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Sorry if this turns out to be a rant, but i have to get it off my chest.
I think Cosplay was the thing that made me feel old for the first time, cause i had to look up the word.
We played dressup as kids too, but we called it dressup....
Seriously, nothing against Cosplayers.
Hey i dressed in Starfleet uniforms for conventions, too....
I have nothing against Cosplayers when they do fictional Characters / clothes / body morphing armour, whatever...
Actually, chapeau, chapeau for some of the costumes i found out there. i suck at sewing and it really amazes me how much time and effort (not to mention money) ppl pour into their costumes.
BUT....
if you Cosplay things like uniforms from different periods of history GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!
i'm a re-enactor, i do Napoleponic wars, i'm member of a british highland regiment.
my uniform isn't 100% authentic either, cause no one can afford 100% handwoven wool or things like that. but you can afford pure wool, and leather, there's stuff out there, rather cheap on ebay.... most books on the topic are available as free ebooks or really cheap on amazon.
By accident i found some napoleonic cosplayers yesterday (apparently some sort of manga plays during the napoleonic wars, i'm not into manga so i wouldn't know...)
I saw military hats made from some sort of rubber, white jeans as uniform trousers, uniform coatees made of some sort of synthetic shimmery things, crossbelts not of leather but made of fabric....
it made my eyes bleed. and i venture the guess those materials were even more expensive than the real thing.
when you put that much effort into a costume wouldn't you want it to look the part other than something you pull off a rack of halloween costumes?
*still shuddering*
alley
I think Cosplay was the thing that made me feel old for the first time, cause i had to look up the word.
We played dressup as kids too, but we called it dressup....
Seriously, nothing against Cosplayers.
Hey i dressed in Starfleet uniforms for conventions, too....
I have nothing against Cosplayers when they do fictional Characters / clothes / body morphing armour, whatever...
Actually, chapeau, chapeau for some of the costumes i found out there. i suck at sewing and it really amazes me how much time and effort (not to mention money) ppl pour into their costumes.
BUT....
if you Cosplay things like uniforms from different periods of history GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!
i'm a re-enactor, i do Napoleponic wars, i'm member of a british highland regiment.
my uniform isn't 100% authentic either, cause no one can afford 100% handwoven wool or things like that. but you can afford pure wool, and leather, there's stuff out there, rather cheap on ebay.... most books on the topic are available as free ebooks or really cheap on amazon.
By accident i found some napoleonic cosplayers yesterday (apparently some sort of manga plays during the napoleonic wars, i'm not into manga so i wouldn't know...)
I saw military hats made from some sort of rubber, white jeans as uniform trousers, uniform coatees made of some sort of synthetic shimmery things, crossbelts not of leather but made of fabric....
it made my eyes bleed. and i venture the guess those materials were even more expensive than the real thing.
when you put that much effort into a costume wouldn't you want it to look the part other than something you pull off a rack of halloween costumes?
*still shuddering*
alley
Ch ch ch ch changes
Aparently i have 4-5 months laps in writing here.
well at least then i have things to tell...
right now
the avanage of changes which thrust itself upon me.
1. i got a dog now. a nice husky german shepherd mix named Nanouk. he's a bit scared of the cats but they manage :D he's 12 already so i guess we won't have that much time together but a friend had to give him away due to work issues and with me he can have a nice old age. with nice walks along the river and in the woods....
i even pondered bout changing my dress style to country lady but i kinda decided to stick to my comic tshirts :D
2. my career is coming to an end... yay
roughl
4 months later
Hey there,
i thought it might be time to give you a little update on what's going on here.
(well those 2 of you who actually read this ;) )
I'm through with the first 2 regimental colours and posted them to DA tonight.
And what can i say? i got licked big time!
Well not all the way;
i worked on the flags more or less simultaniously so i'll split my experiences by projects;
project 1
Project 1 is actually project 2 but who cares.... due to some mismeasurements with the silk i ended u doing this first.
and i paid dearly for it.
as usual i posted work in progress photos to my facebook accout to keep the customer updated. well he didn
Kismeth or Karma?
Morning and a happy new year to you all!
2012 is starting rather strange for me.
on Boxingday i broke my laptop so the last week i spent a bit more time on "analog hobbies" i still have my main computer which i usually use to store data or surf the net in the evening, so it's not up to date with the newest programs or even the basic ones is use for work.
no photoshop, no sai... you get the picture.
i figured a week or two without the laptop is no big deal for there are no urgent comissions on my desk.
well... (hopefully) tomorrow i'll get the laptop back and already i'm compiling data, desperate to start the two compissions i got on my
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Yeah, I know what you mean... if I'm making a costume, to those who don't know the term 'cosplay', I'll just say I'm dressing up or that it's a costume. (They won't think it's any less weird, but hey!)
But cosplay can be a very expensive hobby if accuracy is desired. Cheap satin or cotton material can sell for about £1 a metre in some places, so if there's any way in which some costume-making companies (or just regular costumers at home) will try and cut costs, it will be with the fabric, because that's the bulk of the costume. With my first costume, although the construction was passable, I decided to make the entire thing out of satin *cringes*. It cost me £23 in total; if I sought better quality cotton, it probably would have been double or triple the price, more than I could afford at the time. But, I had a costume in which I could go to a con and enjoy myself. I do agree, though, if you're going to do a costume, at least make it look accurate; even with bad fabrics it can still look good with a bit of effort!
'Costumes' which are just comprised of ordinary (wardrobe) items of clothing in place of a recognisable outfit are annoying, though. That just shows no effort at all.
But cosplay can be a very expensive hobby if accuracy is desired. Cheap satin or cotton material can sell for about £1 a metre in some places, so if there's any way in which some costume-making companies (or just regular costumers at home) will try and cut costs, it will be with the fabric, because that's the bulk of the costume. With my first costume, although the construction was passable, I decided to make the entire thing out of satin *cringes*. It cost me £23 in total; if I sought better quality cotton, it probably would have been double or triple the price, more than I could afford at the time. But, I had a costume in which I could go to a con and enjoy myself. I do agree, though, if you're going to do a costume, at least make it look accurate; even with bad fabrics it can still look good with a bit of effort!
'Costumes' which are just comprised of ordinary (wardrobe) items of clothing in place of a recognisable outfit are annoying, though. That just shows no effort at all.