/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Anybody else think it looks weird when people make Rainbow Quartz's leotard white?

found a really good lars on tumblr! i feel like it shouldn't be a hard cosplay to pull off, but this is the first one i've seen that actually resembles him

>>8613761
not feeling the gold flecks tbh

>>8613765
yeah it's not canon, but i think the creator was aiming for a realistic lapis lazuli look.

>>8613761
This faux faceting is the most interesting way to do gems I've seen.

>>8613789
looks bad anon

>>8613792
yeah, i prefer the actual faceted gems, like pic shown. the fake facets just look weird with the different textures. is this some gem crafter trying to promote their own stuff?

Found this Amethyst on a local photogs Facebook, I kinda like it?

Thoughts on fandesigned cosplay? I kinda like this one but don't know how I feel about it

>>8613830
the faux wear on the armor looks super weird with how clean the sash and cape are

>>8613758
nice self-post.

>>8613830
well its crafted well, but i dont like the pink around the waist at all.

Love this. I actually like this take on Rose's dress- if only she had a fuller wig.

This is the funniest Rose wig I have ever seen.

>>8613834
oh sorry, didnt mean to sound like a selfpost. im just happy to see a lars that is actually a tall thin dude. maybe its just me but most of the lars cosplayers ive seen have been short chubby girls crossplaying as him

>>8613827
any more of this?

>>8613792
>>8613800
I said it was interesting, not necessarily good.
Steven Universe is one of those shows where being slavishly accurate to the canon can look like butts, so I'm always interested in people who are trying other things.

>>8613830
im absolutely in love with knight/armored pearl, but i think this couldve been executed a lot better. i dont think the cape and the sash make sense, since itll only get in the way during battle/it can get grabbed super easily. also the armor looks a little too bulky and ill fitting for someone like pearl, who is all about movement and precision rather than being a fully-armored, hard-hitting tank.

>>8613975
Agreed. I think this armor would've looked better on Rose, actually.

>>8613856
I smiled every time I saw it at Kumoricon, I thought it was hilarious

>>8613758
I'm seconding the self post. This isn't that great at all.

>>8613789
They should focus on making it not lob sided.

>>8613776
i like the idea of gold flecks and realistic looking lapis lazuli but that one doesnt really look right to me

>>8613397
the stretch vinyl is pretty cool but i noticed the part where it joins on the other side looks really bad and i dont know if there is a way around that

>>8613846
for some reason it really irks me when Pearl cosplayers paint themselves white

>>8614337
There's really no way for Pearl cosplayers to win, is there?

>>8614343
there will always be someone unhappy with any cosplay

>>8614343
Nope. That's why the idea of trying to find a "perfect cosplay" is laughable because someone somewhere will not like something about it.

>>8613846
This is the best Rose dress I've seen in a while. It's maybe not 100% perfect, but it looks nice.

>>8613846
>>8614373
I went to this con and while the Pearl is super cute and 90% accurate, I HATE this Rose's dress.
It's not badly made but unlike Pearl's costume, the colours AND dress shape/structure is completely wrong.
Why why WHY would you make her dress out of hot pink tulle?? This person csn clearly sew so these choices leave me baffled.
I saw a Rose there with a much more accurate dress and a fuller wig.

>>8614648
*can
Sorry rage typos.

>>8613830
As long its well executed, there should be more of these. And I agree with >>8613978, that armor was better on Rose than Pearl.

Pic related, more fan designs.

>>8613830
As long its well executed, there should be more of these. And I agree with >>8613978, that armor was better on Rose than Pearl.

Pic related, more fan designs.

>>8613776
but not all lapis lazuli even has the flecks? like, there's plenty of real lapis lazuli that doesn't have it. if you wanted realism, there's no real reason to include the gold.

>>8615473
Lots of lapis is flecked so I get where they're coming from, but imo it looks weird when comboing it with a translucent gem. If you're going for realism, the gem should look opaque.

This is only tangentially related, but I'd be interested in getting some feedback. I made a set of small jewelry cases into SU-themed birthday gifts for a friend earlier this year. I was in a shop that sells stones/crystals/gems in a mineral-rich region. I didn't know much about SU at the time, so my knowledge of character names was limited, but I tried to find as many pieces I could correlate to a character as possible. I ended up with seven - Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl (I had to get a piece of mother of pearl shell in place of an actual pearl), Lapis Lazuli, Jasper, Peridot, and Rose Quartz. I'd like to continue this as a tradition of gifts to her in the future if she's still into SU by then, and if I can find the gems/crystals I'd need for characters I missed. Do you anons have any suggestions for character groupings or background settings that might work for another case or two?

>>8615503
(2/2)

Lmao self post

>>8615516
you're a cute stevonnie! i like your wig

>>8615516
coo'!
I'd never dare going barefoot in an urban area tho... :<

>>8615565
It's not like people can magically take their footwear off for a photo, right?

>>8615455
Yaaaaassss. I love good fan designs and AU's.

>8615503
Perhaps the other fusions - malachite, sugilite, opal, rainbow quartz, alexandrite, sardonyx... Am I missing any?

>>8615503
>>8615587
Sorry, mobile goofed me up.

>>8613858
>tumblr
>dude

It's probably a girl or fakeboi, anon.

