12 Basic Cosplay Prop-Making Guides
A Beginner’s Guide to EVA Foam for Costumes
EVA foam is a versatile material commonly used in creating costumes and props for cosplay. It’s lightweight, flexible, and can be shaped into complex forms, making it ideal for simulating armor, weaponry, and other intricate designs. When starting with EVA…
Resin 101: How to Cast Resin and Make a Custom Silicone Mold
Resin is a useful tool in cosplay, especially when you need to create multiple copies of one costume piece. A custom resin mold makes it easy for everything on the costume to look uniform. You can easily purchase ready-made molds…
Worbla 101: How to Use Worbla for Basic Cosplay Props
Worbla is a material used for cosplay that has become increasingly popular over the last decade. You may have heard of this material as a cosplay miracle-maker and want to know how you can use it too. Worbla is a…
Tutorial: How to Use Polymer Clay for Costume Props and Accessories
Polymer clay is a type of clay that needs to be baked to harden. You can mold it as much as you want before baking, the clay will not dry out, but once you bake it, you cannot go back…
Tutorial: Using Foam Clay for Costume Props
Foam clay is kind of like plastic clay. It’s a little rubbery and moldable, but when it dries it behaves similarly to EVA foam. EVA foam is a common material used for cosplay prop making. It’s excellent for making lightweight…
Tutorial: Using Paper Clay for Cosplay Props
Clay is my favorite type of material to use for my cosplay props. It’s a beginner-friendly material, and it’s fairly cheap compared to many alternatives. You also don’t need to work with a pattern like you do with most other…
A Beginner’s Guide to Cosplay Armor (tips and tutorials)
Making cosplay armor may seem like a daunting task when you first start out. And I’m not going to lie to you, cosplay armor is not easy. BUT you can figure it out. You do not have to be an…
Tutorial: Make Gems for Custom Jewelry with Resin
A lot of jewelry will have gems and jewels inlaid as part of the design. The good news is that you don’t have to go out and purchase expensive gemstones to recreate the costume piece. Instead, you can create fake…
EVA Foam FAQ for Costume Props
When you’re stepping into the world of cosplay, crafting your own costume is half the adventure. One of the golden materials at your disposal is EVA foam, a favorite in the cosplayer’s toolkit. It’s versatile, lightweight, and relatively easy to…
How to Create Custom Gems for Your Next Cosplay
Gems are used everywhere in anime, cartoons, comics, and TV shows. If you cosplay a lot, you’ll have to figure out how to make them at some point. It’s inevitable. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to find ready-made gems…
Common Prop Construction Materials for Costumes
When diving into the world of cosplay, one of the most exciting parts is bringing your favorite characters to life, and that often means crafting your own props. Deciding on the materials you’ll use can be as crucial as the…
How to Make a Custom Prop Template for Any Cosplay (without software)
The starting point for (almost) all cosplay props is a template. This is especially important for any props you’ll be making out of EVA foam or Worbla. The template will act similar to a sewing pattern so you can have…