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> Cosplay Masterpost: http://pastebin.com/ekZP1fhg
- Tutorials and links that can help with Homestuck cosplays. Refer to it if you need help. Any contributions welcome.
> Crunchy Cosplay List: http://i.imgur.com/Yp1XFFe.jpg
- A list of suggested Homestuck cosplayers to follow and check out, as they have great cosplays and some also have good tutorials on their blogs.
To discuss:
> What's one last HS cosplay you want to do before the comic ends?
> What do you think HS cosplay will be like after the comic ends?
>>8871341
(just fyi thats the outdated version of the list in the op. not a big issue i guess since its mostly the same)
> What's one last HS cosplay you want to do before the comic ends?
the one im doing now!
> What do you think HS cosplay will be like after the comic ends
i wana see some new outfits! dave's coment about wearing normal outfits post sburb gave me some hope. but i doubt we'll get any to be real.
>>8871389
>>8871341
I believe this is the most recent version, but VM asked to be removed and this isn't updated to reflect that.
I'm kinda sad that most of the fanbase jumped ship before the comic ended. Imagine how much more exciting the end would've been if the fanbase was still there at full force.
>>8871459
yeah, i cant blame ppl tho. out of the past 3 years 2 have been hiatus. hiveswap was just such a bad idea in retrospect. but im still excited to see the end.
>>8871341
My next con isn't until well after 4/13, so my last con cosplays might be the it before it ends. That being said, there are still a handful of HS costumes I'd like to make and wear over the next year or two.
I think in general HS cosplay will continue to slow down at the rate it is now. It won't completely die because there seems to be a constant inflow new and young fans. Sadly, it seems like most BNFs are pretty much done with HS cosplay. I doubt most of them will be active Homestucks in a year or so.
>>8871341
are we selfposting again?
>>8871826
God these two were cute. Gray on the Sunday too.
>>8871878
You start
>>8871878
what is mspa general, but a miserable pile of selfposts?
hey hsg, i found a folder with a bunch of old pics i saved a couple years back so i decided since we're getting closer to the end i would do a commemorative dump. salut
>>8872462
>>8872472
>>8872475
gotta throw this in there, the shit with this chick was (the kanaya) one hell of a time
>>8872480
>>8872485
>>8872491
>>8872503
>>8872511
end dump
>>8872521
I love this Feferi but I wish she'd worn black lipstick.
>>8872491
That's a good Nep coat. I don't know if it's the image or what but the horns look a bit off. Like the left one isn't on correctly or something.
Hey, what's the general feeling on ginger Strider cosplays? I might do a Dirk soon, and I was thinking of going ginger for him because that's my natural hair color and blonde generally looks really ass with my pale skin.
>>8876265
Oh hey is that Dexter.
I wanted to do ginger Dirk (I posted in the past thread) and had a bad time trying to find good ginger wigs. But then again I also wanted a lace front so my options were limited. I ended up with a more gingerish blonde, which looked well enough on me. It's not quite ginger enough that people take note of it as a Thing, though.
If you're really set on ginger then go for it, and as usually, coordinate if you're in a group. There will be people bitching, probably, but ginger striders isn't really less canon than brunette prospit kids. Just be prepared to run into a lot of issues with finding a good wig in a nice tone. Sometimes you luck out, but if not, then looking for character specific wigs from other series might help.
>>8876265
You're probably using the wrong shade of blonde. Find one with an undertone that works for you.
>>8876265
Go for it, I love ginger striders.
And man, I feel you with not doing well with blonde wigs. I've tried so many different shades of blonde, and every single time I just look gross.
>>8876265
would you still use a wig? generally a wig is always going to be better regardless. if your wig is half decently styled i dont think anyone here would care about it being ginger.
>>8876265
If you can pull off gingery tones, why not a strawberry blonde as a compromise?
>>8871428
>>8871449
Here's a version without VM in it.
>>8879164
heres a version without those 2 weird marks next to crowmunist. (sorry, im not list anon but my ocd made me do it)
>>8879300
Bless you, anon.
