/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>alcon is 18+ this year
oh no
where are the 16 year old weeaboos going to get drunk now

>>8130881
Where did you get that picture of towers?

>>8130881
Ame

So tabby's done a new shoot with tascha

>>8130881
yay maybe we'll get the FUCKING HENTAI PANEL BACK

>>8131253
Totes on fake sun glare, blur for no reason.

>>8131266
Don't forget the random splater of colour she will inevitably add to it, usually on the edge of an image..

>>8131258
at least they didnt google yaoi and just hentai.
>the line literally went down the stairs and out the door
>lets cancel it because we dont want to defile our university with boobs :^)

is there gona be an alcon meetup?

>>8131277
Yeah it's called alcon

>>8131271
Boom

>>8131425
Not too bad.
But I wish they had gone to an actual forest, and thin plants always look like they've shot in the back garden.

Valentine has now finished Oberyn

>>8131432
I think the sky is blown out too much, so its just thined out the leaves. Wonder if she actually listend to cgl and not added all thoses god awful effects she does?? We all know she goes on here.

>>8131455
It is nicer, I'll give her that. Might be a one off though.

>>8131455
Has she said she comes on here?

>>8131448
that's a nice dressing gown

>>8131464
Never outright, but she's made reference to comments on here so either she does quietly read it or she gets informed by someone else of what is said.

>>8131461
Agreed. By her standards this is a significant improvement. Still shitty colour, blown out and a random dutch angle because I guess she couldn't think of any interesting poses or work the light better? But it's not the mess of Photoshop that she usually produces.

>>8131432
They didn't go to a forest but it's not a back garden, either.

Though it makes me wonder why and how she blew the exposure so much when this twitter picture manages to be even.

>>8131493
Well its, yknow, what the character wears so

>>8131539
Needed a darker thread on the embroidery and you can't see the pattern on the collar/trim. Also fucked up the shape of the undershirt

>>8131543
You can easily see the pattern on valentines. Look at this pic from a few weeks ago from his page

>>8131543
>Easily
Barely in the close up photo.

>>8131582
It's way too light.

>>8131582
collar is way too dark, pattern is way too light. oh dear.

>>8131605
Hmm I don't know. I think the colours are right, but the pattern lines aren't thick enough, meaning we can't see it.

>>8131539
Yep, just don't expect me to be that impressed? In terms of sewing construction that's not a very complicated garment at all.

>>8132576
To be honest, even though it's pretty simple construction wise. It's nicely done, with good fabric choices.
He has really improved since last year.
Well done Andy.

>>8132576
I've seen other cosplay wack out something similar in an afternoon. Its not hard to sew.

>>8131448
It's clean and looks generally good. I like it.

>>8132805
I agree. Much rather see a well made simpler cosplay than a poorly made complex one. That said, the details he's put onto that thing are pretty awesome.

>>8132829
Agree, but I'd much rather see a well made complex costume for a competition.

>>8132872
I'm sure you will. He's not the only competitor

>>8132798
Agreed. It's well made but it is just a coat... There is attention to detail but there isn't even that much detail to pay attention to...

>>8132932
I disagree actually. He carved the print in lino and painted the whole pattern by hand matching the placement of every print, plus resin cast the necklace and belt buckle pretty much identically too. And carved the snakeskin belt and dyed / painted it the same as the original . And sculpted and made the dagger in resin. Hell, with the necklace he matched the number of links on all of the chains. There's even these little grip things on the sleeves of the undershirt that I wouldn't have even noticed. I've followed this build really closely and to give credit where it's due, the details are really good when observed closely, if not overly flashy at a passing glance.
Given that he'll be able to show all that off in his session with the judges, I think he could do well.

>>8132944
Hi Valentine

>>8132944
Because none of the other competitors are doing anything at all at like this.

Ross has painted and embellished his own fabric on his dress. the Hiccup is drawing a scale pattern in. Helen Alice is flocking her own fabric, and that is just the few other solos we know of.

>>8132966
Hiccup is embroidering hers, isn't she?

>>8132967
I thought it was just drawn, that must just be the guide then.
Embroidery>lino printing.

Yeah, it's a big thing for Andy that he did that, but for others lino printing is child's play (it's no more difficult than potato stamping)

>>8132944
And? Other cosplayers pay as much attention to the details as he has. Competing or not. All the time. Other cosplayers use resin too. Big wow.

>>8132991
CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE COSPLAYERS PLEASE RATHER THAN THE SAME 10 PEOPLE TIME AFTER TIME. Thanks.

>>8133007
Go on then. Like who?

>>8133007
Alright, Ross is the king of drag but a while ago kick off a fuss about the whole using makeup to change skin colour thing, and made a few racist/stupid comments, then quickly changed his tune when people got mad at him.
He's good at sewing though and makeup so his Ursula will floor Andy.

Helen Alice is good friends with Tascha, she's the one who made the Lutece costumes. She was in the LSCC final last year as Elsa. She seems to be very good with sewing but not much else. Hangs around with the circle jerk quite a lot and Laura B, so she's always in drama.

Beyond Believing makes a lot of things but seems to be very quite and drama free. Only recently heard of her, but it seems she knows everyone and to do a lot of costumes. Recently did a group with Keala I think.

Who else shall we talk about?

>>8132944
All of this is the sort of stuff any other cosplayer would do for a competition costume. They just don't broadcast it as much as he has. I mean, kudos to him for a huge improvement from his crappy satin pants and ratty wig but it's nothing amazing in the world of competitive cosplay.

The costume and accessories are nice, he's just blown all of the little details out of proportion and made mountains out of molehills for a lot of it which makes it seem far more amazing than it actually is. Most cosplayers analyse things privately and then post tidbits publically, so the whole thing seems more spectacular when finished, where Valentine has just splurged everything on his page.

Not that it's a bad thing though. I don't like the guy but I think it's made him a little more humble at least.

Is anyone worthwhile in the scene entering EuroCosplay this year? Is there anyone you would like to have enter?

>>8133048
I think its good that he shares so much. It helps people wanting to Cosplay the character in the future

Aren't international competitors also allowed in LSCC?

If that's the case then the UK will just be blown out of the water as usual, especially since the organiser in question is pretty internationally minded and likely to have sweet talked and prepped good cosplayers into entering.

>>8133140
Yep they are. I think last year's winners were French. However you never know. My bet's on someone winning who doesn't even have a Cosplay page.

>>8133140
Yeah they've been giving out free tickets to any international cosplayer who wants to come.

Nitpicking here but I follow this cosplayer because I love her zelda because its well made. So i thought she was a good sewer, but them comes out with a crap satin and basic cape like this.
just the lack of effort in the anna costume makes me sad.

I'm curious, what are the prizes like in these big contests?

is it just bragging rights or is PILES OF CASH

>>8133307
LSCC grand prize is a trip for two to DragonCon, with best duo and best solo both picking up PS4s

>>8133191
I think the armour was really really nicely made.

