/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6939245
Cat ears/horns hair

>>6939246
Feathered wings.

>>6939249
Proportioning

>>6939251
Cowl sleeves

>>6939250
Fairy wings.

>>6939253
Chest-binder/boob corset

>>6939254
Boot covers. These always turn out terrible, I find.

>>6939255
Puffy sleeves.

>>6939257
Parting a wig.

>>6939258
Wig detangling

>>6939262
Clip-on ponytail

>>6939259
PVC stands

>>6939263
Obligatory bunnysuit.

Has anyone done this one? It's on my to-do list but haven't gotten to it. Curious if it's decent.

>>6939264
Boobs.

>>6939266
Not a tutorial, but useful.
Visual shoe dictionary.

>>6939267
Photoshop shortcuts.

>>6939268
Sailor Moon styled bow.

>>6939245

You can use this same method for dyeing faux fur, just without the fabric softener. Mix up water with your acrylic paint to make sure it's very liquidy. I was told to paint on the back and let it soak through, but that wasn't working, so I painted directly on the fur and just combed it through to make sure it wasn't clumpy (if you've added enough water, you're just getting the pigment onto the fibers, really).

I had read you need to comb every 10 minutes, but I did about every 30 at first, then every hour, then I let it go overnight and it was fine. It does take away from the softness, but I wonder if mixing the paint with fabric softener like for the wig tutorial would work on fur.

Regardless, if you need a special color for fur, just get white in the pile you need and dye it with paint. So easy!

>>6939245
Has anyone done this? Is it even remotely washable or will you need to beware of rain?

>>6939294
All the comments on her deviantART lead me to think that it's fine once it dries. She says it's similar to Sharpie-dyed wigs except it rubs off less.

>>6939295
Hm, I lucked out with my first ink dye, but I'll keep this is mind for the future in case I end up needing to dye a wig in a fiber that doesn't work as well.

Are there any tutorials out there for wing/tail/whatever harnesses that don't involve using PVC pipe as the base? Like, is there any alternate way to get the same effect?

I don't have easy access to a hardware store anytime soon (living in the middle of nowhere, wooo), and I'm making a nine-tailed character to wear... so I'd like the tails to stick up and fan out behind me.

Is there anything I can do, other than the usual?

>>6939316
Talk to furries for the tail thing. I remember something about making the armature of the tail a foam noodle (like the swimming ones) or upholstery foam and that reduces the weight enough that you can just attach to a belt. Wings are a whole different beast.

>>6939316
I've never heard of tails with PVC. Sounds frustrating. I'd listen to >>6939335's comments. Foam noodles seems like a good idea.
Otherwise just makes some tails and string them all together with some fishing line.

>>6939345
>>6939335
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I posted this from my phone, and it seems I accidentally deleted a line of text without noticing!
Well, let me explain what i meant to explain in my main post!

I actually already made the tails using chicken wire as the inside so they're hollow and not too heavy. What i'm stuck on is making the harness. I figured I would take the idea that wing harness tutorials use (PVC pipe screwed onto a padded square that sits on your back), and adapt it to fit my tails so I can put the harness on underneath my dress, put the dress on, then add the tails afterwards.
However, i am not in range of a hardware store at the moment, and was wondering if there may be something I can use instead of the pipe to securely keep the tails sticking up behind my back (sort of like the picture I posted above).

>>6939353
I'd make a belt-loop styled thing. Definitely look into fursuiting for that. I couldn't find a tutorial so quick, but they do exist. Browse furry stuff as the first anon said.
Run fishing line through the top of the tails and then a line to the top of your back. Your harness thing sounds much more industrial than what you're actually trying to do.
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On the topic of tails, has anyone tried this? It looks okay in the photos but I'm afraid of doing this and it looking like shit in person. A cheap alternative to buying faux fur.
Yarn tails.

>>6939360
I think it should work. Looks pretty, economical, might be tedious. Some people customize or restore My Little Pony toys with brushed out yarn instead of buying doll hair; you can even straighten (like with an iron) the individual bits of yarn for a silkier look or leave them fluffy. Tips from the toy collectors: use acrylic yarn because the individual fibers in the yarn are the longest, and if you want it to be brushable without a bunch of fluff coming out you are going to be combing out a shitload of fluff.

