Carbon Costume

Community is an integral part of the cosplay community, and fewer cons emphasize the meaning of community better than Flame Con. Presented by Geeks Out, Flame Con is the “world’s largest LGBTQ comic con” hosted at the Sheraton Hotel in Times Square. Here, queer geeks of all sexualities and gender expressions can come together to celebrate. From panels to vendors, the con highlights the contributions the LGBTQ community has made towards pop cultur…

…matching Skin to Latex Ruby Mitchell, the makeup artist behind the popular Instagram page @rubymediamakeup, says many people make a mistake that isn’t exclusive to costume makeup: mismatching makeup to skin. In this case, mismatching latex to skin. “A common mistake people make when starting SFX makeup is not color matching the wax/latex on the outside of the cut or wounds to their own skin color,” she says, adding, “if you are having difficulty b…

…lay. See D.Va costume guide 4. Raven Of the Teen Titans, Raven is the most common to cosplay, on the basis of being an instantly recognizable character design and a relatively simple cosplay to make. See Raven costume guide 5. Spider-Man We were shocked to find Spider-Man this low on the list, what with his “infestation” of popular media in the past year. We got Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse last December, followed quickly by Avengers: Endgame…

…a piece of paper. Fold your paper in half and sketch out a single “petal” design. While still folded down, cut your radius measurement out of the corner, and your petal design. Open up your pattern piece to reveal 2 perfectly symmetrical petals. Fold your pink or fuchsia satin fabric in half. Place your pattern piece against the folded corner and cut. Do this 4 more times until you are left with 4 symmetrical collar pieces. Sew 2 petal pieces dow…

…ape on a piece of wax paper. To get a shape that is symmetrical, fold your design in half and cut it out. Next, trace it onto your gold fabric. Once again, you will be using your double-sided Wonder Under in order to fuse the lotus onto the front of the bodice. Once that is done, you may find it prudent to reinforce it with a stitch around the outside with matching gold thread. STEP 4 For the bodice wings, draw your shape out on wax paper first an…

…Wakandan hero to the silver screen. First Black Female Superhero in Marvel Comics: Storm There’s a storm coming! Created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, Ororo Munroe, or Storm, made her debut with the X-Men in 1975. Coming from a long line of African priestesses, she is a tribal princess of Kenya. But more importantly, she is mutant who can control the weather, and is considered one of the most powerful members of the X-Men. Her natural leadership s…

…rather gaudy Christmas trees as well. And with that my little village was complete! As you’ll see in the completed pictures at the end of the article, the village isn’t exactly to scale. That is all part of the Ugly Christmas Sweater charm! Attach Some Mistletoe This part was my favorite part to make: Retractable Reindeer Mistletoe Clips Supplies: Brown Foam Silver Pipe Cleaners (for antlers) White Paint Pen Black Paint Red Paint ID Lanyard Clips…

…he outer edges of the vest. Using the same method, you’ll want to sew this design onto both lapels of the vest: It helps to draw the design onto the lapel before sewing onto it. It can be a little tricky making the circles so small and the same size, so take your time and work slowly.   Step 9: Booker’s vest has a total of four pocket flaps, two on each side of the front of the vest. To make these, draw a rectangle that is 4″ x 1.5″. Curve the bot…

…In “We Bare Bears”, Ice Bear, Panda, and Grizz are 3 bears who attempt to integrate with human society, such as by purchasing food, making human companions, or trying to become famous on the Internet, although these attempts see the bears struggle to do so due to the civilized nature of humans and their own animal instincts….

…) is the main character of the Netflix film Trollhunters. Jim is the first human Trollhunter and is the wielder of Excalibur. It takes some time for Jim to work up the courage to tell his friend Claire about his crush on her, but eventually, it works and the two end up dating. In his human form, Jim wears slim fit jeans, high top sneakers, and a blue jacket with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. While using the Amulet of Daylight, Jim sports a…