>>8133323
So does the ultimate winner get the ps4? Or someone else?

>>8133191
My guess is she ran out of time and there's limited fabrics in those particular colors.

>>8133348
Someone else I believe. Or both. Can't say I know for certain. It'll be on the LSCC page somewhere.

>>8133362
Second, and the winner of the Masquerade.

Super Maians are so fucking annoying.

>>8133676
right? they fuck me off so much
literally the only reason they got noticed was because they dress their kids up, but honestly who even cares anymore. the cosplays are shit.

>>8133699
I love how she's supposed to be the 'Sexy robot'
Woman is the definition of a ham beast, and I wish I could say she at least had a pretty face....

>>8133699
Also have you seen the 'event' they made for people to come sing happy birthday to their son?

So fucking needy.

>>8133712
wait is that seriously a thing that's happening? who wants a bunch of randomers coming to their home to sing happy birthday to their kid?
oh wait they probably don't have any actual friends...

>>8133737
Yep. And they basically invited everyone they've ever met. They also want everyone to come up to the kid, throughout the day, and sing happy birthday.
Just creep up on them.
And sing.

So Valentine has been shared by Pedro Pascal.
How long do you think it'll take before his head is stuck up his own arsehole again?

>>8133748
It ever came out?

>>8133748
But the costume itself, it's boring. TBH I wouldn't notice him really. Can't see many of the common togs being that interested in him.

>>8133754
Haha, true. My bad! Just gone further up.
>>8133758
I'm waiting for him to take his box of progress resin casts, and take in that photo to mention he's been noticed by Pedro. Something I can see him doing!

>>8133758
Pretty sure the interestingness of the outfit is down to the designer, not the cosplayer.

>>8133758
honestly? i think it's good. it's really good. it's as accurate as it can possibly be and that's great but like.. it's not a show stopper. it's nothing too challening to be honest

>>8133767
It's not. And thats why he was able to make it. I'd love to see him take on the things the other people in the championship are doing.

>>8133748
He's been shared by him a couple of times before so it probably won't

>>8133767
The judges will figure this out too, that isn't not hard. He's done well, but it's not hard to do well, and there are more difficult builds entering.

>>8133774
he scrapped the costume change didn't he? i honestly think he should have stuck with oberyn's armour and the spear etc because it's way more of a challenge and the performance onstage will be way more impressive. but nope, he's probably just gonna stand there and do nothing.

>>8133774
If you can't recognise that he's come on leaps and bounds in the last year you're a fucking moron

>>8133767
Well the competition is half craftsmanship and half performance, so whether its flashy or not doesn't matter as much. If he has a great performance he could have a chance to win

>>8133779
Wouldn't say that's a good outfit to be judged on for a competition - yeah it looks cooler, but its all one thing. Doesn't show any variety in skills. This outfit does

>>8133785
what's he gonna do for the performance though?

>>8133788
Well he says he's been practicing oberyn's voice for three months. I like to think the best of everybody - look at the effort he's put into the outfit. He'll be putting the same effort into the performance guaranteed. Doesn't mean it will be good, but I hope so.

>>8133792
He did similar with Vaas and that really worked.

>>8133794
Yeah he got a special award for that didn't he?

>>8133323
Oh like a ps4 whatever but the dragoncon thing is pretty awesome actually. Thanks!

>>8133797
Yeah. But he didn't break character all day either. First time I met him he was on the convention floor in that character and it was pretty freaky, in a good way.

>>8133800
First time I met him he was Tyler Durden. Didn't seem to break character all day either (though I'm pretty sure he was just drunk)

So do we like valentine now then?

>>8133824
We like him up until the actual con when he makes a tit of himself, then afterwards when he'll whine about not winning and how the judges owe him.

>>8133828
Whine about how it's unfair that he doesn't have tits.

>>8133824
Think it's a mixed bag. He's definitely come on terms of craftsmanship and toned down the ego, but I think a lot of people are still holding on to their initial judgements from LSCC last year which is when people first noticed him and he did some dickish things.

Personally, I've met him twice and he was fun and friendly both times. I've asked advice on stuff to his page and to be fair he's always pointed me in the right direction and been helpful. I have no problem with the guy.

>>8133828
I honestly don't think we'll see that from him now. Seems to have learnt from his mistakes.

>>8133832
Some people are still a bit bitter about what he said about the finalists. Because of his quality wig and pants of perfection.

>>8133834
Yeah, not to post shit online else we'll get a hold of it and never let him live it down.

>>8133837
Thing is, I don't think he meant it in the manner it got turned in to. Was his first decent level of competition, and being new and competitive didn't handle not making the finals very well, made a passing coment about the finalists all being women, which blew out of proportion and caused him to be portrayed a certain way, whether wrongly or rightly.

I honestly reckon he's altered a lot in the last year, but I guess we'll see in a few weeks.

>>8133828
Hmm I think he's learned from that mistake of publishing those thoughts publically

>>8133837
What did he say? I missed all that

>>8133849
Just get drunk in the fox and make snide comments like everyone else does.

>>8133856
And that makes him a dick?

>>8133854
Something about how all the women were finalists, which wasn't surprising given all the judges were women too.

>>8133857
That makes everyone dicks, apparently.

>>8133859
there were 3 men who entered.
You couldn't even tell if 2 of the finalists were female or not.

>>8133868
Good facts.

Five at least - Valentine, Penguin, Batmite, Hulk, Dr Doom

>>8133876
My bad. Still, it''s not like any of them were worth a second look.

>>8133879
I think the judging line-up this year is way stronger and more rounded, and the outcome will unquestionably be fair.

Personally, I like to see someone like Valentine get involved who's obviously passionate about it, and think I general we should get behind all our UK entrants. Be nice to see someone from over here take it, whoever that might be.

>>8133892
There seems to be zero interest/backing behind any of them. Just picking fun at Jazz and the girl who dropped out.

>>8133905
And we wonder why so few people are willing to even try to fill the gap that will be left by Lex and Sands if they stop doing international competition.

But people are trying. The three people that are bitched about on here on and off is hardly representative of the UK Cosplay community. Hell most cosplayers don't even have a fbook page they're just doing it for fun.

>>8133748
I don't know what it is but something doesnt look quite right about this costume? I cant put my finger on it but it looks off

>>8134227
I'm not sure if I'm imagining it but I think the yellow is too light? The brown around the collar part is at least. It's more of a mustard if I remember correctly.

>>8134430
Nar. Check his side-by-side with the reference images. Think he made a good call.
Guess the difference in lighting always makes that stuff tricky though.

>>8134663
Yeah he's definitely got the right colour.

>>8133908
This post is in every Brit thread.

>>8134430
I think its the fit?

>>8134878
Things should change up once we actually start having some conventions.