>>8615516
Most stevonnie's are literally just people wearing her shirts and shorts and calling it cosplay, but you did a very nice job and you suit her well. I also like your wig.

>>8613751
I think it's a bit ambiguous because of the lighting in that scene but I think a very light pink or lavender may be better. There's a bit more wrong with this cosplay besides just that but white does look a little strange

Not sure if cosplay WIP or impressionist painting.

>>8615723
sort of piggybacking off of this, what color do you think would be good for the shirt? i've used blue in the past but im remaking it. one of the crewniverse drew her with a kind of seafoam green shirt, but im trying to decide if that would look as good as a blue one in real life? thanks!

Rose wig tutorial?

http://the-little-star-prince.tumblr.com/post/117143983331/tutorial-begins-under-the-cut-in

>>8616112
The yellow diamond attempts are already emerging?

>>8616215
Maybe if you could track down an iridescent organza it might work?? One where the weave is going blue one way and green the other, that way you can get both tones depending on how the lights reflecting. Pic related is kinda what I'm talking about

>sorry if this is terrible advice ive never had to choose sheer fabrics before

>>8616291
i was considering that! i have a few yards of fabric that's pretty much like what you're describing, but i already used iridescent fabric for the leotard so i'm not sure if it would be iridescent overload, haha.

>>8615516
Very cute! Accurate outfit, fitting body type, good wig. 10/10.

>>8613751
I have no problem with the white and interpret it as "white with weird lighting" myself but I do think it looks weird when people use hot pink legwarmers and dark and saturated purple leggings. If youre going to do the white leotard make the rest of the colors paler to match. If youre going to saturate the hell out of everything else use a different leotard color. Cohesion is not a thing that most SU cosplayers seem to understand.

Though there's a lot of really lazy Rainbow Quartz out there in general, so I'm not surprised.

>>8615523
>>8615565
>>8615623
>>8616371
Ah wow, thanks so much you guys!! I didn't so much positive feedback <33

>>8613776
i kind of want to see a blue lapis with light gold freckles. it'd take a really good makeup artist but i think it could look nice.

>>8613846
that gem looks like it's way too far up

>>8616558
I hope they're going to sand that

>>8614337
It irks me if they don't, Pearl has a white or at least very very pale skin imo.

>>8616563
the lapis thing does sound really cool. i kind of want to try that to see how well it would translate into real life

>>8614337
Unpopular opinion, but same. it's usually the application more than the concept though. White is hard to make it not look patchy and then the blue tint that everyone does looks shitty af

I've love to see a Pearl with a very light creamy beige, which is how it shows up on my TV anyway, not stark white and without the shitty blue blush that only enhances the patchiness.

I'd rather see unpainted Pearls than Pearls with bad paint tbh

>>8616588
yeah, she's like a very pale naples yellow tint

Is there anymore gems as knights cosplays ? this is actually my favorite fan au trend

>>8617370
another view of the one posted above

>>8613823
saw her in real life the body paint was so shit and patchy...

>>8617370
Oh my god, this art. They both look like dudes in drag.

>>8617370
That cuirass is both impossible and awful.
At least post a good one.

>>8613832
it does make sense tho, armor wearr so you put new cloth on it to not look scruffy

>>8617401
it was the first one in my su tag and I didn't feel like digging , I kinda like the versatility of pearl's design though? tumblr man face aside

this is my favorite rose I'd love to see something like this as cosplay on a good rose

>>8616563
>>8616598

>>8617484
And this looks terrible.
I don't get why people always think freckles are just a straight line, like have you seen a freckled person? Theyre scattered all over the skin.
The one thing she has going is the really nice wig color, but too bad those bangs are styled strangely. Lapis' hair is a huge sidesweep, not whatever this is

>>8617529
I think Steven as a sensitive mexican american kid is quite fitting
this kid looks a little too old tho

>>8617588
>this kid looks a little too old tho
Compared to what, 20 year old weaboos?

>>8617484
Gross

>>8617573
I think her wig color is totally off, it looks very desaturated and Lapis' hair seems to vibrant in most lighting.

What are your thoughts on this concept?

>>8617696
oh that's me!! i feel like it looks a little goofy but i'd appreciate any feedback.

>>8616302
Pic of the leotard? Not sure how good iridescent fabric will look in that part.

>>8617573
>I don't get why people always think freckles are just a straight line
bc they're always drawn like that and nobody ever looks at real people

>>8617426
i love the alternate outfit on this pearl. it gives me a magician vibe, which is appropriate bc sardonyx.

>>8613827
Nice mass.

>>8615516
Looks great!

>>8616262
Pfffsh, they are emerging since YD was revealed.

>>8617696
Well, you gave your best. Its not easy, if not borderline impossible to pull off a cyclops that doesn't looks strange. 9/10

>>8617573
Because this is the only way society thinks freckles are cute. Look at even Disney or Dreamworks movies. Same thing. Gawd... I hate seeing this shit because I have actual freckles and they are EVERYWHERE. I have one in my fucking ear for fucks sake.

>>8617723
I like the idea, maybe just move the eye down as much as possible

>>8615455
This looks so fucking stupid.

>>8618039
Oh thank god, I'm not the only one who doesn't like those. They're not creative at all and they don't really take full advantage of Okami's visual style & varied characters...They're all just wearing recolored kimonos. Boring.

