/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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Kiwi thread! Last one is auto-saging
>>6796285

>popularity
>costume choices
>'simple' vs 'heavy construction'

Discuss!

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>>6826700
Sylvie's construction makes me hnnnnggghhh, more like this plz.

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Photospam-kun, keep up the good work!

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ok tho but we really need some new shoots to post, these are all old news.

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>>6826768
We do. Wellington and Christchurch soon though, so hopefully new stuff then!

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And that's all folks! I think that's one from about every photoset in the cnz tumblr tag at least.

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>>6826873
Kathy is such a little babe. I love her and her costumes to pieces

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>>6826891
this x10000000 AND her cosplay crafting skills are god-tier

[Anonymous No.6827530]

Does everyone still hate Steph?

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>>6826683
Making costumes of characters you like > Making things that look impressive for the sake of it.
Closest NZ has to a famous cosplayer is the fact JNig comes from here. We've got well known within the country people but that's it.

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>>6827530
Who?

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>>6827530
Nope, just you

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>>6827530
The reason for the falling out was never explained, so I carried on being friends with her. I think a lot of people did. I don't know what exactly happened but every time I've talked to her she's been a total sweetie.

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>>6827530
The name rings a bell but I can't remember who she is. Vague description of her or costumes she's done please?

[Anonymous No.6827975]

Anyone who self publishes poetry is terrible

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>>6827975
No, YOU'RE terrible.

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>>6827975
Lol! I smell a jealous fatty.

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>>6826782
Really cute, I especially love Alice's wig. Out of curiosity- what event was this at?

And may I ask what discussion went on about popularity and photoshoots? The only local mention I've seen was a few months ago, when that autistic guy was complaining about a vocaloid group I had never, ever heard of.

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>>6827975
She's actually a really talented poet.

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>>6828492
There's a certain divide that has formed between cosplayers who are focused on construction/conventions as apposed to those who are focused on popularity/photoshoots (BTW check out that sweet aliteration)

So far opinions about this are divided. I think that the two aren't mutually exclusive.

One anon mentioned that they thought simpler costumes for photoshoots were pointless and pandering to fans. Others pointed out that they cosplay simple costumes because they love the character/series. I didn't see the response to that.

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>>6827703
In short, she started dating Lucy's ex (months after Lucy had already started dating another guy). Lucy got really butthurt and tried to turn everyone against her.

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>>6828793
Hmm. If you're referring to me, that's actually not what I said. I talked about how I was more interested in seeing more complex costumes, and that some people were more interested in seeing a simpler costume of a character that they loved, and popularity seemed to happen more that way. I then mentioned that it was a good strategy if you wanted to get famous, and clarified that I wasn't hating on anyone for what their choice of costume was, which a couple of people took from my first post.

>>6828492
I think that was at that white night event in Auckland - what was that? Was it a gallery opening or something?

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>>6828994
DURRR this is not cnz and we are all anon, ignore that "if you're referring to me durr hurr" bit.

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>>6828793
>One anon mentioned that they thought simpler costumes for photoshoots were pointless and pandering to fans.
Pretty sure that's not what they were trying to say - just that they aren't really interested in making that kind of costume themselves, or seeing it?
I'm half the same too, I enjoy seeing really intricate costumes that people make. I'd still enjoy seeing a cosplay of a character that I loved, even if it was just a school uniform/casual clothes etc.

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If I was famous I'd want to be famous for making amazingly detailed costumes, not for cosplaying popular characters.

I don't see why NZ cosplayers aren't famous, half the shit we pop out is way better than the stuff that goes to the WCS.

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>>6829095
I agree, there's a lot of high quality cosplayers here. I think a lot of the really popular people overseas are popular because of their work at cons (meeting people, networking in some cases, photoshoots at cons, interviews) and that's what platforms them into online popularity. We just don't see that step, being on the other side of the world.

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>>6828994
That makes far more sense, I think I asked if that was the case in the last thread but it 404ed before I saw the response. No hating, I think you're rad ladycakes.

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>>6829273
This - I think we have an inferiority complex because we think the top tier costumes from overseas cons we see from photos are the baseline, so we try extra hard.

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Oh my fucking god, when did BodyFX start selling sclera lenses?? http://bodyfxshop.com/collections/contact-lenses/sclera

Has anybody actually worn scleras, and if so, how much harder than normal lenses are they to get in your damn eye?

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>>6829854
do you really want to spend 150 - 200$ on one pair of lenses?

I suspect they'd be extremely hard to get in, but I stear clear of contact lenses.

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>>6829857
Yes. That's why I'm asking.

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>>6829860
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60W23r7y6Rc
This video popped up whilst googling

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>>6829892
That is actually a fantastic video. I've watched videos before on putting in scleras but they were always just likem "oh yeah, os hey, sclera lenses....woop" and then it was in! Ta.

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>>6826747
I love how New Zealand this photo looks.

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>>6828988
I thought everyone dated each other in the cosplay community?

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>>6831045
hah it's mostly true there

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>>6831045
Pretty much, I can think of 7 couples easily off the top of my head.

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>>6831045
>>6828988
Didn't Jess date Greg before Lucy did?

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>>6831074

We went on a date, moreso than dating. He's a great guy, but realised I wasn't interested in him as more than a friend.

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>>6831065
That are currently dating? Wow.

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>>6831218
well with a community that looks this good how can you blame us for wanting to bang each other

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>>6831236
Pretty sure they're not all banging.

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>>6831239
Well why the fuck not? xD

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>>6831239
Oh we're banging, honey.