Pyropi's new JJ log is online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fopM2k5vmnI
>>8876289
Nah man that's Ryan, NCS 2013
>>8879343
Yeah I thought that as I went back to look at my post lmao.
They were both pretty neat Daves, and I kinda miss having them (along with a bunch of other folks) in the fandom. I don't blame them, but it seems the comm is just getting younger which is a bit... Tiresome? Idk.
/Swerant
>>8879325
The comments on this video are truly pathetic, and I'm not even being mean.
>>8879377
I have to agree with you there. When attending cons and meetups, and even just being online on various social networks, I keep running into people a lot younger than me. Seems like most of those in my age group (20s) have moved on to other fandoms.
Obviously there's nothing wrong with young people in the fandom! New blood is good etc. But I don't really feel comfortable surrounded by 14 year olds, and I'm pretty sure a lot of them aren't very comfortable with hanging out with people 10 years their senior
>>8879425
>why don't I do this with my friends oh yeah I'm 14
>I'm almost 21, I just don't have friends
Ouch
>>8879325
Just throwing this out there, but I enjoy these logs. People genuinely having fun and being nerds, it's refreshing amidst all the cattiness I see on Tumblr and Facebook.
>>8880395
I know someone always says this but fuck this looks fun. Also
>that giant roomparty
>>8879659
I've actually had the opposite. I've sat with folks closer to my age, talking about grownup things (Rent vs. Owning a home, job markets, etc) and kids come flop down next to us all the time and start chatting and telling us all their high school problems and so on and how they fight with their parents. It's awkward. We've started sneaking off and having Barstucks by ourselves. It's kind of a relief. Kids are fun, but it's nice to relax.
>>8880412
This, loads of times. I can be having a chill conversation about apartment hunting, and then some 14 year old jumps in about highschool bullshit and wanting to live in 'a giant house with all their homestuck friends'.
Makes me actually consider hosting more barstucks in my area.
>>8880412
I've never been to a Barstuck or anything like that. For one there's not many people my age in my community, and secondly those who are are very "Alcohol is bad!!!!!!!!!!!".
Maybe there are more Homestucks my age in my community than I know of, but how do I find them amongst all these 14 year olds?
>>8880687
i suggested a barstuck for the older members of my comm a while ago and it started such a shitstorm you would not even believe. my comm is awful and i want nothing to do with them, all the homestucks i meet nowadays are usually friends of friends.
>>8880833
I'm OP of >>8880412, I organize barstucks and don't drink a drop. It's just a really good way to be sure to keep things 21+ without having to explicitly spell out "no kids."
Sometimes we've tacked it onto the end of normal meetups just so some of the younger ones won't feel like they're missing the whole party. Keeps shitstorms at bay.
>>8880679
I've had this happen at barstucks too, like ones that are hotel bars and allow kids in.
>>8880695
I really want to attend Barstucks but every time I do they fall through or the venue tries to charge out the ass for "cover charges" on a party where everyone bought drinks.
>>8880836
How do you host these? Do you call the bar ahead of time and tell them a bunch of freaks in grey will show up to sit around? How do you avoid getting your asses reamed by cover charges? Maybe I just don't have enough experience with bars in general, I'm not social or rich enough to go out drinking regularly.
>>8880911
if they're at cons, pick a bar at one of the quieter overflow hotels. they'll be seeing people in costume all weekend but won't be slammed.
if just as a meetup, depends on the size of your group. groups show up to rando bars all the time, unannounced (afterparties, after fun runs, etc), so I don't see the point in organizing ahead of time. any bar that would be too crowded or have a problem with a well paying group of weirdos is a bad choice for a venue to start with.
but bar culture is different everywhere.
>>8880911
Isn't going all grey to a bar a kinda bad idea though? The paint and the horns will most likely draw very unwanted attention from overly drunk idiots
>>8879325
God that Aradia's so hot.
>>8880988
>>8880911
I generally call ahead. There's actually one pub in particular we've gone to a few times now, and they like having us. We looked for bars that had specials during local comic cons and clearly didn't mind funny looking patrons. I always make sure everyone tips really well, and my group is pretty well behaved. We've not left so much as a smudge of grey paint on anything.
