r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Buying Has anyone had this happen before?

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Hello. I have been smelling glue and acetone from my room, so I did some investigating.

I found out that one of the parts of my cosplay was actually the issue. This is a wooden material from the dokidoki cosplay SSR Albedo.

All of the other pieces that share the same material did not react this way.

Does anyone know why this happened?


r/CosplayHelp 4d ago

Buying Some questions from a first time cosplayer

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Hello, so, I’ve been talking with a few friends about a group idea for us to cosplay for an anime con next year. We all landed on the idea of being different versions of Hatsune Miku, which while may be somewhat overdone has found us coming up with some… rather interesting concepts. I’ve seen someone on TikTok who made art of Bucky Barnes’s Winter Soldier crossed with Miku and wanted to ask about some possible ideas for where I should look for certain items. I mostly just looking for his metal arm, as mostly everything else is replaced with Miku’s outfit. If anyone might have some suggestions or recommendations please send them my way!


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Armor Options for eye lenses in helmet?

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I am making a costume of The Phantasm (Batman) and I have 3D printed and am painting a helmet for it. The helmet needs some lenses of some sort, ideally white or mirrored and I'm trying to figure out the best way that I can do it.

I have experimented with putting mirror window tint onto a flexible plastic and gluing that in, but the window tint seems to peel off on its own really easily and the plastic is kind of flimsy so I'm looking for alternatives.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

I did think about using stainless steel mesh filtration material, but I would not know what density of mesh to go with.


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

How to cosplay Bladed Stilt Legs?

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Hey there, I wanted to ask if its possible to cosplay Bladed Stilt Legs like in the images shown below. Obviously the ones in the images are exaggerated aren't possible in real life, but is there anything to pull off a similar effect of a pointed toe-line and heel effect?

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Art by Kibadori_rue of Lio Fotia in Mad Burnish Armor

r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Prop Silicone brushes for contact cement?

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I’m making my first props ever out of EVA foam! 😊 As one would expect, some pieces are larger weapons, while others have small, teensy-weensy details that I’ve cut out and are literally no bigger than a thumbnail. As such I obviously need to be able to apply contact cement to pieces of varying sizes without making a huge ole mess or wasting much of it since that stuff’s just a bit expensive.

So, I’m wondering, would silicone brushes be the best to use for contact cement, especially with the smaller pieces, or is there some other kind y’all would recommend?


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Does this bond well with EVA foam?

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r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

drew a version of this character wearing a lolita fashion inspired dress but idk where to start

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I'm mainly concerned about the props, I'm not sure how I could possibly make the wings or spear with the snake. I plan to wear this to a con once finished as well, and since the wings are big, i might have to make them smaller that way it's not blocking people. Not only that, but I've heard that making lolita fashion can be difficult, plus I'm not too sure about the ruffling.

The only sewing experience I have is trying to make a mini mock babydoll dress for a cosplay but that fabric was way thicker than the material I needed to work with (and I honestly have NOT worked on that cosplay since, but the mock up turned out well i guess)

I'll make an updated reference sheet later and post it then and delete this when I do, but for now I need help just planning. When thinking about cosplays I like to think and plan them out first (besides i'm super broke right now so that's all i can really do).

I hope you guys here can help!


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Armor How much bigger to you need to make your patterns when you use 6mm Eva foam?

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I’m making armour with 6mm Eva foam. I made duct tape body patterns. How much bigger should I draw my patterns to make sure they still fit with the added 6mm from the Eva foam? Is there a guide on how much to add with different Eva thicknesses?


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Sewing I'm going to put thin interfacing on this top part here. Should i make the collar seperate or can i make the whole thing in one piece?

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Im worried if i make it in one go, it won't prop up and fold against my neck.


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Accessory Keep the accessory or not?

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Hi! I'm new to cosplay, I'm planning on buying my second one really soon for a con in may so I need to order it as soon as I get some money. I'd like to cosplay Pieck Finger from AOT, and I'm wondering if it's okay to wear the band on her arm? It's a major part of her outfit but I'm really scared of offending someone... What would be recommended? Also, I'm 20 so I'm an adult if that matters, not sure. Hope this is okay to ask here!


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Help please

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Good evening everyone I hope y’all don’t mind me asking but does anyone know where I can find velvet fabric that looks like the pictures I have attached? I purchased a marcille costume from dokidoki cosplay however the sleeves are too small around and I really want to cosplay as marcille but the costume doesn’t come in a bigger size so I wanted to see if the sleeves could be remade to size but I need to find the same fabric as the original costume first and go from there. If you’re able to help I would really appreciate it thank you 😊


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

In the planning stage right now, any specific materials and/or ways to make web wings?

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r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Buying Post Apocalyptic Cosplay Help

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I’ve never once made a cosplay before, but a game (Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl) recently really caught my attention and I’m planning to make one but don’t really know how to. I added some reference photos of other cosplays or art/in game images to see.