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>>6831239
excuse you

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>>6831260
Yes?

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bumpin

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Kind reminder Wellygeddon is like 20 days away and Hamgeddon even sooner!

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>>6831349
Why.

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>>6831352
It felt perfect for the gif to be honest

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>>6831349
Annie is that you.

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Is that you?
Is that you Annie?

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who am I? I'm Jean Valjean!

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Who has a kiwi cosplay tumblr/fb page? Lookan for some more people to stalk

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>>6831383
fridgecos.tumblr.com/
ftscosplay.tumblr.com/
seakittens-cosplay.tumblr.com/
allu-cos.tumblr.com/
azeriacosplay.tumblr.com/
noodles-cosplay.tumblr.com/
fizzygoodcosplay.tumblr.com/

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>>6831383
icarus-cos.tumblr.com/
fairie-tails.tumblr.com/
pura-sewing.tumblr.com/
slinky-sews.tumblr.com/
littlenoisephotography.tumblr.com/
censoredcosplay.tumblr.com/
armageddon-cosplay.tumblr.com/

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>>6831383

http://cosplaynz.tumblr.com/

stalk away friend

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>>6831383
/brunetteyes
/SylverThreadCostumes
/EveychuCosplay

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>>6831404
/Slinkysews
/alluriouscosplay
/censoredcosplay
/TailsCosplay

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all fb.com , 4chan thinks it's spam if I paste the whole link.

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>>6831383
facebook pages that I can think of
Azeria St
C-01 Photograpphy
Slinky sews
Allurious Cosplay
Tails Cosplay
Little-Noise Photography
Eveychu
Kyle of Asgard
DaFrontlineTrooper
Pink Star Cosplay

cgl won't let me post links though

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>>6831414
Thanks, haven't heard of some of them.

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Nice placement of his iron man suit in Kyle's tutorial video.

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>>6831357
Casie has gotten a lot better (I know this costume is bought) in her makeup/presentation BUT I wish she'd draw her eyebrows on darker!

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>>6832220
Completely agree. I didn't notice the eyebrow thing at first, but you're right.

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>>6832220
Thanks for the compliment!
I never really noticed about the eyebrows but you're right. I should probably use an eyebrow pencil instead of eyeshadow, lol.

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>>6831357
Aha just noticed the reflection of the photographer in the image on the left. Cannot unsee.

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>>6832427
Omg. I didn't notice. That's hilarious!

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>>6832427
HA! Funny :) Agreed though, and I thought I recognised that costume - is it Jess' old one?I unfortunately just remember Casey from when she was younger and really, really irritating; I know she's grown up a lot since then but it's hard to shake the first impressions.

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>>6832436
Yeah that's the one JVCA made. And I agree with you on the hard to shake first impressions. She's definitely a lot better now though, I really hate hearing people go on about things that happened four years ago.

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>>6832436
Yeah I used to be a little shit, I still hate myself over that stuff. I can only try to improve myself in the end c:

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>>6832436
And yeah, it's jess' old one. She kindly sold it to me. All the credit is on tumblr for her. She's so talented!

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>>6832423
Good idea! Eyeshadow is really good for unnatural colours, but for natural colours/everyday definitely stick to an eyebrow pencil or eyebrow kit.

I would also work on the shape a wee bit, the picture on the left is a good guide for the general shape. Try google eyebrow shape and read up a bit on different shapes because eyebrows can make all the difference with framing your face and can change your look a lot.

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>>6831392
http://spacemarineloincloth.tumblr.com/
http://anariazarrel.tumblr.com/
http://zexalura.tumblr.com/
http://elventanz.tumblr.com/
http://kitsubasa.tumblr.com/
http://squeakkycosplay.tumblr.com/
http://laybeneaththestars.tumblr.com/
http://incendiarism.tumblr.com/
http://s-in-c.tumblr.com/
http://lumissne.tumblr.com/
http://sakuran-cos.tumblr.com/
http://neimhaille.tumblr.com/

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Al the cosplayers in these photos look stunning.

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I really love these photos of Casey. The perspective and poses are great.

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>>6832536
I love the shadow in the second one! It looks like a little feathery tail, it's cute. The concrete is way too blown out though, and there's not enough light on her.

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>>6826776
Ah! An Ayumi cosplayer.

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>>6826776
Is that Azeria? Wow.

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How do you think cosplayers could improve (this could be an individual or a general comment)?
It would be nice to see some more constructive criticism (no 'get a new face' BS) in the community.

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>>6832737
Making sure you put the same amount of effort into your hair/makeup as you do your cosplay? That's all I can think of at the moment, its hard to think of something that can be a general thing.

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>>6832737
For starters, people could actually give criticism. I have almost never gotten feedback on my costumes, and it sucks - I want to get better, and sometimes you can't see flaws in your work that others can.

Also - people need to learn to TAKE criticism. I won't comment on people's work unless I'm on anon, just because people fly off the handle and take on the attitude that they're already perfect, so why would they listen to some fuckwit on 4chan? And I'm not being shitty, I'm pointing out that things don't hang properly or could use some interfacing! Hardly a personal attack.

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>>6832747
Seconding this, I didn't bother with makeup for years and it was awful.

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>>6832749
Agree 100% . I really love how in these /cgl/ threads people give criticism/ideas, not just on individuals' personality, but on the community as a whole? I love having and reading honest discussion within the community.

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>>6832501
NOPE NOPE NOPE.

