13 Cosplays of Halloween: Couples' Crypt - Kitaro/Neko Musume (GeGeGe no Kitaro)

Day 6! ^^ We have the hit the halfway mark! Time to light some lanterns and march through the cemetery because today, it's Kitaro and Neko Musume from 'GeGeGe no Kitaro!'

Here's some designs of Kitaro. ^^ The fifth design (from the 2007 version of the anime) will be the focus on the recipe. Many thanks to Anime Nation for letting me use this!

 

Here's the design of Neko Musume from the 2007 version! ^^ Many thanks to the Gegege no Kitaro Wiki for letting me use this!

 

Here's what you need for Kitaro:

• A dark blue dress shirt
• Matching shorts
• A yellow reflective vest
• Black duct tape
• Flip-flops
• A short brown wig

How to assemble him:

1. Get dressed.
2. Put on the vest and measure out the duct tape. Somebody can help out with putting the tape on the vest.
3. Now for the wig. Put it on and brush the hair over your left eye. Slap on some flip-flops and you're done!

Now for Neko Musume! ^^ Here's what you need for her:

• A white dress shirt
• A pink overall dress
• Red or pink skinny ribbon
• Matching pink thick ribbon
• A short red wig
• Pink flats
• Matte yellow eyeshadow (optional)
• A black eye pencil (optional)
• Fake vampire teeth (optional)
• Glue stick (optional)

How to assemble her:

1. Get dressed.
2. Measure out the amount of both the skinny and thick ribbon for the shirt and the hair. Cut the desired amount and set aside for later.
3. For the hair, put on the wig and tie the thick ribbon to a large bundle of strands. You can use your actual hair too, but it would need to be short and red or black (like the older designs of Neko).
4. Feed the skinny ribbon through the collar and tie it to a bow. Not too tight, though! Put on the shoes and you're done!
5. Now, here are the optional steps to make her monster form! Cover your brows with the glue stick and wait for it to dry.
6. When the glue's dry, cover the top lids and half of the brows with the eyeshadow. These will be the base of her eyes.
7. Take the eye pencil and trace the upper half of your brows and the top of your lashes. Finish it off with gently putting a vertical line through the upper lid and some vampire teeth in your mouth. Now you're done!

Hope you enjoyed! ^^

Next character: Motaro (Mortal Kombat Armageddon)!

13 Cosplays of Halloween - Painwheel (Skullgirls)

Day 5! ^^ Today is gonna be a bit breezy because it's Painwheel from 'Skullgirls!'

 Here she is. ^^ Many thanks to the Skullgirls Wiki for letting me use this!

 

NOTE: If you're allergic to latex or tin, this recipe is NOT for you! Here's what you need for her:

• Brown, black, silver and red face paint
• Tinfoil
• A pale green halter dress
• A brown and black eyeliner pencil
• Black wristbands and anklebands
• Rubber tubes
• Cardboard
• Silver and black craft paint
• Skinny black PVC pipe
• Bobby pins
• White fabric
• Liquid latex (found at Spirit or can ordered online)
• Tweezers
• Red contact lenses

How to assemble her:

1. Start by cutting the cardboard into four scythe-like shapes and a couple of large squares. Arrange the scythes into a pinwheel formation, apply some glue on each blade and sandwich them in-between the squares.
2. After the glue is dry, begin painting the cardboard pinwheel with the silver craft paint. Leave it to dry when you're done and repeat on the other side afterwards.
3. Cut up some more cardboard, but this time into a bunch of disks and paint them black. These will serve as the top of the nails. Leave them to dry too.
4. Put on the dress, the wristbands and the ankle bands. Cut off the cord if the ankle bands have it.
5. Put your hair up in a messy bun or whatever updo you want. Cover it with the white fabric and pin it in place.
6. Put in the contact lenses.
7. Now for the 'mask!' Cut up some tinfoil and apply it to different places on your face and apply the liquid latex around each strip. Have somebody mix some brown and black face paint and apply in onto your face. The same could be done for the lips, but simply paint on some stripes with some silver face paint instead of using latex and tinfoil. Afterwards, use a black eyeliner pencil to make the 'mask' look patched up.
8. Now for the nails! Cut up the pipe and glue the disks onto any end of the mini pipes.
9. Place one of the fake nail on any part of your body. Have somebody apply the latex onto the base of them. Hold it in place and let it dry, so it'll stick. Repeat with the other 'nails.'
10. Now for that behemoth painted cardboard pinwheel to come back! Have somebody help you out on this one! Shape the rubber tube to a backwards S and sew it to the back of the dress with some fishing line. Hold onto the other end of the tube, apply some glue on it and slowly put the pinwheel on top of it.
11. After the glue's dry, draw different lines on your arms and legs using a brown eyeliner pencil to make the veins and now you're done!

