The Cosplay Photos Thread

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McPantserton: Jan 19, 2005; IRONICALLY SWEALTERING

Carbon Thief posted:

You can see that the Zelda costume is something she's handmade and put a lot of work into. The Link costume, however, looks like he's wearing hospital scrubs, and the bottom of his shirt hasn't even been hemmed (if it's intentional, the other edges of the costume don't match it.)

Oh, for sure, his costume is not good. But I think a lot of bad or extremely uninteresting costumes get decent amounts of praise, or at least not critique like Zelda has already received, in this thread when the wearer is conventionally good-looking. v

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e. Not going to start a new page with just that quibbling, here's a friend of mine over at Cosplay4UsAll as mage Hawke from Dragon Age.

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Liar Lyre: Jun 3, 2011; Here to deliver
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the_steve posted:

'sup Tekkoshocon goon?
poo poo, that reminds me, I need to upload the pics I took.

My buddy went and was telling me about a sweet Dark Souls costume. Ornstein the Dragon Slayer or something like that. Got any pictures if that?

# ? Apr 9, 2013 04:57

the_steve: Nov 9, 2005; We're always hiring!

Liar Lyre posted:

My buddy went and was telling me about a sweet Dark Souls costume. Ornstein the Dragon Slayer or something like that. Got any pictures if that?

Sadly, no. I kept getting distracted by other things and didn't take nearly as many pictures as I should have.
I'm still kicking myself over the badass costumes I SHOULD have gotten pictures of.

Here's the meager offering I did manage to get (at least what actually turned out):

Sakuyamon from Digimon

Alucard and Seres from Hellsing.

Assassin's Creed. I think this costume looked better in person. The lighting wasn't as good as I thought it was at the time.

Kamina from Gurren Lagann

Latula Pyrope from Homestuck. Other than not graying out her hands, I think this was pretty spot-on.

Another Homestuck

# ? Apr 9, 2013 06:04

Choco1980: Feb 22, 2013; I fell in love with a Video Nasty

Boomerjinks posted:

He's not done with it yet, but it's still the most fantastic thing I've ever seen.

Dude hangs out with the LA movie car club and just rides in circles around the cars during the parades...

It's supposed to be a lion on the handlebars. :colbert:

# ? Apr 9, 2013 06:24

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

LingcodKilla posted:

It's pretty good. I'm amazed that a women would purposely dress up as a morbidly obese hamhock but the costume is pretty rad.

It helps that Ellie is awesome.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 06:51

Snowglobe of Doom: Mar 30, 2012; sucks to be right

Choco1980 posted:

It's supposed to be a lion on the handlebars.

If we want to get pedantic it's actually a stripeless tiger.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 06:54

Choco1980: Feb 22, 2013; I fell in love with a Video Nasty

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

If we want to get pedantic it's actually a stripeless tiger.

well.

I learned something today.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 07:56

TShields: Mar 30, 2007; We can rule them like gods! ...Angry gods.

the_steve posted:

Kamina from Gurren Lagann

The costume is spot-on, and he's fit enough to wear it, he just needs to be more animated! Something isn't doing it for me, it's like you found a washed-up old Kamina on the street at 4 a.m. after he's seen the bottom of a few bottles and asked him to do his signature move.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 13:29

kinmik: Jul 17, 2011; Dog, what are you doing? Get away from there.
You don't even have thumbs.

I was just going to say that it was fairly decent, but the smudging magic marker really ruined it for me.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 16:24

Captain Capacitor: Jan 21, 2008; The code you say?

Lance Streetman posted:

I know nothing about any character in this picture except for the photo bombing Vash the Stampede and I love it.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 19:52

Maxwells Demon: Jan 15, 2007

What's up fellow Tekko goons. Just posting some of my favorites from the con

A super short but super buff Duke Nukem pulling off his brashness pretty well

Capt. Haddock from TinTin with the most amazing prosthetic nose I've seen

I was going as Henchman 24 without many of the canon acoutrements (heat was making me woozy) but much cred was given when I found the two Venture Bros:

# ? Apr 9, 2013 20:00

Cream-of-Plenty: Apr 21, 2010; "The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering."