>>8134878
Because it's true. For years it's been the same two names becuase nobody who is good enough steps up to the international level. Most good cosplayers are seen at one, maybe two events, and either don't enter anything or enter one thing at most. Out of the people who do regularly enter and are willing to push forward to that international level, only Lex and Sands have been consistently good enough to make an impact and stick around.

If you want to see that change and if you want there to be anyone in the UK worthwhile once those two are gone, you gotta improve your own game and enter yourself. Complaining that the same two people are the only ones people praise isn't going to stop people praising them and it's not going to make other, better people magically appear.

Apart from the ones at LSCC, WSC and Euro, what other cons have good competitions?

>>8134227
In comparison to what you would see in Game of Thrones I can confirm some points in relation to the pic.

>He is not the actual actor (obvious).
>Game of Thrones uses motion lighting (editing of the video footage in simpler terms for lighting) and that pic does not use such editing or any clear editing at all.
>actual costume in Game of Throne is darker in colours and makes use of gold coloured threadings in certain parts.
>the brown/grey collar parts of the tunic and main coat from valentine's costume actually have a reptilian hide texture on the actual costume from Game of Thrones (material doesn't appear to be hide though).
>the collar parts (grey/brown) of the tunic are actually a bit more thicker and make the main coat look less open in comparison to the real costume from Game of Thrones.

These could be some of the things you noticed.

>>8135553
Response to a couple of your points:
>Valentine has used gold thread for all the embroidery and in other places sometimes.
>His collar parts on the tunic are the same as the show to the millimetre.

>>8135600
Boo fricken hoo. Lets move the fuck on.

>>8135620
Doubt cgl is going to until at least the competition is over next month. There aren't any cons between now and then so there's no new drama

>>8135600
Perhaps it could be difference of material for the collars and the same with the gold threads and other things I saw in terms of the actual costume from different pics with Valentine's.

All that is certain that both costumes aren't the same, but that is expected.

Long story short Valentine has done well and I will look forward to taking pics of him if I come across him.

It's pretty dire that the UK thread is practically dominated by this Valentine guy who is so standard and lacklustre in terms of craftsmanship and talent.

Anyway, I'm thinking of doing more competitions this year, what cons, big or small are there over here?
Bonus: What doesn't need a skit?

>>8135722
Theeeeen post other people. Just complaining accomplishes nothing

>>8135755
Don't think any masquerades do apart from LSCC. So all the more casual comps

Why doesnt someone post some of the other LSCC competitor's progress pics so we can actually compare valentine's to the others entering?

RossEcobb Ursula

Beyond believing's Hiccup

Helen Alice's Zatanna

If you want a laugh, Kelly Jean's trying to stream on Twitch for 24 hours and is growing increasingly batshit, more so than usual.

Of course she absolutely doesn't want you to look at her tits and does not understand why everybody won't shut up about them.

Does she even get called in as a guest any more or have the conventions wised up to her antics? She's still BFFs with Nigri, right?

>>8135775
No one gives a shit

MegaBethBobs's Brienne of Tarth

>>8135774
Are there any more competitors?

>>8135783
Tons more. Just we don't know that many of them. If you know any pic dump

>>8135770
I think he's doing so well on the sleeves... And then there's that bodysuit underneath um...

I know she quit but for the fun of it here is Apeture cosplay's hades skull

>>8135786
Think more in the comp aren't sharing so it can be a surprise/they won't be ripped to shreds on here

>>8135774
Thats not exactly a difficult costume....

>>8135791

>>8135791
anyone know why she quit? has she given a reason?

>>8135804
Thank you.
Can we have this as a thing now?
Whenever a sub-par costume gets posted up here, paper mache Hades skeleton judges you decisions.

>>8135815
Because we made that image and pointed out that the whole costume was shit.

>>8135815
I know her very well. Too much uni work to have the time to make a Cosplay that she was happy with the quality of.

>>8135800
Its judged on craftsmanship not on how fancy it is

>>8135825
Sup beth.

>>8135828
Hey :)

>>8135826
And she's playing to her strengths as her sewing is better than most. She's said she's only entering it because she knows she can do it well.

>>8135818
for you.

>>8135833
Exactly. No point in making armour if you're terrible at it.
I'm terrible at sewing so I'm trying to make costumes that are more 3d.

>>8135834
Brilliant.

>>8135772
Good, but looked crooked

>>8135853
I mean keep in mind that these are all work in progress pics. They've probably just been put wherever for a photo to post on the page, not positioned properly.

>>8135857
Yeah good point. And armor doesn't sit well on mannequins.

My only thought is if it's a HTTYD skit with Hiccup and Astrid, will it be just a scene cut from the movie?Because I can see that being boring.

>>8135863
Nah probably bits and bobs cut together. Beyond believing is good I'm sure it will be great.

>>8135865
Hope so, I'm a dramastudentfag so I like the skits.
>>8135774
Is this the girl who's apparently doing magic tricks for the skit?

>>8135875
Yep! She's also in the giant DC bombshells group on sunday

>>8135770
I thought Yaya hated when people had bodysuits rather than doing body paint?

>>8135882
That was like one time wasn't it? And I think she meant when people just have to change their skin colour. If its got patterns and designs and stuff she can hardly expect them to body paint all that - it would smudge

>>8135882
She does yes, assuming the editing of Heroes of Cosplay is to be believed. In fact, all under suits that aren't home made.

>>8135770
what even is that er

>>8135884
Not if you use good paint and makeup. Ross is good at that shit, he should know bettter

>>8135886
Fuck that

>>8135891
Is it even supposed to be the design on the skin though? If it actually is meant to be a top then I see no problem with what he's done

>>8135896
Nope, its supposed to be skin. It's probably easier for him to do fake boobs if it's inside the bodysuit.

>>8135896
I could be wrong, but I'd say this is paint.

>>8135898
Ahh yeah. But yeah that will let him down definitely. Shame because the rest of the outfit is well crafted

TBH all 4 we've got posted here look good.

>>8135916
That's good then!
Its nice to see this thread actually being relatively nice about people for a change. No one is being a massive cock.

>>8135916
Speculation, assumption and all that aside, it really is anyone's game. So far it seems that no-ones royally fucked up their outfit so far and we don't know what any of the skits are, so anything could happen. Also, the judges might see something on the day that we all miss or don't know about.

Plus we only know about 8 of 40. That a big chunk of unknown.

>>8135927
I still think someone completely unknown will win

>>8135927
But we do know that they didn't fill up to 40

>>8135937
And that people have dropped out.

>>8135956
So it's going to be 30-35 acts
Plus more people will drop out in the next few weeks

So why is Alcon 18+
Is it because AL lost the sugardaddy that is showmasters?

>>8135966
Yup. Probably will just go watch the finals myself.