Oh, boy... That was the longest recipe I've ever typed out. -.- Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed! ^^
Next characters: Kitaro/Neko Musume (GeGeGe no Kitaro)!

13 Cosplays of Halloween: Couples' Crypt - Dante/Trish (Devil May Cry)

Day 4! ^^ Today, it's another trip to the Couples' Crypt, armed to the teeth, because it's Dante and Trish from 'Devil May Cry!'

Here's Dante! ^^ This is the 'Marvel vs. Capcom 3' design. Many thanks to the Marvel vs. Capcom Wiki for letting me use this!

 

Here's Trish! ^^ Much like Dante, this is her design from 'Marvel vs. Capcom 3.' Many thanks to The Fighters Generation for letting me use this!

 

Here's what you need for Dante:

• A red trench coat
• Silver hairspray
• Brown craft leather
• Black or brown pants
• Black boots
• Fake weapons

How to assemble him:

1. Get dressed.
2. I highly suggest getting somebody who's great with leather to help you out on making the leather straps.
3. Once the straps are done, fit them over your shoulders and across your chest. If they fit, sew them together.
4. Grab some fake swords and fake guns and now you're done!

Now for Trish! Here's what you need for her:

• A black tube top or corset
• Black shiny pants
• Black knee-high boots
• Black satin or cotton
• Black elbow-length gloves
• A black belt

Here's how to assemble her:

1. Get dressed. Have somebody draw a lightning bolt shape starting at the top and end about halfway through, using some fabric chalk.
2. Afterwards, take the gloves, cut off the hand parts and put them on.
3. Cut the bolt shape off the top. For extra cleavage, wear a strapless bra.
4. Grab some sunglasses and a fake gun and now you're done!

Hope you enjoyed! ^^

Next character: Painwheel (Skullgirls)!

13 Cosplays of Halloween - NES Jason (Friday the 13th *NES*)

Day 3! ^^ Time to blow the dust off that old NES because today, it's Jason from the NES game 'Friday the 13th!'

Here's a picture of the NES Jason figure that NECA released last year. ^^ This will be the model for this recipe. Many thanks to The Manchester Morgue for letting me use this!

 

Here's what you'll need to assemble him (Not the figure!):

• Purple face paint
• A white collared button-up shirt
• White pants
• Purple cloth dye
• Blue glow-in-the-dark craft paint
• A plastic Jason mask
• Glow-in-the-dark gloves
• White or bright shoes

How to assemble:

1. Begin by painting the shoes and the mask with the glow-in-the-dark paint. Afterwards, set it outside so the paint can both dry and gain its glow. For the mask since it's made of plastic, it's best to put it in the shade so it won't melt.
2. Another thing to do outside is prep the dye to use the shirt and pants. Once the dye's ready, dunk them in. Be careful because dyes can splash and stain your clothes and flooring!
3. When you get the desired shade of purple on the clothes, hang them up on a clothesline so they can dry. If not, let the clothes dry anyway, dunk them back in when they're dry and continue the cycle until you get the desired purpliness.
4. When the clothes are dry, put them on. Bring in the mask and shoes so they can cool from the sun and put them on when they are. Slap on the gloves, grab a fake machete and you're ready to go!

Hope you enjoyed! ^^

Next characters: Dante and Trish (Devil May Cry)!

13 Cosplays of Halloween - Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers/Vs. Capcom series)

Hey, guys! ^^ Day 2! Today, we'll be exploring the highlands of Scotland because the character of the day is Morrigan Aensland from 'Darkstalkers' and the 'Vs. Capcom' series!

Here's her 'Tatsunoko vs. Capcom' look. ^^ This will be the model for this recipe.

 

Here's another picture of her from 'Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.' ^^ Many thanks to The Fighters Generation for letting me use this!

