In your adventure as a cosplayer, you may find yourself making Japanese clothing or Japanese inspired clothing. One mistake I often see made is the confusion between kimono and yukata. Now, I am not an expert in Japanese clothing, but I hope this can be of use.
YUKATA ("you- kah- tah"): The yukata is worn by both men and women. The sterotypical setting for a yukata is at a bathhouse or during a summer festival. Yukata are often made of cotton and have simpler designs than kimono. Yukata are more casual and are not worn with multiple layers or with tabi (socks). They are worn with a sash around the waist, called an obi, and are often paired w
Cosplay: From Fandom to Identity by techgnotic, journal
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Cosplay: From Fandom To Indentity
Written By techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic)
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by lady-narven (https://www.deviantart.com/lady-narven)
Welcome to a whole new level.
Cosplay is taking over the world and our only surprise is what took it so long. There is so much to explore in this current Cosplay crusade. Let’s take a look beyond the headlines and thriving Con event circuit and get to the heart of what makes Cosplay so special to so many around the Earth Sphere. This is your chance to share with us the important elements, storylines, issues, and community members you would like to see highlighted.
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Good news! im here to help you out, and its never to late to learn.
(please do remember i am not a professional, my knowledge isn't the greatest but it may help out people new to the subject)
Choose Your pokemon Software.
first things first you need your tools. Depending on what type of animation you intend to do effects what type of programs you will need. I do have a rather large list of animations software i wanted to try for you guys but it would take to much time for me to test them all.
For now I'm just going to recommend one easy to use
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DeviantART Text Formatting Guide - Version 3.2
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or
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Bento Feature (yay new sub!) by koumori-no-hime, journal
Bento Feature (yay new sub!)
For any of you watchers that are interested in experimenting with bento. We've seen them in their deliciousness in anime and manga, how about trying some in real life? These recipes have been gathered from various internet sources and have been picked based on their relative ease. They were also selected fro recipes that only use ingredients that are easily available at your local western grocery store.
Have fun!
Top 10 Bento Rules:
https://justbento.com/handbook/bento-basics/makis-top-10-bento-rules
More Bento Ideas:
https://justbento.com/handbook/lists/bento-archive-list-1
Food Safety:
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Custom Order Update + Review: A and R Cosplay Lens
Custom Orders Open :new: Since there is a number of you that commented to say they liked the lenses but:
1. Need a higher prescription (-6.00 to -10.00)
2. Need lenses of mismatched prescriptions (ex. left eye -3.75 right eye -4.50)
3. Require prescriptions that are of +.25 steps. (ex. -1.25, -2.75 etc)
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On misunderstandings about cosplay by behindinfinity, journal
On misunderstandings about cosplay
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