together.

>>6694335
I'll try for some phantom blood after the kakyoin dump (by golly I will make this thread hit the image limit!)

I wonder if cure has a separate category for Joesphine...

>>6694373
Fffuuuuck yes the colors the photo that wig

>>6694377
Yeah, that one was definitely one of the best... and probably the best wig.

I liked this one a lot too

This one is just... so bad its good. THOSE GOGO BOOTS

>>6694403
Japanese cosplayers, why do you hurt me so by wearing those damn stripper platforms.

>>6694406
Agree with filename! Most miss the wing in the back..

There were thirteen pages of kakyoin, so like I said, I could go on all day with this... next up, phantom blood

There were actually less pages tagged 'phantom blood' than there were Kakyoin pages.... though I bet there may be more under general Jojo stuff if I went and searched by individual characters.

>>6694462
holy shit

>>6694486
I know right? Someone actually Beef Huge enough to cosplay Jonathan.

Poco's sister. Now THIS is something you rarely see.

>>6694335
I did find a handful of Josephine too... less than I expected though

>>6694431
That makeup, so good!

>>6694476
>>6694403
JAPAN STOP WITH THOSE HORRIBLE BOOTS

>>6694506
Bruford's boots kind of ruin it, don't they?

Also how is this not at the image limit yet...

>>6693896
It's Christmas.
Thank you OP!

>>6694995
Oh no problem. I was extremely bored, and it might get some new photos injected into future jojo threads

Hell yeah JoJo!

does anyone know a good way to make Jotaros hair...hat...thing?

I think Joseph during the Wham fight is going to be my next cosplay. It should be easy to make besides the hair and the fact that I'm tall and slim. I plan on hitting the gym for a long time to bulk up though. I'm pretty excited. Gotta practice my posing.

oh cool- a great place to ask this.

How the fuck do you into Kakyoin's hair? Also: any ideas for his earrings?

>>6700059
forgot to add: I obvioulsy mean how do you stylized a wig like Kakyoin's hair.

>>6699862
It's just a hat that stops halfway through the top of his head, though Araki draws it looking like it's taking over his head sometimes (pic related.) I don't know how you'd get it to sit without falling, though. Make sure the wig and the colour of the hat match

>>6700119
The hat is his hair. The hair is his hat.

>>6700141
they have morphed into one another.

>>6700143
Yup.

Didn't Araki confirm that?

Obviously anon, the only true solution to jotaro's hat is the weave the fabric of the hat directly out of wig hair so it properly blends together

>>6699862
In all seriousness though, just make sure the fabric is similar in color to his hair (unless you're doing like, part 6 Jotaro, there's a lot more contrast in art of that one,) and either use clips to keep the hat it, or just sew it directly to the wig. Cut the back of the hat a little jagged as well so you can make it blend a little better.

>>6700059
And for Kakyoin's hair, I would advise you to SERIOUSLY examine this wig >>6694406
>>6694373

It is a damn fine Kakyoin wig, though it is not one for beginners.

>>6700209
I have a Kakyoin costume from years ago with a shitty wig. That wig makes me want to re-do the wig to look more like that, because it is beautiful.

Related but where the hell do you find appropriate sunglasses? They're almost Kamina shape, really, and I have no idea where to find mirrored pointy shades. I really would prefer doing sunglasses because I'm a girl and I'd pass infinitely better with my eyes covered...

>>6700170
I am doing part 6 Jotaro actually, haha, kinda sucks because I was planning on using my black wig before I noticed that

MOAR

>>6700280
No matter how you do it, I think most Jojo fans acknowledge the ridiculousness that is Jotaro's hat-hair

IMHO really even if you do one of the crazier color schemes for his outfit, the black wig would probably still work.

>>6700279
Do you have any reference shots of his sunglasses onhand?

Short cure dive that time, but I've got cosplay to work on. That give you any ideas though?

>>6700709
SAS figure ok? I don't have part 3 scans handy. But these are the shades. How the heck does one acquire these glasses?

>>6700771
http://www.sunglasseslove.com/menssunglasses.aspx check there and set the search option to 'black' and 'sports'

There's a couple on there that could work, but the website won't let me direct link them

>>6652649
I'm in London and hoping to do jolyne soon-ish

>>6694432
This one is scary...

I'm planning a pre-timeskip Erina and I'd like to hear /cgl/'s opinion on how to draft certain parts of her outfit.