Sorry Anon, but that eyebrow placement is WRONG. Your eyebrow should be starting where the end of your nose bridge is. So, NOT the nostril line but the nose bridge line. Why? Where the nose bridge ends is where the brow bone begins. Longer brow bone = Smaller looking nose bridge = Nose width bought down. If you start your eyebrows at the nostril line or pupil line, you're making your nose look wider and your eyes totally unbalanced. Most of those diagrams are floating around from late 90s/early 00s make-up, but they are so wrong man.

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>>6832756
I love our make-up anons :D :D

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>>6832753
gets right up my ass that people need anonymity to voice their goddamn opinion when it's actually not even offensive, in any way. Nice one, NZ cosplay community.

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>>6832756
(Replying to myself) Here's a more accurate diagram, made by Rae Morris ( Australian make-up artist, love her to bits )

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>>6832761
Agreed. People need to realise that there is nothing wrong with giving/receiving criticism? As long as its constructive, not just 'your costume/wig/face sucks' etc.

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Would anyone be interested in a constructive criticism thread on CNZ? Lay down some guidelines for giving and receiving criticism, then let people post pictures of costumes they wouldn't mind concrit on? That way cosplayers can feel comfortable putting their costumes up for inspection knowing they won't get torn apart for superficial reasons, and it only includes people open to criticism (as not everyone with a sketchbook might be receptive to it).

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>>6832801
That sounds like a great idea. I'd definitely be up for it anon.

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>>6832801
Absolutely - but I don't have a lot of faith that people will give criticism, tbh. Isn't that partly what the sketchbooks were for?

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>>6832531
I know right? fuck I love our cosplay babes. Good examples of girls that know how to do their make up and pose as well as making good costumes. Also how good the photographers in NZ are. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for Hammy+Welly. I will perve on you all.

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>>6832762
But that looks awful...

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>>6832823
>know how to pose
Oh no I am terrible at posing I had to be spoonfed that entire shoot. Something I really need to work on.

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>>6832827
Due to being a computer generated image, yes it would. But I'm showing it as an example to show how it can change your nose shape - Compare both images again. Also, remember the first image is of a model dude - They're always going to look hot.

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>>6832827
If you pluck the start of your eyebrows to your nostril/eye like in >>6832501 it'll make your nose look really wide.

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>>6832828
Same! Does anyone have any posing tips? I'm really self conscious about my nose and hate profile shots. What's a good way to tilt your head if it's a straight on shot?

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>>6832827
Look at the guide of where the eyebrow is, not what shape it is.

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>>6832922
Anon are you me.

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>>6832942
I don't know Anon, am I? Perhaps I have never been MeAnon, but YouAnon. PERHAPS IT'S ALL A LIE.

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>>6832922
I can try? I'm not a very good teacher so I'll just kind of throw out anything I've been taught or learnt about how to pose? I apologize if this is shit.

Learn your best angles. Sit down in front of your webcam and take pictures at a variety of different angles of your face and body. Then look through them and thoroughly scrutinize each one, deciding just where exactly you look best. Of course, don't just have one default to go to in photos, have at least 3 or 4.
Everyones faces look best at a different angle.

Your body will always look slimmer at a 3/4 angle. Tense your stomach muscles don't suck in if you're revealing your midriff (honestly I don't know how this works if you have a bit of weight there) as sucking in can look really silly in pictures. Standing with your legs slightly apart will always convey a stronger feeling than with them together.

To make your face and jawline look a bit more defined, move your head forwards (not noticeably so that you lose your neck at all, practice this with a mirror cause it can easily look dumb) and tilt your chin down slightly.

When posing, pose with intent, think in your head what the character would be thinking as they are in the pose. This will also help with facial expression as well as conveying the feeling you want to better. Of course study how the character acts and stands in canon.

If I'm lost on how to pose I ask myself "What is the characters primary emotional state?" "What do I want this photo to make people feel?" "What is my location like and how can I use that to my advantage?" generally that helps a lot.
Props and interesting locations make things easy mode of course.

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>>6832756
Eww, you're right! I linked to the wrong picture, assuming it was another one.I

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>>6832964
Good tips!

Adding to this; look at pictures of your character before hand and practise doing a couple of their signature poses and take selfies. This way you can alter it to find how it looks best on you and you will have some go to poses.
I used to flounder if someone asked me for a photo, not knowing how to pose or doing the same pose over and over, but looking at character poses really helped with this.

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>>6832964
Ahh, cheers for the chin tip! *runs off to take 52389 pictures of self for practice*

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>>6832968
All g! Gotta spread the brow knowledge around~

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>>6832922

Don't be too subtle - poses and facial expressions you think looks silly can really pop in photos- over exaggerate.

This one is easier said then done - but relax. If you are worried about being perfect then it will show on film. Trust your photographer, they don't want you to look bad! Play around, dance, goof off, sing, interact with your surroundings and props.

Practice in front of the mirror, and as someone else suggested your webcams. Collect photos you like and copy the poses and expressions.

Pinterest/tumblr/google things like "model pose ideas"

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>>6833003
Is that picture supposed to be a good example of different face poses? She is just looking in different directions and smiling the same way...

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>>6833019
not really, sorry just grabbed something quickly

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I've got a couple of posing ideas.

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>>6832922

CHIN UP. Always!! Or almost always. Swear to god I spend so much time shouting this at people during shoots, but it makes a world of difference. PI said something awesome in a recent thread, and that was to treat the camera as a person, and interact with it. Best advice I've ever heard.

A lot of posing well though is practise - like >>6832964 said, practise in the mirror and learn what angles work well for you. And don't be too shy - often a pose that you think will look good just isn't exaggerated enough to come through on camera.