>>8135976
Hope there are more seats than last year

>>8135977
Probably. Con keeps getting bigger

>>8135900
bodysuit version

Anyone got any goss on Collidacon? I know Scowny is involved which makes me very suspicious but the board games element of it does pique my interest and I'm so fucking starved of decent events this year to cosplay at that I might be desperate enough to try it.

Also did anyone go to Wyntercon last year down in Eastbourne? It's the same weekend as Collidacon so wondered which of the two would be more interesting to check out.

>>8135774
Who the fuck is this?

So do the cosplayers all have the same photographers because it's always the same few photographers I see posting photos of these cosplayers. Like Lucas, food and cosplay and queens of winn

>>8137351
One of the competitors for LSCC. Doesn't get involved in drama really so you might not have seen her on here before

yeah from what i've seen she seems pretty nice

So, LSCC just posted an update on cosplay stuff.
/LondonSuperComicConvention/posts/798159533570545

I recognize almost none of the names in the cosplay area.

>>8137526
The girl who doesn't get involved in drama? She knows about all the drama in the circle jerk. She's a bitch, she just acts nice.

>>8137583
Knowing about drama doesn't mean you create it. Last week or whenever was the first time she had ever been mentioned on cgl, and it was because of LSCC

>>8137597
She's bffs with Tascha and Laura. She's super snobby about her sewing when it's crap. And she knows everyone's secrets.

>>8137605
Works with shades on all the time. Shame shit tit shot all the time.

>>8137597
She's been poping up since LSCC last year where she was a finalist.

>>8137605
her sewing is great, don't know where you're getting that idea from

>>8137650
Stop self posting

>>8137660
yeeeah i'm not helen. she doesn't post here

>>8137663
Whatever. She's a bitch anyway.

>>8137666

>>8131035
kek'd

>>8137619
Who the hell is Shades On? Is he that twat that keep following SZ around and bossing people?

>>8137762
I actually really like Shades On, they have a unique way of filming that isn't just stolen from SZ and they are just amazing to have a good night out with ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RieVOr1JDxs

>>8137774
I actually enjoy how that isn't just the dumb CHOPPY SLO MO STEADICAM SET TO DUBSTEP so it gets props for that.

Can we post small fries again,or at least anyone who isnt posted all the time.

>>8137860
Do it!

>>8137774
The guy at 2:06 is a perv and has been banned from a bunch of meets. *The more you know*

>>8137999
Do tell.

>>8137999
yeah i haven't heard this story before

>>8138003
>>8138024
Nothing too exciting, just trying to get underage girls drunk and bring them to his hotel room to strip, also general groping. All word of mouth, so can't exactly say it's true, but the fact he's banned from meets surely means something.

>>8138078
Sounds like a cool guy to hang out with. May be he would succeed if he had an assistant such as myself.

The only girls who are cool and are faster than me are survivors.

>>8137515
Lucas only shoots with selected few who can get him followers and willing to shoot at his house and show skin (think Stacy, Alien Queen).

F&C is just a standard tog, nothing special, but at least they shoot anyone.

Q of W is a friend with Lucas, so he hangs around him and when Lucas gets a shoot with someone at a Conventions he leeches on.

You will find alot of the UK togs hover around Lucas cos he (used) to use the SCG name to get shoots in. think "So say we all" and already mentioned Q of W.

>>8137571
I like her costume, just a shame shes in the circlejerk of Tabs and Tascha, and i believe shes also making a costume for Tascha for lscc?

>>8137515
>>8138349
That's gonna change now Lucas has dropped SCG and his reputation has taken an even bigger downturn since he began shittalking everyone. Even his stalwart Stacey and Chloe are moving on to other togs. People only gave Lucas the time of day because he put in some seed money to build a platform for easy promotion and now he's on his own he's worthless to everybody. This time next year he'll be nothing but an urban myth.

Food & Cosplay are a who cares case. You don't see their stuff come up that often I feel and it's neither bad nor good enough enough to cause a stir. I'll be surprised if you notice them much at all this year.

Queens of Winn are entirely video focused these days and they've not been getting around as much as Sneaky Zebra. They may as well be dead.

Shades On Productions are who I expect to see come up most often this year. Getting many more cosplayers on board and throwing much more money in than anyone else. I want to see them do less location and more studio, though.

I'm also expecting Seb to turn up more. Now he's not pussywhipped by KJ it looks like he's hanging with way more varied cosplayers. Opposite to Shades On I want to see him do more on location since he's done studio to death.

Sonesh looks like he'll be holding steady, should grow a little. He's done consistently good work the last couple of years. I don't expect to see any change with him other than a little growth so if you're tired of seeing his name pop up already you're gonna be in for a rough year.

Sneaky Zebra look like they will still be the go-to video guys for the foreseeable future. I agree with many people that their style is very generic but they are the best example of it.

>>8138638
>Shades On Productions are who I expect to see come up most often this year. Getting many more cosplayers on board and throwing much more money in than anyone else. I want to see them do less location and more studio, though

>Opposite to Shades On I want to see him do more on location since he's done studio to death.

So which one is it? But thats the whole point, its a convention video, won't be much of a convention video if it was shoot in a studio??

SZ will always be generic, just like the formula for music, same repetitions. The only difference is who they have in their video, but end of the day its just footage over music, year after year. It works for them, if they change, they could potentially lose followers because thats why people follow them, but at the same time, people could lose interest if they don't do anything different. Theyre at the damn if you do, damn if you don't.

As for Lucas, he dropped the SCG brand because he fucked it all up and he doesn't want himself to be associated with it no longer, but the thing is, everyone knows his name, so it really doesn't make that much of a difference, so what hes trying to do now is look into other revenues where hes not well known for being a cunt, e.g artists work into photos, gym and fitness shoots. But hes still holding onto the cosplay scene with dear life because thats the only place he even has a chance to get models to do his bidding without paying.

He will entice lower tier cosplayers because anyone worth knowing in the cosplay scene knows him and avoids him. Why would you want his name attached to your name/cosplay.

>>8139023
queens of winn have basically no folllowing nowadays, They have a long way to go on their videos too, it does seem like they don't get enough footage, I noticed that on the few videos I did check out after I ended up in their brum mcm one

>>8138638
Bonus points; at least when he does location stuff, it's decent

>>8137774
yeah shame they stole that style from another video, cant remember the name but it was from may MCM a couple of years ago, next MCM shades on conveniently show up and start filming in the exact same style. credit where its due, they do it well though

>>8139198
Boring photo

>>8139253
Well they'll be at LSCC, it will be interesting to see what they come up with.

I just like that it's not a style which
Copies every American CMV and does not copy SZ either

>>8139294
yeah its definitely a nice departure from the shit that gets thrown out there the day after the con by nearly everyone else

>>8139253
Theres so many CMV out there, tbh, every style has probably been done before by someone, but just nice to a style not done to death makes a change. For me as long as there are different styles then that way i know what to expect from each videographer. If they all do the same panning, slow-mo, pan out then whats the point. This goes the same for cosplay photography, how boring would it be if every photographer you look has the same 'look' to it, that will get boring pretty fast. It's bad as it is with them all taking the same photos of the same cosplayers.