>>6939360
I started one and didn't finish. It's very soft and shiny, and moves pretty nicely, but it's so fucking tedious.

>>6939369
Wait, I've seen that, let me get the link.
>http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,326327.0.html
Looks pretty natural to me. The toy method is apparently inspired by the costume method.

>>6939360
The only thing I worry about with belt loops and fishing wire is that, well, the tails are quite big/thick. If I had to make a rough estimate I'd say that each tail (there are nine tails) is about 2 1/2 ft long. I'd worry that the tails wouldn't stay in the correct positions! Hence why i figured the PVC method might be suitable.
However, I will try this to see if it goes better than expected.
Thanks~

>>6939418
Fishing line is pretty strong. Pardon the tautology, but they catch fish with it.

any non-strech material glove tutorial?

Anyone have a gem mold making and casting tutorial?

Any detailed pleated skirt tutorials? I'm pretty new to sewing, so I'm afraid I'll need a lot of help. I've also got a limited amount of fabric, so I want to make sure that I do it right the first time.

>>6939418
Fishing line will do the trick! Many (all?) spools of fishing line say the width of the line, the amount on the spool, and how much weight it can hold (for a certain length, I think?). I know i had similar concerns when holding up so rather large wings of my own, but everything worked out perfectly! Just make sure you secure it well.

>>6939499
It's already been posted over here >>6921413

>>6939360
My brother did that, it made a HUGE fluffy tail, but he put chain as the base to make it swing properly.

Anyone have any tutorials for a successful crosplay? Want to cosplay Watson and look like a dude, not every Sherlock/Avengers/Hetalia crosplay. I got chest binding down, just wondering about contouring, lips, eyebrows, believable facial hair, et cetera.

>>6940526
Here you go!

>>6940553
Rapist brows

>>6940553

This is perfect, thank you!

Also to be useful, this might help with the pleats anon?

>>6940570
I have a version of this with some written instructions underneath.

>>6940570
>>6940576
Ah, yes, thank you very much! That does help!

/r/ing any hakama and kisode/yukata type tutorials.

Will dump some tutorials soon.

>>6939499
>>6940614

>>6940553

jfc she makes a sexy man

Altering a petticoat

I always wanted to try this but I don't have a penis.

>>6940630
I remember this from a long time ago, someone said they could be only used once and that the price over time wasn't worth it compared to an actual pocket pussy. Like it would be better to just put a few bucks away each week than the time and effort to make these each time you want to fuck it.

>>6940630

Maybe you can make a penis out of the starch mix. Wonder if it would be hard enough or floppy?

>>6940630
When you're uncircumcised, your hand feels better than all of this shit. My hand even feels better than an actual vagina.

>>6940656
It looks pretty floppy. Sounds embarrassing.
>ssustml picture

>>6940630
I heard it's pretty uncomfortable. Wouldn't recommend.

Someone test this out and report back with details

>>6940614

>>6940717
Thank you! That pictorial instruction is very clear.

>>6940694
holy shit, what?

>>6940719
this is the worst way to do the gradient.

>>6939360
A friend of mine did this. It takes a fuck long time, but the result is beautiful. I thought the two she made were made from fake fur, and was awfully surprised that it's yarn. She didn't even do the straightening thing, which I bet would make it look and feel even better.
They're thick and a bit heavy, so keep that in mind if you want them to stand up.

>>6940694
Disgusting

>>6940614

>>6940694
Thank you anon I really didn't need to sleep tonight.

>>6939249
What a shittily worded tutorial. Almost impossible to decipher. ESL creators or something? They write like it, at any rate.

>>6940620
ALWAYS wear a mask working with resin.

>>6940734
How is better?

Does anyone have a rectangle skirt tutorial, especially one with an actual waistband instead of just gathered with an elastic?

>>6940830
http://egl.livejournal.com/14270972.html

Something like this?

I was wondering if anyone would even really know where to start with this one. I absolutely love this, and it's on etsy but I'm not paying 300 fucking dollars for it. I usually don't sew much, but I am somewhat experienced and I do have someone who's been a seamstress for most of her life that's willing to help. Tips are VERY well appreciated.

>>6940854
more shots of it

>>6940855

>>6940857
Aaaand last one. Sorry for spamming that.

