/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8542985
Get some scallop shears and a low-fraying fabric, and then do the edges with fray check if it's a natural fabric, and a soldering iron or fire, if it's synthetic.
I just got some scallop fabric scissors off ebay for $10 for Police Kotori's underskirt.

>>8543061
This. Don't try facing on scallops that tiny it would be too much fabric for it to turn right

How should I make the pattern for this dress? I'm thinking of making a strapless bodice pattern and alter it to be a dress, but I'm not sure on how to draft the pattern in the first place and I can't buy patterns where I live.

>>8543061
thank you, anon. may I ask for a link or at least what brand of scissors you have?

>>8543270
You can probably just draft a half circle skirt and attach it to the bodice. It will have a seam at the waist. Just Google circle skirt calculator.

>>8543270
You can definitely do that without a seam in the middle it's just a fitted tube dress be sure to do a mockup first though

I don't have a laser cutter or anything like that, so I just cut them manually and fray check them.

Hey cucks! You missed the best Nicos birthday. Why don't you faggots get over there and give her a like at Kohimebashiri facebook page and her awesome photography husbando GARticuno. Don't be a bunch of hags. Just do it!

>>8543616
I'm going to punch your Stupid selfish self-promoting idiot face if I ever see you
Unless this is strange vendetta. Either way let it die nobody cares and it's annoying. More annoying than Nico even.

Also wedding Nozomi anon and I am wondering how to get into nice appliqué and t-shirt emblems because my best friends asked me to do pic related next year and I have been seeing 3 years but not had to do exact lettering like such. I like making things myself but would I be better off just buying the outfit in that case?

>>8543640
You could do screenprinting with gold ink for the shirt and arm band depending on how handy you are with an exacto knife and how good you are at making stencils.
Her shirt looks kinda complicated but if you can cut out fine details, it shouldn't be too bad

>>8543653
I have tiny steady hands. I know I could learn it, just unsure if messing up a bunch is worth it. So cute tho.

>>8543616
This cosplay isn't even good, please just stop and let it die, give the poor unfortunate-looking girl a rest.

>>8543730
Imo screenprinting is fairly easy and a really good technique to pick up for future use.
A 8"x10" screen is around $15 and you need a squeegee which is about $5.
Speedball fabric inks are $6-10 depending on what kind you get and where you get it (metallic gold is usually around $8), but excess ink that hasn't dried up can be put back in the container.
Definitely grab some cloth scraps you don't plan on using again or some muslin and do test prints first and troubleshoot as you go.

>>8543802
Heck yeah some good motivation thanks
I might upload attempts but I have to get through this upcoming con first

>>8543606
I have a laser cutter. Is weird scalloped cosplay lace something people would want?

>>8543896
Yes anon please I love you long time.

>>8543896
Anon I would give you my first born for good scalloped cosplay lace.

>>8543896
MAKE A STORE I'm also doing white day so you would have Demand even outside cosplay too if you had like chiffon and silks

>>8543896
Yes please. The white day cards probably use it the most extensively, but almost every SIF outfit with lace uses that same shape.

>>8543896
As long as you don't charge crazy high prices, I'm totally down.
Just wondering, but are you also the anon who cut out flowers for their Yume no Tobira cosplay with a laser cutter? Because those turned out awesome!

>>8543853
Yay! Hopefully you'll get a hang of it really quickly!
Really the hardest part is making the stencil but if you have a steady hand then it shouldn't be too hard.

>>8543926
>>8543963
>>8543987
Oh wow I'll get on it then. I've done bridal satin well in the past but haven't tried chiffon yet. Looks like a satin trim in white is a good start and then longer pieces in the white day colors? I also noticed some large gold trim and black fabric with the same dilemma in the cafe maids.

>>8544002
Yep that's me! I was hoping to get some premade crowns or kits in my store before the end of August

>>8543273
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121694739994
These are the ones I bought, you may want to look for some larger (7mm) scissors for Hanayo's though (here's a listing with more size options http://www.ebay.com/itm/351470660567).).
The scallops I've cut out to test them are pretty crisp, I don't know how they'll fare in the long run though.

>>8544002
I have time so no worries thank god

>>8543324
The bottom isn't supposed to be very full and I think having a seam at the waist would look bad but thank you anyways for helping.

>>8543342
Yes, I thought of that at first, but I'll have to sew some darts right? I'll just do the mockup first and see how it looks, thanks.

>>8544437
Why are you obsessed with this idea of darts? It isn't in the card and it's very possible to do it without a vertical seam

>>8545459
Horizontal* sorry

>>8544437
You can minimise or eliminate darts if you use a stretch fabric. If you want to use a non-stretch one you'll at least have to put in a bust dart or waist darts. Pic related, some options.

>>8545459
not that anon, but darts or seams (like in your pic) give a dress shape. There aren't any in the card because the designers didn't have to put any in because it's a 2D illustration, not a 3D garment. The only way to achieve that fit without darts or seams is like >>8545469 said, with a stretch knit.

>>8545478
I'm sorry it just sounded different from the way it was phrased. I thought they meant godets instead of darts. As long as there isn't a horizontal seam like the circle skirt anon suggested you will be fine.

>>8545478
>>8545528
Yes this is what I was talking about to have a better fit, since the fabric isn't very stretchy English is not my first language so sorry if I said something wrong. I'm doing a mockup first anyways to see how it looks, thanks everybody for the help.

>>8545555
No don't apologize I read it wrong and somehow thought that you were taking a circle skirt idea seriously
You'll look great just buy some muslin and fuck around with it till you are happy

>>8545592
I only suggested a circle skirt because she said she wanted to use a pre existing bodice pattern and didn't know how to draft. Drafting a circle skirt just takes math and a compass.