Sleeves aside (which I have figured out), the white dress doesn't seem to be difficult at all, but I really don't know what's the best way to go about the blue dress: should I make the front panel+2 back panels with lighter blue fabric and then sew on large stripes for the darker part? Or should I use fabric paint? Not gonna lie, I'm using this as a costume to get back into cosplay and my main intent is to enjoy the con and take pictures of other cosplayers, so while I want to look good I also don't mind taking shortcuts.

If the cure anon doesn't mind, an Erina dump would help too.

>>6700835
Cure doesn't have much for her, especially that dress.

see >>6694435
>>6694502
and the attached picture.

>>6700835
Why wouldn't you just make the darker blue part out of one kind of fabric and make the top blue part a separate piece? Do the white trim with fabric paint.

>>6700894
Thank you nonetheless. I also checked World Cosplay and it seems she's just not popular with cosplayers.

>>6700933
Yeah, I guess I'll do that, thank you. Do you think fabric paint would be a good idea for the vertical lines on the blue dress?

>>6700933
why would you say do the white trim with fabric paint? Bias tape would go on faster and look neater.

>>6700835
It depends on your skill. I think the "stripes" are probably really seam lines! But seriously I don't want to draft the pattern for that many pieces, so I think it'd probably make more sense to topstitch down some very thin middy braid or (what I'm doing) make pin tucks. The back bow is like a lolita dress with non removable waist ties, so look up some of their patterns.

If you want to look at that particular dress in the manga, it's based off the dress she wears when Dio kisses her.

>>6700941
Honestly, I think they look more like seams, but no way would I want to make that dress out of a bunch of individual strips like that. Fabric paint would work, but you'll have to make them extremely thin and extremely even.

>>6700953
Oh duh, I forgot all about bias tape. Also I wonder if you could do the black stripes with iron-on something or other.

>>6700961
I agree, they're seam lines. Please don't paint them on, it will look terrible. I would make the dress out of a series of panels, two each forming a point all the way around, then coming up into a separate strap/bustline piece at the top. And also agree with bias tape for the bottom of the points like>>6700953 said.

>>6700983
>>6700961
>>6700964
Yes, I am aware that they're seam lines, but I don't think I have the skill or the time to develop the skill to draft a pattern with so many panels. If I were to enter this in a competition I would totally do it, but at this point I'm probably going to try making pin tucks like >>6700961 suggested, I hadn't thought of that. And yeah, I'll use bias tape for the white border. Thanks a lot everyone!

>>6701040
really it wouldn't be that hard of a pattern, the dress is fairly shapeless so all you would need is to take the circumference of the top, and then divide it by the amount of stripes you have, do the same to the bottom,and you'd have the sizing for the top and bottom edges of your pieces. shaping the top hem could be done afterwards

That said, pintucks would work too.

is there an in sync dub of the new JoJos? I'm really late to the party here.

>>6701634
...a dub?

Are you talking about the new anime? Its not even finished running in japan yet and it frankly probably won't get an american release because of copyright issues. And anyway, the voice cast is perfect, just watch the sub dude

>>6701634
how new are you

>>6701653
>it frankly probably won't get an american release because of copyright issues
Not to mention the bluray subs. DVD edition? No subs. Blu ray which shares region with America? English subs. It's probably hoping that some American fans will buy all the discs, but who the fuck is actually going to buy nine bluray worth of JoJo? Nobody on /cgl/.

It's a damn good adaptation though even if it did make the fanbase explode. We couldn't really have a thread like this at this time last year!

>>6702553
I thought about getting them. But it'd end up being close to a thousand dollars for the whole set, I'd rather funnel that money into like... SAS and cosplay and well, paying bills.

If you check the jojo threads on /a though, there are a fair amount of people who seem to be buying the DVDs. And a HELL of a lot of people have gotten All Star Battle preorders

>>6702553
I'm pretty sure Hanyaan will buy nine blurays, sure, not everyone is as jojocrazy as she is, but there are probably a few who are close.

Hell, I have the Gold Experience box set of All Star Battle on preorder, and I am tempted to get the bluray for shiggles.

>>6702615
Lucky, I didn't have my computer that week when the preorders open, now I just gotta wait till it comes out and hopefully some copies are left, or give in to ebay price

>>6701653
Sub is great but I think a dub might turn out well given how everyone is from the US or Europe.

