/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Seagulls don't play real video games.

>>8837443

>>8837396
I was thinking to make Vicar Amelia, something between her human and monster form

>>8837396
Wow that hunter actually looks pretty good. The doll tho, I'm a bit nitpicky. It looks like she's just thrown a rug on her back, and the wig could be better styled.

I'd love to see more good Artorias cosplay. They're so rare.

>>8837559
...okay I finally figured out what's off. The hunter's OUTFIT looks great. The props look oversized? Even though it looks like actual effort was put into. Still nitpick.

>>8837396
>>8837564
>>8837559
yeah, it's nice to see a hunter that isn't just a closet cosplay. also, i don't know why bloodborne cosplayers don't bloody their costumes.

this ornstein is meh but it's the only smough i've ever seen. the hammer is hilarious.

ornstein is honestly my dream cosplay right now but i have little to no experience with armor.

>>8837486
The DLC has a hood

Currently working on Lady Maria. It's my first time doing a costume like this so it's a little daunting but it seems to be going okay so far.

>>8837839
I'm excited to get bloody with it.

>>8837396
Love this wheel, but damn does that look heavy

About to start the Yharnam hunter's garb but I'm a bit at a loss for what to use for the jacket. The lighting in the game makes it look like leather but I'm worried about 1) finding a nice leather that has a drape similar to what's seen in the game and/or 2) the leather/faux leather looking really cheap.
I was also thinking of using a suede fabric instead of searching for the perfect leather-like fabric. Thoughts?

>>8837881
i could not imagine lugging that thing around a con.
>>8837894
you gotta go with a nice leather if you don't want it to look cheap. it is clearly leather, not suede.

i was thinking about making the choir set for dragon*con but the amount of detail on it is completely insane. i didn't even realize it until i looked up reference pics when i was thinking about it.

>>8837881
same person? i wish they would have gone with a little duller blue, looked better in the photoshoot but obviously that's all shoop.

>>8837839
>i don't know why bloodborne cosplayers don't bloody their costumes.
I think because the most common fake blood used is the liquid type that stains and just honestly makes a fucking mess.

>>8837913
>that's all shoop.
And the lighting also is working in his favor in this picture, but yeah he definitely went too dark on the fabric. The thing that gets me though is why he chose to do the symbol on the chest like that

>>8837910
Holy fuck

>>8837942
i didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. i think i remember reading somewhere it was the dude's first cosplay so i'm cutting him slack. it's a great costume for his first.

>>8837396
Does it annoy anybody else about people cosplaying the Plain Doll using a bright pink scarf? It annoys the shit out of me, especially when they use the right dark-ish, dusty-rose color for the gloves, and then a bright pastel pink scarf.

They're the same goddamn color in the game.

That being said, I really want to cosplay the Plain Doll, but I'm 5'1-5'2" and I'd feel a bit odd when she's supposed to be very tall. Do you gulls think it'd look weird?

>>8837963
I'm guilty of that, but to be honest, I wanted to age the fabrics but didn't have time.

It was a pain to find a good match to the pink, specially since you have to either paint or do embroidery for the patterns on the gloves.

>>8837963
height doesn't bother me. you should do it.

Prop autist here

Looking to make a weapon for a bloodborne-obsessed friend's birthday.

Thinking about the saw cleaver but blades of mercy. Any recommendations?

I have played the game through once but don't have a ps4

>>8837974
saw cleaver is classic, but blades of mercy would probably be easier (both in design and if you're going for functionality).

>>8837974
>but blades of mercy
Blades of Mercy caught my eye, rather.

beast claw is neat.

lol. the crocheted hunter's axe is kind of neat, but definitely not for cosplay.

>>8837486

this is real fuckin nito.

i'd love to do gwyndolin too. i'm too ambitious for the little free time i have.

I'd love to cosplay Crossbreed Priscilla or the Maiden in Black.
I joked about doing Sif once but, who knows.

10/10 would bang

I've been wanting to do Maiden Astrea forever now but I'd rather have a Jarl to cosplay with me. Or I could just do Executioner Miralda. Either way there's not enough Souls cosplay, even less from Demon's Souls.