As for other patrons, we've only had one or two really weird experiences. Last time an entire herd of drunk white wine moms came over, and one actually started petting a person's cheek, saying, "how'd you get all that shit on your face??" Over and over, and then tried to pull their horns off. I intervened and said they were fragile, and not to touch them. Because really, who goes and yanks on other people but drunk wine moms. They were trying to get us to come out and party with them at other bars.
Other than that, it was just a few curious onlookers. Most were friendly and just ask what we're up to. We've got our answer down to "it's a costume party for a comic we like" and that covers all our bases.
Bumpin. Anyone going to Wondercon this year?
>>8885420
yes
regarding homestuck cosplays ill most likely be eridan
>>8885427
Very nice. I'm looking at wigs for a Dave rn. Gonna be there all weekend, hbu?
>>8885455
yep all three days
im bringing faygo too
also where are you looking at for wigs i got a shitty one at party city and i cant find any good ones for a good price around here
>>8886195
that's why the internet exists, anon
>>8886195
>party city wig
oh anon
try arda wigs
>>8886195
Did you try looking at cosplay sites with reviews of wig companies?
Arda is quite good, but there are other good wig shops around, depending what kind of wig you're looking for.
>>8886195
Arda Wigs are excellent, MatchWigs are good but have limited selection (they have the same fibers as Arda but PAY FOR SHIPPING or else itll take like two months to get to you, otherwise paid shipping is pretty fast), amphigory and rockstar wigs are also nice. all are based in the US except for matchwigs, but i would go for arda, especially if you are a beginner; they're very nice and easy to work with.
>>8886195
>Wants to cosplay Eridan
>At the level where they don't know online wig shops and actually even bother with literal party city
Honey no.
![tumblr_o2q6t8qYAR1r1hdm0o1_1280[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/cKNRATw.jpg "tumblr_o2q6t8qYAR1r1hdm0o1_1280[1].png")
![tumblr_inline_o31ads86gf1td3cgb_500[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/r9Z5yrV.gif "tumblr_inline_o31ads86gf1td3cgb_500[1].gif")
Guess the character/AU.
![tumblr_o2v47hIXx01u56kq6o1_1280[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/8J0x0MB.jpg "tumblr_o2v47hIXx01u56kq6o1_1280[1].jpg")
Guess the AU.
![tumblr_o2rvoyFCEC1spyjvbo2_1280[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/IKRMuAW.jpg "tumblr_o2rvoyFCEC1spyjvbo2_1280[1].jpg")
not sure what's going on with those horns, but the Ahab's is looking clean and neatly proportioned.
>>8886670
Human Vriska?
>>8886677
these two are so cute!! not sure if real freckles or makeup on that roxy but either way she's adorable
>>8886866
>Freckles way too large and look like chickenpox
>"Not sure if real or makeup"
I hope this is selfpost
>>8886882
Nah, I honestly think the exaggerated freckles can look cute on a few people.
>>8886882
i figured it was probably makeup, but i'm on mobile so it was a little hard to tell, geez. and they don't look nearly as awful as most makeup-freckles i see people do
>>8886675
Something wannabe Star Trek ish, or just generally bad fashion choices
>>8886663
damn, i normally love cbc work but that karkat design is just... eh
/R/ing Vriska cosplays?
>>8886925
Anon, it must be really uncomfortable! Go get that sand out of your vag before you hurt yourself.
Though really it's not uncommon for people to like the fake freckles. That's the reason people keep attempting them.
>party city eridan
>fake freckles are cute!
You must be 18 or older to use 4chan.
>>8886925
>only one person can possibly like thing i don't like!!!!
please relax
some vriska cosplays for anon
>>8886661
no no i mean for dave i got a shitty blonde wig cuz i was in a bit of a rush
but for eridan im planning on dying the front bit of my hair purple ive done it before just for fun and it looked good
>>8886956
>yellow eyes
i might be retarded for asking but is this real or fake
>>8887045
photoshop
>>8887044
>>8887045
>>8887044
>not using a wig
please stop cosplaying
>>8886904
No they look pretty awful.
