Bitchin’ Friday: Cosplay Prep

            Late blog but I do have an excellent excess for it.  I was finishing up sewing/embroidering side one of my bombshell Wonder Woman cosplay.  Good lord my fingers and neck are sore from stitching.   But with   Which is why if you plan on cosplaying at any convention you should always plan ahead of time and figure out how long will each take and how much time you have to spend on working on it all together.

Emerald City Comic Con coming up in two weeks, I really need to get my butt into gear and get things done.

            I have been planning out my two wonder women costumes for about 3-4 months.  The very first step is to gather as many reference photos as possible of the character/outfit you want to do.  If you only have one or two photos of the outfit, try your best in interpreting what the backside or lower half my look like.  Try drawing out a few sketches to flush out your ideas.

             Next is to make a list of what you will need for the outfit, for example if you are doing a traditional wonder woman your list might look something like this:

• Tiara
• Red corset
• Blue shorts
• Cuffs
• Boots
• Rope

Then turn each of these items into categories, and in each category you will make a list of materials you will need to make that item. 

            From there you go forth to your craft, fabric, and hardware stores for your materials.  Make sure you buy a little bit extra of each item just in case you mess up or might need it for your repair kits for the convention. 

            Next you will want to make templates out of paper (or whatever) of your items to make sure that they will fit on your body.  From there I usually break it down to what is important or biggest/time consuming part of the outfit and do that first.  You will want to start on this no later than a month and half out from the convention.  The rest of the items prioritize those, leaving accessories towards the end of the list (unless your character is known for that item them you might want to put that near the top).

            That is pretty much it for prepping to make your cosplay.  It may seem simple and unnecessary, but you learn very quickly you don’t want to be running to the craft store last minute hoping the have the material you need to finish you costume. Also, do not leave painting last minute; you will end up with tack paint with the possibility of it smudging and getting on the rest of your costume.

            I’m very frazzled, have been all week, with any luck I can get my head back on strait this weekend and rock out next week.  See you bots Monday for a weekly wrap up.

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