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Cosplay YouTube Channel Selection Criteria

As you can imagine, I are lots of video channels to sort. I had to decide which ones made it to the list and which ones didn’t, so in order to make my list fair I decided to follow some selection criteria to give everyone a fair change. The criteria to be included in the list is the following:

• Channels over 1K followers
• Cosplay as the MAIN topic
• Focus on Cosplay Tutorials or relevant Cosplay Talk
• Life Vlogs and convention vlogs channels are excluded
• Channel needs to be alive at the time of posting this list (aka, posted within the last year)

If you are missing any big names, probably it is because they didn’t pass the preselection, or maybe I don’t know them yet! Many historical garments, lolita fashion and make up pages didn’t make it even if they had some cosplay related content. They are very informative and I do follow quite a few myself, same for specifically original characters or crafting channels but I needed to draw the line somewhere. Also, I decided not to add vlogs and convention video channels to the list, as these were quite regionally specific and even if they were interesting, they were not always specifically cosplay related.

my favourite Cosplay YouTube Channels

I have taken the time to categorise the channels into categories. Even in cosplay, there are several specific niches and I personally find myself more attracted to some more than others. Although the channels listed here usually cover a variety of topics, I tried my best to categorise them on the list that in my opinion best suited them just to help you out deciding what to watch first.

Sewing and general Cosplay

This category includes mostly sew alongs and cosplay tutorials which do not necessarily have to be made with foam and worbla but can have parts of it. This section is quite broad and varied.

• Alice in Cosplayland Hey! That’s me! Check me out! I mostly post sewing tutorials and cosplay advice. I show you how to make cosplays step by step!
• Casey Renee Cosplay Sew along cosplay tutorials with often big builds and a touch of goth
• Tiffany Gordon Cosplay She makes her own cosplays and props and shows you how to make them
• Bat Cosplay Studios (Koumori no Hime) Sew alongs for sewn cosplays
• Hendo Art Step by step cosplay tutorials mostly from videogames with sew alongs, prop making and make up
• NDLWKShop Step by step sewing tutorials
• Lizard Leigh Sew along original twist cosplays with deep dives on fandoms
• A.K. Wirru Sew along cosplays, giant builds and funny videos
• Colleen Cosplay Easy sewing tutorials and props as well as dissability info and con vlogs

Larger than life

In this section I include a few channels that in general make huge builds using a ton of different materials and techniques

• Miss Twisted Very elaborate cosplays often with huge details and inspired twists
• Littlejem Huge builds and animatronics
• Simrell Crazy builds, in particular videogame with
• Sarah Spaceman Cosplay tutorials of mostly big builds and entertaining convention vlogs focused on cosplay
• Bella Mae’s Design Extremely detail recreations, mostly gowns from films
• Crescent Shay Larger than life cosplay and fashion builds often with a twist

Armoured Cosplay

Using foam, worbla or 3D printed pieces these masters will show you how they make their full armour builds. Usually from beginning to end. Also check out their tips on how to use common cosplay materials and techniques.

• Kamui Cosplay Everything cosplay, plenty of tutorials on armour builds with foam and worbla, but also 3D printing, cosplay talk and electronics
• Jessica Nigri Cosplay tutorials, mainly working with foam and funny videos
• Lightning cosplay Armour builds, props and casting and resin techniques
• Downen Creative Studios Foamsmithing tutorials and extremely detailed cosplays using cutting machines and other techniques.

No longer active (no new videos in the last year) but still interesting:

• Xieng Prod Mostly big male armour builds in foam
• Cosplay Apprentice Foam armour and useful techniques to use on your cosplay builds
• Grace Willow Formerly Zonbi Cosplay. Cosplay tutorials, mainly armour and foam builds

Props

If you want to master foamsmithing and other techniques, make sure to check these prop makers out. I separated this category from the armoured cosplay because you will not usually see full builds on this channels but rather single props like masks or weapons to use with your cosplays.

• SKS Props Mainly masks, swords and weapons made with foam
• Punished Props Academy All kinds of props made with different techniques including foam and casting
• Evil Ted Smith Props, masks and armour pieces made with foam as their main material
• Odin Makes Mostly props and some cosplays from popular fandoms in foam but also 3D printed pieces

Wig styling

Although the following channels have plenty of other cosplay related tutorials, I particularly find them useful if you want to learn a bit more about extreme wig styling.

• Kinpatsu Cosplay Main focus on big ponytails and wigs but lots of other cosplay tutorials and cosplay builds as well
• Cowbutt Crunchies Extremely detailed wigs tutorials and very elaborated cosplays are the signature of these cosplayers, you will find cosplay talks as well

Make up and prosthetics

If you want to step up your game with some characterization make up, check these out.

• Alyson Tabitha Incredible movie characterisations and also cosplay tutorials and wig styling
• Kleiner Pixel Cosplay make up tutorials, mainly from anime characters as well as contact lenses recommendations
• Jedimanda Many cosplay tutorials mostly from films as well as make up and prosthetic tutorials.

Cosplay Talk

Do you want to know what it is like being a cosplayer? These youtubers will share with you videos about their views and anecdotes on the cosplay community

• Kirilee Cosplay A lot of cosplay talks and good vibes encouragement, she makes full cosplay tutorials too
• AnyaPanda Cosplay talk, reviews and anecdotes
• MangoSirene Although no longer active, this channel has some good tips and tutorials for cosplayers
• ShePropTalk Podcast style cosplay discussion featuring female, non-binary and transgender cosplayers

Other languages

Happy with subtitles? Maybe English isn’t your first language? Don’t for get to check these amazing youtubers as well.

• Shappi Videos in Polish with English subtitles. Cosplay tutorials and cosplay talk from an expert in foamsmithing.
• Igna Thyme Prop and foam tutorials in Spanish
• Ainlina Cosplay talk in French

Honorable mentions

Here is some honorable mentions with channels that have good cosplay content but have a shifted focus to other topics and aren’t cosplay exclusive

• Rachel Maksy Although her videos are mostly about general crafting, she makes cosplays from old films and fandoms every so often.
• Ginny Di Although mostly you find D&D and funny videos in cosplay these days, you can also find some sewing tutorials and cosplay talks.
• Moth Faerie (minjalinjee) Sew alongs and detailed explanations, mainly historical cosplay adaptations she mostly does vlogs and renfaire content now
• Hazariel Atelier Fashion inspired cosplays and home decor adding her own twists. Now focuses on her own designs.
• Mira Scarlet Sew along livestreams, tutorials, cosplay talk and props. Has now shifted to live vlogs.

There is a full world of possibilities out there, as well as new videos and cosplayers sharing their experiences each day. Need a bit more help? How about getting cosplay patterns with full instructions and step by step tutorials? And if you are bew to the club and not sure of where to start, don’t forget to check my Cosplay for Beginners page to get you going.

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