>>8615516
She cute in general

>>8618054
Just some obsessed weeb making those because KIMONOS.

>>8617637
Fuck, no you're right
my bad

>>8617982
Maybe is cansur?

>yfw people cosplay 'sadies song' steven

>>8618307
Not gonna lie. He looked really, really cute in the outfit. Can't wait for the race to be the first one to cosplay it starts /s

Is there going to be an influx of sadies after tonight's episode? Be still, my heart

>>8618808
Probably more of an influx of Sadie Song Stevens.

First one I have seen so far

I was honestly hoping for a cuter costume for sadie. I get that she wasn't supposed to be happy in it, but it was such an ugly outfit, considering that SU can make some great designs

>>8619752
>Miwa
>first
Yep

>>8620002
o-oh my god. i thought the top right image was a cookie and i was going to say 'aw thats a really cool idea!' but its a real shield..

>>8614337
pearl is shown as white, or like an almost peachy white.

Can someone give me advice on how to style this wig? it's my first time styling spikey wig. I tried to, and while the tips of the spikes were neat, they were in general kinda sad and sagged. And if i teased them too much, it would show and look ugly. I'll post a picture of what the base wig looks like if anyone would want, but its an inigo from arda. It has been trimmed a bit, but theres still a lot of hair to work with.

>>8620025
TOTALLY WRONG THREAD IM SORRY

>>8617484
Sue me, but I think the makeup is really nice. Disregarding the fact that it looks a little too green. Wig really needs some help tho

>>8620002
not gonna lie, i thought the top right was a cookie as well. i have no idea how it turned out so lumpy if they used an existing shield for a base. jesus.

>>8620026
don't worry about it.

It begins

>>8620053

>>8620053
is that a bikini?

>>8620053
YIKES

The new Sadie outfit is really cute and I'm so happy to see an outfit for a character that doesn't require bodypaint that isn't Rose's dress or street clothes. However, I am NOT looking forward to the tumblr ambulocetus influx that will put in no effort torwards this cosplay. I'd do it myself, but my body type is so wrong for the character that I wouldn't look recognizable.
So, I turn to you guys to ask you this: please deliver cute Sadies.. I'm depending on you.

I like the fingers

>>8620176
eeesh...

>>8620176
Guuuurl, take out your lip ring for cosplay selfies. WIP or not that just kills it.

>>8620174
seconding. post some cute sadies, gulls!

>>8620176
That is a seriously dirty mirror

>>8620176
Those are the most inaccurate fingers I've seen so far. Worse than the nerf darts on wire ones even.

>>8619752

why such poor choice in fabric, miwa

>>8620798
>Edit is kinda crappy
but she'd look so much cooler if she had painted her skin

>>8620804
She's uhh, already wearing a lot of make up: http://k-o-u.deviantart.com/

>>8620814
WHAT THE FUCK.

>>8620815
Yeah, that's what I said. The SJW crowd on Tumblr wanna murder her for her "blackface". I wanna pick her brain for her magical make-up secrets.

>>8620818
They can be mad all day, she looks better than them. Stronger than them, even.

>>8620814
Holy fucking shit
>she fooled me

>>8620819
>>8620820
It's way more obvious on her hands because she's wearing some kind of gloves but the rest of the application is flawless.

>>8620818
Well... it is blackface. I can't disagree with that. It's not even the same color as in the show. The makeup application is really good, I just wish she had used a better color than just straight up painting herself brown.

>>8620824
I always thought blackface was meant to exaggerate black facial features in a way that's supposed to be comical to racists? Like drawing in giant pink or red lips, or leaving the area around the eyes pale to make them look bigger. I didn't think normal makeup in a darker color counted.

>>8620828
That is how it originally started, but this person did change their features, and is essentially wearing a skin tone as a part of a costume, and able to take it off. It's why people harp on people who paint themselves like that. Actual black people can't just take off their skin tone, they have to deal with living with that skin tone, and racist people in general. Very basic explanation of why people are bothered. I already know everyone's just gonna shit on me and tell me to go back to tumblr for typing this, so I'm just gonna skedaddle for now. Hope this was informative.

>>8620846
But that's not. Which is why people get mad about people calling out blackface when it's not making fun of a race.

A black person has done the opposite for Pearl and painted herself white.

>>8620846
>they have to deal with living with that skin tone
>some sheltered white person saying this condescending shit and thinking they're actually being compassionate

>>8620846
But what if brown people paint themselves white?

>>8620824
>blackface
>magic gem from outer space
mmmmkay
I do believe she needs to work on the color a bit tho, make it more purple. Maybe it's just the filters/shoop.

>>8620928
if you showed the pics to a person who had no idea of any of this 'gems have no race or gender' metainfo that half the fans dont even know, would they think it is blackface?

>>8620828
>I always thought blackface was meant to exaggerate black facial features in a way that's supposed to be comical to racists?
which is exactly what garnet's design has become in this. she's a cartoon stylization of a black woman, hence her big lips and afro. on the face of someone who is not black but is pretending to be, it becomes uncomfortably close to a racial caricature

>>8620925
they already do. skin-lightening creams to 'fix' brown skin, freckles are a billion dollar industry

What would people think of doing Sadie's Song Sadie, but after she's dunked her head in the water - so the costume, but her normal hair and natural make-up? Would that be skimping out on the costume, or would it be okay to do it in the slightly more flattering way?

