Most convention halls have horrible lighting, especially the notorious SM Megamall. Want to look better in a cheap and cost efficient way? Just take a picture in better lighting! 7. Stop whoring out your kids
Look at the face of that kid. Yep that is a solid :( if I ever saw one. You may be tempted to dress up your kids to cosplay since they can garner attention. They are also, currently, cuter than you'll ever be; but do them a favor and let them make cosplay decisions for themselves when they are older. How can kids even act and "play" their character if they can barely understand a few sentences? Of course, if the character they are cosplaying is an actual kid, then go ahead. But kid versions of Ms.X character from Y anime? No.
6. Watch the show you are cosplaying and actually take time to learn the character.
This would be worthwhile already for the very reason that you can learn what kind of poses and facial expression works for each character, allowing you to retain the character's "spirit". Take cosplay porn for example, the women look nice, the costumes look nice, but deep down inside you know that the cosplay is soulless because they do not embody the spirit of their character. Same thing for bimbos and tryhards who dress up only because "the character looks cool/hot (i'd look cool/hot in that)".
5. Stop using cardboard props and weapons.
Even if you paint it properly it would look horrible. The way flash would reflect on the material will show the corrugated creases. Cardboard is only acceptable if you have the patience and skill of the man shown in picture above. Otherwise, try craft/rubber foam instead as a crutch before moving on to better materials.
4. Stop liking no-name local cosplayer fan pages and whiteknighting.
Alternatively, stop fapping to fantasies of said cosplayers.Also alternatively, stop making such fan pages for yourself.
Also alternatively, stop making these fan pages for the local cosplayers you like; you are only ballooning their egos.
3. Refrain from cosplaying over done characters from Bleach, Naruto and Death Note.
Pic says everything. The uniforms and general attires maybe easy to mass produce and wear; some even being easy as rummaging the nearest ukay ukay (im looking at you L cosplayers).2. Use better threads.
You may think you are saving money by buying P20/yard threads, but I suggest you invest in some better ones. Thread quality really stands out in creating your costume, especially those related to uniforms and such. Take Sebastian the black butler, do you think someone as classy as that would be wearing the suits made from the same cloth as your school uniforms? Yeah, I didn't think so. And throw away all the shiny cloths you have, it makes the character look too cartoony. Oh the irony!1. Workout.
Look at the first picture. That's doing it right!
Tekken and Streetfighter are well known for powerful manly figures such as Ryu and Jin Kazama, they are popular picks for cosplayers. However most of these local cosplayers fail heavily when attempting to cosplay said characters; even worst than the fatties are the skinny guys. Look at that Law next to John Foo's potrayal of Ryu (he also did Jin Kazama in the tekken movie), it looks like Ryu can pick up Law and wield him to join the Soul Caliber series. Do the fanbase a favor and buff up. I don't wanna see a Law that I myself can break into pieces with one hand tied behind my back. We cant change our height, but at least we can work for our bodies. This goes for superhero cosplayers too.
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GT's Note
I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I can't help myself. Here's a few more resolutions to think about:- Hone your chanero spotting skills and stay away from chaneros
- Give Chinemperor, RG, Abundick, and other unwanted bastards the finger when you see them, discretely or otherwise
- Break ties with bad friends (i.e. Aegyo) and make new ones
- Stop showing your underwear in public
- Stop entertaining strangers on Facebook
- Stop fapping to Alodia's pictures (Tricia is ok)