>>8139300
Shades on Kyle is very humble as well and easy to approach, I had a nicer experience with him than I did with Geo-San

>>8137774
I really enjoy the idea of filming cons like film trailers. What a stroke of genius.

>>8135775
This whole time I've been getting Kelly Jean and KellyJane (who was dating tealpirate) mixed up.

I'm glad KellyJane hasn't gone off the rails though :)

anyone going to Birmingham mcm next month? what are your cosplay plans?

>>8139346
Really? I've always found him to be hugely stuck up

>>8139413
How so?

>>8139507
Agree with >>8139413 He's always posting about cgl or making 'smart' remarks and acting like he's a big deal

>>8139394
I was getting them confused as well.

>>8139514
always posting? I've not seen a single post, apart from one he made start of the year...

>>8139527
I've seen him make posts which he quickly deletes after an hour or so

>>8139023
>So which one is it?
It's both. Shades On have done location a lot so I'd like to see them try their hand at studio. Seb's done studio a lot so I'd like to see him try his hand at location. And I'm talking about their stills work, not video.

>>8139198
They have very obviously have missed focus by like a foot in front of her. Why do cos togs keep posting shots which are so clearly out of focus? I know they all love their 1.2 lenses but if you've not got your subject in focus what the fuck are you doing.

>>8139413
>>8139514
He's far from the worst for that stuff (see Ambrosio, Lucas) but yeah he's getting a bit of an ego on him now. But look at everyone in cosplay, once anybody starts to make even a little bit of a name for themselves they suddenly think they're The Hottest Shit.

>>8139856
>>8139856
looks in focus to me.

>>8139856
>They have very obviously have missed focus by like a foot in front of her

Nope, AF point was on her face, shot at 2.8 on a 105mm sigma lens. (Also thats clearly a low res so, bad copy photo)

>Shades On have done location a lot so I'd like to see them try their hand at studio

Believe me, if I could put down the money to rent a studio I would, cost wise it's not possible, I wouldn't dare charge a cosplayer for a shoot, its a loss rather than a gain, working with natural light is more challenging and fun.

>but yeah he's getting a bit of an ego on him now.

Obviously I will defend this, I mean... Have I? I'd like to think im approachable and pretty proud of my work that i've earn't the right to post about it.

>>8139588
I get pretty aggravated, but then I calm down and delete the status because its pointless.

>>8139267
Okay cool, thanks for that input.


(Shitty phone photo for proof its me, check the tats!)

>>8139856
Ah right, must be a typo you did because you mentioned shades on do location and should do more studio and then next sentance you said the opposite.

>>8139856
Lucas always had an ego, if he didn't the original SCG group wouldn't have broken up. People like him won't change, they will always be their selfish self whos two faced to everyone. Nice to your face and shit talking you the next.

Shades on Kyle is just loud, so can come across in the wrong way thats all. But you need to control what you post, posting something to everyone and then deleting makes you look bad. Lucas has done it on more than a few occasions to both cosplayers and photographers, very bad move as we all know, the uk scene isn't big, word gets around fast and you don't want to be put into the same category as him.

>>8139999
I think people have caught onto that with Lucas. There was a time when cosplayers would jump at the chance to shoot with scg, now its the opposite. Hes constantly begging for people to shoot with and everyones turning him down so he just end up shooting Stacy all the time and she only does it out of pity. Soon enough she will move on.

At least Kyle can read through the britfag posts and learn what not to do as a photographer. Hope for the future.

>>8139394
>was dating
Did they split??

Foreign anon here, how's the level at the MCM London masquerades ? Me and a few friends are planning on going to the October one, and I thought it could be fun to enter, but I don't want to look out of place.

>>8139935
Yea if you post something angry that's there forever, control it. Also get over yourself cgl is nothing new and being mentioned on here doesn't make you a big deal, people have come and gone on here for 10years+
Try shooting with some decent cosplayers too

>>814010
You have ups and downs, like all cons. You also have the Eurocosplay guys which are pretty fuckin' good. From October, despite the fuck up, my favourite from the whole this has to be the Princess Mononoke group ^^

>>8140167
I don't recall saying I was a big deal?
but I don't see how responding to statements means I have issues either. *shrug*

Decent cosplayers? thats pure taste,

Apples and Oranges dude.

>>8140199
It's your cocky attitude, don't turn into the next Lucas

>>8140213
I think, to survive in the cosplay community, you need to have a strong personality, otherwise you'll fall at the first hurdle.

I'm loud, if I approached a cosplayer, being quiet and shy, chances are - they won't really have alot of confidence in me either.

it's better to go in acting like you know what your doing, rather than standing around fumbling, only making yourself an embarrassment.

>>8139935
Fair do's for the focus, the larger image does show the focus looks on.

Studios don't cost much to rent. Like £70 for half a day? Some studios will even let you rent them for just an hour or two and then you're looking at like £20-30. You don't want to be renting them all the time but once every blue moon isn't going to bankrupt anybody and variety is nice and studios show you can do more than sit your camera in Av at the widest aperture.

I don't think natural light is more challenging in any way. Natural light is way more brainless than trying to balance and make something striking with studio strobes which is why I said I'd like to see you go to a studio for once. Show that you can get the job done without using the oldest and most tried-and-tested methods in history.

And I gotta say if you're going to stick to working outdoors so much you should stop your lens down. There's no point going to nice locations if you're gonna blow them out at 2.8. For framing like that a 105 lens is only going to make the scene look flat. Get something in the 21-35mm range, stop down to 5.6 or 8 and you'll get way more out of your locations.

The ego bit you answered yourself with your response to >>8139588. You're good, you're one of the better ones, I said as much in my original post. But you flare up and there's no good reason. Stay calm, recognise you have faults, recognise everyone is going to have opinions and some of those opinions will not be the same as yours. Any other reaction screams egotistical dickwad.

>>8140225
This is some top bullshit right there. Togs prove themselves by their portfolios, not by being a loudmouth. Just like cosplayers who kick up drama and make shitty bikinis are nowhere near the levels of the ones who win competitions and quietly leave. No tog ever made a career out of being an obnoxious prick, other than Jared Polin.

>>8140232
Hi PC!

>>8140225
Different anon, i don't think he/she means the way you approach people (correct if im wrong), it's more to do with the way you come across in general in person, not just at cons.

Nothing wrong with being proud of your work, just don't bring down other people, that shit doesn't rub off and will stay with you forever and no amount of good videos or photos will change that.

>>8140232
>>8140232
The studio is still a personal cost that I can't really justify as a Shades On expense, It would be mainly as a, lets see what we can do here!

