Author Topic: Otakon 2011 - once more, with feeling! (Read 85285 times)

Reddyne · « **Reply #180 on:** June 04, 2011, 04:08:04 AM »

Quote from: triangles on June 03, 2011, 10:25:39 AM

You should come THIS year anyway

Speaking of which, I've noticed that there are a few people that we've been trying to badger to get over here that aren't.

Gramity · « **Reply #181 on:** June 04, 2011, 04:51:21 AM »

Quote from: Genichiro Ookami on June 04, 2011, 01:09:31 AM

Just come; I'm not cosplaying (not enough money for a good costume). I just want to go, have a good time, and get smashed at the bars later with my fellow [legal] Maidens. :3

sadly I only drink red wine on Really special occasion and when I feel like it

and yes I want my cosplay since I'm really shy and with it I could hide

and I really want it done :O I want to wear it already.IT,ll be lot of trouble though ^^

Mimachiro · « **Reply #182 on:** June 04, 2011, 05:38:08 AM »

Shy? I can fix that. Who do you intend to cosplay as?

Gramity · « **Reply #183 on:** June 04, 2011, 03:43:12 PM »

Ran Yakumo

Mimachiro · « **Reply #184 on:** June 04, 2011, 09:56:11 PM »

Ah, that's a hard one to pull off, especially the tails. I wish you luck on that one.

Gramity · « **Reply #185 on:** June 05, 2011, 07:46:03 AM »

Thanks alot

I'll be giving my all -> golden lenses,makeup,tails,ear,hat,everything

Mimachiro · « **Reply #186 on:** June 05, 2011, 11:01:32 AM »

Oh wow, going for the eyes, too? That's hardcore. Anyone out there going that far for a good cosplay?

Gramity · « **Reply #187 on:** June 05, 2011, 04:55:40 PM »

I want to give everything I got for it to be mostly accurate.However I'm not going for the usual yellow I'm going for a realistic cosplay
(hair won't be yellow but surely dark blonde not light,same for the lenses and the tails.The costume won't be flashy blue one like the one shew wear it'll be darker and better) the only thing's missing from my planning are her shoes

triangles · « **Reply #188 on:** June 05, 2011, 08:45:44 PM »

Most of my cosplay friends do colored contacts, but they're also the ones who also either win BEST COSTUME at the contests or are the judges. I could never spend that much time and money on costumes.

Heck, the outfit I'm working on for my con (THIS WEEKEND AHHHH) all but the skirt was from my closet/eBay.

Shoes are always a pain, I tend to just hit up my local thrift shops and budget shoe stores and see what's "close enough." Honestly, you'd be fine with (comfortable!) black or brown dress shoes IMO.

Gramity · « **Reply #189 on:** June 05, 2011, 09:14:17 PM »

I'll be sure to check ^^

Mimachiro · « **Reply #190 on:** June 05, 2011, 09:45:05 PM »

Truthfully, outside of contests and certain characters, not too many people will pay attention to your shoes, really. The only Touhou cosplay I would scrutinize shoes on would be Koishi and Satori cosplays, for the hearts. :]

Gramity · « **Reply #191 on:** June 05, 2011, 10:18:19 PM »

^^ well I want it to be perfect

triangles · « **Reply #192 on:** June 06, 2011, 12:51:00 AM »

You also need to walk around all day in them :V

My Alice shoes were adorable Mary Janes, but I had terrible blisters that lasted for weeks after the con. Whereas my Meiling outfit? Ballet flats baby :*

Also remember the beauty of Touhou cosplay - most everything is some sort of "fanart" so there's alot more flexibility.

A quick Googling shoes Ran tends to have what looks like white booties...? Those are actually nice, as that'd be a boot cover that you can slip over comfortable shoes

Gramity · « **Reply #193 on:** June 06, 2011, 02:58:49 AM »

^^ let's see what I could do for the shoes ^^

Mimachiro · « **Reply #194 on:** June 06, 2011, 09:58:53 PM »

Yeah, most of the pictures of Ran's shoes show white booties. I think I may have seen her in brown loafers once, but go for the white.

