I was wondering if I ever make a cosplay, I firstly understand what makes it bad. Even if I dress properly, make up, good wig, I feel like it would look bad anyway. I was wondering if it is something else, like face structure or just being ugly. Also not talking about cosplays that don't match body build or those that want to look bad ironically.
>>10827665When the cosplayer is white, fat, or male.
I was considered a "bad" cosplayer back in the day (early-mid 2000s) simply for having another "philosophy" about cosplay that people here and irl fucking hated.It was basically that for me, character costume designs should be seen as a "concept art" for the costume and it's my job to make that "concept art" actually invoke the feeling irl. For example, say you are doing Asirpa, the costume I would design would genuinely look period accurate, would have far more ainu design elements, would use the correct historical fashion elements, real fur, real proper hide etc. An anime or manga can't truly show what these costumes would look like IRL, so for me most cosplay looks a bit too "2D" and it's my job to make them truly work in a real life context.It's why my hottest take is there is no good Jojo cosplay. If it doesn't look like it belongs in a John Galliano 1997-2010 show (pic related/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpBwlS0oYQ). Then imo it doesn't truly inspire the "look" that Jojo design is going for.
>>10967559Post your work otherwise this is just hot air
>>10938810Get fucked, four eyes!
You know your chopped when absolutely no one ask you for a photo
Is it common for cons to deteriorate overtime and be shadow of their former self? I have just been to my local one mostly and once to a smaller nearby city. The first five years were cool because they really try. There was variety, the panels were decent and many happening even at the same time so there were choices. They gave free small gifts when entering the con or give special gift bags to the first 100 peoples, lots of cool things like that. Con is like 14 or 16 years old now. Then they halfway progressively started to get worse and worse and very repetitive, so bad that they don't even have a front tables for the persons talking in panels, they used to record every panel proffesionally they even stop filming their most popular event which is cosplay. Entrance prices at the gate are too expensive. Vendors used to had nice prices now they sell more expensive than buying at the store. A figure that will cost you 23 at the store costs you here 30-35. The organizers lost their passion and the attendees grew tired of the same old or grew out of cons. I kind of blame con goers too because they didnt support or attend many of the good ideas the organisers had at first. They had art contests, multiple panels, bonus after con party, bidding auctions, and other stuff.
>>10968753>Then they halfway progressively started to get worse and worse and very repetitive,What likely happened is the staff who poured their heart into it for the first few years started getting replaced by new people who didn't have nearly as much motivation.Same sort of shit happens to University clubs after the people who start them graduate and move on. It only takes a few years of new execs swapping in and out for them to fall apart.
>>10968818Nta is that really happening with the real Leon and where?
>>10968820I think they are the same people, the key people that I seen since the beginning are still there. The ones the host panels and the guy that seems to organize the whole thing. They had more people, I think but those get switch. They also seem to mention that they run the ones from the nearby cities too. Maybe they over extended. We only had a summer edition but they also made a wintet edition which is less popular than the summer one.
>>10968753maybe we are just old curmudgeons but I feel like most things have gone downhill from increasing corporate influence and the enshittification that comes with itsome time ago my cunt even released a scientific paper that proved this was happening everywhere so I don't see why cons would be spared
>>10968753The guy on the right is too young to be cosplaying as Leon. Give him 7 years.
hi!! first time poster, but wanted to show off my proshot images!! this is my favourite but i have more!!
>>10961696Maybe
Uh?
>>10963850Uh what?
Merry Christmas
>>10967443Merry Christmas to you too
is my gyaru makeup any good ? i just started doing it a few weeks ago :3 what tips do u guys and gals have 4 me? drop em in da replys and i will update X3 also time stamp will be in replys!
>>10934536If this post is real, your gyaru make up is spot on. What's the outfit with it? Are you going to make your hair more expressive or stick with the pigtails?
Some answers here are strange
>>10963876Explain how
>>10934536Looks great! Though I'd recommended putting something on your lips as they look quite bare compared to your eyes. But the eye make up is amazing!! I'm jealous of your skills!!
10968828Never too late to start
February 13th – 15th, 2026Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center>what are you cosplaying?>any panels/events you’re interested in? >where the parties at?
>>10968410>Are people allowed into the gaylord to dress like the Colonel?Yes, as long you can cosplay him and wearing confederate flag. No one will attack you unless Antifags show out of nowhere.
I'm thinking I'm going to try going as Reisen next year. More than anything I figure it'll be a good way to identify fellow oldheads.
okay I heard there was another gazebo accident this year, anyone know what happened this time?
>>10968601Vomit
>>10968358Unless a person has huge social currency, or social or economic value they will never welcome in friend groups. They are all cliques now post-2020
>Please read the FAQ before posting in the thread (always updating)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PpDyjw2LDxbupdvHMNsBUOBVB66Lzwf44RM1You1GDA/edit?usp=sharing>Resourceshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10uNmynwRn6CRc-OMqCeXmJwCNnEnd-vYi-7AQzSx74I/edit?usp=sharing>Artist Spreadsheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ESQ-1h4IRUivbGNaxJFxXyDU1lSv26xTmMdH0sDX7sU/edit?usp=sharing>How to order from Vograce (now with video on how to set up files)https://docs.google.com/document/d/18UxKnpgrmeb82NnW5e4YIEX-eZ3zHt178Mp6i0A5gME/edit?usp=sharing>Convention List (always WIP)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13o7hD5xS3sDqVptnTVGUlRae3ovEE-vPPST_QOrQwtM/>IP taketowns (based on artists contribution, may or may not have been a one time thing, use as a guideline)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1696MDhNPhrZ0ySZhXkoJnGxb7l1OjW4JsVhu1wKvaWE>AA Inspo (thanks anon!)https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D19QV9nHwaY8AaNiEXZAAkEhkBTSsb01?usp=sharingFirst order of business what popular series are you drawing for?