But you're right, A little bit of studio work never hurt nobody, certainly something I should invest in.

Natural light has its challenges the same as studio work, The recent shoot was up in the peak districts, cloudy day, chaotic weather, thinking on the spot and working around that, thats where the fun comes from.

Mainly, the 105mm lens was used due to the local, the photo does not give good depth and I agree, but we were up on a mountain that was incredibly windy, both of us standing up on that ledge was going to be dangerous.

I am looking to purchase a mid range lens, I mainly work with the 50mm 1.2 and I just adore it to pieces, Planning to take some cosplayers to more locations in the summer and i'll be hiring some new lenses specifically to use the location to my advantage.

Yeah, it's difficult, in any situation it's hard to sit back and have people slate on your work, alot of people forget the hours invested in cosplays / photos / video edits.

We spend numerous hours talking over music and shot choices before the con itself.
But I also think atleast engaging with people can lead to a more positive result.

The final point, which you responded too. Is mainly from first hand accounts, Im not justifying being cocky, im simply saying it's better to be a little loud, friendly, approachable and confident in yourself so the cosplayer can be reassured they're working with someone who can produce something they will both enjoy.

Top props for a honest and solid response sir.

>>8140185
Great, thanks ! I was worried it would only be super high level cosplayers

>>8140246
Yup that's what I meant. Also confidence and arrogance are two entirely different things

>>8140246
>>8140246
I've never called anyone out from a convention or event, Save for Matt Price ( if you know who he is, then you know why I did it )

Mainly, as explained in the previous response, it's difficult for creatives to sit back and have people slate work.

>>8140250
You missed the point again. It's not about being loud it's your general attitude online as well, arrogance isn't a good look. You put down other people, have an inflated ego, purposefully piss people off for a laugh.
It's very unprofessional

>>8140265
Get over it it's cgl this shits been going on far beyond your time in the community you aren't some special 'creative' snowflake.

>>8140273
I don't think I ever said I was special. just a guy who likes to make shit.

>>8140269
Valid point, and i've had this pointed out to me by a close and personal friend, working on it as we speak.

Why do you think Lucas gets talked about so much on here? He's pissed off alot of people in the cosplay comm in the last 3-4 years because he was cocky and thought he is better than everyone else and hes better off doing it on his own, and now hes trying to pick himself up trying everything under the sun to get back to where he once was, removing himself from scg, shooting with foreign cosplayers, getting himself into magazines, doing a lola inspired shoot hoping to get large following etc etc, nothing is working because everyone knows his history and being banned from going near a panel because of being a molester is his last nail in he coffin.

Everyone is now just watching him desperately searching for new shoots etc.

>>8140278
Sorry, where is Lucas from? I thought it was F&C, but it's not.

>>8140250
>cloudy day
That's pretty much the easiest thing in the world to work with. It's a free softbox from the horizon to infinity.

>>8140241
could not have been a more paper-cube post. Sometimes I wonder why some people try to post anon.

Just seen this picture from our WCS team. The Madoka outfit looks far far better in this picture than ones I've seen previously.

>>8140265
No i don't know him/heard of him, so not sure what hes done etc. But i will give you props for calling out genuine cunts like David French and his gang of fucktards, which funny enough are part of Lucas crew, go figure.

>>8140282
SCG. He started SCG but he's now dropped it and gone solo to try to get away from his career-ruining reputation. The problem is SCG's sketchy reputation was never as bad as his own, which he can never run from.

>>8140286
>that super fucking thick gun
I know most of your country has never seen a gun in person but shit britbongs get it together

>>8140286
All those square corsets and flat skirts for this character make me cry.

>>8140293
AH! Just looked him up, I know of him, never met him.

>>8140265
>it's difficult for creatives to sit back and have people slate work.
As a creative person that should be the thing you look for most and deal with most often. Nobody in any arts ever got anywhere by ignoring criticism. In fact most videographers and photographers will tell you that the only way anybody ever gets anywhere is by showing their work to others and taking on board every comment anybody makes.

I don't mean like if someone just screams at you you're a shitlord you should thank them, but you gotta be able to take it when someone says they don't like something about your work and here's why.

>>8140305
It's little things like this why our cosplayers are never amazing. We have people who could have made this better, but they're not going to compete in WCS

>>8140308
There's two sides to criticism though.

There's constructive, which I seek out from peers in the videography / photography sector.

And destructive, " Video is boring, shit music " etc...

But again, I agree it's hard... but its not being ignored either..

LSCC with be a vast improvement on what people didn't like with our previous work.

>>8140283
Not necessary, because if its dull and you don't have extra flashs with you to light your subject than image will look flat and have no contrast. The other problem would be someone would have to be there to be holding the flash (on stand), as Kyle has said, it was windy, not the best time to have flash on a stand etc. I presume shooting in the district you would want to travel light than carry shitton of equipment with you.

>>8140342
But thats part of a skill set surely, knowing where you are going and the possible conditions that can present itself? Carrying extra flashes and other equipment you may need doesn't add that much weight.

>>8140342
>>8140342
There was so much hiking and climbing, it was beyond a joke.

Major respect to Tigerlilly for being in that costume, it was blistering cold and she carried on like a fucking trooper.

>>8140361
If I was to use a stand up there, id need weight or sand bags to stop it from falling over.

Mainly, i got a nice shot, im pretty happy with it, theres room for improvement, and the next shoot with just have to be better.

>>8140282
You must be new here.

>>8140342
>>8140373
That's where you say fuck this and come back an hour or two later, or move to a different part of the area where you have more to work with. Being good doesn't just mean being able to make a shit place or shit light look good, it also means knowing a place isn't going to give you good shots no matter what and finding a time or place which does. And like >>8140361 says, also anticipating these problems and preparing for them.

>>8140306
You're doing well, keep it up.

>>8140308
But there is a thin line between doing it your style, and doing everyones bidding. You're not going to please everyone and you have to remember hes doing it for FREE. Theres a big difference. All these amazing photos from togs overseas (think East coast) are good because they only shoot people who pay, so it is expected to be amazing (and yes even then sometimes they are rubbish) and usually the people who pay for shoots have amazing costumes, pretty famous anyway so you can't really go wrong. Not like trying to jazz up a badly made costume.

>>8140397
I get where your coming from.

given the parameters of the shoot though, going away and coming back was not an option, organising a shoot where everyone is free is difficult, gaining permission from the National Park Authority, another hurdle.

But, as I said im planning a more open shoot in the peaks during summer, will work and improve!

They work differently over there, it's like a booking system, togs who do paied shoots go there and have a time table and they stick to it, they may only shoot 7-8 cosplayers in the whole weekend, so have alot less to process than someone who shoots 1000's of different photos of different people etc. Ask any cosplayers from the UK whos been there, its very different to the UK scene.