Where are you that you can't get patterns anyway?

I need help choosing a wig for honoka

I'm very picky with wigs colors, and it seems that creators can't decide on honoka's hair color because sometimes it's brownish, sometimes orange, and sometimes copper brown, even the figures get different colors

I like the doll's hair color, do you think that color would be ok? I just don't want it to be orange, most cosplayers use that color and I don't like how it looks

So, which color do you think is better? Have you cosplayed as honoka? Which color of wig did you get?

>>8545592
Thank you!

>>8545664
Yes but I was thinking of drafting the bodice pattern and altering it to be a dress, like "extending" it. I live in Portugal, as far as I know you can't find patterns in stores here and buying one online would take too much time to arrive.

>>8545731
most cosplayers I've seen use a bright orange wig like pic related but I think the doll's hair color works too since her hairstyle is so recognizable.

>>8545732
Oh, OK. I guess I just didn't understand what you meant. I've done that too. I just continued the line from the bodice down however long you want the dress to be, then add inches at the bottom and connect that point to the point at the waist. It will be a diagonal line. I think I added 4 inches on each side of all the pieces. It's been a long time since I did it.

>>8545731
I had the same problem with Asuka, I ended up using a wig that had some browns in it to make it look more natural.

>>8545731
Natural always makes you stand out more from other characters. I have a Takatsuki Yayoi wig that is a dark orange/rust brown color and when next to other people's bright orange wigs, it really stands out and looks appropriately natural. So go for brown orange/dark ginger rather than dayglo orange like most.

>>8546166
Could you possibly link to the wig or shop, or post pics? I'm just curious about what people consider to be a natural orange.

>>8546260
Arda's Warm Light Brown or Dark Copper Red are what I'd consider a natural orange. If you're Honoka hair anon, then warm light brown looks like a great color to go with in my opinion.

>>8546274
not honk cosplay anon, but i actually think peach and ginger blonde would make really good honk hair colors.

>>8546285
peach is fucking blonde bro honoka has brown hair

>>8546274
I think warm light brown is too brown for Honoka. IMO, ginger blonde looks way off in the first image but almost perfect in the second and third. It looks like her hair color in the old official art, like the one on her solo album cover.

>>8546307
Well, it all depends, I was thinking in terms of extra natural looking.

>>8546294
might be my monitor settings but it looks orange to me. not neon orange but like a really natural orange. sorry we don't have the same monitor settings, anon.

>>8546421
it's an incredibly light blonde except with like pink added in, i think your screen is fucked up

>>8546421
it's this color essentially

>>8546441
>>8546448
wait i just realized I was looking at the peach on the very bottom where it shows the color number under the name. like the ones taken under studio lights. the pic at the very top clarifies why you guys are seeing it as blonde. sorry guys.

>>8545772
I know this color is the most used, but o don't like for honoka, is not that i have something against orange wigs, i have around five of different tones and styles

>>8546052
>>8546166
Could you post pics of the wigs? Or the link where you got them?

>>8547243
My Yayoi wig was just an Arda wig in Dark Copper Red.

>>8546274
I think Pumpkin would look best as Honoka. I think of her hair as a burnt-orange sort of color.

>>8547489
Agreed. I'm not sure why you guys are looking at all these extremely inaccurate wigs when you can still get a vibrant orange without it being neon.

>>8546274
Can anyone recommend one of these colours for Rin? I know her hair is lighter/brighter than Honoka's but I'd like to get a more natural colour too.

Why do people use green wigs for Hanayo? This always confused me.

>>8547885
The Sherbet Orange is the only one that really screams Rin to me. Maybe Peach if you're super pale.
I think of Rin's hair as a slightly-faded orange, but that color might be hard to find in a wig.

>>8547888
Her hair has a slight green undertone (sort of like Makoto in Free!) but everyone exaggerates it (also like Makoto).

>>8547888
Pics? I've never seen this.

>>8548069

Talking about Hanayo's wig, what do you think about the l-email one? Somebody has it? I find it a little dark, but maybe irl is better?
I take other wigs options too

>>8548129
Sellers with Hanayo wigs I like are: ghostcos (pic related), bluebeard, weiwei/takoya, and aoi cos. These sellers have good love live wigs in general

>>8548129
In my experience, l-email wigs are even darker in person than they are in photos. Don't go for it.

I just used a hot knife on some non-natural fabric and it turned out just fine, no fraying or anything. Just get some freezer paper, trace a design, cut it out and follow it with a hot knife on a glass surface. (I just used an old picture frame.)

/r/ing these versions done well

>>8548546
Nice, they look really neat. What do you heat up the knife with?

>>8547954
Thanks, I agree and I'll probably keep looking for a more faded orange for now.

>>8548546
Anyone has maki's version of this?

>>8548595
The angel card? Here you go!

>>8548571
I've seen a whole group (sans Umi), but I don't remember if it was here or on Twitter. I can hunt around for it.

>>8548601
>>8548571
Yeah it was Twitter.
The hats look floppy but as far as group-cohesiveness, I think they did well.

>>8548571
Thank you! I just used a cheap hot tooling knife from Walmart/Harbor Freight like pic related.

>>8548546
fucking perfect

>>8547888
Or silver wigs for Kotori

>>8549042
The silver wigs are a sign of an older cosplay, but even in the original art, Kotori's hair was just a really dull brown. I guess there another piece of art that made her hair look really grey?
It seems like another case of "exaggerating the undertone" like >>8547954 mentioned.

Is it taboo to cosplay from Love Live if you're chubby?