>>8886882
Have you ever seen more than one single freckled person? The size is fine, really. It's not super realistic, no, but for freckle make up it looks alright and it's definitely clean enough.
>>8887342
Just because it looks better than most shitty freckle makeup doesn't make it "good." Like you said, it doesn't look realistic. Some of the "freckles" are lines, ffs.
>>8887900
Rapper Rose?
>>8886670
>Still posting these even though next to nobody participates
I vote for a new game.
>>8887900
The Cyberpunkstuck cosplayers only got a shitton of attention because the Latula has thousands of followers on instagram.
Their designs/outfits are pretty boring and flat, doesn't really scream "cyberpunk"
>>8887900
honestly if it wasn't for the Latula you wouldn't know what Captor/Ampora the others are supposed to be
>>8887220
..yea i didnt really think this through
>>8887949
For all the focus we put on homestuck cosplayers in this thread, we barely keep track of instagram at all.
>>8887961
Because every worthwhile cosplayer has a tumblr. "Instafamous" cosplayers are typically little more than shoop spam, an infinite supply of sponsored cos tests, or pandering to an infantile demographic. Sometimes all of the above.
>>8886670
Thug/punk Kanaya
>>8888543
What.
>>8886670
Unrelated, but I hate when people talk in gifs. Do they know we can't hear them?
>>8889370
I just loathe tumblr gifs, fucking half second of animation with subtitles in a set with eight other images to complete the single line. The stupid character flapping their mouth at you as you read through each image doesn't add anything at all to the images which could all just be one still with the line under it. Fuck.
>>8889377
Good for you
Unrelated to THAT: What are you guys working on right now? Do you guys have plans to do certain cosplays soon?
>>8889500
There are always irons in the fire. It's just a matter of gathering motivation to work on them.
>>8889500
I was thinking of doing Rufioh? I already have his horns since I cosplay Tavros, I'm just not too sure if I want to deal with his wings. I also don't want to make new cosplays until I've lost weight because seeing how chunky I'm getting is kinda dragging me down so in the meantime I'm fixing up cosplays I already have.
>>8889500
Kind of tempted to make a cmv. any suggestions to work around the fact that my camera work is decent at best with the fact that I've a pretty good grip on the editing process?
>>8889736
Have a plan. Mix up the shots.
>>8889500
oh hey, i've been waiting for this question. i'm pumping out a god tier rose for 4/13 and acen. the ending hype is hitting me strong
>>8889500
im working on a little cosplay project i'll hopefully be done with by 4/13, nothing huge tho.
>>8889500
I'm trying to finish my god tier Jade but i keep struggling with the hood. Got a lil while until the con but I'm still really stressed over it
>>8889500
Godtier Latula is slowly coming together. Hoping my girlfriend will do Godtier Mituna with me when I wear her.
Aside from that, I just plan on touching up my more recent stuff that I'm not 100% happy with.
>>8889930
I've been wanting to get into it for a while, but it's pretty intimidating. So I found a song with a music video I felt like I could emulate into a CMV without struggling TOO much to get me started. It got a very distinct feel so while it may turn out kinda predictable and not super exciting, it's also a relatively easy project to start with and a song I really love.
>>8889500
Had been working on a mookie desing for katsucon but it ultimately hit a roadblock in the last lap so I'm gonna take a step back and take more time with it. Considered starting calliope soon even though I probably won't wear her until next year regardless.
>>8876265
I have a similar problem – I want to do ginger Dave, but my skin tone is weird as hell (I'm Asian so it's some weird desaturated light tan color)
What undertone would be the best in that scenario?
>>8889796
yo, i'm this anon and i had kind of a major cutting incident while trying to hem my back panel -- pic related is my attempt to salvage it. does having the back panel of the seer robe shorter than the front panel look totally stupid and -- should i redo it? i'm really anal about details, but i hate going back on my work, so this is conflicting as fuck.
>>8893064
You could always hem the front up to match it.
>>8893064
Doesn't look so bad to me. But even it out if it really gets your goat, its not too short in the back.
