Cosplay?

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

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I wish I had 10-20 kilo's more weight, i'd change those into more muscles right away, it's like I burn fat really fast. But idk tbh.

CailinArian

CailinArian

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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Guys, which one should I make: Monk Roughspun or Monk Woven? Both would be totally easy, and adorable, and I need a monk costume to film a Guild Wars skit I wrote.

KiyaKoreena

KiyaKoreena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Kirins of Holy Light

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Elite Woven.

Roughspun would be easier to match fabrics for.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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Elite woven DOES have henna, but...

Yeah, roughspun wouldn't be more difficult, it would just take more time/fabric to sew.

Wai no regular woven? D:

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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I actually think regular Woven is cuter than the elite set, but then again I'm fond of armor sets with lots of dyeble areas.

Woven!

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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I'd have to do some bead-work on elite woven. xD

I think woven would look nice as well.

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

I think woven's way cuter than roughspun (that's ascalon, right?) :P That'd be so cute to see in a cosplay! I actually wanted to do elite woven for halloween last year, but then I looked closer, and was like, there's no way I'm doing henna on myself.

Just looking at all the armor sets right now, I'd think monk elite luxon would be the hardest to do O_O although elite canthan looks like it'd be super tricky to do, too D:

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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I actually bought some corduroy (SP?) a while back to make an Elite Kurzick Monk jacket, but I failed epically. I think it would make a really cute material to use for Woven.



omg I have a Joanns coupon, this is so happening.

Tzu

Tzu

Site Contributor

Join Date: Mar 2008

UK/norway

Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

As mentioned I do some cosplay every now and then. Much less than I'd like, but I've had time to do 4 GW cosplays in the past; Eir, Ritualist, Jora and Dwayna.

Working on Shiro and Vizu, though they probably won't be finished before the autumn, they're kinda low priority compared to some other projects...
I heartily support Elite Woven cosplay, that armour is so cute! ^^

There's a whole bunch of absolutely epic GW cosplay out there, here's a few for inspiration:

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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AHHHHHHH ADAMOLUNA IT'S YOUUUUU

<3

You know me from this

http://spooky-the-boo.deviantart.com...Meme-187579789

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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Hehe, Cailin, I see that you put Songstress Yuna as one of your dream costumes. Go for it! It's actually very simple, if not tedious if you go all accurate on it. I did Lenne ages ago, when my hair was still long (right around when the game came out).

http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers...ostumeid=29583

Some of my others:

http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers...stumeid=155390
http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers...ostumeid=59741
http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers...ostumeid=48868
http://www.cosplay.com/costume/197579/ (I did that in a single day...)

And then one I made for my sister (I can't find a good picture of her White Mage Rikku costume I made sadly)

http://yanachan.deviantart.com/art/E...splay-63871212

Aaaaand of course I cannot show off cosplay without showing off our skit that won us an award. Sadly the audio isn't too great, because the microphones on stage weren't working properly. Good thing we pre-recorded the singing. Best part? Looking in the audience and seeing Scott McNeil singing and clapping along, and then seeing him after the masquerade (out of costume) and having him recognize us and tell us how awesome it was and hang out with us XD That's my little sister as Ed in the video, btw.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVA-qVHjXz4

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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Ohhhh my god you're so cute. xD

Where you in the skit too?

I was thinking about changing the lyrics of "Mrs. Murder" by AFI to "Mrs. Mesmer" and making a GW-music-video out of it. :P It would be so silly.

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

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You know what would be cool, have a couple of GW cosplayers. Make a movie with them in the GW world. I would totally do that (the directing part that is).

Also, how about the end-eotn female monk armor? That one is my favorite monk armor.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

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@Infested Hydralisk: Everyone in my skit is sharing acting and filming roles, and they're helping me revise the script as well.

Like I said. Joanns coupon. I'ma go there toooo-day. And the Woven dress is really cute and simple. It shouldn't take long to sew at all.

There is much silliness in this skit and I really hope so share it with you all super soon.

As well as some photos of this monk cosplay.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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Hehe, thanks Tzu ^^ And yes, cosplaylab for the win I've been on there for nearly a decade now, I feel so old.

And now, thanks to being a complete nerd and this making me really miss cosplaying and there being a convention next month that I'm going to (well, staffing at, but same difference)...I may be sketching up a design for a Sylvari Mesmer costume I'm going to make...going to combine elements of Mesmer Deldrimor, Elite Kurzick, and Ranger Elite Luxon. Trust me, it's not as random of a combination as it sounds, and I have a very clear picture in my mind of what I want to do

Araiia

Araiia

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2009

USA

Cosplay is something I find fascinating but utterly out of my league xD

For starters, I'm probably too short to cosplay anything other than a monk. I also have a pretty big dislike of showing skin or using body paint, which further rules out a couple outfits that I like. And last but not least quality is a big deal to me D: I'm not going to even attempt a Dervish outfit (for example) if I know the end result is going to look like I took a big piece of fabric and wrapped it in a cylinder around my waist. XD I have zero tailoring skill.