Think Baccano

>>6702657
preorders are currently available on play-asia for the limited :3

>>6702675
Right... BUTTT Jojo is notorious for having well, almost every single character named after some sort of musician (or well, fashion designer or food.) So you run into major issues where a western release would get their ass sued by people.

Especially if the anime ever gets to part 5. Prince's lawyers pretty much guarantee that anything with Gold Experience in it is NOT getting a release here

My, oh, my~ A Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Localization! That sounds so wonderful. It would be a shame if...

Something were to happen to it.

>>6702691
But two pieces of media can get away with having the same name and such. Can't Jojo get away with it since the characters have no real connection with the artist nor look like them?

Hell we got GG and one of the characters was named Slayer for crying out loud.

>>6702553
It's got great packaging, subs without having to rely on licensing, and high quality resolution, I don't see what the problem is. .. Other than maybe the price.

>>6702702
You must be new.

There's a reason the Part 5 PS2 video game didn't get released here. That reason is Prince.

>>6702702
Some musicians honestly don't care. Others like Prince just are pissy as fuck about it. They're going to have to change Gold Experience to something else to avoid the wrath of Prince.

>>6702702
Guilty Gear is a different case entirely. Slayer is a common noun, where as something like, oh, Metallica, Gold Experience, Foo Fighters, Devo, Oingo Boingo, Rubber Soul, White Album, Vanilla Ice, Enya, Oingo Boingo and all the other fun things that have caused licensing grief. And most of us saw how much they had to change names of minor characters in the US release of Stardust Crusaders.

If Giorno Giovanna was walking around with a stand named Yellow Event, it would probably ruin the magic that Araki made.

You have too much faith in the RIAA and their lawers, anon.

>>6702715
Distract him by having Charlie Murphy bother him

>>6702715

So how come this is still around then
storiesaboutprince.blogspot

>>6702759
>>>/b/

>>6702761
probably because the dude isn't making money about it and its managed to fly under the radar of the lawyers thus far....

>>6702767
You totally missed that didn't you.

>>6702771

Contradictory on being "pissy"

>>6702714
Exactly this. The only case of a character with a name that's close to a non-common noun in Guilty Gear is probably Axl Low, and the name is different enough that it wouldn't be contestable (despite the likeness). Maybe Zappa, though.

And to be fair though there are a number of attacks that are pretty specific names, but they're not really noticeable enough within the game to count I guess (ie All Guns Blazing, Kickstart My Heart, etc).

>>6702688
I love you, I checked there a few days ago only to see it not be there but you have saved me

>>6702688
I can't find the information on play-asia but do they charge you for preorders or is it like amazon or amiami in that it charges once it's released?

>>6702876
Play-asia charges up front if you use paypal, but if you put a credit card in they don't charge until later.

>>6701634
Dubs are for scum. Are you scum, anon?

>>6701634
The anime has such a good cast of veteran and new seiyuu you should just watch it with subs. I seriously doubt if it ever gets a dub it'll match in quality.

In fact despite the anime having mediocre animation the acting more than makes up for it.

>>6703434
>>6703426

The point still stands. The cast is mainly from Europe and the US in the first two parts. There is a solid chance the dub could be great.

Look at Baccano. Everyone loved the sub when it first came out cause it was legitimatly good. However the dub is now considered the go to version due to the setting and cast.

>>6703469
What point? That there's one english dub out of hundreds that managed to be decent when it comes to accents? Not to mention it was done by Funimation, they're not the company that's going to license the JJBA anime if it gets licensed in the US. It'll most likely be Viz.

>>6702697
If Prince wasn't so cranky and could actually sit down and read JJBA he'd love that shit, his MC is the most fabulous of them all

>>6703505
The point is that the chances of a good dub happening is not as distant as you think mainly because it would make sense to see Europeans and Americans speaking English. Hell in the manga we even got period slang and many of Joseph's catchphrases were said in English

>>6703530
Even assuming they get a voice cast that is as good as the original (which is doubtful, Koyasu-Dio and Sugita-Joseph have got to be some of the best voice acting jobs I have heard in ANY language,) you still have to deal with the issue of localizing names in a way that won't get them sued, but don't sound silly, piss off fans, OR piss off Araki.

it's kind of my opinion that characters that have a real delinquent, bombastic way of speaking never really translate well to an English dub - English VAs can never seem to muster up the intensity required of some characters. I mean, go look at the english dub of like, TTGL. Its really not bad, but the acting just lacks the excitement of the Japanese. And I'm PRETTY SURE in an english dub of Jojo, that problem would be huge with Joseph.