>>8620814
Holy shit I ain't even mad, that's some good makeup application. Race debate shit aside , why'd she paint herself brown when Garnet is obv maroon/red/whatever?

>>8620918
not even trying being an asshole, I really want to see this, do you have pictures? Is it done well? I want to know how well white bodypaint works on darker skin, I think i've only seen one girl do something like it but it was shooped as well

>>8620940
honestly i agree with you. i feel like people on cgl are supporting legitimate blackface because they like that it upsets tumblr, but this is actually racist. im all for garnets painting themselves purple or even a shade of red, but straight up brown edges into actual racist shit

>>8620954
i would at least keep the face star.

>>8620921
They do. They will be treated shitty by people because of their skintone. Reading comprehension m8.

>>8621012

>>8621000
Go read the White Man's Burden and then talk about reading comprehension, oh doughy savior.

>>8620814
does the fact that she's german make this more or less awkward?

>>8621030
The best part is you literally have no idea what I look like. kek.

>>8621044
was honestly really surprised at the wip pics

>>8621012
>that fat pearl
nope

>>8621039
>kek and m8 unironically
>not chubby and white
Choose one.

>>8621012
>Rose is skinnier than Pearl
I laughed a little.
The Rainbow Quartz is cute though.

is that a skirt? try harder little girl

Honestly I think on the whole race thing people should just research the subject and why it may be upsetting to some people and if they are still comfortable with doing it then do it. Same goes for anything really. There are also tons of POCs who dont give a shit if someone colors their skin so long as it's not like pic related so really it is up to the individual.

Oh looooooordy
http://carboncostume.com/rose-quartz/

>>8621657
>that gem

>>8615455
This person clearly doesn't know about how kimonos actually work. It looks like a sloppy mash of a hanfu, a men's yukata and a furisode, super fucking ugly.

>>8617484
I really like this. I like the rectangle freckles bc they fit the general SU backgrounds aesthetic, as well as look flakey. Super cute, would just choose a different wig.

>>8621643
See, if someone wants to do it after knowing what they will inherently and inevitably imply, that's fine. But you also lose any right to complain when the SJWs are out for your blood. Unless they are making death threats or otherwise cross the line, they have every right to criticize the hell out of you.

>>8617982
Just because you're ugly doesn't mean the cosplay looks bad.

>>8620018
If you mean human white, yeah. If you mean paper white your TV is way oversaturated.

>>8621736
I get why some people are offended by the skin coloring thing and definitely those who do it should be aware of the shitstorm they may have to deal with but god damn I hate tumblr's call-out culture bullshit and they need to calm themselves.

>>8621745
Human white? Anon...Have you checked your computer or tv settings because..

Even under other lighting she only milkier, slightly ashen, or creme colored. I don't know what human white person looks like her sans paint unless they're albino?

>>8620970
I didn't save it but it was a few threads ago and she was posted to the bad makeup thread because it was bad. like it was flaking off and not even.

>>8621012
I might be an asshole, but fat Pearl is borderline disgusting.
The character is supposed to look like a lanky and graceful gymnast, not a pudgy lazy american. It's her identity, almost. There are so many chubby characters in the show she could've done instead.

>>8621015
I really like the colors she used, especially for the warmers.

>>8621046
Most people I've seen used fabric cones for Pearl. It turns out the best, imo.

>>8621657
It's easier to make the dress as a sewing newbie than to die all those layers the right shades..
Also that dye color is way off and the gem looks like a disco ball.

Bored so went through the tag on tumblr. I really like this Lapis, though she needs some contouring or something, her face looks too flat.

Ngl, little bit in love with her. Not sure if it's a wig..? But if it is, should be pulled forward a little.

>>8622480
I like the wig shape a lot. Nice to see someone finally do that right.

I would really like to see more Jenny cosplays! Anyone got any?

>>8622488
Heres one.
It's a cute photo, but her shirt is wrong.

>>8622480
>>8622485

Really? I feel like the only think that sets this Lapis apart from any other sloppy Lapis is the nice photoshoot location.
Her top is extremely ill-fitting to the point of it becoming a low-cut v-neck. If her boobs had any support they're be visible cleavage.

>>8622522

that steven... RIP

>>8620928

Kind of crossing a line though, imo. I definitely don't think she was attempting to mock black women, but it's still in bad taste. Not to mention, Garnet is red, and this girl painted herself a realistic black skin tone. I don't think she was intentionally doing anything offensive, but it's still crossing a line n

>>8622522
That Steven looks like Martin Short...

>>8619752
miwa pls clean your room a lil before you take a pic at least gosh

>>8622480
Do people really like this skin colour of lapis?? I always think its really saturated and wanna go for a less vibrate tone, but I've been seeing a lot of lapis' do it and nobody says anything

>>8622972
WHY OH WHY can't people get a simple thing like sock length right? I know I seem salty, but I've seen so many super good Pearls that have ruined their 90% perfect costumes with knee high socks when they're supposed to be ankle high.
Props she got the colour right, people usually fuck up that too.
Otherwise I like this, though staff needs to be bigger.