>>8838079
i just played through demon's for the first time. it's great. much better than ds2. i haven't been able to bring myself to finish that game.

this guy's equip load is clearly not high enough for this armor

Has anyone done Yurt the Silent Chief?

>>8837994

Really wish it was more accurate

>>8838190
yeah i was not impressed. probably just trying to be -first- rather than good.

I saw this Ornstein at the last con I went to-- he was pretty great! Didn't get my own picture, though, unfortunately.

why the hell not, selfpost of my wip of plain doll. Planning on debuting her at Katsu, so hopefully I'll get some nice photos of her.

I wish I had gotten a better picture of this Old Dragonslayer from Otakon last year. He did a really good job on the small details of the armor, specifically the battle scarring.

>>8838190
Just saw this. I guess the fact that she's pretty is distracting from the fact it's 90% inaccurate closet cosplay.

>>8838675
Naturally.
>>8838664
Haha great. I want to make just the big hat to wear around cons for fun.

Jfc at this djura.

mensis cage hype

this looks a little too glamorous for bloodborne

>>8838667
>good on small details
>gym shoes
really doesn't look good from here. looks very blocky.

>>8837931

Also blood stains are brown. Or at least should be, and that looks meh.

I like people who age their armours and make them look worn, but im not a fan of adding bloodsplatter to things.

>>8839258
brown when dried, but not fresh, right?

dat shoop jesus christ

oooh.

>>8839289
Never seen someone do Bloody Crow of Cainhurst before. It's pretty nice.
>>8838103
Not that I know of.

>>8839282
No some look okay wet, but it's such a mess and gets on everything you touch so pretty much a con's worst nightmare. If you want the look of fresh blood there are MUCH better ways

I've saved this tutorial in a wing thread a while ago and it could be useful for anyone planning Crows

>>8839286
Christ.

Greetings, good hunter. Here's the photoshoot we had at D*Con 2015. I'm the Plain Doll, associated with the Citizen Mob Enemy #5.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/12665542@N05/albums/72157658483789195

>>8839312
Awesome.I think it spins too.
>>8839324
I don't think anyone is saying to wear fresh blood at a con. That's a terrible idea. More like the look of freshly soaked blood that hasn't dried yet.

Apparently this is at pax south! awesome!!

>>8837396

>>8838190
>>8838675
Oh yea I saw that...don't get me started. I'm doing one myself and it isn't a trenchcoat at all. It's a jacket and skirt that are attached. Doesn't even have a collar and it has a yellowish/gold trim.

>>8837894
It's real leather. I would go with an upholstery leather since they have a really nice draping effect and can be distressed easy. My BB costume has a cape made out of it.

>>8839565
>not cutting off your leg for sake of accuracy
0/10 fucking dropped

>>8839878
Rofl

neat capra demon.

I really want to make the hunter set

I've never made clothes before, but I was recently given an old sewing machine that I'm starting to get the hang of.
I'm wondering if the hunter set might be to ambitious for a first project?

>>8839883
the flip flops and lack of detail on the skull make me a bit upset
>>8840163
Honestly most clothing in Bloodborne is pretty detailed. It won't be easy by any means but if you manage to do a good one then it won't go un-noticed

>>8838897 <- I'm Plain Doll here!

>tfw you've done 5 FromSoft cosplays

I will probably be bringing my Wheel Skelly and Vicar Amelia to MAGfest. They're both super fun to wear and a big hit with people.

>>8839883
I like those guys

>>8840163
The big thing about all of Bloodborne stuff is it is Victorian style clothing. Which means structured tailoring, everything is lined, and everything has layers. Any of the costumes are going to be hard, but I would say do it.

>>8840341
Working on my 3rd and 4th. Have a Gehrman and Eileen. Working on Bloody crow and Maria .

Wow this group is amazing! Even a chapel dweller!

>>8839214
my god she looks like she'll burst into a Disney song about hunting

Why does every doll cosplayer use white/cream lace? It's clearly more of a tan and is not dramatically lighter than the rest of her cloak.

>>8843114
Because nobody that does the costume actually looks at the costume in any sort of detail.

