Making cosplay costumes

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I am short. Really short, only 5ft tall. Most of the time, I don’t care (very much), but sometimes I look like a little kid trying to play dress-up whenever I want to cosplay a more mature character. Maybe this is you and you want to walk around a little taller. Maybe you don’t care...

You can cosplay without buying anything by using your own clothing and skills. You can also borrow what you need from friends and create a wide variety of props using only cardboard. It’s difficult to create a cosplay that’s 100% accurate, but you can still put together a recognizable costume.

Svetlana Quindt, a.k.a. Kamui Cosplay, decided to make a costume inspired by one of her childhood idols for Connichi: Xena. Kamui did a wonderful job pulling the Warrior Princess ensemble together.…

The needs and demands of cosplay are vast, and you never know what sort of skills you’ll need to learn next. You could have to make extra limbs to wear around your waist. It happens. Cosplaye…

DIY Steampunk Shoulder Armor / Foam Armor Template: I made a mechanical arm pattern a while ago, and though it looked pretty epic by itself, I felt it would be even better if it was a part of a larger mechanical body armor piece. Those were the roots behind this steampunk shoulder armor, though it ho…

Man Cut in Half Costume: This costume is a major hit because the boy in the picture is "beside himself" as one man says. Total cost due to finding used clothing to buy was $15 or less.