>>8893064
>>8893184
yeah, i thought about that but then i realized that it might look dumb to have both sides really short... thanks for the suggestion, though!
>>8893659
thanks, i think i'm more chill with it actually, putting everything together kind of made my fears go away i appreciate the reply though
Christ.
>>8896521
good lord that's unfortunate. I feel bad for her.
>>8896521
did they photoshop their eyes yellow? why?
>>8896607
>they
Tumblr out
>>8896612
>Telling Tumblr to leave in cgl MSPA thread
Thoughts?
>>8898011
Eh, not a fan of the body paint theyve got going on. Itd look better if they were all just white instead. Other than that everyone other than Pearl looks pretty average-low tier. Nothing really special.
>>8898011
looks good imo, i like this better then when people do white makeup. but thats just my preference.
>>8898011
i wish they'd gone all or none with the tails, it looks awkward for two with and two without.
also really not digging the tavris, especially that wig just. does not look good.
but i think the other three did a pretty good job
>>8898011
I like the paint because it's well-applied and -incredible within Homestuck cosplay- is colour-matched to the fabrics used.
Beyond that, it's mostly nitpick points on my part:
>Photog really should have edited out the wrinkles on Tavris's and Pearlgirl's armsocks/gloves, though the Erisol and Arquius seem to have smooth, well-fitted armsocks.
>Not a fan of the tails - they make the cosplayers look like giant, lumpy worms.
>Erisol did a neat job on the ombre dying on their pants (but they could do with some shapewear to smooth out their midsection silhouette).
>Arquius needs a better-fitting tank that doesn't look like a pillowcase.
>>8886663
why does lily look SO fat in this costume? she looked fine in her star cosplay the same weekend...
>>8898011
fefeta and erisol are just knockoffs of saccharinesylph and kisbe
>>8898726
i think that it's a combination of her having gained some weight and the skirt being so poofy.
>>8898726
It's not a very flattering cut.
>>8898726
It's arguably also a poor posing decision. Her arms are covering her midsection, so your eye imagines the line of her silhouette to transition straight from her bust to her incredibly poofy skirt (instead of curving into where her waist would be). If she had lifted her elbows out of the way (which would have covered up her bust detailling, but you gotta sacrifice some things to get a decent shot), the silhouette would have been more flattering.
>>8898750
I'm not sure that follows
![avatar[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eRRrwQ3.jpg "avatar[1].jpg")
R8 me :^}
>>8900510
So not only did you post this obvious vendetta, you fucked up and downloaded the photo from her page multiple times and didn't bother to change the filename.
because I'm curious: what were some homestuck cosplays you guys really wanted to do and never ended up doing? and are you going to do them in honor of the comic ending? pic kinda related because disciple was one of prominent plans and now I'm not really sure what to do with her.
>>8901865
God Tier Cronus. Still haven't given up on it entirely, biut this summer it will have been hanging in my closet for two years.
I really want to finish it and wear it, and I still DO cosplay HS so it's not out there. I've just lost motivation to finish the last, itsy-bitsy parts of it. It's also a matter of no longer having easy access to some spaces I need to finish the wings.
And shitty memories, I guess.
>>8901865
I've always wanted to be the Mayor, just once. But man, with all these summer cons coming up, I really don't want to cover my whole self up and cook. The other issue is... I'm a photographer. So that cosplay really isn't practical for me.
anyone going to sakuracon later this month? my friend and i are doing godtier roxy and john
So I haven't been in the general for a good long while (nor have I been on Tumblr for even longer), but I'm trying to finish Roxy's purple dress for Sakura and was wondering if you guys would be willing to post some for inspo!
>>8903611
i got you anon -- i'll post whatever good stuff i can scrounge up from acp/etc
>>8903631
>>8903636
>>8905710
>complaining
>not contributing
>>8901865
disciple was one of mine too, along with aradiabot. i'm probably never going to get around to them t b h
i think for 4/13 i'll fix up my dress of eclectica and wear that again, because it's probably one of the best (if not the best) hs cosplays i've ever done, and it'd be nice to wear it more than once hah
>>8905710
in my defense there are like 0 cosplays for that outfit, these were the 'less than completely terrible' ones
Has anyone here been doing Omeglestucknight?
