You look fabulous! I'm aiming to cosplay starting next year, this is the year where I visit conventions (GenCon & DragonCon), next year is when I bring out the cosplay thunder. Super excited!

Here's a picture of my Lumpy Space Princess cosplay, back when I was about 200-210lbs:



And here's a picture of the same cosplay (I had yet to paint myself purple, though!) at about 158lbs, I've lost another 8lbs since then.



So as you can see, it's definitely worth it! I've almost finished my cosplay of Bishamon from Noragami. If you google her, you can probably tell why I'm a bit apprehensive... but I think I can pull it off!

kestrel359 wrote: »

I've always thought Red Sonja would be cool to do too but I've never felt my body would look good in that costume. I hope to see your bad *kitten* pictures soon

Proportions-wise, I have a similar "build" to how she's drawn (particularly in the second picture), but I think I'll actually have the confidence to do it once I reach my goal weight. I even have a girl who does custom chainmaille.

And get a spray tan, cause otherwise, this right here:

To be honest, I probably trust myself doing my tan more than a booth/person... I've used Fake Bake before, and that stuff is amazing. It makes you smell like a tropical vacation, and doesn't look jacked up on your knees/elbows/ankles as long as you follow the directions (and moisturize those areas first).

The best part is watching my boyfriend put on the mitt thing and buff it all over my back.

Yay cosplay! You guys are amazing! I hope to get fit someday so I can cosplay too!

Love the pictures and the goals.

I have never cosplayed. I think about it sometimes but I am all about comfort and I get really hot at conventions. If I ever do it though it would be Batgirl, Wonder Woman or River Song. River would be the easiest and most comfortable, but getting my hair to hold that kind of wild curl would be hard (I have straight blonde hair).

Problem with Batgirl is the wig and mask. Wonder Woman would call for a wig too. I don't know if I could wear one all day.

Maybe one of these days when I have the time or the money I will go for it. However, in the meantime, i need to buy my daughter a Sailor Moon wig. I think she needs the boots too. She is 21 and loves to cosplay. We go to NY Comicon together, but this is her last year in college. She wants to move away so I may be on my own after this year. (although my husband is coming with us for a bit on Friday, he likes this stuff too, but hates crowds and lines)

Cosplay is a HUGE motivator for me. I'm going to Dragoncon this year and want to look better than I did at my local con. I did my first cosplay this year at a local comic con. It was super fun, but I did feel uncomfortable because of my weight. I've always wanted to do a nightelf from WoW, but I need to have less rolls to pull that off comfortably



Me with the AMAZING Danai Gurira as Michonne (I still cringe at how chubby I look next to her amazing physique in that pic. My arms are literally twice the size of hers)




Me as Lana Kane from Archer. I felt a bit better in this one.

My dream cosplay would be Vivienne from Dragon Age; I'm going to teach myself to make her costume

Frozenmango wrote: »

My dream cosplay would be Vivienne from Dragon Age; I'm going to teach myself to make her costume

You guys are AWESOME. *0*
Vivienne was my go-to gal as we hunted down that Korifinus guy! I hope you share the pics once you've got the costume ready!

Also,

MarziPanda95 wrote:

Here's a picture of my Lumpy Space Princess cosplay

Like omGLOB... love the username, congrats on your weight loss!

I'm not much for cosplay but I love to sew. If I ever get the house I put a bid on; I would have a dedicated sewing/craft room. I even inherited my grandmothers treadle sewing machine.

@echoslug WOW that looks amazing!

That looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing. Also, may I ask, do you know of any websites/blogs for people learning to make costumes?