Maxwells Demon posted:

Capt. Haddock from TinTin with the most amazing prosthetic nose I've seen

Capt. Haddock has the best expression ever. It's the face you make when you're tired of being referred to as, "That guy from that European cartoon" or "Some weird kind of Vintage Ryker". Capt. Haddock regrets being Capt. Haddock.

# ? Apr 9, 2013 21:48

kinmik: Jul 17, 2011; Dog, what are you doing? Get away from there.
You don't even have thumbs.

I agree that that's an amazing Haddock. Here's an adorable Tintin to match.

Adventure Time Simon and little Marceline

# ? Apr 11, 2013 18:02

Forti: May 5, 2009

kinmik posted:

Adventure Time Simon and little Marceline

Genderswap!

Stop predatoring on dudes, Ice Queen

# ? Apr 11, 2013 20:08

TunaSpleen: Jan 27, 2007; How do I say, "You're the grossest thing ever" without offending you?; Grimey Drawer

For all of our nitpicking over how to improve Dark Zelda, I think it's only because we can see she has potential and not because she's full-figured. Plenty of thin people need practice too, and not just with PhotoShop blur tools:

# ? Apr 14, 2013 03:54

FirstAidKite: Nov 8, 2009

TunaSpleen posted:

For all of our nitpicking over how to improve Dark Zelda, I think it's only because we can see she has potential and not because she's full-figured. Plenty of thin people need practice too, and not just with PhotoShop blur tools:

Yeah, the reason I posted it is because it looked like she started off strong but then just went "eh whatever" when it came to actually wearing the costume. A lot of it seems poorly positioned or off center, the wig is kind of a mess, and the shoulder armor and shoulder straps are all messed up too. It's far from the worst costume I've ever seen, it's just disappointing when the person in question brags about how they're good enough to do costuming in hollywood and then their actual costume just seems like :effort:

. Nothing to do with her weight.

That zelda outfit you posted looks so...clunky? Blocky?

# ? Apr 14, 2013 05:15

TunaSpleen: Jan 27, 2007; How do I say, "You're the grossest thing ever" without offending you?; Grimey Drawer

Clunky and blocky are fine if you're doing a literal interpretation of Nintendo 64-era graphics. That gold stuff, however, is inexcusably awful for the level of effort on the overall costume. Why can I see all the white craft foam poking out under the gold paint? Why does the eagle look like it's been stabbed six times in the chest? (Oh wait, that's supposed to be a Triforce, I think...) Why is the paint on the belt buckle so lumpy? Why did someone use the blur tool on the light pink fabric? What are those stains on the bodice, and why didn't they 'Shop those out?

# ? Apr 14, 2013 06:14

BreakTargets: Apr 5, 2009; Just a random Spiral Knight...

Video game stuff from this year's Anime St. Louis:

Annie (and Tibbers) from League of Legends

the same Annie, but in her "Reverse Annie" skin

Joshua from The World Ends With You

Pascal from Tales of Graces

Colette and Zelos from Tales of Symphonia

Crono and Magus from Chrono Trigger

# ? Apr 15, 2013 00:37

Dear Prudence: Sep 3, 2012

Less Fat Luke posted:

Fantastic. His page is here by the way.

My brother took the picture he's using as his current Profile Picture. So awesome!

Edit: Here it is.

# ? Apr 15, 2013 02:49

Funhilde: Jun 1, 2011; Cats Love Me.

BreakTargets posted:

Video game stuff from this year's Anime St. Louis:

Annie (and Tibbers) from League of Legends

the same Annie, but in her "Reverse Annie" skin

She is so adorable!

# ? Apr 15, 2013 03:00

LanceKing2200: Mar 27, 2007; Brilliant!!

My girlfriend just got her photos back from the photographer:

(Credit to TLY Photography)

I made the swords and did a lot of the paint work but the project was mostly her. That wig was a colossal bitch though.

# ? Apr 15, 2013 18:47

clockwork chaos: Sep 15, 2009

That's a wig? :aaaaa:

# ? Apr 15, 2013 19:11

404GoonNotFound: Aug 6, 2006; The McRib is back!?!?