>>8140412
Wouldn't have thought you need a permit tbh, as hundreds of hikers and photographers go there and they don't have to obtain permits.

And it's not like you're making money or using it to advertise a product per sa.

>>8140250
Its nice that you're taking on board advice and actively working on improving but you gotta understand that excuses like 'cloudy day bad weather' don't really cut it if you're attempting to be semi-pro in the cosplay scene.

If this chick with low tier equipment can make something more exciting from a rainy cloudy day im sure you can do way better than that shot. Its just plain uninspiring and the composition is boring.

>>8140443
Tigerlily does prints.

>>8140465
Ah, right, yeah in that case you will need a permit. but tbh, i doubt they will call you up on it. but no harm in getting a permit, nothing worse than turning up onlocation only to be turned away by authorites. Very unlikely indeed and extreme unlucky if you do though.

>>8140437
If you are bringing any kind of stand or tripod then you do actually need to get permission and you need to get insurance. The fear is a stand falls over on someone and hurts them and the owners or management of the land are the ones that get sued. So even if you're somewhere which you'd think is really public and people take photos of all the time and you're not looking to make money, usually you still need to go through these hoops.

>>8140451
yeah this. That's not even a particularly great final shot and it's still a few steps better. There's always some way to improve. Excuses are for GWCs.

>>8140493
Thats why they insist no tripods and light stands are to be used at cons, but people still use them. Only takes one idiot with these addtional equipment and someone will get a hefty fine through the door. They would initially sue the convention and they then in turn sue the photographer, which no doubt will be alot higher than what they get fined for no doubt.

>>8140232
Jared Polin has been called out recently and he lost alot of followers after doing that chatshow with some photoshop guru or something.

>>8140451
well okay then... this?

>>8140547
Moving the exposure slider to +2 doesn't impress anybody. Still a heavy magenta cast to it and it's got no punch. Like still better than most pictures that are shat out but you've got to put more thought into the basic composition and exposure. It's totally flat.

>>8140520
Yeah I heard. He's had small slip-ups here and there whenever he's been around more experienced pros so I'm not surprised he finally dropped the ball entirely. There was only ever going to be so much "fuck you I shoot RAW with a D4" people were going to take before they called his bluff.

>>8140570
Fair enough, will keep on playing!

>>8140570
Thats the price of fame, once you start falling, it's going to be difficult to get back up. but like you said, he bs his way up there and now hes got to face the music.

>8140547
I think the original image was fine, given just need white balanced and does need a bit more exposure.

>>8140339
Yea suck it up, if you want to be a 'creative' that comes with criticism. You're too quick to get annoyed and defend yourself, look at anyone successful in this community do you see them coming on here complaining about 4chan or writing a whiny status?
You're starting to look like Kelly with all your defensive comments on here.

>>8135900
But that one isn't paint, you can clearly see that.

>>8141676
Even shes given up doing that now. Anyway enough photography crap already, lscc is just round the corner, yaya is judging, whos in the comp and whos shitting it, heard she can be quite harsh.

>>8140107
It's nearly always a wide spectrum of ability. I'm sure you won't be out of place anon.

Anyone seen Andy's post on his page. Apparently all the UK entrants are all chummy now. Thats nice.

>>8141843
One of said UK entrants here. We always have been.

>>8141852
Yeah none of us ever disliked each other.

>>8141852
So who's part of that group?

>>8141862
Everyone who's been mentioned here, plus a couple that we internally know are competing but who haven't advertised it publicly as they don't want to

>>8141866
Good luck the lot of you.
We don't have many people competing from the UK, don't fuck up.
Make sure at least one of you gets to the final 3.
From 4chan with love.

>>8141870
This. This is community as it should be.

>>8141870
We appreciate it <3

>>8141870
We're certainly going to try, but you know what there are a lot of unknown competitors I out there still who I'm sure are bringing everything they've got on, so anything could happen. If we do well, great, if someone else does better on the day, I'm sure they will have deserved it.
Thanks for the support though, anon.

>>8141875

Even if we hate our own, we hate other countries more.
The best thing the lot of you can do now, is to be so banded together and supportive, that it throws off anyone else who's competing.

Basically don't let the French beat us again.

>>8141723
>heard she can be quite harsh.
In the US she is but over here she's everyone's BFF. If anything you can argue that she'll be too soft and there's a good case to be made for her being really biased in favour of several entrants.

>>8141917
Who does she like?

Valentine can’t be too upset with Tabby – there was a selfie of them together when they judged a small con last year.

I don’t think anyone should be too hard on Andy after LSCC last year; it was his first con and he’s obviously talented and realises that he’s talented. He changed his ways since. You can’t come into a con the size of LSCC as a virgin cosplayer and expect to win it. Tabby entered the competition at LSCC the way before and didn’t come anywhere near top of the list.

The problem with the likes of Valentine and Tabby though is they’re handed guest spots at small cons on a plate and so they expect too much too soon. At least Andy’s still entering competitions. Tabby does cosplay purely to make money for her dad’s business and to a smaller extent, for herself. I’m sure she enjoys cosplay but she’s not interested in paying her dues and it doesn’t help when con organisers refer to her as a ‘cosplay superstar’ or ‘The UK’s Queen of Cosplay’. Deep down, she probably knows she’s not close to being the best out there but I don’t think she cares. She’s at the point now where she’ll only go to cons to flog her merchandise or if she’s been awarded a guest or judge spot. You’d think not being invited back to LSCC to judge would be a reality check but it’s just more opportunity to hawk her soft-porn Red Sonia prints.

I think Tabby would be happy if she could live off the proceeds from photoshoots and merchandise and avoid cons altogether. She’s grown arrogant because she’s surrounded by so many yes-men on social media and any criticism of her, however valid, gets thrown out the window as trolling. Truth is that Tabby only does cosplay because she can’t make it as a ‘proper’ model. Real talk.

That attitude unfortunately rubs off on others around her. There’s another cosplayer who’s very good friends with Tabby and who also has virtually no experience in cosplay competitions. She’s a lovely girl overall but she pretty much expects to be handed guest spots at cons now. I was the cosplay judge at a small con where she asked the organisers if she could be a guest and when they said ‘no’, she had a strop and refused to go to the con, saying that she deserved better simply because she’d been a guest at a couple of very, very minor cons. I guess the issue is that there are so many cons now of all shapes and sizes.

>>8141977
not sure where you get your info. Valentine had done a few cons before lscc but only a couple. And there was no LSCC Championship before last year.

There was a cosplay comp at LSCC 2 years ago, although not the size of last year's to be fair.

>>8141991
Yeah, he had competed a few times before LSCC. LFCC in his first cosplay but didn't place, cardiff and won, LFCC again and got special commendation.
Agree that's it's good he's still competing and trying to up his game though. He's definitely improving.