>>8619752
Do some sit ups holy shit dat flab
Also you should really focus on craftsmanship... A lot of your recent cosplays have been shit

>>8620053
Fucking GROSS
Do people literally just not know how to do sit ups? Or at least tighten your muscles while sitting/walking, fuck
This is why I don't go to the beach

>>8623072
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>>8620821
she's shaped really funny...

>>8621017
its making me so angry at how much cleaner shed be if she just trimmed her seams in the organza ish fabric

>>8622973
The saturated aqua is accurate. Lapis's skin is shown as two different colors: one is the darker blue when her gem is still broken and the other is the aqua. She's also rarely shown in natural light like pic related which is probably why cosplayers use so many different colors for her. In the screenshot you posted the skintones are blown out or in deep shadows because of the bright light.

>>8623261
Construction looks nice. If anything, I'd recommend that she push the colours on the hammer towards desaturation - more of a desturated reddish-orange and purpley-blue. I'm curious what the balance on it is like, since she looks like she's gripping the hammer high up on the handle to keep it upright.

Dress is pretty good. I hate the wig.

>>8620053
I think I might be fatter than her, but damn my gut is nowhere near that bad. cgl is the best workout inspo.

>>8623391
>her

>>8623104
Looks like she's wearing padding

>>8622484
it's a lace front. She should pull it down and bit and tweeze the hairline to make it a bit more natural.

I couls be wrong but isn't connie's hair black?

>>8623603
sorry in advance I realize this seems really nitpick-y , but it's a simple cosplay.

>>8623603
Nah, it's dark brown - like REALLY dark. It looks black or lighter brownish sometimes though. Depending on the show's lighting of course.

>>8622522
That Sour Cream needs to learn how to cut bangs, holy shit.

>>8620814

Legit question here that I want to discuss with gulls. It got brought up to me by a friend and it made me think, "huh."

How come when we see someone paint their skin to dress up like a brown/black character (even if it's without malicious intent), we tend to find it a bit offensive, but, when a male crossplays a female or vise-versa, no one finds anything wrong with it?

I don't condone blackface, this is just a point that was brought up to me that kind of made me think. Why are we okay with one but not the other?

>>8624351
Because there is a historical and cultural context regarding blackface and racism that produces a kneejerk reaction in some people (if you're from the US). "Blackface" existed to stereotype and make fun of black people, and you have the added problem that darkening your skin this much for cosplay very rarely looks good and instead looks like a joke. Trying to make your skin look like a black person's is almost always a bad idea.

On the flipside, it's mostly SJWs who get up in arms when non-black people cosplay garnet without darkening their skin. Which is pretty stupid considering a white girl dressing as a maroon gem isn't stopping a black girl from doing the same thing (if anything the black girl will get more attention because she'll look better). I've also seen people get buttmad when white girls cosplay asian-looking cartoon characters, or when white girls even tan their skin naturally. Basically if a white girl is doing something that can be considered racist if you squint, tumblr will be sure to jump all over them.

>>8624351
Because white people have a history of donning blackface to mock or promote racist stereotypes of black people, whereas males dressing as females hasn't had a history of promoting hatred towards women. Hell, men used to be the only ones able to be able to act in plays, so there's a precedent of men portraying women in a non derogatory manner. There isn't much non-offensive precedence for a white person painting themselves brown

>>8624351
what the others said here is basically it but its funny because ive also seen a bunch of POC get mad at the sjws for attacking white people over this. If youre thinking about doing a cosplay like garnet or whatever then i guess just read about peoples opinions and facts on this more and then decide for yourself what you wanna do

>>8624386

But the cosplayer in question isn't trying to mock anyone. In fact, she's actually showing her appreciation and love for the character by trying to portray them accurately (the fact that Garnet is red aside).

Also, males dressing as females hasn't promoted hatred against women, but transgender/homosexual men who put a lot of effort into crossdressing and attempting to pass for women are subject to violence/discrimination.

So, if a girl who realistically attempts to apply makeup in order to accurately portray a character of a different race is racist and derogatory to black people, isn't a serious crossplayer who puts hard work into a crossplay derogatory to trans women?

>>8624391

I can see why. Tumblr has a crazy culture of jumping down people's throats and shaming them for making racist/sexist/homophobic remarks, even if it's a mistake.

This Garnet cosplayer wasn't trying to hurt anyone. She just did something out of ignorance, and people need to calmly and respectfully explain to her that what she did is considered offensive by a lot of people. Not have a bunch of melodramatic teenagers telling her "omg .... im literally gagging this is the worst thing ive ever seen??? you are the hitler rape of 9/11?????"

>>8624447
how do you know she did it out of ignorance? i feel like anyone that's not a child has at least a slight understanding of racism and how painting your skin actually brown can be harmful. she's obviously a teenager or young adult and saying she must have done it out of ignorance is assuming things, unless there's actual proof she somehow didn't have a clue that painting your skin brown could offend some people. and if she knew it was going to be offensive and did it anyway, i can't really feel any pity for her.
>waah i painted my skin brown and all these SJWs are after me!! who knew this would happen???

