How to Make Gintama Okita Sougo’s Gun-Cosplay Tutorial

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After knowing how to make Devil Kings Date Masamune’s armor, macros frontier Sheryl nome’s microphone, etc, we plan to share you tutorials on how to make Gintama Okita Sougo’s gun here. For sure, a convenient and similar prop will help you have a better time on a cosplay show. Now, let’s begin.

Tip 1. Draw a blueprint.

See from different angles; you will get different designs on Gintama Okita Sougo’s gun. Thus, select one first of all and don’t change it over and again.

Tip 2. Choose materials.

Required material: black paperboards, black grey boards, PVC pipes and corrugated paper.

Materials have a direct reflection on how props will look and the difficult level of making. Here, black paperboard is a must-have item. To make layers seem much clearer, you are recommended to choose black grey boards with a moderate width and thickness. But when it comes to the black gun body, grey boards are not suggested.

PVC pipes are ready-made, convenient to be used and inexpensive. It depends on you while choosing the length and diameter. Usually, pattern with a length of 1 meter and diameter of 16cm is selected.

Corrugated paper should be a universal material on making cosplay props. You get this cheap material from the packaging box of milk or instant noodles.

Tip 3. Find other tools.

Required tools: knife, scissor, ruler, pen (black is better), hot glue gun, hot glue stick and latex.

Tip 4. Make the gun.

1st. Prepare components according to the blueprint. Referring to making the trigger and pikestaff on the gun, you can buy a cap gun and fix it around the barrel by black paperboards on the basis of the size on your design drawing. In this case, you save a lot of time and make a gun seeming three-dimensional. Or you can make a model with a ready-made pikestaff in your home. Take the measurment, draw the blueprint, make plates by corrugated paper and glue them. 4 layers of corrugated paper can make the required depth. Put trigger between two layers in the middle and build the frame on outside two layers. Finally, paint it to be black.

2nd. Make the gun body. Two ways can be also adopted here. First, use PVC pipes. Take the right measurement of length. Cut and color them, which will be rather time-saving. Second, use black paperboard with a layer of corrugated paper inside to enhance the strength. In this case, glue black paperboard with corrugated paper first. Planish them and wait until they dry. Paint the insider corrugated paper to be black. Add more water in pigment, which will make corrugated paper more wet and easy to be molded. Then, roll it up and seal it by hot melt glue. The gun body is finished when glue dries.

3rd. This step is much easier. Just stick previously prepared components upon the gun body one by one. For a better tiered look, black grey paperboards are used to make parts on the outside surface. Thus, hot melt glue is chosen. Just pay attention to this: well control the time while using hot melt glue.

4th. Rivets can be made by thumbtacks. Then paint them by black oil pen, seeming really vivid.

Tip 5. Modify some details.

Final modifications ask you to be patient. Take the exposed nonblack lining as an example. It should be painted to look the same with black pigment around. Then, deal with extra hot melt glue on the surface. Adjust the directions of some small components.

To make a cosplay weapon is exactly an enjoyment. More tutorials will be continually shared here.

How to Make Devil Kings Date Masamune’s Armor?

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After posting several articles about characters or cosplay props in Naruto and Bleach, we begin to focus on Devil Kings today. For cosplayers, it’ll be interesting to make props personally. Here, tips on making Devil Kings Date Masamune’s armor are shared with you.

Required materials:

1. Two large pieces of black EVA with skin on, not exceeding 5mm. They are     cheap and easy to be used.
2. Black, golden yellow spray paint and black propylene.
3. White latex and hot melt glue.
4. Cap stretcher (it’s not a must-have item and difficult to be found. I got it from my pirate hat purchased on Halloween).

Tools:
Knife (big and small blades are both needed), abrasive paper, brush, awl, kinds of measuring and line tools, calculator and various small items.

Now, let’s begin to make the armor.

1st, make the “eggshell” on the top of the head. It’s a must to make a model first, just by paper. Six triangles with the same shape are spliced together. As the yellow line in the picture shows, the radian of the triangle reflects the final shape of the hat. The part marked by blue line reflects the diameter of the hat. The length and width can be adjusted depending on you.

2nd, cut an EVA board according to the model (it’s better to buy a little more EVA boards and use parts with smooth surface. It’s not recommended to use the side without skin because it will be a time-consuming job to paint the latex, propylene and finally apply gloss oil, even though it really looks stunning.

3rd, splice six pieces. As they are thin, they will easily deform while bearing some force. Thus, press the model while using hot melt glue.

4th, as edge angles seem obvious on the surface, it’s better to use a hat stretcher. Just glue it onto the model.

5th, use middle-sized abrasive paper to burnish edge angles. You will find abrasive paper is unable to burnish those edges. Just exert your strength.

6th, a smooth hat has been finished, looking like this.

7th, make the armor around the neck. Cut three strips with a gradually increasing length, which will be glued outside the hat. Then, dig holes on those strips. Holes on different strips are diverse in order to be easily connected with other two strips.

8th, as the photo implies, splice all strips. Remember to paste a lathy strip on the place marked by yellow line.

9th, make “ears” on the helmet. After the shape is cut, prick seven holes with a little large diameter by awl.

10th, featheredge the back to be bended more conveniently.

11th, use hot melt glue on one side. Well control your force please. Pinch it when the glue is half dried. Then, paste the black propylene and wait till it dries. Stick it onto the helmet then.

12th, evenly paint a layer of white latex inside the armor. This will make EVA become hard and fixed, much easier to be painted. Then, two strips are used on the helmet. One is tied up and down. Another is tied front and back.

13th, make the tasses. Pay close attention to the radian and angles on the tasses.

14th, make the armor around the knees. First, cut a paper model with cambered edges. In this case, radian will form while being glued together.