>>6940854
You'll want to start with the right material. The material and the stitch are what give it that wavy texture. A pattern would be easy to draft out of paper or muslin since you have such detailed pics and can clearly see all the seams.

>>6940854
..seriously?

>>6940888
Is uh something wrong with this request? Not the same anon but I'm curious about making something similar.

>>6940854
>>6940855
>>6940857
>>6940859
>>6940921
ew

Are there wig tutorials for Joseph Joestar's hair?

I don't know if this is the right place to ask but would anyone have suggestions (or a tutorial similar to) the flame on Ultimate Madokas bow? I have the bow made but I'm lost on the pink part that wraps around it. I'm also not sure how to make the arrow if anyone has ideas for that.

Sorry for no contribution I will post a couple tutorials when I get the chance to use my laptop.

>>6940950
Do it like how Flame Princesses' do their flames.

>>6939458
I don't have a tutorial but I suggest buying a glove pattern (Vogue makes great ones; I think Butterick has one too) and cutting the fabric on the bias (turned 45 degrees from where you usually cut it). Fabric cut on the bias has mechanical stretch.

>>6940864
Alright, thanks for the help.

>>6940952
But that looks like a strange wedding favour.

>>6940950
This might be a little confusing, but use cotton like for plushie stuffing.

You'll need cotton, spray glue, fabric dye(or sharpies) and rubber gloves, also you can use sealant to coat it. For the cotton, you should take about twice as much as the item you want to make.
Dip dye the cotton the colour you want, you can also get a good gradient if you dip it in lighter dye all over first then partial dip in the other colour. You should use colours that are slightly lighter than what you need because you'll be making the cotton more dense later on so it will appear darker.

Then wait till it dries completely. After that, you'll need your rubber gloves, spray the glue onto it until it's fairly damp, then shape the cotton how you'd like with your hands. Then wait for it to dry and you can spray it with sealant if you like to prevent the colour from running.

>>6941537
Then figure it out yourself.

>>6941567
Oh kay then.

Obligatory armsocks post,

Wig straightening tutorial, anyone??

>>6942110
If you Google for it they're like in the first fucking results.

Heat up water and pour it over the wig, but not insanely hot. Leave to dry then brush.

>>6942115
All I was getting was hair straightener-using ones, which weren't using. Sorry. :C

>>6942240
Weren't working*

>>6940952
Sorry about the other person who responded, they weren't even the person who asked the question (aka me). Thank you for the idea, I may try it out and see how it looks.

>>6941546
Awesome I've never heard of doing this before, thanks for being so specific I'll try it out!

>>6940620

Does anyone have a tutorial for making this but with round jewels? Or just round jewel making in general. Gluing two halves together might look tacky as hell.

>>6942379
I know they make ball shaped molds for lollipops or cake pops or some crap and depending on how big you want it you could use something like that.

Would anybody have a tutorial on how to make a drawstring bag that I can put stuff in? Pic related

>>6943277
If you can't find a suitable tutorial, cut a circle out of your fabric, put your things in the center, and pull the edges up in the middle, then tie a ribbon around it.
Not the best method, obviously, but if you can't find anything else.

>>6943277
Tanish/gold fabric circle. Sew red string in and out in a circle pattern. Paint brown star on. Pull the strings to tighten. Wrap the strings around where they're threaded to make the a solid band of red. Probably add some tassels to the ends of the string. Done.

>>6943277
I got ya, google D&D dice bags for really good tutorials for these sorts of bags.

>>6943288
>>6943305
>>6943315
Thank you very much for your help.
I'm from /g/ so this really isn't my domain.

>>6943277
What are you cosplaying from Animal Crossing? Or do you just want the bell bag for decoration and fun?

>>6943277
Here's one that's not totally 3D, but could work
http://www.aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/2012/08/pretty-drawstring-pouch-tutorial.html

Does anyone have the tutorial for using polystyrene bases for shapes in wigs? Thought I had it but can't seem to find it anywhere.

I need good tutorials of kimono for my Tomoe cosplay, does anyone have?

>>6940553
this reminds me of that kawaii uguu titan

does anyone have a good tutorial for styling bangs on a wig? looking to change them from straight to side-swept

>>6945669
brush bangs to side, congratulations.

Anyone have tuts on binding medium to large sized chests with closed shirts?