>>8141995
>that random girl in pirate garb as a judge

>>8141977
>Deep down, she probably knows she’s not close to being the best out there but I don’t think she cares.
There's no deep down about it, Tabs has never claimed that she is any of the things the conventions hype her to be and she's often said online and at panels that she'd be lost without her dad and she's just in this for a lark.

>>8141931
She's been a huge suck-up to Lex and Laura for years and she's friends with one of the Sony people that sponsers most of the competitions. In turn she's semi-friendly with the standard circlejerk. Stacey, Kelly, Tabitha and so on. You can be sure if any circlejerk names enter the competition, they'll be winning it.

>>8141977
I've spoken with Valentine about guest slots before. He said that after a few cons he got asked to be one, so obviously jumped at the chance to do it at he thought it was a big deal (he was still relatively new at this point), and to be honest I think a lot of people would do the same. Once you're in that "circle" of invitees, it's easy to keep getting asked back, and given they get tickets, hotels and travel covered, I'm not surprised they keep doing it. That said, he's told me he's turned down all guest slots for this year as he wants to concentrate on making stuff and enjoying the con rather than being tied down to a table and a con timetable, which I think is the right choice for him.

Tabby has made/worn some really incredible costumes over the years – the Dragonlance armour, that armour from last year and that LAGC warrior woman outfit but the sad thing is she never wears the really interesting outfits more than once and wears the same old shit over and over again. She’s going to wear Red Sonia for the 300th time at LSCC this year. I’d love to see her go as something more original but ultimately I guess she’s thinking about all the young boys at the con with one hand in their pocket to buy her prints and the other hand on their cocks.

>>8142077
Where did she get the new costume? Because she can't sew. Did her friend make it?

>>8142077
>>8142297
Her dad makes everything via his prop making business. She helps with some of the painting sometimes.

>>8142297
I remember the time she asked me to sew a costume for her.

>>8142307
She's just the pretty face and tits of the company. She knows nothing about any of the materials

>>8142313
And who are you?

>>8142335
Now now, don't downplay her involvement. She does way more than that.

She's also sometimes the ass and legs.

>>8142365
and the nose. definitely the nose.

Mean but LMAO

She's OK, she works hard and she does more than just paint. But she's just so damn thick and for somebody who's 'just in it for a lark', as somebody mentioned, she totally lacks self-awareness and perspective. It always makes me giggle when she posts a photo of her with a disabled punter with a caption like 'This is why I do cosplay.' Yeah right, Mother Teresa, how selfless of you.

>>8142050

I respect him for that.

tascha wants to do a Q & A video, is she even asked many questions?

>>8142077
And yet this LSCC she is wearing the same costume all weekend. Same as she wore last year.

>>8142550
She also keep posting about wanting to do paid shoots.

>>8142554
I probably laughed a bit too hard at this

>>8142077
She's also asked people to buy their entire costume off them.

>>8142553

Nah, she's going as Sonja on Saturday and Nidalee on Sunday. Last year, she did a crappy last-minute futuristic Red Sonja on both days which sucked ... it was basically chucking a load of shit together in a rush because she couldn't be arsed to put any thought into it and she then claimed it was a stroke of genius.

She's claiming 'back owing to popular demand' about traditional Sonja on the Saturday but she wore that fucking costume at about 3-4 different cons last year. Laziness.

I'm pleased she's going as Nidalee, that was a tidy effort done with very little notice. She did really well there and unlike Sonja, she actually looks like Nidalee. Red Sonja's supposed to be intimidating and statuesque ... Tabby is many things but intimidating and statuesque are not among them. OTOH, she looks amazing as Nidalee.

>>8142579

I was at LFCC last year when Tabs debuted her 'battle-scarred' Red Sonia - she was sposed to be covered in brains but it actually looked like somebody shot their load over her

>>8142592
Y-yeah, looked like...

http://www.starnow.com/Tabithagalelyons

>>8144832
>http://www.starnow.com/Tabithagalelyons
Oh dear

>>8144832
Thats so desperate. Maybe if she had work on her nose she would be prettier, but it just ruins it.

>>8144832
Meh. I'd blow a load in her a-hole.

>>8144832
What is that awful profile pic, she expects to get work from that

>>8144832
She looks like every other stupid white chav girl in England. Broad forehead, fake tan, dyed hair, too much mascara, and a gormish look in her face.

>>8144832
I also appared in sky 1 show "you'r hobbie or mine".

lol roll on this year

>>8145419
Not quite sure what point you're trying to make here, anon

>>8145419
can this thread please stop being a valentine circlejerk already

So, Kita just opened panel submissions and masquerade entry, anyone signing up for anything?

>>8145419
Soooooo learning from his mistakes, has lost weight and drinks wine. What's the issue ?

>>8145419
selfpost

Sonesh posted this of Yaya. What the fuck did he do to her legs?

>>8145523
That'd be fabric falling in front of her legs

*slow clap*

>>8145523
those knees. Look at her right knee on the left. WHAT.

>>8145615
That'd be reflective tights.

>>8145523
Aside from being a generally shitty photo, I think what's happened is he's obviously used flash and whatever tights she's wearing are way too reflective and so it looks like he's weirdly brightened them and fucked with the colour.

Easy mistake to make. He's just gotta learn to not use shitty direct flash like that.

I'm more confused about the overall low quality and point-and-shoot nature of the photo, the crap angle/perspective and the vertical copyright bit. Sonesh is usually way better than this.

>>8145523
Now that I look at it more, did he use a tilt shift lens? I can't work out the funky depth of field and how her top half is acceptably sharp and has a neutral perspective then it goes to shit from her waist down. Maybe a wide angle lens and he didn't correct for distortion?

>>8145658
Mega low aperture, perhaps?

>>8144832

See? She's DESPERATE to be a proper model. She's too short and clumsy though.

As for being a 'celebrity', she can sing and dance OK but there's a Tomb Raider fan movie on Youtube where she shows off her 'acting skills', Hint - there's not much of them.

Don't give up the day job, Tabby Cat!

>>8147340
I'm not sure who in their right mind would list being on an awful TV dating show as 'acting' experience.

>>8145592
It might just be low image quality, but i dunno ot looks like there's some choppy slimming down done on parts of her legs. If it is that, it's really sloppy work.

>>8145470
The masquerade was so sad last year. Good cosplayers but the girl running it was the most annoying thing ever. She wouldnt' let us stop clapping for even a minute.

Clap as they come on, clap as they pose, clap as they leave, clap as she reads out the next one, clap as they come on...

It was no wonder the audience eventually just gave up.

>>8147538
Who ran it last year?

>>8145674
A wide aperture for sure, but it's the position of the depth of field that is weird. It's not one flat plane.

>>8147555
The girl in charge of the Cosplay. Lozzie, I think

>>8148093
Maybe they'd be better to actually have someone to MC that knows what they're doing then.