Making off

This character was rather quick to make.I built this cosplay mainly with materials from my stash. I made the bodysuit in velvet. The jacket is made with blue cotton and lined with black fabric. I made it only waist length and I shortened the sleeves as well. I self drafted both pieces. For this version I chose to wear simple fishnets that create a dark effect. For my Black Canary cosplay I used a lace front Blonde Bombshell Wig from Uniqso. It makes the hair quite realistic. I also used Sweety Cyan Mesh circle lenses by Uniqso to achieve the old cartoon flat eye effect.

I haven’t worn this cosplay to a convention and it was more a quick project. This was a project I had wanted to make her quite a while. I may not wear this particular cosplay to an event, but I may take some more pictures at a later date . However, I will surely make other versions of my beloved Black Canary.

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Sometimes the simplest cosplays are the best. To be honest I hadn’t even planned to do a Raven cosplay at the time (ok, perhaps just a little). However, I had just made a bodysuit for a different project and Halloween was around the corner. So I thought it would be easy to put together a Raven.

How I made it

I used my own bodysuit and cloak patterns to make Raven’s costume. For the bodysuit, I chose a slightly shiny stretch fabric that I had bought a long time ago and had a leathery look. Trying to fulfill those cosplay resolutions of using my stash fabric I set at the beginning of the year, because I always buy a lot of fabric but I never get to use it.

For the cloak, I used a dark blue crushed velvet fabric that I bought really cheap from my local fabric store (support small businesses!) I used a half circle pattern for the cloak. You can check my cloak tutorial if you want to learn how to make one, and I hemmed the edges. I then made the hood with the leftover fabric and lined the inside with a similar colour lining fabric.

If you need a bit of help with the patterns, you can actually download the ones that I used on my Cosplay Pattern Store on Etsy. They do come with full instructions and a step by step of how to make them (and they are useful for other cosplays too).

Finally I made my belt with Christmas baubles and foam and I added lights to the belt. It was a very easy trick as this time I didn’t need to do lots of circuitry. You can make easy lights for cosplay with just some cheap fairy lights.

Wearing my Raven cosplay

I was very lucky to get the MUA Lauren Burridge to do my make up. It was a simple enough make up but worked really well with the character. It also made my contact lenses, the I.Fairy Cara Red from Uniqso, to stand out.

Again Woolton Hall was the chosen location for this photoshoot. It works very well for this kind of character. And I believe the results were stunning thanks to the work of Chris Baugh. I got plenty of awesome images and they were all very eerie and spooky. For a fairly “improvised” cosplay I was really happy with the results.

Raven

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Very often we focus on getting a very elaborate cosplay, but you don’t always need to try so hard to get something cool. I had forgotten how much fun it is just to wear something that will resemble your character without having to spend hours on creating elaborate dresses and armours. When my friend and photographer Mark Lycett was looking for a model I just jumped ahead with my Raven casual cosplay based on Picolo’s fanart.

How I made it

Let’s face it, Raven was a no brainer. I could have gone for the original purple hair but I kind of liked the black and found it more realistic. Also, I got this amazing black parted wig by Uniqso and Raven was the perfect excuse to wear it. I also wore my Sweety Pro Black lenses for this look. If you want to convince more yourself on how cool they are I made a review for the wig and a review for the lenses.

Most of the clothes for the cosplay I got from my wardrobe, but I will be sharing a little trick with you and will tell you my little secret to get affordable clothes for your cosplays without having to leave you sofa in one of my posts really soon.

Wearing my Raven casual cosplay

This photoshoot was a summer evening idea that came out of the blue. I had everything prepared for Raven and even had the patterns ready to paint my t-shirt and hoodie but as usual I had postponed it and left it in my to do list.

One of my favourite photographers had a last minute cancellation for a photoshoot and was looking for a model. The weather was so nice that I jumped ahead to the adventure. As Raven has lots of casual clothes I thought it would be a great idea, even if I hadn’t trully finished her.

We decided to go to Formby beach, which is next to a forest and has amazing views. The character worked amazingly well and Mark did his magic with the photos as the sun was setting. Last minute photoshoots are sometimes magical, don’t you think?

I had previously worn my Raven cosplay with her deffault costume, and I used my pattern collection to make her bodysuit. I hope you liked this one too. If you really like my posts and want to support me you can always support me on my Ko-Fi page, but remember that a like and a comment are for me the best way of showing your support.

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I think Lady Sif is an underestimated character in the Marvel universe. Sif is an Asgardian warrior and one of Thor’s companions. She is strong and rightous and can match Thor anytime. She has also been Thor’s lover as well as other Mighty warriors like Beta Ray Bill. At some point in the story she also gets “possessed” by Loki, who takes control of her body to become Lady Loki. I love how after this episode she decides to take a break in order to regain some strength after the psychological battle and struggle to have a tricksy God possessing your body.