>>8907744
ah yes, another cis male without a wig. always disappointing.
No, I follow a few people on instagram who do it and judging by the pictures they post, there's only a handful of semi-decent cosplayers on there each time.
Kind of seems like something more fun for younger kids who cant afford to go to cons, honestly.
>>8907763
>cis male
Irrelevant to quality of costume
>without a wig
Pretty much the worst
>>8908451
Pretty sure anon's point was that for some reason male cosplayers consistently feel that they don't need a wig or makeup. Seeing a cis male without a wig is like seeing a Jake cosplayer at a photoshoot with their leg hiked up a Dirk cosplayer's waist. It's the kind of garbage you aren't surprised by any more.
>>8909006
exactly what I meant.
I've been cosplaying this crap for 5+ years and god, you start to just get so frustrated about how common it is.
It's like the goddamn 3D movie glasses with the lenses popped out on every 3rd John under the age of 18. or Kanayas in red pants instead of a skirt for real reason.
... or more recently, literally every character with black eyeliner freckles.
>>8909933
>kanayas in pants instead of skirt
.........so anyway,
On the topic of things we don't like: can we stop with these painted upper lips? For everything but legit concept make up it looks fucking dumb. The Leijon's don't even have muzzles.
>>8909933
now that i think of it i dont see flower crowns anymore. i feel like i used to see those a lot. never understood that trend.
did i miss any good ones
>>8910144
What-the-hell-ampora horns.
>>8910045
Not gonna lie, someone once put a flower crown on me at a meetup, and I felt cute as fuck. I died a little inside since I knew I was contributing to that trend, but I can see why people like wearing them casually.
Then again, shit like pic related still looks pretty stupid.
>>8910144
This list makes me nostalgic because I haven't seen most of these since 2013.
But god damn. Back then I would've blacked out that card in a single convention.
>>8910144
Don't forget Steel Gray Sollux.
>>8910144
>character x character love child
>horror flashbacks to when i cosplayed as kidswap dave egbert and some 13 year old came running up to me to tell me all about their sollux x karkat love child character, clearly assuming i was supposed to be johndave demon spawn
>>8910442
I've got 2013 stories for almost all of these, so I had to put some of them in.
I miss the good old days so much. I was just talking to my comm about how back in 2012 or 2013, 20 of us arranged sushi lunch on the fly one convention, but now i'm the only one left from that group. And i'm arranging an AYCE sushi trip for the same con this weekend, 3 years later.
I miss the days of coming home to 30+ friend requests and having spent the entire day with new people who were just so happy to make a friend, but i'm so grateful for my well behaved comm.
>>8910144
Shitty sharpie beard god is still one of my favorite things.
Also on a personal pet peeve level:
>"Sexy" Strider gifs with mouth-licking
>>8910517
Do people even still make those?
>>8910455
i kinda wish my comm was still around sometimes. but like without all the constant drama. it makes me sad to think most of them probably wont bother to watch the end and will toss their hiveswap copies without ever playing it even if they do get it someday.
>>8910587
Unfortunately yes.
>>8910587
There was one in the top results of the tag just the other day.
Didn't post it 'cause phone.
>>8911205
did you learn nothing from the janitor's work yesterday
>>8911205
We know, and if you read even the last handful of posts, you'd know we hate us too.
>>8911230
still mad about us saying guys should wear wigs too? lmao
>>8910445
I need enlightening on this.
>>8914048
Not sure if there's a definite story for this but.
Snazaroo bodypaint has a grey and a silver... and if you dont read labels or look closely, you can mix them up. But, some people straight up picked up the silver and then really painstakingly greyed up for cons. It was pretty common for a while to see people completely silver. I mean, I seen one at Katsu this year and had to do a double take.
Was there a specific Sollux who did this and got pictures done? or just, picking a character?