>>8549971
Absolutely not. People constantly argue about whether Hanayo and Nozomi are chubby anyways

>>8549971
Not if you look nice and don't have your rolls hanging out. My Hanayo is pretty pudgy and got a nude Spanx and tights when she did one of the skimpy outfits, and it worked well. Gave her a smoother shape, kept any potential fat rolls from falling out of place, and she was still cute as fuck.

>>8549600
OMG that awful early art. It always looks so weird in the game next to the new art

>>8550180
I personally like some of the early art. I really prefer Kotori with darker hair. I also like Hanayo's hair and Umi's hat.

>>8550241
Same! Kotori looks better with a natural looking dark shade. Hanayo looks better with a darker hair color too.

>>8550241
I loved Umi's hat, wished she had a beret or something for the anime.

Best love live faggos. Like at GARticuno or KohimeBashiri on facebook

>>8552750
i admire your dedication

>>8552750
They're all so ugly...

>>8552750
Only the Maki and Nico look okay and that's because of sunglasses and washed out features.
Nozomi's forehead looks shooped and it's freaking me out.

>>8553035
You do realize that Nico is the same cosplayer as the ugly panda Nico and teacher Nico, right? The one who looks like she's 40 or some shit?

>>8552750

>>8553224
what the shit is this?

>>8553224
why does nozomi have cellulite on her tits? what the fuck?

Trying to figure out which outfit I want to do next year. If I should choose from these or wait to see if there will be any cards coming out in the future I'd like.

>>8553112
I don't keep up with most people, the Nico's just managed to blur absolutely everything so she can look vaguely cute.

>>8553224
Man I need to find this picture where someone drew Nozomi and Rin as black.
Everyone else was somewhat expected as far as Tumblr diversity goes, but holy shit.

>>8553224
LMFAO I remember this
Relative body shape/size wise, Kotori, Umi, and Nico don't look too far off. The ugly is all wrong though.
Do people just not acknowledge that the girls have canon heights/measurements? Like, even if the actual number is bs, I think the proportion is supposed to be correct (Maki being more pear shaped, Nico being boyish, Eli being hourglass-y, Nozomi being top heavy, etc).

>>8553239
I think they're supposed to be stretch marks

>>8553267
i guess stretch marks make sense but with the placement of the others it seemed more cellulite

i think rin's isn't as bad aside from the fuckin armpit hair and excessive ginger freckles

eli's face will haunt my nightmares

>>8553295
I didn't even notice the armpit hair until you pointed it out. Jeepers.

Also this is totally what Eli looks like

>>8553224
I like how Hanayo's bra is failing horribly at its job. Like...okay some girls don't have super perky breasts, but that's what bras are supposed to fix. Unless you want to imply she doesn't care about wearing her stretched out weekend bra in whatever this fucked up lineup is?

Anyone have those buttons with the terribad man faces?

>>8553224
Lol sjw love live

>>8553224
this is the most Tumblr thing I've seen this year

>>8553224
I hate everything about this. What the actual fuck.

>>8553224
I can stomach that they tried to be diverse with body types and skin colours, but they all have the same ugly face.

>>8553224
>midget mexican nico
>rin's armpit hair and saggy stomach
>hanayo's droopy tits
>I don't even fucking know what's up with Honoka
>hamplanet Nozomi
>everyone is fucking ugly
>everyone has massive feet
Tumblr, I...

>>8553357
It's a bikini, not a bra.

>>8553224
All of this effort into "diversity" and they still all have small waists. Not a single banana.

>>8553458
Bananas don't have large waists, they're just flat. Nico is a banana.

>>8553224
This is bizarre to me because the artist clearly has understanding of anatomy, just not how to make them feminine despite trying to push the "all bodies are beautiful" thing.

Also they spend so much of their day practicing Nozomi would never look like that. Unless this is supposed to be 10 years later...and after hormone replacement therapy for 80% of the group.

DebuRaibu!

>>8553464
Different anon. I thought banana was the same as a straight or rectangle figure, meaning the hip to waist ratio is practically even.

>>8553484
Umi looks like she'd be really cute if she was Hanayo instead. Rin looks terrible and Kotori straight up looks like a pig.

>>8553502
The point is that they look like pigs. The sign there literally says "FattyLive".

>>8553484
okay I don't feel so bad any more

>>8553464
>>8553488
It's a matter of definition. All I'm saying is there's lots of women who have tube waists or otherwise non-ideal waists without being fat.

>>8553484

>>8553518
The more I look at them the more cute they get. Looks like they made their own costumes and everything.

Still, how did they manage to get an entire group of whales??

>>8553531
I think some of them are men, anyway LoveLive is HUGE thing in Japan so there shouldn't be a problem in finding a group of fat fans.

>>8553357
This one?

>>8553531
They formed a pod, it's cute.

>>8553536
I can tell this person draws yaoi for a living.

>>8553536
that ain't kawaii

>>8553536
I mean, I get the thing about trying to give them more diversity than in the show, but these pin have like three different faces. And they ARE idls, so why don't give them some make-up which they clearly would have if they were on stage

>>8553571
Rin's hands make it really obvious to me.

>>8553536
These are horrible.

>>8553224
W H Y

>>8548272
>>8548320
Hanayo' wig gull here, thanks! I wish I could orden from taobao, but my country have super shitty customs, so it's kinda impossible right now.

What do you think about this colour? I think it's close to the ghostcos one, and I really like that.

>>8553518
Is it wrong that I really think this is cute

>>8554283
That's closer to her in-game hair, so go for it.