>>8843114
Maybe it's hard to find in a similar design in tan

>>8843456
Nah Hobby Lobby and Joannes sells a really nice tape for it. They also had a really good one for Maria. Working on her hat as we speak.

>>8840758
Annalise! I love her, I'm glad to see someone making an effort. I couldn't find many good reference pictures online for Annalise, though, especially her mask.

>>8840179
>>8840643
Thanks for the encouragement guys, I'll take it slow and see how things go

>>8840758
Are there more pics of the hunter cosplayer? That blunderbuss in particular looks really detailed

>>8838068
Who is this character? Is that someone you meet along the way, or it is some Protagonist look:?

>>8843993
Get out

>>8843993
It's the Elite Knight Set. but it could be someone cosplaying as Oscar of Astora.

>>8837396
TOO FAT AND TOO SHORT TO BE THE DOLL

GO COSPLAY AS THE CHAPEL-DWELLER INSTEAD

>>8843981
That's cute monster cosplay. He's got detail photos on his page about the Blunderbuss.

>>8844864
Look at her ankles and fingers. She's clearly not fat. It's just a bulky outfit.

Would anyone be to commissions? I'd really like to have an Eileen style plague doc mask and etsy is literally a shit.

>>8845017
I made this one but it was based off the concept art. Going to be redoing it after the cainhurst helm and I'll make a mold of it.

>>8845038
Sir, if you are willing to accept a commission for it I will throw my money at the screen. Thing is I'd need it before March 4th. CoastCon south MS fag here.

>>8845049
I hate to turn down business, but I'm booked until March=/ and the resculpt will take me a good amount of time.

>>8845051
Shit man that sucks. Well even if I can't find a mask in time I'd still like to buy a crow mask from you when you get around to it. Do you have a contact besides /cgl/?

>>8845063
Easiest way is FB @walridercosplay.

>>8845073
>Dat Gehrman
Oh so that's you? Fuckin a. Alright man thanks a lot.

>>8845078
Yep feel free to message me whenever.

60 lbs. of leather, chain, and plate
Rolling capable
Get to eat 4x as much food during cons without worrying about getting fat

>>8845331

>>8845335

shameless selfpost.
My Artorias cosu

>>8845343

>>8838459
Dunno if you wanted cc but that scarf looks too bright/too red

>>8837486
I want to cosplay her SO BADLY.

>>8837874
Oh my gosh, time to get going on that DLC...

>>8837950
>it was the dude's first cosplay
>first cosplay
>mfw

But yeah I was just pointing it out because almost everything about this minus the dark blue is 10/10 so that application of the symbol choice just adds an extra why when the rest is really good

Not really "cosplay," but I figured it wouldn't hurt to post these. Some Dark Souls III displays.

>>8849946

>>8849947

>>8849952

38 lbs of chainmail
5 lbs of 30 Ga steel plates
6 lbs of 16 Ga steel shield

On the Dusk, that's 37 hours of hand embroidery up the front.

>>8845331
Didn't I see you at Youmacon?

>>8843114
Unfortunately in my third world country the only way I could match tones was by making it lighter. I'm working on fixing it but international shipping is a bitch

>>8849771
That is so depressing...

>>8849771
An attempt was made

>>8837486
>>8846761
You actually fight her in the DLC in human form. Go with that and it would be awesome.

>>8850831
Uhhh, what.

https://youtu.be/g3nR_4F1anI


....so who's going to post the Doll cosplay porn blog?

cant stop the rock

>>8845335
What material is this?

>>8849979
>37 hours of hand embroidery
> still uses shiny satin

>>8851347
The dress is shiny in-game. Is there a problem with this?

Also, this dress won the seamstress division at the Escapist Expo. Can't have been that egregious of a fault.

>>8850840
man's right dude. She's in the Hunter's Nightmare after the fight with Ludwig.

>>8850840
As soon as you beat Ludwig and ascend the chapel you fight Amelia in human form and another hunter.

>>8850848
..The what?

>>8851362
Did it really?

Also the desk is hardly more shiny than anything else. Might be some silk in it.

