Korynn Tries to Cosplay

Tell Me; Who'd you cast as me?

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:59:26 -0400

themikaelsluts:

Bonus: Tell me who’d you cast as my love interest.

Double Bonus: Tell me who’d you cast as my best friend

Open letter to moms of plus-size girls (and guys I guess)

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:23:59 -0400

restlesslyaspiring:

Mom. Mom. Mom.

What the hell happened?

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OH LOOK IM MAKING PROGRESS

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:14:00 -0400

Kind of.

I need to adjust the back and the belt, and add the stars still.

But hot DAMN I feel sassy in this.

Freehand drafting and modifying from things I see on Burda? Fuck yeah, that’s how I make my...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:26:04 -0400

Freehand drafting and modifying from things I see on Burda? Fuck yeah, that’s how I make my Wonder Woman dress.

When you’re a size 18 and the only pattern available is for a size 6, you learn to modify. And pray.

Pray hard to the cosplay gods for mercy and a straight stitch.

Thanks to Peeeeeckles for the pics from NYCC back in October....

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:59:43 -0400

Thanks to Peeeeeckles for the pics from NYCC back in October. … Took me long enough…

luminousrogue: With the official “convention season” almost...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:22:44 -0400

luminousrogue:

With the official “convention season” almost here, I decided to throw a new giveaway to help you guys out with your cosplays!

WHAT YOU WILL WIN:

$225 ($275 if you’re following me) worth of any cosplay items you would like!

(Wigs, contact lenses, fabric, ect!)

RULES:

You don’t have to be following me. (Though if you are, you’ll get $275 to spend instead of just $225)

Reblog as many times as you’d like! (Though please be mindful of your followers.) Likes do count as well!

You have to be comfortable with giving me your address so I can send you this stuff.

I will cover all shipping costs and ship internationally!

This giveaway ends April 13th 2013 at 11:59 p.m. PST

luminousrogue: With the official “convention season” almost...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:02:32 -0400

luminousrogue:

With the official “convention season” almost here, I decided to throw a new giveaway to help you guys out with your cosplays!

WHAT YOU WILL WIN:

$225 ($275 if you’re following me) worth of any cosplay items you would like!

(Wigs, contact lenses, fabric, ect!)

RULES:

You don’t have to be following me. (Though if you are, you’ll get $275 to spend instead of just $225)

Reblog as many times as you’d like! (Though please be mindful of your followers.) Likes do count as well!

You have to be comfortable with giving me your address so I can send you this stuff.

I will cover all shipping costs and ship internationally!

This giveaway ends April 13th 2013 at 11:59 p.m. PST

You know what I hate?

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:01:28 -0400

BOX PLEATS.

Oh

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:11:23 -0400

So fuck the applique process. It works for larger scale items for me, but not for stars. I’m going to do the layered wood thing like I did for the lace headdress. Fuck all y’all couches, I’m improvising.

Motherfucking pile of wooden stars n shit.

It's April

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:50:23 -0400

And I feel like I’m ahead of schedule.

It’s a very strange feeling… I don’t feel rushed or anything.

Let’s see what I’ve still got to do…

Velvet

Sew the top together
Sew the sleeves together
Fix the underskirt to the overskirt
STAR APPLIQUES OF DOOM

Cornelius:

Fucking everything, Man
Make the vest
Make the cape
Find some pants
Wtf about shoes

Virgil:

Sexy Trenchcoat
Srsly
Dat coat

Diana:

Make the fucking dress
Find a jacket

Hawkeye:

Make the iron on applique
Iron it on

Rogue (commissioned from me by Devynn):

Sew the white trim on the tunic
Sew the tunic together
Fucking cape
Whiteshock

…

Yes, this is me being ahead of schedule.

Decided on adding the little red stones to Velvet’s...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:38:36 -0400

Decided on adding the little red stones to Velvet’s stars.

She’s a princess, dammit.

Wigs Galore!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:46:50 -0400

I decided to do a little shopping today, and found both of the wigs I need for this year’s Otakon.

I’ve got the one for Velvet.

It’s not quite as LIGHT as I would have wanted, but I like the way it lays, and it’s a good length for me. Plus, it looks nice paired against the red hood and black lace.

AND HOSNAP I FOUND A WIG FOR WONDER WOMAN.

Going to be making this lovely design (drawn by haniemohd, original post here)

And I really kinda like the wig I found.

Wooooooooo. Wigs!