>>8554340
Thanks! I'll do my best, all for the Rice Goddess

>>8553224
I don't even..

Who scouted chinadress?

>>8555181

>>8555185

>>8555188

>>8555192

>>8555193

>>8553518
Japanese girls are starting to get as bad as American girls.

>>8553224
They all just straight-up look like men. It's possible to draw girls with body diversity and still have them look remotely female.

Also I fucking hate when people forget that these girls are JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. They are all the same goddamn race, and it's even a """minority""" race according to tumblr!

>>8555181
This one anon pulled a 10+1 with three of them and then another 10+1 with one more. A few SR too. I hope it was photoshopped

You guys have any tutorials/tips for that droppy eye effect most Nozomi cosplayers use? I'm cosplaying Nozomi soon and I have no idea how to do it without looking like a Penus Angelic wannabe.

>>8555181
pulled china dress rin the other day, solo yolo'd china maki today and did the blue ticket scout and got ur kotori china dress

>>8553531
>Looks like they made their own costumes and everything.
6 out of 9 of them have the Bodyline costume, and I'm pretty sure I've seen the other 3 on Taobao

I just bought my tickets for the movie last night since they went up for sale here on Monday, only 4 weeks to go! I'm thinking of maybe pulling together Initial SR Nico if I can't be bothered wearing a full costume

>>8555181
I got Nozomi's with the blue tickets!!

I'm so happy with my Marine Hanayo. Pray that my shoes dry in time for the gathering tomorrow.

>>8555185
who murdered Maki's puppy
holy shit she looks horrified

>>8555240

But they aren't brown, shun all the white Devils (even if they aren't technically white). Only brown Asians get coddling and special treatment from tumblr.

>>8555792
Please post worn pics tomorrow! I'd love to see it. Do you make it yourself or buy it?

I love the newest UR!! The new set's unidolized version is so pretty and simple. Anyone have any pics of cosplays of it yet?

>>8556521
Here's the full set

>>8556524
I like Hanayo, Maki,Umi, and Honoka the best. I might do idolized Hanayo but I wonder how many people would recognize that I'm Hanayo.

>>8556524
Honoka and Hanayo always gets the cutest bikinis!

>>8556521
It's just out anon, wait at least 2/3 weeks for a decent cosplay version.

>>8556524
Honoka's unidolized looks like a good beginner's project.

>>8556524
I'm in the process of making Kotori's idolized right now, but the unidolized are so gorgeous as well. I've never cosplayed Hanayo but hers makes it so tempting since I'd love to just have that dress available to wear. I just don't have a round enough face for her.

I just bought tickets to the Utah showing!
>Still haven't started making my cosplay...

>>8556919
I feel really really weird cosplaying to a movie. I know a few people that will but I dunno, it just seems..strange

>>8556945
It's really common for movies with big fandoms. I know a lot of people that'd cosplay to Harry Potter showings.

Anyone going to the NY Alamo on Sunday? Might be nice to meet some local friends

Also. I've been trying to find casual outfits from the movie without spoiling myself but it's proven to be a little difficult. Is there a tag I can use on tumblr or twitter for it?
I've seen this poster image and the singles from the movies of the trios

>>8556965
I already spoiled the movie for myself so I can try looking for you.
Here's a better shot of those outfits.

>>8556979
A cute Hanayo outfit

>>8556983
I love that little cat hoodie of Rin's

>>8556991
The rest of what I'm finding are the idol outfits and gifs like this..

>>8556991
>nicorinpana
Best

>>8557002
yeah thats what ive been finding as well . I'm trying to find as many nice screenshots as I can so I can convince friends to do casual with me when we go together

Posting what i have

>>8556965
There are these

>>8557321
Also these, I can't find a single image with all the outfits but this shop has them all
http://froovie.jp/shop/c/c27061_sgn_p3/

I'm tempted to make an outfit from Bokutachi wa hitotsu no hikari to wear to my local screening...

>>8556945
Depends on the costume and the theater. San Francisco's showing is a cool building in Japantown instead of a tiny tiny tiny indie theater where they showed the Blue Exorcist and Madoka movies. So this time I really want to cosplay but can't get hte courage to do more than unidolized cheerleader Nozomi since I already have the jacket for regular wear.

Also fucking stoked because I love it when anime characters go to English speaking countries. (laughing at the Australia episode of Free! nearly killed me ) Can't wait for the terrible English and watching the Raibus go to Murika.

>>8557418
The English in this movie except the main cast is really good because they had natives do the talking. Nozomi's Engrish is pretty cute as well.

>>8555297
This could work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEJVPEiiZak
or this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XbRkA3vBqQ&index=18&list=PL3E88CB217353B874

Any casual constellation cosplayers? I can handmake the skirts, but not the cardigans.

>>8555240
>these girls are JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

They're fucking lolis, you goddamned degenerates. Their bodies are drawn to be as child-like as possible. Because they're pandering to loli otakus a.k.a pedophiles. They look like they have prepubescent azn body types. Stop trying to justify ur creepy af fetishes. It's not normal to be attracted to this shit.

>>8558386
Only Nico is like that though.
Don't you dare look at Nozomi and say she looks prepubescent.

If you want to shit on an idol fandom for fawning over children, go to Aikatsu.

>>8558386
ayyy love-live-is-for-pedos-chan is back!!!
welcome back to totally ignoring half of the fan base and almost all of the cosplayers!

>>8558386
Also, you completely missed the point of the person you were quoting.
Felt like pointing that out.

>>8549971
Yes, LL fandom is sick of passing characters like Pana and Nozo as fatties, they're not.

If you really want to do it, use shapewear and contour your doublechin.