>>8914048
>>8914103
>>8914586
Google provided me with this. The one on the far right is definitely steel grey. I mean finding the right grey was a struggle for a while for people but that one was the continuous mistake.
>>8909933
don't forget 'casual' homestuck cosplays. they're already in fucking casual clothing. how much lazier can you get
>>8910461
>What do I take out though?
My vote's on the "Love Child" square, but only because I've personally yet to see one of those (though it sounds like yall got some horrifying stories). The "young girl in XL Dave shirt" could alternately go, since "casual" Daves are a dime a dozen and it may as well be a free space.
>tfw you have a convention in a week and are lowkey considering printing this out to bring along
>>8889500
Latula for ACEN. I have everything and never finished it, so why not?
Hopefully the Homestuck presence there will be less obnoxious now that the peak hype is over.
>>8915429
I'll fix it when i'm not on mobile
... AB though? if so i'll be keeping an eye out too.
>>8915962
Nah, Wondercon.
>>8915962
AB? Come to barstuck, friend
>>8916270
Oh good is that happening? I haven't seen any announcements on facebook.
>>8907744
>>8907763
God I remember doing omeglestuck when I was in college. Like freshman year of college. To put it in perspective I'm nearly a year out of undergrad. I can't believe it's still going on.
Question for the thread: how do we feel about genderbends? I have favorite female characters I've cosplayed before but my absolute favorites are guys (read: Striders). Are they frowned upon or does nobody really care one way or another if you do the outfit nicely?
>>8916721
It's all about having a good/thought through design. In actuality, Dave and Dirk probably wouldn't look all that different if they were girls, so doing a big design overhaul in fanart or fic would seem out of place or silly. In cosplay, though? If you're just going to make your lady Dave look like canon Dave but with boobs, then why even bother?
Personally I kinda want to do a gal Dirk with Yoko hair and shades to match canon Dirk's Kamina hair/shades, but I'm way too chicken to crossplay, and especially a non-canon design.
Subtler changes are still fine. I imagine a Dave with lipstick and shorts instead would work, especially if you've a more feminine body or is in a group.
>>8916307
Saturday night, Hilton bar. The same as previous years.
>>8916270
Wouldnt miss it for the world
>>8916734
>>8916721
Had a girlfriend do a femdave one year for a massive 18 person genderbend group. She'd been cosplaying regular Dave for a while, so really all she did was cute makeup, a little black bow in her hair,and an off the shoulder croptop over a black tanktop instead.
I'd been doubting it, but it actually turned out really cute? Too bad my female Sollux was fucking garbage, I'd been hoping for cute pictures.
>>8915411
I don't mind casual clothing if it's done well, but usually it's an excuse to be lazy. There's only so many times you can wear a kid's starter outfit before it's boring, so interesting casual options can bring a little variety to a small meetup or Sunday of the con.
Replaced XLtshirt+no pants Dave with Steel Gray Sollux.
Not sure if I'll be wearing homestuck during the day at AB or if I'll just be throwing someone on for Barstuck. A week before the con and I'm still humming and hawing over a lineup.
>>8916721
The problem is a lot of times genderbends are either an excuse to be really lazy, or slut up a character needlessly. The key is to do it in a way that the outfit is very in character for the character. Femdaves with long, wavy, tousled hair drive me crazy, for example - he swordfights and roughhouses all the time with his bro, so why would long hair make sense? I'd imagine it to be more like Rose's hair, if not shorter. Etc, etc.
I know I've done genderbend dumps before but got a new computer recently and lost all my files; will post the few that I have
>>8916933
>>8916935
male kanayas tend to work well
>>8916933
My sibling specifically went with one of those blond wigs for genderbent Dave once because 'ironic southern Texas belle'. I dunno.
My point is there's justifications for everything and anything under the sun.
>>8916936
>>8916937
your sibling is a dumbass. that would only make sense if dave played up "ironic southern gentleman" in canon.
pic related, more shitty femdave
>>8916943
it would help if I posted my picture
anyway a lot of shitty daves justify their bad cosplay with "the ironiez"
>>8916937
>>8916946
not cosplay but middle version is cute without being slutty / ooc
fem eridan with tousled hair on the other hand...
