I know for sure that I will be cosplaying Death the Kid from Soul Eater at NewconPDX 3 in 2015 (I'll have to, since I'm hosting the Soul Eater panel as him!).
As for Kumoricon '15, I'm not certain what my cosplay lineup will be yet, but it will probably include a mix of previous cosplays as well as new ones. I might bring back Soul and/or Crona from Soul Eater that I debuted at K-con 2014, I'll definitely want to fit Kid in there somewhere, but I also have plans to complete cosplays for Sailor Neptune from Sailor Moon, Phantom Thief Dark from D.N.Angel, and Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, also from Soul Eater.
But, of course, I have humongous list of cosplays I want to do as soon as possible, but I'll only have time for so many! We'll see how things go!
I have a few costumes planned, one being Sorey from Tales of Zestiria and the other being Kanata from Trinity Universe. I'm more focused on Kanata right now and have been doing a lot of work on just learning how to make the hakama pants for the last few months. Sorey might not make it, but I'd really like to make and bring him.
I have no idea what I'll bring for costumes I've already completed, perhaps Kagamine Len since he was surprisingly very comfortable.
LOL dude due, no~ I've been spending months brainstorming how to make this costume. I want necomimi ears for his ears but I'm like "MEH BROKE" and actually think it'd be more fun to make my own fully and have super strong magnents. Of course, this is also cause my motive to make as historically accurate as possible is attached to the desire to enter it into Costume Contest so... lol I'm going more anal than I would otherwise with my own costume.
I am looking forward to murdering plushies from the dollar store ::)
Yeah sorry Jeimi, I tend to not quote in forums. Old forum habits.
Yeah, nekomimi ears can have the ears taken off and replaced. My idea is (assuming I can cave and buy the system to begin with) is to make the dog ears that fit on top of pegs.
I'd make the sword myself probably. I've got nowhere to store a sword that big though. My plan would be to try making it out of EVA foam, but I haven't looked into pricing or anything yet.
Yeah nekomimi have little pegs that the ears sit on :D I'd make a cardboard base for the inside so it can sit on the pegs then use floral or cushion foam or something to make the ears around it. I found some cheap magnets at the hardware store, so I think it'll be more practical for me to just make the ears from scrap and have them attach through magnets ;)
Insulation foam, the kind I'm thinking of, is like .... fiberglass right? It sheds a ton of tiny little pieces when you shape and slice it. I have no room for a mess that big. Plus I lack the tools - no dremel, a joke of a handsaw and xacto knife, and what not. I'd probably make it out of foam core board, assuming I have the patience to cut that stuff again with turkey scissors. EVA foam looks nice and thick and rubbery and would probably be cheaper than laying down layers of foamies on top of the foam core board.
Interesting. I don't think I can bevel the foam core board - the styrofoam inside would shred too much. But if I layer the foamies on top right it might bevel right. Not sure.
I don't like the result pure cardboard has at the end - the little signs of still seeing the cardboard through it. I'd want to cover it with foamies. The cardboard I used to strengthen the sword I'm making now was from a pizza box actually lol But even that's covered with the foamies so it gets a smoother look.
Either way, a lot of the tools required to make props I don't have and can't get. :-\ Oh well. I work with what I can.
Most cardboard boxes still have those ribs. If it's the kind of cardboard that's got a smooth face, then it'd be okay, but meh. I'll probably not make the sword. It's not on my list of to-make. I've got 2 twin swords to make for another costume, as well as 2 other costumes to make before I even consider making a sword that's too large to store anywhere.
They need to invent the Capsule Corp already, cause I need a way to store things in tiny spaces now.
Ooooh I get what you mean. I usually only apply 2-3 layers of gesso on stuff to seal it, since that's the amount needed to seal most things I work with.
How would you bevel cardboard for a sword blade without power tools?
Huh. That's creative. That'd be something I'd have to have measurements or learn in-person to get. Or youtube vids. It looks easier than just shaving down the edges with a dremel sander - which is what most tutorials say to do.That's becasue most tutorials that deal with carving are for materials that you need to carve..You can't carve cardboard. That isn't possible..You need to do with it what you do with paper. Anything you read about carving is for a THICK material. Don't follow those for any thin materials.
For newcon I'm going to be Fem!Dirk from Homestuck
For newcon I'm going to be Fem!Dirk from Homestuck
YES, the more Soul Eater, the better! ^-^ I'm hoping that there will be a Soul Eater photoshoot this year, since there wasn't one last year and I ran into a lot of people who were disappointed that there wasn't one. It would be awesome to hang out with some fellow SE fans and cosplayers!
Workmanship and accuracy is considered "attention to detail" and you can get an award for it. I believe it was LtCommanderRichie who did a costume that won an Attention to Detail award one year because she had gone to great lengths to make everything accurate and it was really meticulously done- it looked fantastic.I know that was the case in years past, I was wondering about how the current crew will handle things.
I recall when I was pre-judged at Kumori last they told me I might be bumped up into the next workmanship level if I could get the tension on my machine to stop fudging things up.