Having said this, though - the photographer needs to work a little too. If a pose looks good, but isn't quite there, move a little to the left or right and see what happens. The angle an image is shot from makes a big difference too, and it's often easier to take a step sideways than to get your model up and rearranged completely.

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Last one. Hopefully you guys find some of these useful.

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>>6833067
Really? I've always heard chin down. And not just for me, other people in shoots too.

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>>6833127
I've heard both...
not everyone has the same chin/face shape - so go with what looks best for you!

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>>6833127
Huh. I get them to do it to reduce chin-bulge, and to give a stronger pose, having your chin down (unless you do the stick-shin-out-first bit) creates a double chin on most people.

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>>6833067
Sylvie is that you because you're always yelling CHIN UP at me in shoots and I love you for it. Hate my chubby face sometimes.

[Anonymous No.6833368]

That feel when a friend posts a picture of a costume they think are amazing and you think is absolutely fucking vile :<

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>>6833366
:9 Anyone who has shot with me ever has had that shouted at them a lot of times. And it's not that your face is chubby! It happens to everyone, raising your chin just puts that little bit of tension on the skin and pulls it a little bit more taut.

[Anonymous No.6833372]

What kind of costumes do you want to see more of?

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>>6833372
good ones.

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>>6833368
An actual costume that they've made or just an idea that they want to do?

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>>6833368
I'm curious now, anon. Give us a series name or something.

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>>6833377
Shall we turn this into a 'post a picture of what you're wearing/making to Hammy or Wellygeddon thread'? YES I THINK SO. Progress pics or images of the costume, let's do this.

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>>6833377
Just something they think is awesome - not sure if it's the exact one they want to do or if they mean the character, either way I don't want to burst their bubble. But....ew :(

[Anonymous No.6833386]

>>6831357
Wow, that's a really high quality June cosplay.

I didn't know we had a big enough scene for this? There's what, Armageddon once a year, which sucks. Hardly any cons to really go in cosplay to.

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>>6833386
There's Dunedin, Chch, Hamilton, Wellington, Auckland. Plus a few other non armageddon cons.

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>>6833388
I've been to the Auckland one regularly and it's.. not that great. Though I suppose it's all about who you go with, and I've always gone alone.

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>>6833368
everyone has different tastes, people probably think the same thing about some of your choices

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>>6833392
I've only been to Auckland once and it was definitely the best one I've been to. I can't imagine going to a con alone though. Take some friends or hit up some cosplayers once you get there anon.

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>>6833386
There's Armageddon like, five times a year, and other conventions and meet-ups as well.

>>6833392
Yeah, it sort of is what you make of it - I don't like the con scene in general but hangin with friends and people I don't see the rest of the year is great. Plus the comp is always fun.

[Anonymous No.6833400]

>>6833394
Absolutely true, but seriously - party satin?

[Anonymous No.6833399]

>>6833392
it's definitely who you go with for me. If it wasn't for the social element of Armageddon I wouldn't go (been going for years)

[Anonymous No.6833403]

>>6833397
>Take some friends
Nobody I know is into it at all, sadly. I don't know anyone who cosplays at all, really. What year did you go?

>>6833398
What other conventions/meet ups, if you don't mind me asking?

>>6833399
I see.

[Anonymous No.6833406]

>>6833403
Went last year for the first time. Are you a member on cnz? If not join that, you should be able to meet up with some cosplayers from there. There's also Doujin Overload in Auckland sometime later in the year, not sure exactly when though. Also you could try adding some cosplayers on fb maybe, or following tumblrs? Cosplay New Zealand forums is definitely the place to start though.

[Anonymous No.6833413]

>>6833400
oh I thought you meant character design, not made costumes. Party satin...urgh...well, we all start somewhere right? I've been sewing for years and I still make dumb fabric choices. Live and learn! Hopefully

[Anonymous No.6833415]

>>6833381
I'm too scared to post progress pictures on here. I love CNZ but some of you guys are secretly nasty and being anon brings it out

[Anonymous No.6833416]

>>6833406
Alright, I'll begin by poking my head into the forums then, thanks.

Last years one was alright, but I was only capable of going one day. The previous years were pretty sub-par, I felt. Hopefully attending with others will change my opinion.

[Anonymous No.6833425]

>>6833416
Armageddon is getting better guests every year which I think is making it better and more exciting. Seeing the Supernatural guys last year made my weekend. Khal Drogo at Welly! so...hot...

[Anonymous No.6833432]

>>6833381
Eh, here's what I'm doing. Only making Daphne because I knew I would be super lazy.

[Anonymous No.6833441]

>>6833432
your Daphne is looking good! If you got purple lenses that covered your pupil as well it'd be super creepy and awesomely accurate. Although not sure they exist

[Anonymous No.6833456]

>>6833416
Seriously, going alone is such a huge drag. Go with friends or actually get out and make friends, it will change your entire experience. I've made 90% of my friends through cons and cosplay, and these bitches are awesome.

>>6833432
YUSSS DAPHNE SUCH A BABE

Are you doing a K-On group with others? Prepare to be flanked by dozens of ronery dudes (because you guys will be so kawaii).

I'm doing the Vanguard from AC: Revelations because yeah I like the costume. Never played the game, don't care, haters to the left. First thing I will have cosplayed from without having any knowledge of the source material. I stopped giving a shit about the AC games after 2 (I can totally dig others liking them though, whatever, it's all good) but yeah THIS COSTUME JUST SPEAKS TO ME IT'S SO COOL. I might take my Luna costume from MLP down too, if I can fit the horn in my suitcase without looking like a deviant.