The hood and headdress are completely done (minus the stars)...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:35:20 -0400

The hood and headdress are completely done (minus the stars) now. Didn’t use any patterns, so I think it turned out pretty alright for that.

The magic of Nail Polish

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:28:00 -0400

As many of you cosplayers know, the right color Spray Paint can get to be expensive. Floral paint, glass paint, metallic paint… The list goes on.

And I was laying in my bed, really wanting to paint the crystals for my Velvet cosplay, but feeling way too drained to go and buy the paint. So I figured I would rummage and see what I could come up with in my house.

Lo and behold, I had blood red nail polish, a brand new bottle, that I’d picked up from the dollar store a few weeks ago. (YOU HEARD ME, JUST $1!) And I figured…why the hell not. If I don’t like it, I’ll repaint it.

Well. It just finished drying, and I just set the glue to hold the gems in to place, and let me just say…

I fucking LOVE the way it turned out! It gives me the semi see through look, a little bit of shine, a smooth coat, and it dried really REALLY fast!

Coating both of them (twice) took almost the whole bottle of nail polish, but I definitely think it was worth it.

Painting your weapons for a buck! Now THAT’S cosplay.

Cosplay Tip: #009: Quick Way to Make a Pattern

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:37:25 -0500

projectcosplay:

A personal pet peeve of mine is drafting patterns. I HATE DRAFTING PATTERNS from scratch because they take forever. I have a collection of drafted patterns but for some reason, with cosplay, many of the patterns cannot be reused. Because of this, I have learned one shortcut method to patterning. Here is a tip on how to quickly and easily make a pattern.

Find good reference pictures of the item you need. Study it- where are the darts placed? Is the zipper in back or front? If it’s a skirt or dress, where does the waist begin? A good set of reference pictures for your item will help you out. I tend to keep a copy of my reference pictures in my Google Docs so that I can access it from anywhere, especially my cell phone.

Raid your closet or go to your local thrift store and find an item with all the similar traits. Try the item on and make sure it fits. If it fits “well enough” then we can make modifications later but find one that fits pretty well. I like crawling thrift stores because I can usually find an item for $2 to $5 which is sometimes much cheaper than buying a pattern and quicker than drafting my own. Try to find an item that fits well around the bust, waist, shoulders, crotch, butt and thigh. If an item’s sleeves or length is too long or short, those are easy modifications to make. The other items are a lot harder.

If you need to make modifications to your thrift store bought item, now is the time to make those modifications. Turn the item inside out. Wear the item. Get some pins and have someone pin the item where it is too loose. I use a pen and mark where the item might be too tight or needs extension. I found this very handy tutorial on alterations that has helped me in my time of need. I tend to make all the markings for splicing the pattern directly onto the item itself and add in reminders (eg. “+ 2 inches from waist”)

Get your handy dandy seam ripper and rip open all the seams, all the darts, and hey, you might as well rip out the zipper too. Who knows, you might even be able to use it later and it will save you $ on having to buy a new zipper. Remove all your loose threads.

Ta-da, now you have your pattern. Use it wisely. If you made modifications to your item, now is the time to cut up the pattern and splice it before pinning it onto your fabric. You’re done with making your pattern. Now go and frolic. Frolic like me, be free for you do not have to draft your pattern from scratch.

Hello, were you at MCM Expo at ExCel on Saturday? There was a fab Jessica Rabbit there, but I never got around to photo her! Kind regards, Derek (Derek Tate on Facebook)

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:21:37 -0400

((I was not, sorry. I was at NYCC this year))

devirisi: Bare Jessica by *Skirtzzz Even though I feel like I...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:26:46 -0400

devirisi:

Bare Jessica by *Skirtzzz

Even though I feel like I look like such a fucking cow in my jessica dress… I still kind of want to make this too.

This is perhaps my favorite shot of my fem!Jason costume, even...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:56:47 -0400

This is perhaps my favorite shot of my fem!Jason costume, even though my mask sucks balls. I didn’t get any good full body shots, but I will, hopefully.

It’s one of the few when i’m not being a derp face.

Unlike here.

In which I’m being silly.

Photo

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:59:22 -0400

Eric…Oh Eric...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:30:47 -0400

After seeing my picture of the red dress, my friend Eric decided to facebook me.
Eric: Dammmn. you look like a high class hooker... i mean that in the best way possible… :D
Me: Omg Eric. XD ilu…
Eric: You are the only person I could say that to and get an 'ilu' back.
Me: Don't deny my love.