>>8624460
For example I learned about blackface only after I started browsing Tumblr around 2 years ago, and I'm not a teenager anymore, nor was I then. Maybe my location (Scandinavia) has something to do with it, maybe not. Point is, everyone just doesn't know everything.

>>8624438
You're missing the point. OP asked why people get up in arms about cosplayers darkening their skin, and the above anons explained why the reactions from some people are like this. Yes when you logically break it down like this an consider that the cosplayer did it in a tasteful way and is European to boot, it makes sense. However for as many people who recognize that this is a grey area, other people out there are going to take offense to anything that looks blackface-ish. Your crossdressing example doesn't make sense because there has never been a large movement to belittle crossdressers by actually crossdressing. There's no historical context there.

>>8624460
She's European. Blackface is a piece of American history, so if she isn't in the habit of hanging around the cosplay community or tumblr I could see how someone might somehow miss the memo. You'd have to be pretty sheltered from the internet though.

>>8624438
Legitimate trans women =/= people putting on blackface for a costume. No one is legitimately 'transracial' and can say that painting their skin brown is helping them pass for the race they truly are. Like >>8624476 said, there's never been millions of deaths and slavery tied to crossdressers/trans people. Blackface is tied back to a horrible time in the world's history (not just America, but a large portion of it took place there), so it makes sense that it upsets a lot of people.
Also, how can you say that she painted her skin out of 'love for the character and trying to portray her accurately' when she didn't even do the right color? The logic behind that argument is flawed. Why didn't she just go with red paint, which would actually match Garnet, instead of painting herself to look like a black woman?

>>8624460

Take into mind the fact that she isn't from America. America is incredibly politically correct compared to ... a LOT of the world. Things that we regard as being sinfully racist usually aren't considered quite as bad. In fact, a lot of minority groups outside of the U.S. don't even take "casual racism" as a problem. My family came from a civil war and genocide in the middle east, so they really don't give a fuck when people make racist/ignorant comments about their ethnicity. Come to think, white Americans throw a bigger fit over my dad getting "randomly selected" at TSA than he EVER has.
So, basically, what we might consider to be a grave social sin here is just "meh" in other countries.
Now, Germany actually DOES do blackface, but, afaik, black Germans (which make up an incredibly small percent of the populations) don't care nearly as much as black Americans.

So basically, she probably knew that it could be conceived as offensive, but, where she's from, it's minor.

>>8624482

Fun fact, I've actually met a transracial kid. It was a pretty interesting case! I'm from outside Detroit, and there was a white ginger kid who grew up in the city. I believe they lived with a black family, went to an all-black school, and grew up in urban black culture. They actually got lawyers involved to let them identify as black in school, etc.

>>8624534
>transracial
wot

>>8624534
Yeah, I wasn't using the word in the traditional sense, where an adopted child grows up in a different culture and sees themselves as from that culture. That's actually a legitimate phenomenon, and I don't doubt those kinds of cases. My point was of the kind like that lady from Washington state or whatever a few months ago that tried to pass for black, teach black history courses, and join black groups even though she was the whitest woman ever and had been raised in a white household. I'm blanking on her name right now, though.

>>8624476
>there has never been a large movement to belittle crossdressers by actually crossdressin

A lot of American media presents men in dresses/makeup as being the butt of a joke. I can't even remember all the times when I watched cartoons as a kid, and it was supposed to be funny to see a man wearing dresses and makeup.

>>8624546
This is still nowhere close to the historical permanence of blackface. Yes you still get "lol a man in a dress so funneh" jokes that are offensive, just like you get jokes that make fun of every other group under the sun. If you want to get really nitpicky though, most crossdressing jokes' punchlines are about how this particular man is really bad at dressing as a woman (not that ALL crossdressers are terrible at it). Whereas blackface performers depicted their characters in a really stereotypical, slapstick way.

TBH I am not really sure what your argument is here... are you saying that people SHOULD be offended by crossplaying?

>>8620824
that isn't blackface, that's cosplay. opera singers do it as well, if you've never seen Aida.
This is blackface, and the person portraying the 'negro' character usually has to act over the top for it to work as well.

Blackface = vaudeville theatre
Tanning and makeup = not blackface

Stop mangling words just so you'd have something to complain and whine about.

>>8624546
just like big women beating their scrawny husbands have been the butt of a joke yet neither are being 'belittled' by the media. people find humour in the absurd and unusual, as they always have. that has nothing to do with what we're discussing right now, and it's a terrible example.

>>8624534
>They actually got lawyers involved to let them identify as black in school, etc.
....Why? I'm curious, literally what did they gain from doing this? Aren't those identifiers solely for statistics (which are now wrong), and also for special consideration when applying to schools/programs?

>>8624582
Yes, you're right that the black minstrels are the premiere and worst version of black face, but even accurately portraying a black person's skin with respectable intent is considered black face nowadays for the reasons mentioned in >>8620846.

You can disagree with that, but we're not mangling words to make our arguments. This is the paradigm of our culture right now.

>>8623777
okay, yeah I know the show has a lot of color changes throughout so I couldn't be 100% sure. girl; is a cutie tho!