>>8916940
it amazes me that this still gets posted more than 3 years later. There were other pictures of him that didn't have wonky leg poses, but no, this is the one that always comes back.
pic related, the same kid did a genderbent Jane the next day of that con.
>>8916962
Yet another subpar Eridan, surprise surprise.
>>8917069
I very clearly remember there being another malefef at least a year ago with a fem Eridan, but of course I didn't save the image.
>>8917071
Maybe??? I remember them being better than this. though, I might have just, gotten better standards with time.
pretty sure this is the best male Fef I've seen so far
>>8917071
Could you mean Ceri and Violet? it's more akin to 3 years now. (and of course I couldn't find a good pic)
>>8917113
fuck yeah, thats them!
i'm pretty sure this male vriska could pick me up and toss me
alright. I'm done wading through heaps of awful pics just to find a few good ones.
>>8917126
Haha, yeah, that was actually from phillystuck's march meet up in 2013. It was a cold as hell day too. Those were the days :') Nother photo of the whole outfit
Genderbend OP here, thanks for all the posts!
Between Dirk and Dave, I figured for Dave I would be doing one of his suits and then a ponytail wig probably medium length because I don't think he'd keep it terribly long for reasons already stated. For Dirk I was thinking of doing the tanktop outfit with his mask and maybe using an Arda Jareth I have in his hair color? Spiky side pony/just trim it down and keep it loose? Something like that.
I really don't want to change the outfits too much. Even with Dave's suits I don't know if I could really see him doing what he does with a business skirt on like Jade wears in one of her getups. Crop tops on either of them is also an absolute no.
Offering a Dave I found earlier and liked.
>>8917258
I get stupid amounts of happy every time i see someone actually bring a sord to a con. Was this from this years Katsu?
>>8901865
A full cherub Calliope. I was never sure if I needed a prosthetic to pull off the cheekbones or if getting creative with makeup would suffice (one test leaned that way but I really loved her skull look and wanted to go all-out), and I had no confidence in my ability to apply a bald-cap without it looking like lumpy shit, let alone to paint the whole thing green. I just wanted to do her proud.
I don't know if I can pull it off by next month, but I'd love to get it together by my next con.
>>8917071
I remember an extraordinarily handsome male Feferi. I'll go hunting around on my old computer for it.
>>8917385
Eh, trick of the memory, he's well-built but only moderately handsome. The cosplay's alright, probably should have gone for beach trunks. Much older than a year.
>>8917114
>That Fef
The shitty bead god is pleased.
>>8917378
Definitely go with a prosthetic or a whole mask. Makeup can be alright but having actual bones sticking out just looks better. Also baldcaps suck, try and find a skull mask that fits over your whole head. It's way more comfortable.
>>8910325
Is it a rule that anyone willing and able to cosplay homestuck is invariably a walking atrocity?
Though I do have a slight thing for bottom left girl in green because of that natural retard-face.
I wonder if she'd even know to fight back or just make confused squeels?
>>8917738
>TFW you see someone try so hard at a shitpost that they end up making no sense
>>8917258
>miniskirt and thigh highs
>>8917340
It's Katsu 2012 apparently!
>>8918048
They're shorts which are ehh but not as bad as a skirt imo. But I don't like the thigh highs either.
I found another pic and I'm liking this less and less but the top half + sord looks good.
>>8917088
why jeans
Some stuff from the tag of varying quality.
on the topic of genderbends.
Not sure what's happening here.
>>8916307
It's on tumblr. Saturday at 9: http://cowbuttcrunchies.tumblr.com/post/141171928895/for-any-older-homestucks-attending-anime-boston
>>8871341
>one last HS cosplay
Did anyone ever do the robo horse Rufioh in a full horse suit?
>>8922799
Nope, and doing so qualifies you for your own, honourary tier on the list.
>>8923109
"They-actually-went-there"-tier.
Aside from robohorserufioh, which Homestuck cosplay is the most challenging? Canon only.
>>8908451
cis men cant cosplay for shit most of the time