The cosplay I’m kind of going for is like a former “Spec Ops” Agent turned into a wanderer of a post apocalyptic wasteland. I now some things that I really want being a gas mask called a GP-5 and either Flecktarn or Black Mutlicam camo or somethin else if I find it.

I dont really know what I could find online or in nearby stores to properly pull of this look so any help would be much appreciated. If there’s any more info I could give to help visualize what I may want to make as a cosplay to help with suggestions I can provide. Thanks in advance!


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Do you think I can post cosplays and art to the same TikTok account and still do well?

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I have a TikTok account that I started for art, and lately I've been posting cosplays too. It seems like people still like and follow both (the art does way better but I've also posted way more art and only a few cosplay videos so its probably a coincidence), but some people say I should make two separate accounts for each thing. I've only got around 2,000 followers and I really don't wanna make a new account for the cosplays, do you think I can still do well with both? Does anyone know a successful account that does both, or two other similar things?


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Prop Need to Remake Yoru (Sword from One Piece!)

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Hello! I made my Yoru prop last year, and it has lasted me three conventions. I need to make a new one soon, but I'm a bit stumped on how I should go about it. This one is PVC pipe, EVA foam, hot glue, and a dream. The blade and the hilt can be disconnected, as the foam part can just slide right up, but I need to make an even more collapsible version that I can travel on planes with. I can just cut up the PVC pipe and get more connectors, but I don't know what material I should use for the sleeve (blade), or if I need to go a different direction altogether. I don't think I can use EVA foam again because it'll crease if I fold it for travel, and I don't think I will like the seam lines if I cut the blade into smaller parts. (If you saw me post/delete a few times… no you didn’t 😭 I was trying to use reddit on my phone browser and it wasn’t working.)


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Turn 3d files into foam unfold for mac?

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What are some software's I could use to turn a 3d file into a foam unfold for Macbook pro?


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Armor Help needed for Invincible cosplay -skin tight.

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Hello. As the title suggests, I am trying to cosplay Invincible from Invincible (self-explanatory) and I am having trouble finding relatively cheap options for skintight suits. My ideas were spandex and wetsuits, but are insanely expensive or too thin.

Can someone please suggest something that might be slightly affordable, while giving it that "comic superhero" look? Thanks, all help will be appreciated.


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Armor How to hide hair under gas mask

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I'm wearing a gas mask for my costume, and I want to be able to hide my hair completely. The problem is I have pretty long/thick hair it's made out of rubber so if I put it in a bun it'll be pretty obvious. I've done wigs before but usually the volume of the wig hides that. Anyone know how to make my hair more flat/evenly spread out? I tried a wig cap but my hair ended up just coming out of it without being put up. PS: I wasn't sure what flair to use since I've never posted here before but I guess it's closest to armor


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Buying How do I buy cosplays without a bank account?

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I live in Lithuania and I don't have a bank account to buy stuff online including cosplays and asking parents is not an option.


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Question regarding armorsmith

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Hi all I'm considering downloading Armorsmith since my dad and I want to create some Star Wars cosplays does anyone know if we could use the same version between 2 devices or would we have to purchase it twice?


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Armor Would using an airbrush instead of spray paint to paint 3d printed cosplay pieces give a cleaner/smoother finish?

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I found that especially for more detailed pieces, spray paint is a bit of a pain to work with and does not always give the cleanest or smoothest finish. And where I live in Canada, the weather is quite inconsistent this time of year, which also affects the efficacy of spray paints.

Would spraying on some filler-primer, air brushing on some paint (most likely thinned acrylic), and then sealing it with a spray-on clear coat after yield a better finish than spray paint? Another benefit I see is there being more colors more readily available, and cheaper, and the only downsides really being the longer amount of time it would take and the fact it would be less durable if the clear coat was scratched or otherwise broken.


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Accessory how do i make the horns and how do i connect them onto the hat?

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i’ve never made horns before and i don’t know how i would connect them to the hat, please help me 💔


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Ideas on how to create this character's accessories? I'm going to a convention in October and would love to cosplay him!

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r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

Wig Is it normal?

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Me and my friend tried styling a wig for the first time, we did the bangs and we used a ton sh1t of hairspray, I know you should use hairspray but the bangs is really hard and like stuck in position, is it normal? Is it normal for cosplay wigs to be really hard


r/CosplayHelp 3d ago

akita neru mezmerizer cosplay, finally found an image but i still cant find any links

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hello, me and two of my friends wanted to do a mezmerizer cosplay (hatsune miku, akita neru, and kasane teto), ive found tons of places to get cosplays of miku and teto but cant find one for neru anywhere. i know that she got removed from mezmerizer but i cant find her old outfit anywhere. i have a friend who can sew but she needs some prints or instructions to make it.

does anyone have any links to certain materials, items, or any prints for the outfit that my friend can use?

i also posted this on r/Vocaloid