[Anonymous No.6833461]

>>6833441
Thanks! I can't handle wearing contacts though haha.

>>6833456
She's so adorable in Mystery Inc ugh. And yup, my Velma is cosplaying Yui with me for K-Ons.

[Anonymous No.6833470]

>>6833456
Nothing wrong with making a costume because you love the design. Seems like you've played the first few games anyway so you're obviously a fan of the series. I've done that before, played the first 3 games of a series then cosplayed from the 4th game that didn't come out in NZ. Also, that design is gorgeous, I look forward to seeing it!

[Anonymous No.6833498]

>>6833456
FUCK YEAH VANGUARD. I can't wait to see it, you hot mama. Assuming this is Kendra I'm speaking to: she's been on my to-do list for ages, and I'm glad you're doing her! You are going to look amazing.

[Anonymous No.6833504]

I'm going to welly as poplar from working!! And lili from tekken in her bishoujo figure. If I go the first day I'll be wearing my june from 999.
Other cosplays in the photo are for auck/overload/shoots.

Me and my bf just gradient dyed all his tekken tag violet fabric. So tired.

[Anonymous No.6833515]

>>6833504
Seriously though, look at this shiiiit.

[Anonymous No.6833522]

>>6833504
What's your June look like?

[Anonymous No.6833523]

Nope, nothing kinky at all

[Anonymous No.6833524]

>>6833522
>>6831357

[Anonymous No.6833526]

Peekaboo, guess who. My lineup for Wellygeddon.

[Anonymous No.6833528]

>>6833522
I'm the june that was posted earlier, haha

[Anonymous No.6833532]

>>6833523
Your kinky shit disgusts and excites me. Rawr.

[Anonymous No.6833557]

>>6833528
Ah, that's one of the better looking June's I've ever seen.

[Anonymous No.6833593]

>>6833557
True that. There is hardly any good 999/VLR cosplay.

[Anonymous No.6833606]

>>6833381
Here's what I'm working on for Welly, not sure if I'll get Medic done though-- might have to save him for DO. I'm trying to make the Black Widow to go with my Shep but ugh the gun is a nightmare.

[Anonymous No.6833616]

This is my progress for today! Blinged the hell out of my Peach crown. It's pretty sparkly now. Three weeks left and we still have so much to do. Should all get done, but pattern making takes so long, I foresee geddon weekend all nighters in my future.

[Anonymous No.6833625]

>>6833606
Undercosplayed Shep outfits <3. Black Widow would be cool, how are you planning to start it?

>>6833616
Nice~ I love seeing the size of it next to your hand.

[Anonymous No.6833628]

>>6833616
This is so cute! Pics on head plz

[Anonymous No.6833638]

>>6833625
Barrels are PVC pipe, I'm making the bulk of the gun out of foam board with plastic layered on top, and the handle is probably going to be modded from some sort of $2 Shop gun. I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to do the scope yet, so that bit's a mystery, haha.

So far it's about 1.4m long. So glad Alliance uniform has pockets because there's no way I'll be able to carry anything other than this bloody gun. It's my favourite weapon in the series though so I had to make it!

[Anonymous No.6833648]

How do you guys feel about someone non asian looking cosplaying someone like say Mulan? I've been wanting to for some time but never been quite sure.

[Anonymous No.6833650]

>>6833648
Well Alex Pople did last year for Auckgeddon comp and she was completely awesome! I think you shouldn't care about what other people think, do what you want! You can always give yourself a bit more of an asian look with clever eye makeup.

[Anonymous No.6833652]

>>6833650
Mulan was Jess Pople. Alex was Anastasia. Still, I agree with you post.

[Anonymous No.6833653]

>>6833650
>>6833652
thank you anons!

[Anonymous No.6833659]

>>6833652
Hahahaha, that's right! I swear I got it right, but now I remember. Those too are so similar!

[Anonymous No.6833728]

I'm sorry to bring this up but what is it with these fucking newbies and the inability to google! Not even a fucking reference image how lazy can you be?!

[Anonymous No.6834198]

>>6833728
UGH, I know!
It's so infuriating. I'm normally a pretty helpful person but if they're doing NOTHING to help themselves then they can fuck right off.

[Anonymous No.6834204]

>>6833659
It's like they're siblings!

[Anonymous No.6834306]

>>6833728
>>6834198
Every time I think I'm being a grumpy old bitch on this issue, more people agree with me :) Warms the cockles of my heart!

[Anonymous No.6834349]

>>6834306
Eh, you can't be worse than me, complaining about people asking stupid questions is one of my favourite things.

[Anonymous No.6834757]

>>6833728
>>6834198
Not sure how related this is, but someone needs to direct that saneko girl towards google.

[Anonymous No.6835167]

>>6834757
Eh, if she's on CNZ I can do it, most people know I have a tendency to not deal with bullshit like that. If she's on facebook I'd rather not.

[Anonymous No.6835364]

>>6833728
>>6834198
I sometimes try and help but when my advice is blatantly ignored (and they end up going with their shitty original idea) I get so annoyed. Why bother in the first place.

[Anonymous No.6835383]

>>6835364
That is the worst. Why ask if you want to go with your BS $10 wig/satin/cardboard/forcing your friend into it in the first place?

It also bothers me because it means that legitimate questions are often overlooked or not taken seriously, because at first glance they seem like these stupid questions.