>>8852048
dress, goddamn autocorrect

>>8852048
>>8852050
Looks pretty shiny to me. I suppose to some extent everything in the game has a shine to it. A lot of it may be the result of lighting effects.

And yes, it won what was admittedly a pretty small contest. There were only 60 people competing. I'm not saying it's perfect. Silk is definitely the correct material to use here instead of satin. The use of satin here was the result of inexperience and perhaps overzealous budgeting. If she were ever going to remake this dress, silk would be the natural choice. It would be easier to work with, more durable, and have less shine.

That said, I still don't think the satin looks bad or even wrong. Maybe I haven't spent enough time with other cosplayers, but I haven't developed as strong as a distaste for satin as many people I've seen here.

Had an Endless Night event to go to last night so I picked up this 'snow white and the huntsman' axe for $7 and fixed it up in a couple of hours. I know it's not accurate to the in-game hunter axe, but I didn't have time to make major alterations to it. Could probably still make it accurate by cutting off the hammer, adding a spike to the top, and adding on to the axe blade to make it bigger.

I went as a hunter, but it was mostly closet cosplay. I do really want to be an Old Hunter though, someday.

Saw this gem on tumblr. beautiful mask and costume all around

>>8850831
>>8851386
>>8851455
Screenshots or reference image?

>>8851386
>>8851455
>>8854262
they're claiming that the woman in white praying after the ludwig fight is amelia. i don't believe it.

>>8854440
She is chanting the same mantra, at the altar where Laurence's skull is. She is wearing a similar (if not the same) garb. and the voice over is done by the same actress.

>>8837443
So? we don't care if they play it, we care if they cosplay it.

>>8849979
I think I met those two at LIcon a few years back.

>>8845038
Nice Plague Knight cosplay

EleGiggle

>>8854061
Storm the Castle has a bunch of good guides for Hunter tools. I'm planning on doing a Hunter as well in the future and I want to make a Saw Cleaver mainly because of how great it looks on the cover art.
>http://www.stormthecastle.com/how-to-make-a/make-the-saw-cleaver-from-bloodborne.htm

This chicks smelter demon armor looks cool

>>8854520
It's not Amelia.
1. They will not get a whole new voice actor for a minor character
2. The white church garb contains gloves that Amelia does not have
3. There is no sensible reason for Amelia to have been transported to the Hunter's Nightmare after her death

It's a speculation that is based on budget decisions.

>>8855470
Same voice file and Laurence was transported the same way. She probably threw on a pair of gloves

has anyone cosplayed Yharnam the Pthumerian Queen yet?

>>8855480
From soft reuses voice actors all the time. The outfit is just white and covers most of her body, that's all. Look at the picture. Also it's a prayer I'm sure it's said by more than just one person.

>>8855466
I was told that was the first time she made armour. It looks better in person desu

>>8855470
>There is no sensible reason for Amelia to have been transported to the Hunter's Nightmare after her death

They've done similar considerations. If you kill Madara's Younger brother in the Forbidden Woods, you cannot summon him with Valtr against Ludwig.

What nails it for me is that she does pray in front of the position where Laurence's skull is.

>>8856100
That's what she told me. It took her a year

>>8856419
I'm sure plenty of people pray at the cathedral and the research hall.

>>8857500
Yeah.... not feeling the Amelia theory just because the VA is the same and they both pray and wear white clothes (that look completely different).

FROM can be subtle with their story, but not cryptic. There would have been an item, or actual dialogue, or some little clue if it mattered at all.

>>8857652
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqrYNdIBCM

3:30 - 4:13. It's likely Vicar Amelia

>>8839212
Damn that looks good

>>8837994
Bahahahaha

>>8838080
Really good

>>8845331
Angle your camera better please. But great work.

>>8849946
Hope DSIII has more armors that have fur. Would look really cool and set them apart.

>>8855470
It definitely could be her or it could just be another Vicar

>>8852050
Goddamn heads are ridiculously tiny in Dark Souls. Always bothered me.

I sadly don't have any shots of the full costume, but here's some snippets from my Amelia. I actually want to really improve on it, making digitigrade stilts, using latex prosthetics for claws, and sculpting more accurate antlers.

