Nekuma
Midoori
Thanks for your responses guys!
^^ Also, I think that's why I'm going to cosplay though, is to get into the role and have fun x.x it's my first time, so I definatly won't be winning any prizes or anything.
There are only a few complications with my plan thus far XD (aren't there always?)
Materials? what did you make your costumes out of? How did you improvise, etc...?
Facepaint or Makeup? What if your cosplay character has a different face structure than yours? T.T
And, most importantly...
Refrence Photos!
It's hard to get good photos that show both color and details, including those in the back of the outfit. That's honestly the hardest part for me right now, aside from getting it finished on time (I still have a few months and I've been planning for a while)
So, Vivi has this big hat
And I was thinking of doing the entire cosume in felt
and then painting my face black, and around my eyes yellow
What do you think?
^^ Also, I think that's why I'm going to cosplay though, is to get into the role and have fun x.x it's my first time, so I definatly won't be winning any prizes or anything.
There are only a few complications with my plan thus far XD (aren't there always?)
Materials? what did you make your costumes out of? How did you improvise, etc...?
Facepaint or Makeup? What if your cosplay character has a different face structure than yours? T.T
And, most importantly...
Refrence Photos!
It's hard to get good photos that show both color and details, including those in the back of the outfit. That's honestly the hardest part for me right now, aside from getting it finished on time (I still have a few months and I've been planning for a while)
So, Vivi has this big hat
And I was thinking of doing the entire cosume in felt
and then painting my face black, and around my eyes yellow
What do you think?
I don't have a lot of experience (3 costumes and working on a 4th), but I'll see what I can do.
I think that using felt would be fine, just be careful about it peeling. It also stretches surprisingly easy. (and it doesn't shrink back, either)
As far as the face goes, I think that making a full-head mask out of light weight black fabric (you don't want to get too hot) with a fine yellow mesh for the eyes. One of the main things you have to think about when it comes to cosplaying is comfort. (Ex: Can you wear it for hours on end without it driving you nuts?)
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with your costume. Post pictures as you make progress, it will help us with giving tips.
A cotton twill with interfacing should work.
But don't paint your face black. paint=bad results. Get one of those see though body suits (zentai suits, I think) and add yellow fabric to it.