[Anonymous No.6835412]

Do people think a 'general cosplay discussion' thread would work on cnz? One that was more NZ cosplay community specific. I enjoy seeing the discussion that can come out of these threads, and like other anons are sad that we don't seem to do that without being anonymous. However it doesn't seem like there's really a place to have these discussions? Occasionally it happens on twitter but not the same scale obviously. I'm remembering the big sex thread we had a few years ago - everyone talking, civil, open discussion, with the exact point of topic changing every so often as different things were brought up.

Do you guys think that would work on cnz? Or do you think no one would respond?

[Anonymous No.6835460]

>>6835412
I have a feeling that you kind of need anonymity in this case - as much as I want nooblets to know how fucking irritating it is when they pull this shit, I also don't want them to take frustration with some of their actions as a sign that people don't want to help. I'm worried people will get discouraged, and just give up the hobby rather than accept that actually all they need to do is not be an idiot. I also don't trust people like Highlander not to come in and get all fucking defensive on behalf of whoever it is he decides is being persecuted and just derail the whole thing.

Maybe if the mods want to keep a close eye on it for a while? It would be nice to actually say to the new crowd that they're being dicks, without anyone losing their rag.

[Anonymous No.6835478]

>>6833593
I don't think I've seen any VLR cosplay yet. The series itself was amazing, it deserves more recognition.

[Anonymous No.6835509]

We still sharing WIPs?

More done on this since the photo, but some of the progress of my Winter Teddie costume. Also working on Esther from Ni No Kuni for Wellington because that game is adorable.

[Anonymous No.6835525]

What happened to the General Progress thread? I think all the sketchbooks nulled it. (Even though they're really great threads.)

[Anonymous No.6835532]

>http://www.furconz.org.nz/

Just what I've always wanted.

[Anonymous No.6835548]

>>6835525
Yeah, it seems anyone who actually makes something/posts photos of their progress online already has a sketchbook. And since there's no point posting the same images two places on one website the general progress thread ended up dying.

[Anonymous No.6835556]

>>6835548
I love the sketchbooks, it's cool seeing a costume form from scratch. People don't seem to comment in them as much as I thought they would though

[Anonymous No.6835592]

>>6835509
>When it comes to the NZ cosplay community, I'm pretty sure I'm the person who will be forever ignored and never acknowledged that I am around no matter what I do or say...I'm not part of this in crowd, I guess.

If this is in response to no one replying to your image, grow up. There's been three posts since yours, this is a slow board anyway, and people are already carrying on a previous discussion.

[Anonymous No.6835596]

>>6835592
posting things from facebook is a bit low, you're friends with her and you're willing to post about her on cgl in a rude manner? fuck I hope you're not on my friend list bitch.

[Anonymous No.6835599]

>>6835592

[Anonymous No.6835600]

>>6835592
if this is in response to you being a sad little bitch, grow up. This is the 3rd post since yours, this is a slow board anyway, and people already know you're a faggot.

[Anonymous No.6835603]

>>6832531

[Anonymous No.6835607]

>>6835592
*coughDICKcough*

[Anonymous No.6835612]

>>6835592
Fuck off, you're a fat slag and your boyfriend is a creepy pathetic loser.

[Anonymous No.6835621]

SO HEY GUYS where are your favourite cosplay supplies places in your area? Which stores do you like best, and what do they carry that other places don't? I'm in Wellington, and Pete's Emporium is fuckin' amazing for shitty craft stuff - cheap fabrics for mockups, some random fabrics that nowhere else carries, buttons etc that don't cost a bomb, and random little weird things that you never know you need until you see it. ALSO they have cheap pantyhose aww yeahh. Fabric Warehouse is fantastic, and Spotlight, while shitty mcshitshit, does at least have a reliable catalogue. Oh my god though don't go there on a rainy day you will have to swim through the elderly quilters.

[Anonymous No.6835623]

>>6835621
Being behind old quilting ladies is literally the worst thing. Pete's is great, when I can manage to get there, and I love that Fabric Warehouse and Spotlight are now right next to each other.

[Anonymous No.6835626]

>>6835621
You don't bother with Arthur Toye? They're freaking amazing for random cheap finds. Also Spotlight's clearance fabric pile. Hnnng.

[Anonymous No.6835627]

>>6835626
>>6835626
I only really bother with Arthur Toye when they've got a 50% off sale. They've got some really nice fabric, but none that's ever really useful for cosplays that I'm planning. I tend to get all my patterns from there though.

[Anonymous No.6835628]

>>6835621
Actually I'm lucky enough to have Kutwells and I'm actually in love with them, stuper cheap and they stock a ton of random stuff that seems to come in handy! I don't ever want to buy overpriced satin and lycra from spotlight again!

[Anonymous No.6835629]

>>6835621
Spotlight, Davids Emporium in Manukau, Um, that's about it for me haha

[Anonymous No.6835630]

>>6835628
>>6835628
Oh god I finally went to Kutwells last time I went to Chch and hgnn. So many trims and cheap satin fabrics! Too bad I wasn't looking for anything in particular, and was way too hungry to stay long.

[Anonymous No.6835631]

>>6835626
The old woman at Arthur Toyes is a biiiiiiitch. I love their half-off-everything sales, but otherwise I don't bother - unless you're sewing a dress/casual outfit that looks like you bought it at Sussans or Shanton, their stock is really limited. Worth a look, but I don't often find anything useful there.

Oh but! I heard it's closing down (SHIT) but Sherazad Silks is incredible if you need anything silky or satiny, and they have some really cool notions and trims I haven't seen anywhere else. Does anyone know when they're shutting for good?