>>8861898
That looks amazing. Get some shots of the full thing

Can't wait to see her Maria.

>>8861898
Wow. Where are you going to wear this?

>>8862481
I'm hoping to have it ready for Otakon. If not, probably MAGfest '17. I'll definitely get some decent shots for you gulls once it's completed though.

>>8837396
Not today!

self-post

Self-roasting as well; here's my Doll. >>8861898 Is also me
I've also done Ciaran and Anor Londo Firekeeper but those were my first two cosplays and therefore bretty shit, so no pictures.

>>8862007 Is super sweet, I've met her a couple times. Her Shanalotte is the best version I've seen.

>>8868118 Awesome picture. Looks like we used the same material for the gloves!

I need this thread to stay alive long enough so I can post my completed wheel skelly cosplay from MAGfest this weekend. It's my favorite to wear out of all of them.

Was looking at making a Micolash cosplay. How would I go about making the Mensis Cage?

>>8868549
So, Lady Maria when?

>>8852365
I think it looks fine in satin as well. Silk would be better but, whatever. I mostly hate satin when it really has no place in the cosplay. Satin could be used for a dress like that, so no harm done.

>>8868118
Don't self post, you're too fat and your costume is completely wrong. The Doll has white fair first off, retard. I can't even be bothered to critique the rest

>>8868549
do you have a facebook page? i would love to see your progress!

>>8869054
Speaking of, I'm currently working on one myself. The hat and pants are done, the undershirt needs a collar and sleeve hemming. The jacket is so fucking complicated in that it is jacket and skirt that are connected and move separately. She has 4 layers total. A jacket/skirt, over-shirt, patterned tunic, and undershirt. Also some people don't see that the jacket has a pattern on it, multiple patterns. Also making the entire Cainhurst set including Chikage.

>>8870318
Oh it's not that bad. I've seen so much worse.

>>8868549
The only thing I'm not a fan of is the scarf color and the hat color. Other than that great job.

>>8869043
A HUNTER IS A HUNTER, EVEN IN A DREAM

>>8870606
Impressive, working on leather must've been hard as well

>>8873039
Thanks, I've been leatherworking for a long time but it is very time consuming and can be very expensive and infuriating.

>>8868549
How did you do your doll bonnet? I've been looking for a pattern for mine and I can't find anything in the right shape or size.

Also I can't wait to see more of your Amelia anon! She had one of my favorite designs in the game.

>>8837396
for a con coming up in early march im going to wear my gambeson and chain mail from my larp kit and go around telling people that "IM THE DARK SOUL MAN" to see how many people i can trigger.

>>8837396
sup
I'm working on a realistic solaire cosplay
thogether with a friend who's working on creighton

Here's my shit wheel skelly cosplay for MAGfest. Pretty much everything but the wheel and mask was last minute backup because the stuff I ordered a month ago never got here. It was fun to wear at least.

>>8869054
That would be a fun one to do. If anything though, my next will probably be from DSIII.

>>8870522
I don't, sorry!

>>8873023
Yeah I totally agree with that. If I wear it again, I'd re-make those two things before anything else. I think what it comes down to is that those colors will be hard to replicate without some kind of dye or weathering process.

>>8873084
I bought this from some theatrical period costuming company and altered it, but I'm not terribly happy with it. I'm going to make it from scratch though next time.

>>8877247
Haha that's actually funny. Wheel looks really good. With the scarf try going with a soft linen. It dyes easy and can be distressed really easy.

>>8877247
Love the wheel skelly!

>>8870606
I keep seeing mentions of how her coat is not a longcoat, or has an attached skirt, but I didn't notice all of that while fighting her, wearing her clothes, or looking at stills?

>>8878882
Nevermind, I see it now looking at the equipment image. It's hard to tell in gameplay since all the patterns and seams look like they line up, and there's belts around the waist as well. It seems like a really strange design choice though.

>>8878882
>>8878897
Look at the cut of the top coat and the design over all. They basically took the dolls design and made a military uniform from it.

So I have 2 questions. I currently have this pattern , do you guys think that with a few alterations it would be a suitable Gascoigne coat? I plan on having the shoulder cover removable. Also what kind of fabric would be best to make it from?