>>8558415
if you're pandering to pedophiles, you're a degenerate. also this kind of moeblob shit only appeals to the blind and to ppl who have no taste.

>>8558416
kek this

>>8558438
lemme guess, you like ~~deep~~ animu like jojo's or some shit

>>8558438
praytell, what sophisticated tastes in Japanese animation do you have?

>>8558458
anon won't tell us because why would they associate with degenerates like us when they could be doing meaningful things with their life unlike us pedo-pandering moeblob wannabes?

>>8558438

>>8558433
Wew, I really came off as mean, what I meant to say is don't cosplay Pana and Nozo because they have big tits, do a chubby version of any of the other girls.

God damn some of these girls are really cute.

https://video.flas1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xtp1/v/t43.1792-2/11774991_1626493874260326_54520739_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjIyNjUsInJsYSI6NDA5Nn0%3D&rl=2265&vabr=1510&oh=73baebf52c0c6cd6330af3ff1e9be807&oe=55D1C310

>>8548078
Lul this is me and I hate this wig with a passion... this was a Lucaille Hanayo and the perfect example of too green.. (Plus stands out more against the orange) I've since gotten an Arda in Sandy Brown but bought a magnum that ended being too short.. recently found a non brand from a seller on storenvy but I have yet to get back photos from the shoot.. she makes me not want to cosplay as her anymore due to this frustration..

Cafe ver uses Lucaille Green/Brown
Clam dig uses Arda Magnum in Sandy brown
Op2 uses Arda Magnum

>>8560617
This is very helpful anon, thanks!

>>8557048
From what music video / episode / ova / etc is this?

>>8560874
It's from the movie

Me and friend wanna do an exhibition of dances with Angelic Angel costumes. We're only five but we're adapted the dances to five.

>>8560895
Will you do a video or tutorial of it? I'm in a group of 6 and having an already edited to smaller numbers dance is easier than taking the steps from the nine member dance.

>>8561047
Is she wearing white bloomers? It just looks like really sad granny panties tbh.

>>8562448
I'm pretty sure they are bloomers. I believe they're: http://www.aliexpress.com/item-img/Women-Short-Bloomers-Summer-Beach-Shorts-lolita-Girl-s-Shorts-Cute-Lantern-Pumpkin-Style-Shorts-for/32369844292.html#

>>8553224
What

Damn it, I'm usually really against buying costumes but the idolized China Dress would be kinda impossible to make considering I can't even find the fabrics anywhere. Even eBay has failed me.

>>8553224
maki looks embarrassed to be a part of that shambles

also why they feet so large

>>8564786
Have you searched for brocade?

>>8559524
It's all good, haha. I was actually planning on being this Maki! I feel like it's better for really thin girls to cosplay as her so I was worried, but it is better than trying to be Nozomi or Hanayo.

Any A-Rise cosplays?

>>8565252

>>8565278

>>8565614
I've been wondering, but why do people use black pumps with qipao set? I've never seen it with other shoes.

I appreciate them posing as a rainbow, looks good aesthetically

>>8565664
That's what they wear in the cards

>>8565671
Yes but no.
If they wanted to go for accuracy, they would need a much shorter and wider heel, not stilletos.

So it's most likely because 1) it was the only thing they could find that is remotely accurate and/or 2) They wanted to make their legs look longer and leaner.

>>8565614
Would take Kotori and Maki.

>>8565614
That Maki and Nozomi need to cinch.

Not bad as a group though.

>>8565614
some of them really need to wear shapewear/pantyhose/dance tights... but damn that's a cute honoka.

wtf is up with hanayo tho

>>8565614
That hanayo

>>8565614
>tiny Hanayo looks out of place
>wtf is Rin doing
>Nico frownyface

>>8545459
this person looks like theyre in so much pain.

Thinking of putting together a list of dances people can do in cosplay. Good idea or bad?

>>8565943
I'm not really digging how heavy her eye makeup is, but she makes a pretty Eli.

>>8566548
Good idea, I suppose.
Are you going to make a dance cover group?

>>8565943
Seen her at a con. She's tall as fuck.

>>8566548
Yes please!

>>8565943
if you only look at her face, she looks like a serial killer

>>8565614
is it just me or do rin's legs look weirdly out of proportion with the rest of her body

>>8565614
pretty great group overall but i want hanayo and nico to switch characters so badly
kotori and honoka are adorable

>>8567078
Yeah I've never seen a thin Hanayo before and now I see why.

>>8566844
Nah. I just know a couple of people that do want to so I figured having a list of the dances I can find can be helpful.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vHHc_0VRGJdoDV-5Xt4D-FEoM1AWercgJZqd-N9Swqo/edit#gid=0

>>8567390
A ton of "official" cover groups have been popping up in my area. I'm sure if you ask around in LL Facebook groups you'll find some others who are willing.

What do you guys think of V-Project?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVqCUd00NEg

>>8567445
I like V-Project a lot. Though, I also like, LoveRise too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPH99LMsSFU

I don't even know if it's too relevant to this thread but does anyone have a certain method of learning the steps? I've learnt some dances before but they were kind of halfhearted attempts and I wasn't too bothered about the accuracy.

>>8567470
Repetition out the ass and a mirrored version of the song. No replacement for hard work and time when it comes to idol dances

>>8567470
What the other anon said. But also, there's some dances that have been brought down about 2 speed? So it's slower too

>>8567481
You should be able to decrease the playback speed in your video player. I think mpc does as low 10 or 25%

>>8567495
Oh! Never knew that since I never touched the speed button. Good to know.

>>8567514
I used it while trying to practice soldier game ex. I was unsuccessful.