Momiji · « **Reply #195 on:** June 06, 2011, 10:00:01 PM »

I don't think I'll have any time until Otakon for any sort've costume work. =[

Gramity · « **Reply #196 on:** June 08, 2011, 02:27:57 AM »

awww same here

next year though

what would you cosplay as Momiji ?

Momiji · « **Reply #197 on:** June 08, 2011, 02:35:59 AM »

Quote from: Scarlet Maiden on June 08, 2011, 02:27:57 AM

what would you cosplay as Momiji ?

*points to sig*

Gramity · « **Reply #198 on:** June 08, 2011, 02:40:06 AM »

^^ I would love to see that

.Next year maybe.
Have fun this year :3

Momiji · « **Reply #199 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:20:14 AM »

I already have outfits, but they're not quite complete, that's all. I still need to make my sword/shield, along with some other overall enhancements to my Momioutfit that I've been thinking about for awhile now.

Spoiler:

Gramity · « **Reply #200 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:44:21 PM »

Quote from: Momiji on June 08, 2011, 03:20:14 AM

You do realize that's me in the signature and video, ne?

yes I do

it's pretty well done

Mimachiro · « **Reply #201 on:** June 09, 2011, 11:16:35 AM »

Quote from: Momiji on June 08, 2011, 03:20:14 AM

Spoiler:
You do realize that's me in the signature and video, ne?

I was wondering about that one. Well, now I know.

Gramity · « **Reply #202 on:** June 10, 2011, 02:48:09 AM »

am I doing too much for my cosplay ?
would you laugh if I tell you that I'm trying to act like a girl so that my cosplay could be accurate ?
would you laugh more if I told you that I try to tune my voice so I could sound more like a girl ?

This is so hard

Momiji · « **Reply #203 on:** June 10, 2011, 05:07:32 AM »

Your doing it right.

Mimachiro · « **Reply #204 on:** June 10, 2011, 09:48:39 AM »

Just make sure you shave good; facial hair really ruins the illusion.

Gramity · « **Reply #205 on:** June 10, 2011, 11:09:08 AM »

don't worry about that

I even thought about using some makeup

Reddyne · « **Reply #206 on:** June 10, 2011, 01:08:39 PM »

The voice thing just ain't working out for me. I sound like a guy trying to impersonate Yuko Goto, which is exactly what is going on. Hiding your jaw line a bit with the wig helps. The newer wig I got for Eirin does that quite well, which is why I got it. I'll be doing Ran sometime myself, and the wig I got for her does the same thing.

Don't forget some of the mannerisms too. Guys tend to slouch a bit more than girls, so standing with your shoulders back helps, although I can't really recommend doing that for the entire day. Ow. Also, shorter steps with one foot directly in front of the other.

Still trying to get a foothold somewhere with the whole Hollywood hide-your-stubble makeup thing though.

Gramity · « **Reply #207 on:** June 10, 2011, 02:13:41 PM »

Thanks Reddyne for those I'll be sure to apply them all

have you any picture for the wig ? (Ran one) ?

Reddyne · « **Reply #208 on:** June 10, 2011, 09:07:28 PM »

For cosplaywig on ebay.

Seemed like the best fit for what I wanted and the amount of maintenance as I just don't think I'm any good at really trimming these things yet. It has white highlights, which is okay, but still not great. It's got a nice flat blonde color to it though. I've seen other Ran cosplayers use a silver/whitish blonde wig before, and also bright, bright yellow. I don't think either really fit, and the YELLOW ones are almost visible from space. The only kinda fur fabric I could get for the tails was YELLOW too. I think the tails and ears will be okay even if they're bright because they're supposed to be fur and I had little choice anyway. Bright yellow wigs look unnatural, though.

Gramity · « **Reply #209 on:** June 10, 2011, 09:31:53 PM »

I really really like this wig :O I really need it ~~do you have the name of the seller ?~~ I found it .Like you said the yellow one are like the character but it's too much yellow
(I guess we should make a topic for cosplay xD this one is for otakuthon planning and yet we talk about cosplay xD)

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