I'm split. I love the costume and the work that went into it, but that character is the absolute worst thing about Soul Calibur 5, especially for replacing an already boring character with an ORIGINAL IDEA DO NOT STEAL of an even worse anime character.

So... good job, I guess? And yeah, if you hadn't said so I would've had no idea that was a wig.

# ? Apr 15, 2013 19:27

Killer_Frost: Nov 30, 2011; I hit my nephew yet I don't hesitate to judge other people's parenting skills.
PS MY BABY CAROLINE CAN NEVER SHARE A LAP WITH BALLS. Lol

LanceKing2200 posted:

That wig was a colossal bitch though.

Wigs almost always are. Lol it looks amazing though. She did a great job.

# ? Apr 15, 2013 22:05

Jet Ready Go: Nov 3, 2005; I thought I didn't qualify. I was considered, what was it... volatile, self-centered, and I don't play well with others.

It must have been a bitch trying to find the right angle on the photos to not give away you were in some dudes shrubs and rock garden patch hahaha

# ? Apr 15, 2013 23:36

LanceKing2200: Mar 27, 2007; Brilliant!!

Jet Ready Go posted:

It must have been a bitch trying to find the right angle on the photos to not give away you were in some dudes shrubs and rock garden patch hahaha

It's actually at the Gaylord National hotel and convention center (seriously). We were there for Katsucon.

# ? Apr 16, 2013 02:23

veedubfreak: Apr 2, 2005; by Smythe

TunaSpleen posted:

For all of our nitpicking over how to improve Dark Zelda, I think it's only because we can see she has potential and not because she's full-figured. Plenty of thin people need practice too, and not just with PhotoShop blur tools:

What's going on with her nose?

# ? Apr 16, 2013 16:29

Desperado Bones: Aug 29, 2009; Cute, adorable, and creepy at the same time!

That nose met Photoshop,along with her skin,the dress and the wig. Like,I believe, someone else said, it's a mystery why didn't she fixed the terrible done costume instead.

# ? Apr 16, 2013 16:38

reitetsu: Sep 27, 2009; Should you find yourself here one day... In accordance with your crimes, you can rest assured I will give you the treatment you deserve.

Desperado Bones posted:

That nose met Photoshop,along with her skin,the dress and the wig. Like,I believe, someone else said, it's a mystery why didn't she fixed the terrible done costume instead.

I stared at that for a good couple minutes the other day trying to decide if it was Photoshop or some inexplicable use of putty. :ms:

# ? Apr 16, 2013 16:41

Axel Serenity: Sep 27, 2002

veedubfreak posted:

What's going on with her nose?

Looks like the photographer was just really close to her with a short lens. That tends to distort noses and foreheads quite a bit. Also explains the weird inverted pyramid thing going on with her body.

# ? Apr 18, 2013 01:27

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

I think all of the Hotline Miami cosplay I've seen up to this point was Jacket, so I'm glad someone's doing Biker. I hope he's wearing a green headband underneath the helmet.

And I want that hoodie so much right now.

# ? Apr 18, 2013 08:16

Danger - Octopus!: Apr 20, 2008; Nap Ghost

Is there a thread anywhere about making cosplay costumes? I've got a costuming question that I wasn't really sure where else I could ask.

# ? Apr 18, 2013 22:47

Lance Streetman: Feb 20, 2011; A parfait is a dessert, but it is also the French word for perfect.

Danger - Octopus! posted:

Is there a thread anywhere about making cosplay costumes? I've got a costuming question that I wasn't really sure where else I could ask.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3473045

Right here.

# ? Apr 18, 2013 22:48

sticklefifer: Nov 11, 2003; by VideoGames

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Sexin' up your tooooowwwwwwwn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WnDy4WkQI

# ? Apr 19, 2013 21:05

DicktheCat: Feb 15, 2011

JohnOfOrdo3 posted:

1. I'm fairly certain it's a plague doctor from the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer

2.

3. Looks like Gears of War, possibly for the new game since I seem to recall that having a woman in it with blond hair.

4. That might be Cable from X-Men, he's got the pouches and the shoulder pads for it. But he definitely doesn't have the build (Then again that would require his neck to be the size of a large tree and for his thigh to be bigger then his head. So no one does) or the weird glowing left eye thing.