[Anonymous No.6835635]

>>6835627
You mean there's times of the year that Arthur Toye doesn't have 50% off? I swear that place is constantly on sale. There's also some places on Ghuznee St that I like - not so much for cosplay, but for random amazing fabric finds. Cannot remember the names for the life of me though, all I remember is the delustered bridal satin for $4/m on clearance.

[Anonymous No.6835636]

>>6835631
They're shutting down? Huh, one of my friends is at work experience there, so I guess I'll ask her about it at course on Wednesday.

I tend to avoid it after the last time we went there haha...

[Anonymous No.6835638]

>>6835630
It's sad they don't stock bias tape but they've got pretty much everything else for damn cheap.

[Anonymous No.6835639]

>>6835635
Other fabric-y places I can think of are Global Fabrics, Fabric Direct, and Goldings for trims/notions.

[Anonymous No.6835641]

>>6835631
That old woman is such a bitch! She always stares me down is rude when she serves me because I don't give off a serious vibe. Fff.

[Anonymous No.6835642]

>>6835628
Yeah, the annoying thing about spotlight is that their lycra, while expensive, is really good quality. It's also nylon, so you can actually dye it a lot easier than you can polyester! Shape retention is the biggest difference with different grades of stretchy lycra-type knits, a lot of cheaper fabrics will not spring back to shape once you stretch them out. Kutwells is awesome, though! I haven't been in Chch for ages it feels like, and definitely not the cbd.

LYCRA TIP: dancefabrics.co.nz have a kickass colour range, it is all $30+/m, but it is gooood. And some colours have a matte or shiny finish, which is pretty rad.

[Anonymous No.6835645]

>>6835636
...I hope I don't have that wrong! Actually no I do hope I have that wrong, because I fucking love that place. If this thread's still going in a few days, let us know! Or put it on fb, I assume I'm friends with you :9

[Anonymous No.6835644]

>>6835629

Designer Textiles in Lovegrove Crescent in Otara. It's a factory outlet store for an industrial textiles manufacturer or importer or something, and they have a HUGE range at fantastic prices. It's mostly stretch fabrics, but they do have some non-stretch too, and things are arranged by type of fabric then by colour, so it's actually not nightmarish to find what you're looking for (cough spotlight).

Only downside is that they're closed sundays and only open in the morning on Saturdays. I think they have normal hours the rest of the week though, so it only really matters if you work full time, I guess.

[Anonymous No.6835646]

>>6835639
Global fabrics is really nice if you're prepared to pay for quality. I find myself there lots.

[Anonymous No.6835649]

>>6835509
Your cosplay looks cute as fuck. I was going to cosplay esther too but lost interest. Still have the fabric so one day. I'd love to see a swaine though.

[Anonymous No.6835648]

>>6835642
Angelfabrics.co.nz is another good online-but-local lycra supplier. Lots of dance fabrics, and they seperate out the different lycra grades which is helpful when buying online & being unable to feel the quality yourself. They do samples too.

[Anonymous No.6835651]

>>6835645
Oh speaking of which, not sure if they've still got some but last week they had wool (some 100% cashmere) and fur on sale for $10/m

[Anonymous No.6835655]

>>6835646
Yes! Agreed. I get most of the stuff for my everyday clothes from there. I dunno though, most of their fabrics hover around the $18/m mark - for a nice fabric, for actual clothing that you want to look nice and feel nice, that's still pretty decent.

[Anonymous No.6835657]

>>6835649
Ummm...a thousand times yes? I think seeing a Swaine cosplay would be the end of me! But I really hope you cosplay Esther one day too, I'd love to see it!

>>6835641
I feel the same way around her too. I WANT to support local business as much as I can, but she always comes across as...angry towards customers. At the very least, cheap fleece for the basic of colours at least, which is handy for plushie props!

[Anonymous No.6835659]

Oh yes, Sally from Arthur Toye is such a bitch. All my class mates hate her, she's rude to all of us. She was so rude to me when I asked if there was more fabric of something I had bought, it's so not necessary. We reckon she's only still allowed to work there cause she's old.

I picked up some pretty sweet fabric at the Mandatory off cut sale last week. But I guess it's really hard to actually know about clothing store fabric sales.

[Anonymous No.6835664]

>>6835659
Is she not married to... Peter(??). She really does give off the biggest bitch vibe though.

[Anonymous No.6835667]

>>6835657
Ironically both of those posts are mine. I might cosplay her still, I'm having this thing about steering away from blondes for now because I have like 5 blonde wigs, but when I get around to finishing ni no kuni I shall make her. I'd love to see the prince/swaines bro cosplayed too.

Let's not get me started on that woman. Once I asked for a fabric reccommendation and she snapped at me. Now I cross my fingers and hope for one of the teens.

[Anonymous No.6835670]

>>6835667
I made a flower girl dress for a friend of mine, and when she was in there looking for fabrics she had the exact same things to say about that woman. So, I guess it's not just that she hates young people!

[Anonymous No.6835681]

>>6835667
I am dangerously considering a Gascon cosplay now that you've mentioned that! XD

Oh yes, there's that one girl that works there who's an utter sweet heart and always so chatty and excited to know what you're working on. Always awesome when I get served by her!

[Anonymous No.6835702]

>>6835659
I wish I'd made it to the Mandatory sale - I couldn't get into town in time. Glad you got some nice stuff :D

[Anonymous No.6835723]

>>6835664
I thought she was! But nope, they are just business partners apparently.

And apparently Starfish was also having a workroom sale of fabric and thread anf stuff because they are closing down for good in a few weeks.