Having said that though if I were able to get the resources and direction needed to make a legit looking (movie quality) cosplay I would definitely give it a try. I would most likely end up doing 15k Kurz sin, Ranger 15k studded/Obby, or my necro's armor mix of 1k Cabal and 1k Kurz.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

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@Konig: Do it do it do it! Tzu did the most amazing Eir cosplay. You should ask her n' stuff.

@Araiia: We could be monk buddies!! Hurray!

@Verene: A sylvari mesmer is exactly what I want to play as in GW2. o_o

Okie dokie everyone, I just bought the rest of the fabric I need for my monk outfit, and hopefully I'll get to work on it really soon.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

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Sylvari Mesmer is what I'm aiming to play, too

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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Sorry Cailin, I don't have the muscle to pull off a norn and I don't wanna cosplay as one of the fat norn.

Edit: I just did a quick look and there's not enough references for a good norn (other than some gw1 norn I don't like the outfit of - most interesting I could find among the gw1 norn is Tyr). So that's out anyways until GW2's release.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

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Are you gonna be a boy norn?

Edit: Tyr is a boy, so I think I just answered myself.

Edit 2: I still think you should do it.

o_o

Lithril Ashwalker

Lithril Ashwalker

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2008

Alabama

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u could actaully pull off a bear form or wolf form norn..:/ hell all u ned is those old vintage werewolf masks and a muscle suit with stilts

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lithril Ashwalker View Post
stilts Only you normal humans need stilts. (I'm 6'7" - may not be the norn's 9" but still tall enough to cosplay norn without stilts, besides, I hit my head on enough things thank you).

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

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What about the Charr, they are bigger then regular Humans too, but not as big as the Norn.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

Bloodline of Grenth

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes View Post
Only you normal humans need stilts. (I'm 6'7" - may not be the norn's 9" but still tall enough to cosplay norn without stilts, besides, I hit my head on enough things thank you). 6'7"? o_o

You kinda have to now.

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

Quote:
Originally Posted by CailinArian View Post
6'7"? o_o

You kinda have to now. lol, totally...


Cailin, you're making me want to make a GW costume again, but Joann's is soooooo far away D: (and I haz no coupon D: )

Lithril Ashwalker

Lithril Ashwalker

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2008

Alabama

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well charr suit been made already, do the norn volfen or bear form.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes View Post
Only you normal humans need stilts. (I'm 6'7" - may not be the norn's 9" but still tall enough to cosplay norn without stilts, besides, I hit my head on enough things thank you). Holy crap, dude o.o

So I'm making myself wait until this weekend to go fabric shopping, since I get paid on Friday and I just went and bought this wig for my costume last night XD
Charr are too fuzzy, I have no clue how I'd replicate all that fur.

Or the head.

Quote:
Originally Posted by CailinArian View Post
6'7"? o_o

You kinda have to now. People always get shocked when I reveal my height. lol

Either way, I don't have time for making outfits until the summer at least - which is also rather stuffed unless I don't get a summer job (I have bookshelves to make, desks and nightstands to sand and repaint, chairs to fix, and this alongside working out a webcomic (not gw related) that I wanna start after I move at the end of summer, practicing art skills for said webcomic, continuing my gw fan-fiction, writing my real novels, and so forth).

Besides, Grenth's Regalia>>>>a plain ol' norn.

` Marshmallow

` Marshmallow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

Canadaa!

Last Friday Night [TGIF]

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WANT. D:<

Cos I cant sew.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

The Grove

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@Konig: Well, of course they're shocked. You're like a foot and a half taller than me. Jeeeez.

@Verene: YOU POST PICS HERE K

@Xandra: DO EET

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

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Of course I'm going to post pictures here

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

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I actually have no idea how big Konig is, I know nothing about how long an inch is and how long a foot is. We pretty much only work with centimeters/meters etc in my country. Can someone tell me? <3

Hmm, but isn't there something that looks sorta like fur? Otherwise you maybe could go to your local haircutter and get all the hair together and stick it on something? ;o

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

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1.8288 meters.

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

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That's not that big, I know a few peeps who are about 2 meteres.

CailinArian

CailinArian

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Join Date: Apr 2011

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I think I converted it right...

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

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6'7" is actually about 2.01m

I'm 5'5", which is 1.65m, and I'm on the tall end of average for women in the US. So yeah, Konig's pretty freaking tall