Aicosu

No photoshop needed! Good old fashioned movie magic!

For those of you cosplaying Elizabeth and in need of a decapitated finger, buy some nail glue or spirit gum!

Glue your finger down and then glue a thimble on your knuckle!

It’s super handy (ahaha) and pretty convincing from the front!

MANLY MAN Makeup Tutorial!

A short tutorial on how to look super manly, gruff, rugged and all around hot. For all the assassin cosplay/crossplayers out there! Fake beard and manly contouring ahead!

Cosplay Makeup & Wig Care 101

Everything from wig caps, eyebrows, wig brushing/washing, and more. So I tried to do a General Makeup/Wig video that covered everything I usually talk about in my Cosplay Makeup 101 panel. I hope this helps on all the basics!

If you click through to Youtube — you can use the shortcuts in the description to jump to specific topics. :)

I saw Sylar on the bus and I got too shy to say anything or tell him that I'm a huge fan of you both. Instead I got nervous and just kind of watched him over my DS.

Anonymous

AWWWW!!

We don’t bite I swear!!! And we both have gotten good at doing all the talking if you have nothing to say. I promise we’re friendly and we love speaking to people!

So next time please say hi!!

What's the hardest part of a cosplay costume (Corset, armor, accessory) for you personally? And why? (Cause I can make staffs and helmets and stuff, but is crap at sewing :D)

Anonymous

Anything fabric wise. I can tackle most props and armor with ease since I have so much experience in it now. And I’m very confident in my paint job if not my craftsmanship.

But I can’t sew for a damn.

How did you pattern out the loki cosplay? i cant seem to figure it out

Anonymous

I made my own patterns for Sylar’s Jotunheim Loki costume.

I plan on writing a blog entry about the entire process this weekend — so look out for it!

For the Dishonored mask (which is...just...I mean...WOW), what did you use for those gold straps/pins that connect the jaw to the upper lip?

Anonymous

Gold armature wire!

Shelia, for your Miku cosplays, do you use the same wig? I want to cosplay a few of Miku's outfits and I don't know if it would be a problem or not if I used the same wig, when Miku's hair changes shades like every other video. Especially in Project Diva.

Anonymous

Ehhhh it really depends on how drastically different it is. I mean, in most of the costumes I’ve done its the same color. But for instance, in Miku Append her hair is considerably lighter than my wig. But I still used it because I couldn’t be bothered buying a new one.

Honestly, unless her hair is a different style, I don’t use other wigs because it gets EXPENSIVE. There is always photoshop (which I used to make my blue wig seem green in my Meltdown Miku costume.)

Either way, Its all up to what you feel you want to do. If you want to— go for it! Its only that more accurate. And if you dont, then don’t stress on it. I don’t think its a big deal and I doubt anyone else will either.

Gotdang, that's fantabulous! I can never get such smooth, clean shapes. What kind of product did you use? I'm trying to find something that has enough give that I can work out it for a while before it becomes stiff, but not so soft I crush it when turning it over in my hands. Maybe I just need to stick to sewing.

blacklightarene

Sculpy sounds like what you need!!! My favorite stuff (and what I used.)

Its a clay that is soft until you bake it. So mold and sculpt all you like and then bake to harden forever.

Sculpy is great for ornaments and stuff that need a bit of weight to them. SUPER-Sculpy is awesome for really stiff durable items, and ultralight Sculpy is awesome for stuff like jelwery or hair ornaments that need to be really light.

SHEILA those clasps! *dies* What do you use to sculpt such delicate shapes??

blacklightarene

MY DELICATE AS SHIT FINGERS.

And a pocket knife. Mostly my fingers though. I just rolled em up and then sliced the ends to make the leafy things.