15th, the shape of armor on knees looks like this.

16th, like this picture shows to you, connect three pieces in order.

17th, cut EVA boards. Pay attention to angles on calves.

18th, cut a concave groove on the EVA board to make angles. Well control your force and the size of the groove.

19th, bend at the groove and bond by hot melt glue. An angle has been completed.

20th, use hot melt glue on junction places. Then, roast it on fire and press it by fingers to fix it. Baked EVA boards can be also functional in fixing the shape.

21st, the final pattern looks like this. To make it seem more similar with the original look in the game, just make edges by hot melt glue all around.

22nd, make the shuko. Above methods can be used on making the paper model and EVA board.

23rd, shuko is a little troublesome to be made because of the columnar shape. Several wedge-shaped incisions are made on the back of wrist to facilitate the bending. Paint white latex and wait till it dries to fix the shape.

24th, make the breastplate. Two pieces of EVA boards are connected together. A small radian forms in the middle. This seems more handsome, XD. Don’t make an orbicular breastplate because it will seem so fat. This one can be worn just with ropes tied on four corners.

25th, varnish the whole armor by black paint. Cut a crooked moon. Varnish it with yellow spray paint and glue it onto the helmet. Black propylene and golden propylene will be used to draw decorative patterns. Armor on the upper arms and thighs are easier to be made. The final shape looks like this.

It’s challenging, yet interesting to make cosplay props by ourselves. More tutorials on making cosplay costumes, wigs and weapons can be found on miccostumes.com.

How to Make Fake Wounds For Cosplay-Scars And Scratches

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Sometimes cosplayers need to make fake wounds which look alike being a war or fights with others, especial when they plan to cosplay zombies or other horribe animes. So today , i will share you some tips to How to Make Fake Wounds or Scars And Scratches For Cosplay , this is a really nice cosplay makeup tutorial, and you can use this simple methord to make any fake wounds you like ,XD .

Required materials: red ink, scouring pad, white glues, toothpicks (thin patterns are okay) and cotton swabs.

1.Draw the wound scope by white glues.

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How To Choose Right Animes To Cosplay

Note: People can cosplay any animes they like, this simple article just wanna explain some basic information to help you cosplay better, XD.

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It’s believed that a majority of cosplay fans have their favorite cosplay animes that they want to impersonate in any case. But do those characters really fit you? It’s of great importance to choose a right role for your cosplay. You will perform much better in this case. And on the contrary, you will not perfectly play if not choosing the right role, even though some remedies can be made. Undesirable eye contact and criticism from people around you may throw to you. Actually speaking, you should be psychologically prepared for this before going up onto the platform.

Now, let’s discuss how to choose the right cosplay characters here. Firstly, focus on cosplay boys. Pay attention to your figure. As long as the size and proportion of your body shape are similar with the imitated character’s, you will look great if accessories on the costume are not too rough or absurd. Boys always meet lots of suitable roles whatever their figures look like, which is much more beneficial than girls. Then, be conscious when it comes to some details such as verve, facial form, etc. After all, an urbane boy will always seem less powerful if impersonating a mighty role. You will show a wonderful performance if ideally dealing with these aspects.

Then, when it comes to cosplay girls, body shape is still the first matter you should notice. While choosing cosplay costumes, girls always face more choices. Some suits expose most of body parts. Thus, it’s much better to make sure merits and demerits on your body before choosing the clothes. Girls who do not have ideal leg shapes can choose longer skirts or trousers. Girls with plump figures can choose costumes that do not make your body largely exposed. These rules also make sense when we choose daily clothes. And in cases when you don’t choose the right cosplay role, make-up, cosplay wigs and other accessories will be helpful. Also, these methods can help girls imitate verve to seem more appealing or similar. For example, heavy makeup can be used while impersonating some gorgeous roles. This is an advantage for girls.

Finally, pay attention to the issue of cross-cosplay. It is common to see girls cosplay as boys. Because of delicate face lines, girls always show us excellent performances while impersonating male roles. All girls can try this once finding a suitable anime. Sometimes, people just aim to make fun while cosplay a heterosexual role. But some of them are really earnest to show girls’ verve. As cross-cosplay is not so popular in Taiwan, some people can not totally accept it. Thus, even though nobody invites you to photograph or criticism is received, you should be psychologically prepared. It does not mean your cosplay is not supported. This is just caused by diverse acceptability levels held by different people. And audiences are suggested to send performers more encouragements when they are impersonating heterogenic roles. After all, a person deserves praising as long as he/she is brave to try this kind of performance!

To choose the right animes is of great importance for better cosplay. Then, have you been inspired from above words?

Ultimate Final Fantasy Cosplay Tutorials Collections-Cosplayers Must Check!

Besides our Ultimate Bleach Cosplay Tutorials Collection and Ultimate Naruto Cosplay Tutorials Collection,today we will make our Ultimate Final Fantasy Cosplay Tutorials Collections list. Cosplayers who are looking for final fantasy cosplay guide to find out how to cosplay final fantasy or how to diy final fantasy costumes,wigs,armors or other accessories, can find much more good resources in this list. I hope i can add more and more tutorials about final fantasy in the future, and also if you guys have your own cosplay tutorials, please email it to : miccostumes @ gmail.com . thanx. 🙂

Final Fantasy Cosplay Accessories Tutorials:

Final Fantasy Cosplay Costumes/Shoes Tutorials

Final Fantasy Cosplay Makeup Tutorials :

  • Final Fantasy VII Red XIII Cosplay Makeup Tutorial – video
  • Final Fantasy 8 – Ultimecia Cosplay Make up tutorial – video

Final Fantasy Cosplay Wigs Tutorials

Final Fantasy Cosplay Armors and Weapons Tutorials