[Anonymous No.6835757]

>>6835648
Glitteranddance.com.au is good for things you can't find within the country too, wide, wide range of really good stretch fabrics (seriously if you need lycra, 4 way stretch vinyl or anything that's sparkly, they will probably have at least one option for you), smaller range of non-stretch and their accessories are awesome if you're needing anything beaded, fringed or rhinestoned. I know a few girls who got costumes directly from here and I have around 3 made entirely out of their fabric.
Angelfabrics is also great quality with a decent range and I can vouch for them being good but if you're looking for more specific shit you need to go to oz.
The fabric for the costume in the picture is from Angel around 4 years back and stood up to around 50 wears and multiple washes while still being in the same quality and shape it was when it was originally made.

Dance fabrics are my passion and if you have any questions about shops or stretch fabric, come at me (you all know who I am).

[Anonymous No.6836528]

I think bringing the sex thread back would be cool. It'd be neat to see how people's opinions have changed/stayed the same over the years.

[Anonymous No.6836793]

>>6835757
You're a star! Thanks babe, also that fabric your dress is made out of I have actually been looking for for months. I wanted to do Shadow Rise from Persona 4!

[Anonymous No.6837882]

>>6832801
Hey guys, I'm thinking about going ahead with this idea that someone had (unless you'd rather me not steal your idea?).
I was thinking of making a 'feedback & improvement' thread or something simliar? Was thinking people could post pictures of cosplay progress (costume, wig, makeup, props, whatever) and get ideas on what is working/what isn't. But was also thinking of including like, what would work better, x or y kind of thing?

...I'm not very good at putting stuff in my head into written form woops.

[Anonymous No.6837893]

>>6837882
I don't mind, go for it (another reason I asked here other than to gauge interest was because I don't think I could make one myself). Opinions as well as feedback might work- a broad topic might invite more people to reply.

[Anonymous No.6837899]

>>6837893
Sweet as! I'll try come up with how I'm going to actually word the opening post/guidelines and I'll try chuck one up later tonight.

(Really there's just things I want feedback/opinions on so figured I'd make the thread)

[Anonymous No.6837924]

>>6835757
Thank you so much for that website! The boot covers + leotards look perfect for something I want to do next year. Can the fabric be dyed at all?

[Anonymous No.6837967]

>>6837924
Depends on the fabric, I wouldn't attempt anything with a foil, velvet, probably some of the lace or hologram effect but lycra can be.

I haven't had experience with dying anything else but as the pages have the information as far as what the fabric is on their pages it should be easy to figure out what will and wont dye.
All the stuff they make can be made out of whatever fabric you want from them.

For leotards and such I'd check http://allaboutdance.com/ first as it generally works out cheaper than anywhere else unless they've dramatically raised their prices since I stopped dancing.

[Anonymous No.6838007]

>>6837967
Derp, sorry - Should have looked at the website better. Thank you! :)

[Anonymous No.6838016]

>>6835412
Bringing this back, I think I was thinking more like how we have those 'weekly' questions but contained on one thread? Not stuff like noobs are so annoying post ref pictures/use google, I mean more, opinion on buying cosplays vs storebought, cosplaying from something you haven't seen/read/played, double ups in groups etc? Kind of thing? Or would something like that just be pointless.

I'm mostly just wanting more cosplay oriented discussion on cnz

[Anonymous No.6838118]

What do people think about fb pages/separate cosplay accounts?

[Anonymous No.6838123]

>>6837924
depends on the fabric fibres - there's a good post on dyeing stuff on fizzygoodcosplay.tumblr.com one of the first posts.

[Anonymous No.6838136]

>>6838118
I get the reason for them, but sometimes I think they're a little unnecessary? I think they feed superiority complexes a little.

[Anonymous No.6838144]

>>6838016
That idea and those topics sound good. I am all for constructive discussions on CNZ.

[Anonymous No.6838192]

>>6838118
I have one. I made it because I felt a lot of other websites were dying (deviantart, coscom, etc) and so I could share my cosplay work with my non cosplay friends that didn't have profiles on those sites. About 1/4 of the likes on my page are from irl friends and I prefered it over having a tumblr page because of the gallery format. I don't think I have a superiority complex...I think if I did I'd update more often. I try to only post what I think people care to see. I'm useless lately though.

[Anonymous No.6838200]

>>6838118
>>6838136
I don't have one, but I can understand while people do. It is a good way to share progress and work with people that don't have cosplay or art-specific website accounts like dA, tumblr, worldcosplay/etc. and not have to be facebook friends with everyone who is interested. If you add a lot of cosplay friends on facebook sometimes it gets hard to seperate/cut off those you don't really know or added on a whim, but don't want to unfriend because they seem interested in your cosplay. Pages and seperate accounts are a good way to keep it tidy.

[Anonymous No.6838201]

>>6838200
That's pretty much why I made my separate account. I wanted to make my fb more personal/private but I still wanted to be able to see what cosplay people were up to (including people I'd never personally met, just knew of through cnz. other people, etc)

[Anonymous No.6838203]

looks like this thread is auto-saging guys

[Anonymous No.6839315]

>>6838192
>>I think they feed superiority complexes a little
>>I don't think I have a superiority complex...

can u read or did you just want to be offended? They didn't say it meant you had one, just that it encouraged people with heads up their asses to shove them further up.

[Anonymous No.6839700]

>>6839315

I don't think anon was offended, I think they were just sharing their perspective? It's not like they were being agressive or defensive.

[Anonymous No.6840534]

>>6839315
what no I wasn't offended, I was just saying. There probably are people with superiority complexes that that applies to but I don't think that's me. Alllll good buddy.