 

Here's what you need to assemble her:

• A black strapless swimsuit
• White faux fur
• Orange gloves
• Purple, pink or magenta yoga pants or tights
• Black boots
• Fake bat wings
• Green hairspray
• Black headband
• Fake bats
• Purple fabric marker
• Black and white fabric chalk

How to assemble her:

1. Let's work on the headband. Take a fake plastic bat, cut off the wings and glue them onto the headband. Set them aside so the glue can dry.
2. Put on the swimsuit and tights. Have somebody draw a V shape across your chest and a heart below it with the white chalk. Once they're done, have them carefully cut it out.
3. Draw some bats on the tights using the marker. Think Batman bats, but purple. You don't cut these!
4. Put on the gloves. Using the black chalk and some scissors, transform them into fancy fingerless gloves. You know, the ones with the ring around the middle finger?
5. Onto the fur! Cut some lines on it (not all the way!) so it looks frilly. Somebody can help pin or sew it on (be careful!).
6. Grab a towel, wrap it around your neck and spray your hair with the green spray. You can either do this yourself or have somebody do this for you. Afterwards, comb it so it's distributed evenly, wash out the comb and leave your hair to dry.
7. After your hair is nice and green, strap on the fake bat wings and the headband, put on the boots and now you're done!

Hope you enjoyed! ^^

Next character: NES Jason (Friday the 13th NES)!

13 Cosplays of Halloween: Couples' Crypt - Sunflower/Zombie (Plants vs. Zombies)

Hey, guys! ^^ Bri here. It's time to break out the pumpkins, fake spiders and bowls of candy because it's time for 13 Cosplays of Halloween 2014! If you're new to this or just wanna refresh your memory, I'll explain it. ^^ Up until Halloween, I post new recipes not just for conventions in October. They can also be used for costume ideas while passing out treats for every little Draculaura and Red Bird that comes to your door.

To start off this year's 13 Cosplays event, let's head into the Couples' Crypt. ^^ Now let's grab our gloves, shovels and watering cans because today it's the Sunflower and the Zombies from 'Plants vs. Zombies!'

 

Here's a Giant Sunflower and a Zombie. ^^ The sunflower will be the focus on the first recipe.

 

Here's just a generic Zombie. ^^ He'll be the focus on the second recipe. Many thanks to the Plants vs. Zombies Wiki for letting me use this picture and the one far above!

 





Here's what you need for the Sunflower:

• Green clothing
• Brown or white headband
• Felt in yellow and green
• Black and brown fabric marker

How to assemble the Sunflower:

1. Cut up some petal shapes (cloud shape if you wanna be faithful to the original design) with the yellow felt.
2. Cut out the same petal shape out of the green felt for the leaves. For gloves, you can add a little thumb piece to four of them. Somebody or you can sew the four "leaves" together and you'll get two mittens.
3. Glue the yellow petals to the headband. If you're using a white headband, use a brown fabric marker and leave it dry before gluing the petals onto it.
4. While you're waiting, get dressed and if the leaf mittens are already done, put those on.
5. If the glue's dry, put on the headband and you're done!

Now for the Zombie! Here's what you need for it:

• Face paint in green, black and white
• Fake teeth
• Brown jacket and shoes
• Old blue jeans
• Gray or white shirt
• Red tie
• Bald cap

How to assemble it:

1. Put on the bald cap and tuck in any stray hairs.
2. Once the cap is snug, now for the paint! Mix some black, green and white face paint on a paper plate with a makeup brush and paint away! You should have this nice grayish-green color all over yourself.
3. Now for the clothes! Cut them up so they can look tattered and old. If you want, cover the clothes in dirt and mud to make them look very dirty.
4. Once the dirt's shaken off, time to get dressed. For the pants, slip on the cut bit after you put them on. Adjust the tie, slip on the fake teeth and you're done!

Now you're ready to defend the yard! Hope you enjoyed! ^^
Next recipe: Morrigan (Darkstalkers)!

Back to School 2014 - Boys' Uniform (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

Hey, guys! ^^ Here's part 2 of my Back-To-School recipes! Since I covered the girls a couple weeks ago, I'll be covering the boys' uniforms today.

Here's a picture of Haruhi (see previous post for her uniform!) and Kyon, which will be our model. ^^ Many thanks to Eleven Tsuki for letting me use this!

 

 

What you need to assemble it:

• A dark blue blazer
• A white long-sleeved shirt
• A red tie
• Black pants
• Brown loafers

How to assemble:

1. Get dressed.
2. Tie your tie.
3. Put on your shoes, adjust the tie and cuffs and now you're done!

For the rest of the month, I'll be working on this year's 13 Cosplays of Halloween, so keep your eyes peeled. ^^ Hope you enjoy and have a great first day of school!