How Do I Cosplay?

The most common question for people interested in cosplay yet with no experience is always: "How can I cosplay?"

The challenging aspect about cosplay is that you have to take a piece of 2D art and turn it into something 3D.

This aspect can be daunting at first, but honestly, the only way to go about it is to start!

There are millions of tutorials online for all sorts of cosplay tricks and tips.

 Fire Lily Cosplay, of the website 'deviantART', has created a tutorial on how to create "armor" out of craft foam.



Here are a couple of more interesting tutorials:

Gun tutorial by Tail-Fin


Wings Tutorial by Kudrel Cosplay



Jewel Making Tutorial by Cafe-Lalonde



Here is Miava-chan of deviantART, cosplaying as Princess Bubblegum from the Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time.

She has made her character's crown with construction paper.


Here is another cosplay of the same character, instead cosplayed by Fluffyltd.

Her whose crown is made of a sturdier material, such as cut & molded craft foam, spray painted gold and topped with a dyed resin gem.



The best way to get started is to find what you have lying around your house and dive into it!

Happy Cosplaying, people!