>>6704156
>it's kind of my opinion that characters that have a real delinquent, bombastic way of speaking never really translate well to an English dub - English VAs can never seem to muster up the intensity required of some characters.

Generally I'd agree, but since we were mentioning GG earlier- I actually REALLY liked the dubbing job of Sin in GG2:Overture that Yuri Lowenthal did. It was one of the only good dubbing jobs in the game.

Dubbing Sugita rarely seems to go super well though, relatedly Ragna being a case in point. Dio is probably undubbable too, deep badass voices don't sound as good in English (see again: Sol in Overture..) especially when they need to ham it up without being silly.

>>6704156
>it's kind of my opinion that characters that have a real delinquent, bombastic way of speaking never really translate well to an English dub - English VAs can never seem to muster up the intensity required of some characters.

Dub Kanji was amazing.

For an example of a series there's Cromartie which is reguarded as a dub on par/equale to the sub.

Localization is a legit point you bring up but wouldn't that still happen in the sub version if it was brought to the US?

>>6704189
Dub Kanji does rock. I mean, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, there's always exceptions. I guess I just don't have high hopes.

As far as sub localization... I don't even see it getting licensed. They're already making the blu rays/game accessible to a western audience (subs on the blu ray, no region protection on the game.)

So I need an opinion, Jojos - stick with the blue lipstick, or go with a different color? I can make any color under the rainbow - I'm trying to figure out what combo looks best here

>>6707476
6/10 would date for a while.

>>6707476
I would do green, to stick with your costume pallet.

>>6707476
Loving the wig when will you be doing tirish? If it's otakon i am gonna be gutted because i want go and by the sounds of it there will be a ton of jojo cosplayers there

>>6707493
I may do that - The blue is more prominent in the costume than that show would indicate (there is as much in the skirt as the green,) but the green does kind of pop more.

>>6707597
Tekkoshocon & probably Colossalcon - I wanted to go to Otakon but rooms are so bloody expensive that my group was having issues justifying the trip. Otakon is fun, but its a serious expense, as much as hotels are gouging on prices.

Now I am working on my Caesar cos from the promo art for Battle Tendncy and that pink one piece....its gonna be my most fabdazzle costume yet

>>6707782
You should have someone follow you around throwing glitter

>>6707826
Well the group i am with has1 32 members now so i think glitter will just be attracted to us, the laws of fablatisum will be all out of wack

>>6708020
>32 members
................
goddamn now I really wish I was going to Otakon, holy shit.

>>6708020
goddammit why did I pick THIS year to stop going to Otakon, ugh

>>6708063
>>6708076
Ah no i am not going to otakon it's a con in singapore called confest i was asked to join as their jonathan and polnereff, i was going to go to otakon but time and money and all that jazz

>>6708197
Oooh, I misunderstood you and thought you were going to Ota, but I went back and reread your post. That makes sense. You better post pictures of that group though!

>>6708209
Well it seems like it's a big deal for the con they have set up a jojo catwalk for us so i hope i can get a ton of pictures

>>6708297
That sounds way fun. I just found out that there is a meet up for an impromptu JoJo pose academy at Anime Matsuri in Houston so I'm hoping there will be good pics as well.

Looking to get a wig for Kakyoin. I looked on arda wigs and found this thing.

Think It'll do? (even if I have to play with it to get the style I want)

>>6710345
whoops

Any Fanime Jojos this year?

>>6710345
>>6710349
it could but you are GOING to have to add in extra hair for his side thing, if the Jareth is lacking in one thing is it extra hair up front. It has plenty of thickness in the back, but there's no way you can do the bangs properly with what you have there.

So make sure you buy some wefts; the short wefts should do.

>>6710704
couldn't find a weft the same color as the base Jareth wig- I did find a lighter pink.

Think I could get that, highlight/sharpie the fuck outta it and get the same color?

>>6711337
I would almost think you might be able to get one of the curly clips and just take out the clip part and use the hair.. its up to you though. Its a pretty vibrant color to try to get with sharpies.