>>8624351
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>>8624603
Ok I have a question i'm not even choosing a side on this debate, but isnt Garnet red? Was it a paint mistake or what? I just want to know why she chose brown. The color choice doesn't make much sense if she was trying to be accurate. overall it's a great cosplay./

>>8624876
that's what i'm most confused about too. you can't even say she chose the paint color to be most accurate to the character- it's brown, when garnet is red in season 1 and purple in season 2. she's never straight up brown. why didn't she just go with red or purple paint?

>>8624885
The only reason I can think of to explain her choosing brown paint is that maybe she used fan art for reference instead of looking up caps from the show? It's a lame excuse and would be lazy as all hell, but I can't think of another reason. Unless ofc she was trying to get a rise out of people.

>>8623072
this pose is both disgusting and kind of in character

>>8624155
cute

>>8624582
there are a lot of movies where white guys put makeup on their faces to play asians. are those acceptable because they don't fit your vaudeville definiton?

>>8624971
IMO it isn't even in character. Maybe fandom's version sure but the only thing Jasper ever did in canon was beat the shit out of people and boss other people around. There's nothing even vaguely sexual or trashy about her.

>>8624885
i think for the same reason that people up this thread have been confused about what colour skin to paint pearl, or whether or not you remember mr burns as having grey or blue hair. you get what the colour choice is supposed to represent, and remember that, instead of what the actual colour is.

>>8624988
compared to the stylized black people. g is much redder but could plausibly pass as a realistic skintone

>>8624885
It's really a lose/lose situation. Half the people you ask will get pissy if you try to 'erase' the fact that she's 'black coded'.

>>8624988
i think pearl's issue lies in lighting and color differences. sometimes she's painted completely white and sometimes she's a pale yellow/cream, like in your picture. here's a comparison of garnet with the cosplayer- not only did she lose all red tones and go completely for brown, but she made her way darker. i don't see how this is staying true to the character at all, since garnet is never shown to be true brown, like the pizza family.

>>8626131
it's a nice costume, but i cant forgot what another anon said a while ago that lapis is against the military-like homeworld and that it's really out of character for her to be wearing a military uniform

>>8626141
Sexy military Jasper or Peridot would be much more in character. Although I'm not sure either of them would be particularly good at the sexy bit.

>>8626185
definitely. id love to see a military styled peridot and jasper in this style

>>8621012
Fat pearl is never ok

>>8622480
ugh this would be so great if she wasn't fat

>>8626193
>fat
she looks average, anorexia-chan. relax.

>>8626203
>average
Yeah, maybe in america

>>8626203
gtfo fat apologists

>>8626217
Where do you think most of this board is from, bruh. Besides, why are you trying to troll with a cosplay that's average at best? Her paint is splotchy as hell.

>>8626217
>>8626220
same fag. also she looks like she's 135 at most. chill.

No fandom can escape the bunnygirl costumes.

>>8626260
she's cute as hell though so i aint complaining.

>>8626275
I agree. Besides the cardboard(?) ears its a cute costume and could pass for 'Jamie's fantasy' or something like that

>>8617803
Aww it's so cardcaptors-ie

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>>8627252
Is there a joke here that I'm missing?

This seems a bit too much...

>>8627816
it's not extremely overpriced, especially considering how labor intensive they are to make and how they have to be based on the customer's hands exactly. it doesnt look like they fit really well around the wrist area, though, so i would make them $35-40, considering labor while factoring in the fact that they dont seem to fit perfectly

>>8627816
I hate making arm socks. Getting the right colored material with a low level of shine is a pain, and sewing them so the seams aren't lumpy is frustrating. $50 not to deal with that is reasonable.

>>8627252
what's with the horns?

>>8620991

ugh, get off of here, Tumblr fags,
It's not racist, they're just doing a character.
You people are the only one seeing it as racist.
Being racist is when you're intentionally trying to stereotype a race or races, but people doing cosplay aren't because it's a costume, made to look accurate and true to the character they love

>>8627844
tumblr, that's what. Just be glad she doesn't have huge goat ears too

>>8627865
0/10 bait harder next time. the thread finished talking about this a while ago

>>8615516
>Has good cosplay
>Admits self-post
>gets no hate
Learn.

>>8613740
Ah yes my favorite cosplay: Blue chick surprised by her period.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cuagvr0k4

Thoughts? Her photos looked really nice so I decided to take a look at her makeup tutorials but the makeup seems really splotchy... She doesn't seem to try to go for a lot of great coverage.

>>8628295
>Using eyeshadow for lips
>No instructions on eyeliner

Good basics, poor quality otherwise.

>>8628147
10/10

>>8629131
that shield is cool, but it looks so tron-like to me. i like it, though

>>8629131
I didn't realize how starved I was for a male Steven until I saw this. Not that he looks particularly accurate but it is so much better than all the shitty female ones I've seen.

>>8617370
this art is awful

this probably should be asked in the help thread but ill just ask it here anyways.
Im gonna be making some gems for the first time and im wondering if using nail polish to color them would be a good idea. or would that just come off as too glittery?

>>8629831
Are they being top coated or bottom? I find underneath coating the glitter gets phased out by the transparency. I know some nail polish is matte finish but that might not be practical. Have you considered the shimmer option for nail polish? Or was that what you were referring to? Shimmer has a lot nicer finish than glitter filled ones.

>>8615503
You could do all the main team fusions with a picture of Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst and Rose. That'd give you Sardonyx, Sugilite, Rainbow Quartz, Opal and Alexandrite.

