general media How on earth do these folks get the cosplay costumes?

[sampsoninc916 27]

The length that some of these people go to make cosplay costumes of their favorite comic book, TV show, cartoon, movie, video game, etc. is absolutely insane. I was browsing photos from Comic Con 2014 and I found that one costume ended up being a Xenomorph Alien that looked like it came from the Stan Winston Creature Shop. Another costume was a walk around Disneyland style costume of Olaf the Snowman from Frozen. Heck, at DragonCon of 2012 I saw that one person cosplayed as Iron Man and his suit looked so authentic it looked like it jumped out of the movie. I'm starting to assume that these guys are skilled craftsmen and craftswomen who make the costume themselves. Cosplaying as Cheese Sandwich will be basic. I have a yellow polo shirt, but the wig will be the difficult part. Trying to assemble the materials for Big Macintosh costume may be easier said than done. Being Kristoff from Frozen is more likely for me than being Prince Hans because Prince Hans princely duds are far more expensive than Kristoff's snow mountaineer outfit. My mom one time helped my brother cosplay as Link from The Legend of Zelda for Halloween. Since he works at Peace Love Pizza, and has a red and white hat, he just needs to put a Pokemon League logo on the hat, get the white shirt, blue vest, and jeans, and then he can cosplay as Ash Ketchum for Halloween. As for me, I'm more experienced in computers and technical stuff than I am at artistic stuff. Of course, I do write, voice act, edit, and create basic visual effects, and I have drawn cartoons before, but nothing of a high Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks caliber will come from me. I never really sewed before, that's why Mom always helps me get the right materials to cosplay as the character I choose to cosplay as for Halloween. Last year, I was Doctor Who with a fez and mop. This year, I may create a cosplay of Cheese Sandwich or Kristoff. Lord Tirek is more difficult and elaborate, and so is Prince Hans.

[Sugar Pea 2,682]

People usually make their own or buy their own off the internet.

You have to very skilled with enough determination to make a fairly good cosplay costume.

Buying a costume off the internet takes a lot of money (depending on what you are getting, that is).

 

Either side of the coin is not a pretty process, but its worth the cookie. :3

Edited July 29, 2014 by ~peachie weirdo~

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Most of them make the harder to find pieces and parts that you cannot buy in store. It can take alot of work, but there are guides on the internet, and a bunch of info can be found here

http://www.501st.com/

[CT-1138 3,182]

A lot of specific fan sites have guides to helping you build screen accurate costumes, and if they don't, their members will probably be there to eagerly answer your questions. For putting the costumes together, a lot of fandoms have their creatives who make some of the more specific parts of costumes.

[The Mane-iac 1,648]

I started making Mandalorian armor a few years back, it's since moved to the waaaaay back burner, but I was making it all except the helmet basically. One year for Halloween I made an actual Freddy Krueger glove. Used one of those plastic costume ones as a template and went from there with a burnt/torn leather work/welding glove I had, scrap copper pipes, and sheets of steel we had laying around.

 

You've just got to think smart. Buy what you can find at a store. Depending on the character, Army Surplus stores can be great. Antique stores, thrift stores, or other specialty stores are your best bet, and then make or hire the rest out. If you don't have the skill or don't want to spend the money, then go with a character like Booker from Bioshock who wears pretty basic clothes you could find at a thrift store probably.

 

Something like a Xeno or Predator is just people who either have great skill and plenty of time, or a swimming pool of money like Scrooge McDuck.

Edited July 29, 2014 by The Mane-iac

[A goat 323]

They take alot of skill, parts, and probably money.

[Washougal_Otaku 1,020]

They take alot of skill, parts, and probably money.

 

...as well as time, and space.

[Luna 831 466]

they make their own or they buy them off the internet

[Snow Frostflame 3,568]

I have one cosplay it took me not long to make it I bought the stuff at Goodwill and Walmart and it looks perfect the cosplay is Red Scout from Team Fortress 2 (if I want I can be Blu Scout but I prefer Red) it really isn't that hard to make cosplays you just need to look closely at the character and figure out what you can use to make the cosplay or you can go on YouTube and look up a how to

Edited August 3, 2014 by PonygamesFluttershy

[Kawaiihusky 19]

Usually, people buy cosplay costumes from the internet. Depending on how simple or complex a costume is, the price will rise accordingly. They can range from like $30 to over $100. Your average cosplay is about $50ish. I usually search on cosplay sites from google, amazon, and EBay. Hope this helps.