>>8567456
Love Rise is my absolute favorite! Their Honoka is adorable, and it's uncanny how Hanayo-like their Hanayo is.

She's not perfect, but I've learned a lot of dances from Carol Zhang on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/calore21/videos

>>8565614
Kotori and Honoka are the only good ones here. Everyone else is fat or ugly.

>>8567456
I love watching LoveRise! I think they all picked characters that really suit them.

>>8567470
I have the best luck working one section at a time - like make sure you can do the first 10 seconds perfectly before moving on to the next bit, and continually go back and practice it from the very beginning. When you're a little further along I find it helpful to film yourself because it's easier to see if something is slightly off.

It seems even official merch can't decide what color Kotori's hair is.

>>8569507
Or Hanayos.

>>8569507
Speaking of Kotori's hair...why do 99% of cosplayers get her little puffy bang wrong?

>>8570561
A lot of people seem to think it's part of the loop-ponytail, even if she still has the poof when her hair's down..

>>8570642
That's true, however I personally find that using part of the ponytail hair to make the puffy bang works better than using hair from the actual bangs, at least on the wig I've worked with, since unfortunately there isn't enough hair on the bangs to do it, and using any hair from the rest of the wig would make it look weird.
However, if you get a wig with a lot of hair, maybe then you can do the poof on the bangs themselves with no problems.

Ewwww.

>>8571059
>not a single one is okay
Also that Eli has to be a man.

>>8571059
Honoka could have potentially been cute if she had bothered to do anything with her eyebrows. Actually it kind of looks like she tried to paint them orange but did nothing to the shape. Umi needs better makeup and to learn how to make a cute smile.

Eli's the cutest one in a Ladybeard kind of way

>>8571588
shoop game strong

>>8571588
>braided trim
would have been so much better without this

>finally be invited to a love live cosplay group
>favourite girls are taken
>get suggested nozomi
>do have big tits and the right colour contacts already
>but chubby, do not want to join the legions of token chubby nozomis, and nozomi is one of my least favourite girls
>wanted to do a love live cosplay group for over a year
>wat do

>>8572970
I'd do Nozomi anyway, but make it clear that you can also do <favorite girls> if necessary. There's always be the chance that all 9 girls can't do an outfit or make it to a con/photoshoot.

>>8572970
Do it, this is more for keeping the invitations coming. Pull off Nozomi, and you might be invited again to the same group or another earlier so you can pick who you want. But your attitude is the most important here.

>>8572970
How much time do you have? I find having a specific cosplay coming up its good inspiration to get 5-10+ pounds off. Makes construction a little frustrating but it's a good time to try using shirring or other flexible techniques.

>>8572999
My favourite girls are Hanayo and Honoka, who are both taken by the organisers of the group, so I massively doubt they'll drop out, but thank you for the tip! I'll try it anyway.

>>8573008
Ooh, that's a good point, I hadn't considered that. It would be fun in any case.

>>8573009
I have about 3 months. I'm already in the process of losing weight (no scales but so far lost a few cm off my waist) and it would give me an excuse to learn the dances and add to my exercise routine. In any case I'd probably be buying and altering - if it were a simpler costume I'd make, but it's a complicated one and I've only been cosplaying for a year so my skills are minimal.

Thank you all for the advice!

>>8572970
Just do it anon! If you get in the good graces for doing other than your favorite character people will often tag you or recommend you to their friends.
Wedding anon back all I have left is finishing the spats and beading

>>8573221
damn girl you gonna look cuuuuuuuuute

>>8572970
just wondering, what outfits are your group making/buying?

>>8565614

>>8572970
Do it and be a team player. Where are you from, anon? If you ever go to the same cons as me, I'd be up for having you in a group with me.

>>8564933
Late reply, but yeah. The results look kinda right but then the patterns themselves are really off so they wouldn't work that well. The patterns on the actual cards are really your basic chinese-style patterns on brocades, but ebay mostly gives western-style flowery brocades. Pretty, but looks wrong.

>Event in November
>I'm in a little grupal
>Almost two others grupals in the same event

Fuck, I really love LoveLive and the fans, but when almost half girls in the event are LoveLive cosplays didn't motive me.

>>8572970
anon are you anywhere near california? i'm looking for a honk for my group.

>>8576133
I'm in Europe! I don't want to reveal much more because my friends would rip me apart for coming on cgl.

>>8576731
Darn. I was looking for a honkers too but I'm in Canada. :(

>>8576133
Do you guys need a Nozo?

Hey guys, there's this character sorter that automatically generates a list of your favorite idols in order, it would be a pretty useful tool in case you're having a hard time deciding who to cosplay, or your plan b when you can't cosplay your fave.
To do it, check the love live box only and be sure to uncheck the agony mode so you can go back if you've made a mistake.
Share your results! (Please no bully)

>>8578619
Damn forgot link
http://kouhi.me/idol/

>>8578619

It's pretty accurate, to be honest. I wouldn't be able to say if I like Hanayo or Kotori better but yeah, these are my girls.

Should we post the rest of the results? Since it gives you a full ranking of all the 9 girls (plus A-RISE)

I really want to cosplay my favourite characters (Nozomi and Hanayo) but I don't have the face or body for them... I have a really angular long face. And big legs + no breasts.
Forever condemned.

>>8580725
Same, Pana's my favourite girl but I have an angular face with a stick body. I would love to team up as Rin with a cuddly Hanayo cosplayer to fulfil my dreams but alas, they are not to be.

Man I wanna fugg the rabu raibus.