>>8629185
>Not that he looks particularly accurate
Das me. How might I improve?

>>8629851
find fountain of youth
become child
duh

>>8629851
I mean, other than regress my age by about a decade

>>8613905
>they taped it on

>>8629854
>>8629855
Oh
Well
Gonna don my Spanish gear, and go to the land of La Florida

>>8617723
What lipstick is that? I love the shade.

>>8624977
As somebody who must be subconsciously sexualizing Jasper because I keep on having sex dreams about her (why?), I agree with this. I see her as probably being even more asexual than your typical gem.

>>8623080
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>>8623104
S A M E F A G
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>>8623080
>holy shit day flab
>Sadie cosplay
Anon hate to break it to you but

>>8630119
holy shit

>>8624977
I think her expressions for the "just say yes" scene made her seem pretty aggressively sexual.

>>8630119
i have so many questions. peridot pajama day?

>>8630126
I agree that she is supposed to be giving off a creepy vibe, but I would draw the line at saying it's anywhere close to lol-this-beer-is-my-penis levels.

>>8629851
Off topic, but you're 3 minutes into the latest beatdownboogie video.

>>8626217
I didn't realise North Korean concentration camp survivors browsed this board.

influx of teeny peridot cosplays when?

>>8629131
>>8629131

Shield Steven is cute! CUTE!!

>>8630126
Aw man. This scene turned me on so much...BUT I'm straight...between this and RhandiMask's fanart, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ANYMORE ASDFLKSDLFK

>>8630828
what are you referring to?

>>8630843
The most recent episode.

so any advice on makign a good rainbow quartz cosplay? specifically he wig?

>>8626141
i think the point is to show lapis if she was actually supportive of the military

>>8630839
4chan is 18+, please return to tumblr where you belong

>>8630828
her proportions look kinda dumb now.

>>8630828
i think she's really cute in the episode, but i know its just going to mean more lazy peridot cosplayers who see this as a way to not do the limbs. besides, no one's going to have her correct proportions unless they're an actual child

>>8630921
She was so adorable, and I'm really excited that the plot ball is rolling again.

>>8630936
Me too, I'm glad to see them come back to the gems. I like Sadie, but that episode was so lackluster. I think it's canon now that Peridot is really young, or whatever the gem equivalent of a child is?

>>8630828
well now cosplayers dont have to worry about fabricating her arm and legs now.
cant wait for even more laziness!

>>8620804
It looks fucking amazing.

>>8630921
I hope she gets some sort of new limb extenders in the future and a new outfit

>>8631075
>New outfit
Speaking of this, why didn't she get one in this episode after she got poofed?

>>8630862
But.... pro-homeworld gems don't wear military outfits....

Anyone want to post some Peridots to celebrate? Or Amethysts, she was pretty great in this episode

>>8631089
A gem has to decide to get a new outfit I guess. I'm sure she will the next time she is poofed

>>8631108
Maybe Homeworld gems don't have as much freedom to pick random outfits as they like and are expected to return in the same uniform look every time they regenerate. When the Crystal Gems dropped down on Earth, they no longer had that restriction and explored their new freedoms with gleeful abandon.

>>8631108
I don't think she's ever been poofed before. So it's probably because she didn't really know you can do that, and she reformed immediately after being released by the bubble.

>>8630921

Eh. I'd wager I'm not too far off the dot, I'm pretty tiny and have really short legs.

>>8629137

Man, everything but the hair is done amazingly.

posting some peridots from the #peridotcosplay on instagram

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>>8631354
ill save the rest for whenever a new thread is started

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>>8631354

its amazing how these people look at themselves in the mirror and say "yup, this looks good!"

>>8630828
She was so cat like, it was so cute... I'd totally do a Purridot..

>>8631406
would you do a punypurridot?

>>8631415
Of course. Or maybe instead of her normal enhancements they'd be like, robo paws and a electrical plug as a tail.

>>8631075

>>8631536
That's better than a lot of the ones I've seen. Not a fan of the star hair but I guess it would make sense for her to change her hair to not-a-diamond if she officially switches sides,

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>>8615473
the main problem is that real lapis isnt see thru. Not that kinda stone.
But pyrite-gold freckles on a lapis cosplayer.. omg. that sounds so cute..

>>8623104
thats maybe theres Spanks under that spandex suit.. look how big the bum and how high up it goes but the belly doesnt match for that level of adipose..
>>8620821
blackface or not that girl got great lips; in general and perfect for the cosplay

>>8631357
Sometimes you get a point when working on something and you know it's not that great but you'd rather wear it than nothing.

>>8631795
i love this homeworld group. there are some minor things that could be changed, but they all look really well put-together

>>8631919

New thread

>>8630862
not the ones we've seen yet

>>8631903
i actually laughed out loud at sapphire's face

>Do people really like this skin colour of lapis
Yes, I adore Lapis blue skin tone it's so refreshing an a good body paint can really tie a costume up together nicely.

>>8626131
Kek, cute as fuck, reminded me of this.

Also, did anything come from that Female Bodybuilder who wanted to cosplay as Jasper?

Like she wasn't overly tall but she actually had the muscular arms and juicy thighs, she was spot on rocking bod for Bara-Waifu.