by theladyfriend1 | May 1, 2023 | Cosplay Buying Guides, Cosplay Crafting
Starting cosplay can be pretty intimidating with how it all costs. There’s a lot of options though so you can make it fit with your budget. To decide what’s the way that’s right for you it’s important to stop and ask is it cheaper to make or...
by theladyfriend1 | Apr 24, 2023 | Cosplay Buying Guides, Cosplay Crafting
If you want to make cosplays you need the right supplies to do it. You may have asked yourself what materials do you need for cosplay? There’s some really important staple materials to use depending on what you plan to cosplay. This includes materials like EVA...
by theladyfriend1 | Apr 10, 2023 | Cosplay Crafting, Cosplay Patterns, Costume Design, Foamsmithing, Sewing and Fabric, Worbla and Thermoplastics
As many of you know, I debuted a new cosplay while at C2E2. It was my Arsenal cosplay from the TV show Arrow. Roy Harper’s character was honestly the only one I rooted for throughout the entire series and thus it was high on my bucket list to cosplay as him. I...
by theladyfriend1 | Mar 13, 2023 | SFX and Makeup
Contacts can be used to make your eyes look different colors for cosplays. So if you have a character you want to cosplay with red colored eyes you have ways to change your eye color. But how do you use contact lenses for cosplay? There’s a few things to...
by theladyfriend1 | Jan 30, 2023 | Cosplay Patterns
You may have recently purchased a cosplay template from my store. If you have, you may be wondering how to print cosplay templates. Well in this guide, I will walk you through the steps to print out those patterns. Thankfully, it is relatively easy to do. Step 1: Open...
by theladyfriend1 | Jan 16, 2023 | Cosplay Crafting, Foamsmithing, Worbla and Thermoplastics
This is basically going to be the good, the bad, and the ugly of hand priming large props. I have really gotten into priming by painting on the primer instead of spraying it on. Mostly because I have been so frustrated with spray on primers like plasti dip and have...