I'm really depressed, my friends really want to do Yukata ver. and I hate Maki's design, and the ready made costumes make me hate this outfit even more as they never appear to flatter the models and some of the shades are off. Is it possible to find the fabric for this yukata so I can make it myself?

>>8580866
Why are you making an outfit you hate anon? No one if forcing you to cosplay.

>>8580866
It'll be hard to make that outfit look good even in the right fabric. Just google for floral/hibuscus fabrics and look in your local stores instead of asking us, there's nothing else you can do.

>>8580866
I'd say that you're going to be a lot less miserable not taking on a project you don't enjoy than struggling through it. If you're going to do it anyway, I'd say look for plain pinstriped fabric and do the rest as applique. It could look really nice.

>>8580866
Depending on your time you could just get the store-bought one, fluff out everything and get a petticoat under there and maybe brighten up the red with some fabric paint. I've already looked you won't have luck getting that fabric unless you go full on Spoonflower. Even then their black print come out kind of brown.

That being said why Maki if you hate the design? Are the others taken or is she your best girl?

>>8581144
>>8581285
>>8581295
>>8581335
Sorry that I'm answering like this but I'm on my phone so it's quicker this way. All right so I am Maki in a dance group and we are doing Kaguya as a dance.
My group was keen on these yukatas as they are cheap to buy but I protested because I hate the designs. They are really obsessed with the price, making it much harder to suit their tastes. Seeing as I love Maki and I love dancing her part, I do want to stay in the group but I wish they would take other costumes into consideration.

Now, they told me that if I find any other costumes that are not expensive they might change their minds.

>>8581398
The most popular group did the qipaos but I imagine you already considered that. Only other set that seems appropriate that could actually fit in everyone's budget and allow everyone to actually dance without being burdened and still be appropriate would perhaps be March/Flower viewing

>>8581427
I like this idea because a lot of LL fans have already seen that Kaguya video with the qipaos and anon probably doesn't want to feel like a copy cat. The flowers could be a good alternative to the fans

>>8581398
You know what would be cheaper.
The fucking school uniforms.
I don't know why your friends won't even listen to your concerns... one of my friends just made open groups for all the outfits she would like to do, and all of her friends are free to join as they please for whatever outfits they like without being forced into something they hate.
That being said I love the dance for Kaguya so much I hope it works out for you.

>>8576731
If you're located in the Netherlands, I might have a spot for you, we still need a Honoka!

>>8578619
This was pretty fun. I'm actually stuck between choosing Nozomi or Nico for my cosplay. I like them both a lot. I don't think I have enough boob for Nozomi, and I might be a bit too chubby for Nico.

>tfw nearly flatchested pear

How does /cgl/ pick what idoru they'll cosplay?

>>8581444
I cosplay two, my favorite girl and best body match that my friends kinda pushed me into. I don't really hate her tho so it's no issue. One I have the face and voice for, one I have the body and mannerisms for.

>>8581398
LoveRise did Kaguya with kimonos with trim on the sleeves in each character's colors.
Maybe your group could try something like that since it seems like it'd be pretty cheap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPH99LMsSFU

>>8553224
>freckles
>most of them don't look remotely japanese
i could less abt body types but if sjw it why make the rest all white looking

We are doing a mini-group with two other friends, going as Hanayo! We're super hype, and we wish we could make a full group. How is your experience in making groups?

Btw, how are you doing in the event, gulls? I just got the Maki, and I hope to stay in tier 5 because I really need the gems.

>>8581479
ehhhhh.... a bunch of flaky kids keep joining the one I'm a part of and I'm just shrugging heavily. I'm the only one making my outfit from scratch and I'm glad I'm not running this cause I would have had an aneurism with how unreliable people are being. Just got event Maki yesterday, I'm in sewing mode so I'm not too concerned with ranking

>>8581479
Huge cosplay groups are usually never worth it because there's always going to be flakes and other issues people run into and it's hard to create consistency between outfits. Everyone has to be on the same page and usually there has to be 1-2 group "moms" or "drill sergeant" who checks on everyone's status and makes sure skirt lengths, shoes, fabric choices and everything else is consistent.

So how do we feel about the new girls?

>>8581625

>>8581627

>>8581630
I hope 2 & 3 there are supposed to be sisters.

Looking forward to it. I think the studio knows what they're doing and it was a super ballsy move to move on with a different team rather than trying to squeeze every last drop from Muse. Kinda ick on those outfits though it's like a mashup of the worst of idol outfit tropes

>fake corset lacing
>apron(????)
>accessories in girl's color clashing with everything else
>Random star accents
>Plaid-but-not-really on the tops
>Alternating skirt pleats. Wouldn't be too bad but it looks like it continues the weird plaid pattern

I hope if this continues as a dynasty of School Idol Festivals that we can get a team that tries a look and sound that's more mature like Arise. I highly doubt Sunshine Girls will be doing anything like Shocking Party anytime soon.

>>8581717
Funny you say that anon! 3 in >>8581630 and 4 in >>8581627 are actually sisters.

I completely agree with you on the outfits - they look like such an unappealing clusterfuck to me. The group name is weird too, but I'm trying to hold off on judging TOO hard.

>>8581717
Im not loving the outfits but on the flipside Muse has had some really bad costume choices as well. (I really fucking hate Happy Maker's look)

I'm a little excited for new idols, All the dark haired girls look really cute. The only ones I dislike based purely on looks are the Honoka knock off and the twintailed girl.

>>8581736

>>8581738
feather in the hair ????

>>8581740

>>8581742

>>8581744
They didn't even bother to give her a different hair ribbon color than Honoka. I'm guessing her plot line will be very "HONOKA IS MY FAVORITE THATS WHY I WANT TO LOOK LIKE HER!"

