Cosplay Bloggers Digest-7/20/08
Jul 19 at 11:11pm by admin
When i start to run this cosplay blog and wanna find some other great cosplay blogs to exchange blog links, then i met kali,who has a wonderful cosplay blog named bewareofninj. in this blog, kali provide some great cosplay tutorials and also great thoughts, especially she can provide some cosplay costumes commissions services , you can check some lastest great work by her here, here and also there. besides kali’s nice cosplay costumes making, she also write some great cosplay tutorials herself , the most interesting and popular ones are below:
Ubersaw - Team Fortress 2 Medic
Ubersaw Mini-Tutorial
How to Wear Spandex
personaly , i like the her article ” How to wear spandex” most, just tell cosplayers how could you chose the suitble anime manga character to cosplay according to your body or other important factors ,which is the basic attention when you start to cosplay.
so if you wanna know more about kali, plz check her mybloglog profile or you can contact her directly to make your dream costumes ,she is ready to help you:)
opps, dont forget to tell you , bewareofninja is also in shop
How to cosplay as a profession
Jul 12 at 6:06am by admin
There are not many choices in career base on cosplay because it is still not being recognized as a main occupation. But for those who are willing to try, below are some jobs related to cosplay.
1.Costume Designer
Costume designer are the expert in researching and the making of blueprint for cosplay costumes. They work by gathering all of information about costume’s character that being ordered by customers. Then they will make the sketching for the costume. The sketch is important as a reference for the tailor. Costume designer must have the ability to design an exact sketch of the original costume for the character.
2. Costume Tailor
Costume tailor is an expertise in sewing costume. In AMG, they are many complex design, so a good technique in sewing is a must have for costume tailor. Furthermore a good knowledge in fabric also important. Usually costume tailor will work together with costume designer, but there are also peoples who did both jobs at the same time.
3. Prop designer
Prop designer has the same scope like costume designer, but they work on cosplay prop like weapons, equipments, and accessories. Prop designer must has knowledge in scale drawing, so that the equipment will be made using right scale.
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