Color blocking is a way of breaking a sewing pattern down into pieces so that you can use different colored fabrics in the same design. It’s an excellent way to create unique garments that also use up leftover remnants of fabric. This tutorial will walk you through the basic technique for creating color block sections…
This tutorial will teach you how to attach a belt buckle with a prong to a belt. You don’t need any special equipment for this tutorial and it’s great for beginners or people with any amount of sewing experience. This is mainly meant to attach buckles to DIY fabric belts, but the same principles can…
Learn how to make wing for a dragon cosplay. I specifically made this for Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon, but just change the color to use it for any dragon cosplay. It could also work really well as bat wings. This is a pretty simple tutorial that attaches the dragon wings to sleeves…
This method of making dragon wings creates shining, see-through wings that look somewhat ephemeral. You can make them look ragged with holes in the wings, or keep them nice and neat. I’ll walk you through how to make the wings with wire so that they are also completely poseable when you’re wearing them for your…
If you want to make cool scars for your Halloween costume, you can easily do that bysimply drawing them on with makeup. This method is ideal for scars that are very close to or on top of sensitive areas (like the eyes). It works great for simple anime or cartoon scars. It’s also an ideal…
There are many, many ways of creating a mask, but this is the method that’s the cheapest and easiest (in my opinion). This method will not work for a mask that’s supposed to closely resemble a human face, but it’s great for animal masks and monster masks. Related Tutorial: How to Make a Superhero Eye…
This article goes over the three most common methods that are used to create fake beards, goatees, and sideburns for costume. Each of these methods uses different types of skills and will give you varying levels of realism. Method 1 is the easiest (using makeup), while method 3 is the most difficult but also the…
Sometimes you need to make a wizard staff to perfect your Halloween costume, but you can’t find a good enough stick to use. I have found that the easiest way to mimic the texture of a wooden staff by using aluminum foil and clay. Like any other costume staff, you’ll use a PVC pipe as…
Need a shield to go with your sword? check out my other tutorial (which includes two types of shields) A cool sword is a great way to level up your costume game this year. Luckily, making a convincing sword for your costume doesn’t require a blacksmith’s forge or a hefty budget; with some creativity and…
Nail claws are actually fairly easy to create. I make them using polymer clay so that they are lightweight and you can attach the claws directly to your fingernails for a beast-like effect. The type of claws you make will depend on the overall look you’re going for and the amount of work you want…