>>8881732
that might work for Gherman, but it doesn't really look close to Gascoigne at all. I think this would work better, I just picked one up from ebay and it's a bit hard to find.

>>8881732
As far as material, his coat looks like it'd be a very smooth-grain soft leather. The lining has a subtle pattern to it as well, would have to look in-game to see it well though.

>>8881969
It has texture to it so I think it's like a bottom weigh that has a treatment on it like a water repellent.

Has anyone attempted to make Ludwg's Holy Blade yet? I've been planning to make it but I have no experience in making weapon props so i'm looking at any help I can get my hands on.

>>8882043
there's a few out there, but almost all of them look awkward and have really bad proportions. Like this one I ran across on tumblr: https://www.instagram.com/p/BB-pErWkyit/

>>8882155
>>8882043
I mean, it's a big sword, but it ain't THAT big.

>>8882155
Yea that's just too big and unnatural, also it obviously can't transform which is also a letdown.

I've made a basic design using a metal core with worbla around it and magnets inside the larger blade to allow it to transform.
It works with multiple heavy duty magnets but it needs some pulling to get it out again

>>8882178
Worbla isn't a good material for weapons. Use a styrene for the small sword and foam/ fiberglass for the outside.

>>8882185
Sadly I can't afford much at this time nor am I very skilled at crafting yet, so I wouldn't know how to start

Here is my Eileen the Crow, im looking for some likes for my facebook page :v

>>8883048
mmkay

Caught these guys at Dragoncon.

How would I go about obtaining/making the feather cape?

>>8883243
Use feathers, or just a bunch of feather like pieces of fabric. I'm remaking my cape with real feathers.

>>8838459 here, got some photos back from Katsu!

>>8883243
use many layers / pieces of cloth

>>8849979
you're armor a silly
the thin & shiny plates give it a very silly look
your chainmail is not made from steel which makes it much lighter but you look like a soda can

>>8883243
>>8883250
>>8884208
The in-game cape has no real feathers on it, it's all just shredded fabric. BUT this real feather cape does look really fantastic.

>>8870318
first time on cgl, christ that was harsh. do people here slam self posters in this way as standard? glad im a perma lurker

>>8839542
Looks like somebody wearing a mcdonalds burger patty

>>8886562
It depends, that was really harsh out of the gate. I don't even think it's bad at all.

>>8886602
> Mayor McCheese

>>8886562
Your doll was pretty nice. usually some anons will have a vendetta but that's usually on the "Cringe/Bad Cos" threads.

Spotted at anime matsuri yesterday

>>8887319
That is one of the worst pictures I've ever seen.

>>8887486
This.
And I really want to see it in better quality because that looks awesome. Got a better pic anon?

>>8877247
Hi I took a picture with you at magfest I was tall and had weird hair

>>8877247
>>8887617

>>8887489
yeah..i spy a saw spear but it looks like Michael j. fox took this picture.

>>8887617
>>8887622
lawl

>>8887486
>>8887489
>>8887708

nah shitty old camera phone was all I had on me, sorry m8's

There was also a hunter with a saw cleaver I saw leaving the Nerdlesque show, too dark to get a picture

A bunch of twitch streamers and YouTubers got to play ds3 early and their nda was lifted today. Bunch of stuff uploaded. I recommend lobosjr.

New waifu hype!

>>8837963
are boots with high heels an option?

>>8891064
because of her tallness and apparently tiny head/odd body proportions I wonder if this would be one of those occasions where wearing dun dun dun-inaccurate heels/wedge may actually have a greater benefit for creating a better overall 'feel' of the character. Even if you're short it would help with the elongated look.

>>8891198
>>8891064
>>8837963
High heeled boots would probably be fine. And yea it does bother me when they get the colors off on one of the few characters that their colors are clearly shone. Bosses like Gehrman, Eileen, and Maria colors change to some extent depending on if you're seeing it during the fight, or their garb itself.

>>8891064
personally i'd prefer outfit accuracy rather than height accuracy.

>>8891064
>>8891226
if you don't use horseshoe highheels or 6cm plywood under your boots it'll be fine bruh