Much like Aikatsu did..

>>8581747
This one is like Rin with the "~nya" ending. She says "~zura"

>>8581749
Ruby is afraid of men. Lesbian lolibait

>>8581752
This one is not Eli's little sister.

I guess thats one thing that kind of bugs me about Aqours and LL Sunshine. I was hoping to see new groups from the same school Muse went to, but it just seems to be the same plot happening to a different school.

It would have been cute to see Eli/Honokas sisters in a group.

>>8553224
I really did

>>8581755
Yes, that bothers me a lot too. I mean, there was still potential in the same school.
And even if they want to do another school, they could at least made another plot. It's after Muse winning Love Live, or there isn't info about it yet?

>>8581799
The movie confirms Muse is done. The music will keep happening bit as far as the anime goes I can't imagine more than cameos later

>>8581749
award for the dumbest name

>>8581779
Pretty good, considering the nightmare-fuel of the original. Good job on steamrolling Nozomi.
But there's just no saving ugly art..

>>8553456
>>8553224
seriously, this. I don't mind the bodies, they just look like they're translated in to real life, but what the fuck is with the faces?

>>8582077
it's a combination of same face and not being able to draw a decent face in the first place

>>8582077
Seems to me it's a weird mix of:
>good ol Tumblr diversity
>lacking artistic skill to have actual diverse faces
>"I hate anime art" Western style

>>8581779
Hey, that's not too bad. They're still ugly, but better.

>>8581779
I'm fucking flabbergasted by how big a difference shrinking their feet makes. Like you could've kept everything the same and it'd still look better with smaller feet.

Anyone else been waiting for this sort of crossover?

tinyurl / ozzlbmv

Not...quite sure how to beat the spam thing so just doing that.

>>8556979
Nico's jacket makes her look like a detective

>>8581740
She is probably the chuunibyo

>>8582594
One of the girls originally had an intro with something along the lines of thinking she's a demon. I think that girl was the one.

Also why a feather in the middle of her bun? Why not on the side?

>>8581755

The Japanese thirst for white foreign girls is so real. They always have a blonde haffu in these things. Reminds me of the french exchange student in that one mobile game. I just find it weird with all the scorn foreigners generally get when they are raised in Japan, but then they're also a fetish in a lot of ways...maybe Japan is tsundere?

Back on track, the new girls aren't wowing me, and those introduction outfits are a mess (they're cute, but the colors don't flatter any of the girls), they aren't cohesive.

>>8581470
Those are the concert outfits the real actresses wear.

>>8582594
>>8582608
You guys are right, she's the chuuni, her name is Yoshiko Tsushima. She thinks she's an fallen angel/demon because she always has terrible luck. That's probably why she has a feather in her hair for that one picture. Haven't seen her with the feather in other pictures. She's my favourite so far!

>>8582745
I think my favorite part is Eli is supposedly 1/4 Russian yet she is still blonde haired, blue eyed and taller than the others. Not that any of the other girls look particularly Japanese.

Wish the girls from the International school form the mobile game could make an appearance in the anime. They're all adorable and I'm always up for seeing how they portray weeby Americans

>>8581736
Nozomi

>>8581738
Maki

>>8581740
Rin

>>8581742
Kotori

>>8581744
Umi

>>8581747
Honoka

>>8581749
Hanayo

>>8581752
Nico

>>8581755
Eli

Is the skirt for snow halation gathered at the waist or pleated? If it is pleated, would box pleats or knife pleats look better?

>>8582840
gathered looks better imo, you want it to look frilly and pleated will make it look to "clean"

>>8582840
The middle pleats look like a box pleat, but the rest are knife pleats that go separate ways.
#logic

Personally I'd go with box pleats. I think it'd look nicer with the bottom of the shirt being gathered by the ribbon. If that makes any sense.

>>8582852
That's what I originally thought too.
>>8582853
I get what you're saying, thanks for the input.

>>8582852
Look into circle ruffles. Gathers don't really lay that way.

>>8581779
yep

>>8582937
Agreed, even in a thick fabric gathers would make the ruffles too small and crinkly.

>>8582937
So that's the secret! I never even considered the difference before and I feel like a new world has been opened up.

I obviously don't sew much.

>>8582938
This person clearly never draws women, especially young, cute, women. You can tell with the hands/feets, shape of the limbs, faces, especially eyebrows and noses...this person clearly draws shit like Free! yaoi and jumped on the train for this.

>>8581479
I did a full group before! It was alot of fun and well orginized. We had soneone get all the fabric for us and keep us on ttack. She even posted video tutorials or how she made things. Everyone matched and got their stuff done the only that sucked is one girl wore a different belt than the rest of us... I was really annoyed by that

>>8572970
>mfw nozomi is fave but my tits go honoka at their max

saw drunk roxy in her nozomi at anime california last night, she looks like a stuffed sausage

I'm planning on cosplaying Eli, but I hate her canon hair color (piss yellow). What's the general opinion on finding a more natural shade of blonde for a wig rather than sticking rigidly to that horrid dandelion color?

>>8584994
I think the general opinion (it pops up in wig threads fairly often) is that it's better to have a more flattering (and possibly natural) wig tone if it suits you. For example no-one really complains about Sailor Moon wigs being a more natural colour, if anything they complain if the wigs are too bright a yellow.

For Eli it's pretty sensible to get a wig with mixed blonde fibres rather than all a solid yellow.
For example Arda's platinum blonde (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ardawigs/sets/72157626359359212/)) and pale blonde (https://www.flickr.com/photos/ardawigs/sets/72157632294957479/))