How unbelievably stupid of an idea would it be to ask one of my favorite artists out on a date at a con?I already know it's a bad idea, I'm wondering just how bad of an idea it is.
>>10967943None because I cant fucking get into AA anymore after covid instagram trust fund babies flocked to every con in site and flooding apps. 1k apps for small to mid size cons is fucked.
>>10968184can you not just do it online
>>10967943I liked to lurk these threads back in the day, it's been so long I gave being an AA vendor a go and now it's my main source of income (it's much though, I'm just frugal)
>>10968760it's not much*
The wig better arrive soon.
>>10959959are you?
>>10959176How tall are you?
10968734About K'YS"
>>10955338You need to be over 18 to post here, young lady.
>>10965167Not everyone wants to own a phone that gets its CPU downclocked by the manufacturer with every year that passes.
I wana do a koenig coplay for the next con but the guides online are all shit. What do I need to look as close as possible like in game without spending 300 euros on a pair of trousers.
>>10968269>>>/k/
>>10968269You can use guitar strap material (usually comes in rolls) to make the straps.
>>10968277I doubt it but I try my luck.>>10968280No I mean the whole outfit costs a lot if I use the guide.
>>10968331/gq/ here, yeah, it's gonna cost a lot. It's tactical equipment. That's just how that be. If you go cheaper and find equivalent airsoft grade gear, that'll save you some, but unlike normal cosplay, gear like this is usually made for obvious rough use. That and do all of us a favor by learning how to properly wear that gear. Stg if I see another drop down holster on someone's knee i'm gonna lose my mind.
Anyone here going? I'm a local so I'm definitely going but national harbor is a 50 minute drive or a 2 hour train ride for me. Not sure what I wanna do. I heard parking is too expensive and that most if not all hotels and airbnb's are sold out
tfw normies don't know Man-Faye
>>10967209No one would have liked Man-Faye if he demanded to be taken seriously. Perhaps something to think about
>>10967209That picture is 20 years old, anon.Two decades.Normies don't know line chat from line trap, so just take solace knowing one day they'll be reminiscing about how sad it is that nobody from generation derriere knows who skeeby skuttlefuck and the jizzlekids are
Bump
When 2027 dates
Films/tv shows that are based on cosplay/con culture or at least reference it in some way.I felt that 2Kawaii4Comfort was (for better or worse) the most accurate description of going to a small con and having a bad time at it. It's a shame it ended on a cliffhanger.
>>10967207>Kings of ConI'm 1 episode into this and I'm hooked. I managed to find it streaming for free on Plex.
I just saw the latest announcement from 2Kawaii4Comfort. GTA 6 is set to release on November 19, 2026, so I guess we can expect more to drop anytime before that date.
>Can I get a picture with you...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCQRg8ORdds
>>10968491actually accurate
Show: The MiddleEpisode: ToastedBrick going to a Planet Nowhere convention. The only place I can find any clips of this TikTok.https://www.tiktok.com/@syy4478/video/7610677254196055327
Dank und spooky editionLast fred >>10698290
>>10930431it's so funny to me that it's the height of summer and americans go "you know what this needs? Spooky shit! Halloween is coming (in a few months)".
>>10933778It's autumn
>>10934533the meteorological summer season starts on June 1 and lasts three months, until September 1.Astronomical summer lasts from the date of the summer solstice until the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on September 22 or 23Where do you live where it's autumn already?Where I live we can still get heat waves until mid october at the latest. If I get past that point I finally feel like it's autumn even though it officially started ages ago.Also, to clarify why I made that comment; I don't associate hot weather with halloween, and it will be a few months (from when halloween stuff starts popping up in stores, not from now) until halloween is actually there.
not falling off anytime soon
>>10756720It hurts me to this day that I never got to visit the physical store....
>>10912915don't
Nice CSS in this thread.
>>10963754what does CSS mean?
>>10964800Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for specifying the presentation and styling of a document written in a markup language, such as HTML
>>10912915a alien
>Fourteen people were arrested and 10 victims were rescued in a human sex trafficking sting at San Diego Comic-Con Convention.>The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a three-day operation ahead of the weekend bust, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release on Tuesday, adding that among those rescued was a 16-year-old girl.>Law enforcement officers went undercover as sex buyers to identify and arrest traffickers, as well as find potential victims, according to the attorney general's officers.>Undercover police also posted ads seeking sex as part of the operation.
>>10956708truth nuke
>>10931472every female cosplayer is a prostitute
>>10931421so some police officers were caught soliciting sex and they arrested some innocent bystanders to cover it up?
>>10931421They tried to traffic me at a con in 2019. I was drugged, and sexually and physically assaulted. Fortunately, I'm was too much of a contrarian to get out of the venue so they beat me up and propped me in a corner. I still go to cons and party by myself. They should have killed me.
>>10965985Hot
coords with depth for the chilly season
>>10967975
>>10968633not layerednot lolitagull do better
I'm going to a convention next month as Negan from The Walking Dead. What do you think of my cosplay?
>>10968597Need more pictures. But the clothes look good. Bat needs more heft to it. It looks like a prop.
