[ SECRET POST #3830 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3830 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Drake Bell and Josh Peck from Drake & Josh]


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[Death in Paradise, Ardal O'Hanlon]


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[Dreamwidth Roleplay]


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[Final Fantasy X & X-2]


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[Outlander]


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[Animal Crossing/Legend of Zelda]


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[Daredevil TV]


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Comments

Cosplay question

[thewakokid]

When doing cosplay should you be striving to look as close to the character design as possible, or should you be striving to look as good as possible?

Like if there's a costume element you always thought was ugly, or could have been better incorporated, is it acceptable to make a change based on your own aesthetic preference, or is that a lesser cosplay?

Re: Cosplay question

[(Anonymous)]

looking good. like if you want to change the color of a wig so it compliments your skin tone better--I'm for it. fiction isn't made to necessarily work in reality, so I think it's acceptable to make small creative changes when making the transition. besides, high quality will come across regardless of changes made.

Re: Cosplay question

[soldatsasha]

I like it when it's as close to the design as possible while translating it better into real life.

So, for example, someone cosplaying as Ash, I think it looks better if the jacket looks like a real jacket that you could buy at a store, even if that means adding details or texture that doesn't exist on the show. Same with hair color, if it's not too far off.

Re: Cosplay question

[(Anonymous)]

That! I love it when cosplay does this successfully.

I'd rather see realistic hair and clothes that look like what the character's design was supposed to represent, rather than someone actually trying to make themselves look like a walking cartoon, you know? Cartoons and anime are heavily stylized, and the characters wouldn't actually look like that in real life. Trying to look exactly like the cartoon drawing usually just looks messy, because real people can't recreate the weird proportions, faces, etc. with their actual bodies.

Re: Cosplay question

[(Anonymous)]

I'd say good as possible. Some things just don't translate well and some things just don't fit well or like right on a human body

Re: Cosplay question

[capsulecorp_tm]

my response for 20 years has been: porque no los dos?

I honestly have almost never seen a costume design with just one part of it that could be changed to make it "better" in my own eyes. Looking good on you means making it fit, making sure the proportions aren't awkward, and not using shitty-ass fabric that rips as soon as you bend over, it doesn't mean changing Captain America's blue uniform to purple because purple goes better with your complexion. You can be both accurate and look great, there's no reason to sacrifice one for the other.

Re: Cosplay question

[(Anonymous)]

Looking good on you means making it fit, making sure the proportions aren't awkward, and not using shitty-ass fabric that rips as soon as you bend over

This. I consider this the dividing line between good cosplay/costuming and not so good. Yes, it helps if you get the colors as close as possible and you have that one prop the character is never without, but it's possible to get the details correct but still execute them poorly.

At the end of the day, I prefer people just dress up and have fun to the extent their bank accounts and skills permit, but if we're going to talk *good* cosplay then fit and materials matter.

P.S. Iron/steam the fabric parts of your costume before wearing so it's not all wrinkly.

Re: Cosplay question

[capsulecorp_tm]

Exactly! Yeah, and really, I don't care if you buy your costume from China or whatever, just iron out the creases from the bag before you wear it. If you want to "look as good as possible" as wako posits, that means taking care of yourself and your costume.

fine points anon.

Re: Cosplay question

[(Anonymous)]

See I tend to see it more like for most congoers, trying to do anime characters with floor length hair or costumes that are supposed to drag on the ground just looks awful after about five minutes of walking around. Most Elsas I know shorten the cape if it's a public costume instead of a photoshoot costume.

I mean the Marvel movies themselves are great examples of changing costumes to look better in real life.

https://www.yourprops.com/movieprops/original/yp_5185dbf2daefe3.59703696/Captain-America-The-First-Avenger-Captain-America-USO-Dancing-Girl-2.jpg accurate Captain America costume.

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/captain-america-the-first-avenger-movie-image-76.jpg the movie design.

Most sailor scouts tend to lengthen the skirts a little so you're not flashing your crotch every two seconds.

I mean changing Cap to be purple might be a bit too far, but picking out the best shade of blue to look good with your complexion is entirely possible. You might look better with a slightly darker shade of royal blue than a true blue.