Category Archives: Cosplay

Bulma’s Bunny Ears

I’ve never been quite satisfied with the regular fabric and wire bunny ears (for whatever reason I’ve never been able to make them well) so I wanted to come up with a different way to make my bunny ears for Bulma.  Here’s how I did it!

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Costume Breakdown: Aranea Highwind

Aranea Highwind is largely an armor build, so having a basic knowledge of armor making is extremely helpful. The costume is essentially full body armor, with the only piece not containing some kind of “armor” being the skirt.  While it is mostly an armor build, its an intensive armor build, and it will take a lot of time and effort to make.

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Costume Breakdown: Kimahri Ronso

Kimahri Ronso was a long time in the making.  I started working on it September of 2016 and finished it in June 2017.  I worked on it sporadically for a large chunk of the time, and then stuffed the majority of the work into the last couple of weeks.  This is gonna be a long breakdown, so sit tight, buckle up, and get ready for 3,749 words of breakdown.

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Kimahri Ronso’s Chainmail

This is a method I came up with to replicate the look of the chainmail Kimahri wears on his bracers.  I only have a very basic knowledge of chainmail, and this is not something I learned from an outside source.  That being said, there’s probably a better way to do this, but it worked for me!

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Dyeing “We Love Colors” Tights to Match Body Makeup

When it comes to top quality leggings, tights, and gloves, We Love Colors makes some of the best I’ve ever used!  They even have 50+ colors to choose from!  One of my favorite things to do is use leggings or tights as a way to cut down on body makeup for those characters with unnatural skin tones.  Even with so many options, though, sometimes you just can’t match your body makeup to your tights straight out of the package.  That’s where fabric dye comes in!  Continue reading Dyeing “We Love Colors” Tights to Match Body Makeup