How I made my Lady Sif cosplay

I used upholsery leather to build most of my Lady Sif cosplay. For the skirt and the corset, I used the fake leather in dark red and white. I also made some other armour pieces with it over a base of foam. The leather I used was very stiff. It worked perfectly well for the gladiator skirt. However, it was a bit bulky for the corset. I patterned my corset from scratch, it does compress my waist a few centimeters and rise my chest. Unortunately, as the material is so thick it is difficult to notice. The inside is lined and boned.

I used craft foam for the small details of my costume. However, as it would be the most delicate part of the costume, I built the headband using foam and worbla . It stays in place with a thick rubber band and I decorated it with a jewel on the front. I also used high density foam to make the sword. There is a glass fiber dowel inside the sword to help it keep its shape.

Finally, I made the pattern of my cloak as a semicircle. I added white fur on top and used padding to make it look broader and thicker. It attaches to the corset with hooks and eyes

Wearing my Lady Sif cosplay

I had already started making my cosplay when I got a request to appear in a local parade with a Marvel group of cosplayers. I convinced my friend Larxenne to join me as Lady Loki and we spent a great evening having spontaneous fights during the parade. As part of the event we also promoted the comic section of our local library.

Later, I got to wear this cosplay again at a photoshoot on an old Mill with Ian Moore. It was absolutely freezing but the pictures were well worth it.

I had lots of fun creating movement for this cosplay and fighting imaginary creatures and monsters.

In general, my Lady Sif was a cosplay that required skill and the use of difficult materials, but I think I achieved the overall warrior and fierce look. She is indeed one of my comic book favourite characters.

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As usual with comic characters you get like a million versions of the same character so you are more or less free to “choose” the details. This was a very simple cosplay to do, although the wristband gave me some problems

Como de costumbre los personajes de comic tienen un millon de versiones del mismo personaje asi que tienes mas o menos libertad para “elegir” los detalles. Este cosplay fue sencillo de hacer aunque la muñequera me dio algunos problemas

How I made my Black Widow Cosplay

I made the belt with foam and shaped it with heat. Then I glued strips of lace in order to put an elastic band through them.

El cinturón es de goma Eva y está moldeado con calor. Después les pegué a las piezas un lazo para poder pasarles una tira elástica.

For the bracelet I used…gluesticks! Inexpensive, easy to get and exactly the right shape. I didn’t want them to be so straightforward so I drilled a hole on them I also sharpened the tips

Para los brazaletes use…varitas de silicona! Baratas, fáciles de encontrar y de la forma exacta. No quería que fuera tan directo así que les hice unos agujeros. También usé un sacapuntas para redondear las puntas.

The rest is just a black catsuit I got on Ebay and a curly red wig and obviously lots of weapons like guns and knives, the average S.H.I.E.L.D equipment you know.

El resto es sólo un mono negro elástico que conseguí en Ebay y una peluca roja. Obviamente me arme hasta los dientes de armas y cuchillos, el equipamiento standard de S.H.I.E.L.D ya sabes.

Wearing my Black Widow Cosplay

Two of the Marvel artists who draw Black Widow happen to be from my city (really!) and I was wearing this costume in one of their workshops at my local comic store. It is called 7heroes and it is awesome! You better go there if you go to Murcia. Also, they are about the nicest guys in the world and will help you find anything you may need.

Dos de los artistas de Marvel que han dibujado a Black Widow resulta que son de mi ciudad (en serio!) y justo llevé este cosplay en su charla en la inauguración de mi tienda local de comics. Se llama 7heroes y es genial! Os recomiendo que vayáis allí si pasáis por Murcia. Ademas, son así como los tíos más majos del mundo y seguro que os ayudan a encontrar cualquier cosa que necesiteis.

I wore this cosplay again at Murcia se Remanga after fixing my weapons. They had broken when I first wore it.

Llevé este cosplay de nuevo en el Murcia se Remanga. Tuve que arreglar mis armas, que se habían roto la primera vez que lo lleve.

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How I made it

For once I chose to buy a bodysuit. At the time, I didn’t know how to work with elastic fabric and I considered this to be easier. However, I still had to adjust it as the garment didn’t fit me as well as it should. I only had to add white fur to the right places. I can now make my own gloves but it was also very easy to find white and black ones at the store.

The one thing I did make was the mask. I used craft foam, heated it with my heatgun and shaped it on top of my head. Then, I made sure it wasn’t too hot not to burn myself and it worked very well. Finally, I sealed it with glue and painted it with acrylic. It stayed attached with a rubber band. Finally, I made a little medallion with foam and white foam and a strip of leather to wear it as a collar. For my make up I used the i.Fairy Cara green contacts the second time I wore it, as I was new to contact lenses the first time.

Wearing my Black Cat Cosplay

The first time I wore my cosplay was in Halloween with my friend Victoria as Miss Marvel. We were going to a manga convention that weekend and decided to go out for a few hours before we went to the convention.

Much later I wore the cosplay to a photoshoot in Montrose Studios, with a much improved make up and some adjustments like new boot covers and gloves. It was great and we managed to take amazing pictures in and out of the studio.

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