Tutorial: Anime-Style Newsboy Hat

Making floppy dog ears is a little different than cat ears for a costume. In order for the material to accurately reflect the shape of a dog’s ear, you need to create a solid base for the ear (I used EVA foam for this), but leave the rest of the fabric loose. There are many…

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…

So you’ve never touched a needle and thread before, but want to start making your own cosplay costumes. It can be really intimidating if you don’t even know where to start. But what I can say is taking the first step is the hardest part. Once you start making things, you’ll begin to understand the…

There are a lot of skills to learn in cosplay, and one that doesn’t get talked about as much is creating fake facial hair. Despite this, it’s an essential skill for crossplayers to master but is a useful skill for anyone who wants unique facial hair for a costume. I’ll go over the three most…

Because of their domed shape, pauldrons can be one of the more difficult pieces of armor until you understand the trick for creating curves. This tutorial will walk you through how to create basic shoulder guards. You can build upon the basic techniques here to create your own detailed cosplay pauldrons. Supplies needed: 1. Create…