I forever dreamed of making a Vash cosplay since I was a little kid. Trigun was one of the first anime I ever watched and I was hooked. He became such a comfort character, so you could imagine the hesitation I had when I heard about Trigun: Stampede coming out. I instantly thought it was going to be a mess, but I would still give it a shot. I am SO GLAD I did.
The show provided a more updated view of the same plot of the show, the animation is beautiful and I love that Johnny came back to voice Vash. I still need to make the arm, but I am so excited to bring this cosplay with me when I meet Johnny. Literally a childhood dream come true.
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Day 2 of posting a ramble or infodump about something I probably know too much about
Today’s topic, again chosen by spinner wheel, is cosplay!
If you didn’t already know, I am a cosplayer, one might even say avid. I’ve never been to a convention (YET), only because of time conflicts and the price of going, but I’ve done many cosplays at home and with a friend of mine. My cosplays have gotten so much better over the maybe (checks notes) WOW I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A YEAR?!
In the past year I went from barely cosplaying (more like bounding) to full on wigs and contacts and special accessories, which I find incredible!
My first “cosplay” was supposed to be c!Dream from the Dream SMP. I put my hair (which is brown by the way) in a ponytail, made a tiny mask out of the center of a paper plate, wore a green cloak and held a sword. I felt very epic in the moment, and looking back it was a good place to start, but I am not super proud of that KEKW over the next few weeks I also “cosplayed”/bounded Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo, Wilbur, Stampy, and Squid, along with some other I can’t remember off the top of my head.
My first “documented” cosplay that I posted on my Instagram was c!Eret, and already I had come a long way. At the time I was also putting together a Saint Celestine cosplay from Warhammer 40,000, and for a rookie I think it turned out okay (making foam armor is not a good way to jump right into cosplay)!
Recently my cosplays have gotten so much more detailed; my current c!Tommy cosplay is one of the most elaborate, and I’m also proud of my current Dream and Wilbur designs (Dream has come a long way - I now have a wig, contacts, a new mask, etc etc etc)
I’m looking to cosplay more fandoms in the future, but right now the DSMP is my home (lol). I didn’t call myself a cosplayer for the longest time, but recently my friend was talking to someone else while I was next to him and said “we cosplay - well, she’s a cosplayer and I’m into cosplay” and that just made me feel so happy.
It feels very cool to be able to shapeshift essentially; I’ve shown friends my cosplays and they’ve responded along the lines of “that’s you?!” which is very cool!
Here are some tips I’ve gathered over this period about cosplaying, both from experience and from other cosplayers.
- Don’t let someone else’s design for a character make you think that your design is lesser or not as good. It’s your artistic freedom to portray that character however you see fit.
- If you buy contacts to change the color of your eyes, and you don’t already wear contacts, it’s going to take a LOT of practice to get them in quickly. The first time I put mine in for my Saint Celestine cosplay, it took me an hour; now it only takes me maybe five minutes, usually less.
- Cosplay materials can get expensive! If you’re looking at a particularly big cosplay, or one with relatively expensive elements, consider asking for those things for a birthday, Christmas or other holiday, or ask for a gift card to wherever the materials are (Amazon, Michaels, Joann, etc).
- speaking of Amazon, as much as big corporations are a bit of a problem, most if not all items you would need for a cosplay are available on there - and most things have been searched so much that you can literally type in “[character] cosplay” and items and elements usually bought together for that character willl show up.
- take pictures and video! if you go to the effort of getting into cosplay, take at least a few mirror selfies to document it - you won’t regret it. you can go back to them to upgrade the cosplay, or just show people “hey this is what I did over the weekend”.
- if you post cosplays on your social media (Instagram for example), and your account is not solely for cosplay - mine is my main, which all my friends and family follow - try to balance out the cosplay content with other content, especially if your audience might not understand where the characters are from (unless you want to explain everything in the caption, which is difficult with the DSMP lore KEKW)
- I like to get items that are versatile and I can use for many cosplays, for finances’ sake. For example, the contacts that I bought for Saint Celestine I also use for Eret, Dream, Ranboo, and Techno, and the wig I bought for Dream was solidified by the fact that I can use it for a whole list of cosplays.
That’s all I got, folks, see you next time!
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