Game of Thrones holiday ornaments are here, because you can’t plan far enough ahead

As summer winds down, retailers are beginning to prepare for the holidays, which I’m pretty sure start in September at this time. The HBO Shop is definitely no exception, and can be highlight numerous Game of Thrones-themed ornaments from Kurt Adler, perfect for adorn your Christmas tree or Festivus pole this winter season gamora guardians of the galaxy cosplay

The first offering is Daenerys Targaryen, wearing an olive green gown, astride Drogon, who is naked in all his terrifying splendor:

This ornament is five inches tall and made of resin. What better way to celebrate peace and goodwill than with than a depiction of a military innovator riding her fire-breathing death lizard? the last guardian costumes

Next, we have undead Viserion breathing his Wall-melting blue flame; 7.5 inches and manufactured from resin.

All this ornament is missing is an army of undead Elves on the Shelf following it through a breach in your Xmas tree. alice madness returns costumes

And if the Night King is hanging from your tree, you’ll need Jon Snow to battle him. Adler’s take on the King in the North offers him wearing brownish leather armor and a long dark cape with fur. It’s five inches tall, so it’s almost to scale.

What do Daenerys Targaryen, the night time King and Jon Snow all of the have in common? Their paths may lead to the Iron Throne. This 4-in . ornament is lovingly detailed:

Finally, what Game of Thrones holiday decor set would be complete without a complete map of Westeros? For all we know, the people in Westeros still think the world is flat, so this is certainly technologically advanced stuff.

The globe is 3.6 inches in diameter and is made of metal, styrofoam and paper mulch. Happy early holiday shopping.

Peter Dinklage submits his efficiency in “The Dragon and the Wolf” for Emmy consideration-Can he win?

The nominations are out for the 70th annual Emmy Awards, and Game of Thrones has 22 nods, more than any various other show. Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) is certainly up for an award for Excellent Helping Actor in a Drama Series. This is simply not amazing, as he provides been nominated for actually every year the show has been on the air flow. He’s also the just cast member to ever in fact earn an Emmy for his or her work on the display, and he achieved it twice: for seasons 1 and 5. Will certainly his performance in period 7 make it a hat trick?

It’s feasible, but my imagine is…proooooobably not.

Awards site GoldDerby reviews that Dinklage has submitted for Emmy concern his functionality in “The Dragon and the Wolf,” the season 7 finale. That’s an excellent pick, since this episode almost certainly contains Dinklage’s best function from the growing season, namely the electrifying scene where he confronts his sister Cersei in her solar, the Mountain looming over him the complete time:

There’s a whole lot of background between these character types, and Dinklage is masterful at bringing most of Tyrion’s complicated emotions to bear, from deep-seated hatred and bitterness to level-headed pragmatism to flashes of brotherly affection.

Dinklage also does great work during the Dragonpit conference, although in that I believe he’s overshadowed presently there by Lena Headey’s are Cersei. (Headey, incidentally, is usually nominated for Outstanding Support Actress in a Drama, and in addition has submitted this show. I love her chances a lot more than Dinklage’s.) His other acting highlight this season is “Eastwatch.” Dinklage is definitely quietly effective during his reunion with brother Jaime (although I want that scene had opted on longer), and heartbreaking through the opening occasions of the event, when this individual wanders through areas of Lannister bodies in the aftermath of Daenerys’ Loot Train Attack. black panther cosplay costume

Therefore Dinklage was solid in season 7, as he usually is. I simply don’t understand if he popped enough to generate an Emmy, especially in a field such as this one:

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Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
The Crown, Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Game Of Thrones, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
Video game Of Thrones, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
The Handmaid’s Tale, Joseph Fiennes as Commander Waterford
Homeland, Mandy Patinkin because Saul Berenson
Stranger Points, David Harbour since Jim Hopper
That’s a few solid competition. Matt Smith and Joseph Fiennes are well-known actors on displays well-liked by critics, while poor Mandy Patinkin has been nominated four occasions for Homeland without ever successful. Might the Emmy voters opt to finally provide him a statue? aurora cosplay

A Music of Dan and Josh: Eddard XV and Catelyn IX

We’re back with more A Song of Dan and Josh, the show where myself and FanSided editor Josh Hill talk through each and every chapter of George R.R. Martin’s A Track of Ice and Fire. This week, we’re breaking down Eddard XV and Catelyn IX, a couple of chapters from A Game of Thrones, the first book in the series. Let the dialogue and debate begin!  black panther cosplay costume

We’re back with an increase of A Music of Dan and Josh, the display where myself and FanSided editor Josh Hill speak through every single chapter of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. This week, we’re wearing down Eddard XV and Catelyn IX, a set of chapters from A CASINO GAME of Thrones, the 1st book in the series. Allow debate and debate begin!

What topics do we explore? I’m happy you asked.

This is the final Eddard chapter ever! Would first-time readers have got picked that up?
Martin shows his grasp of irony here. Varys offers Ned a choice: hold to the truth and surely end up being killed, or lie in an attempt to save his own lifestyle and, more importantly, the life of his daughter Sansa. Ned finally compromises his principals in front of the Sept of Baelor…and it doesn’t matter, because Joffrey executes him in any case.
Varys promises to Ned that he serves the realm, “and the realm needs peace.” Is that truly what Varys believes? We try to untangle his motives?
The Catelyn chapter introduces us to Walder Frey, who is delightfully depraved. Martin smothers him in personality. Although at this stage, neither of us can read about him without picturing David Bradley; kudos, sir. once upon a time cosplay costumes
Longtime viewer Julie Davies sent in a terrific comment criticizing Catelyn’s behavior in this chapter, and in general. We talk through it. Did Catelyn make a bad deal with Walder Frey on Robb’s behalf? What about her lifelong hatred of Jon Snow? Catelyn’s on trial today!
Somehow, Walder Frey inspires a discussion of whether A Track of Ice and Fire is “timeless.” What do you think? sleeping beauty prince costume
We’ll be back on Wednesday, August 1 with more of our Music of Ice and Fire read-through; feel free to join us when we stream it live on our Facebook page! Next on the docket is definitely Jon VIII and Daenerys VII. We’re coming up on the end of the initial book here!

HBO reveals timetables for Game of Thrones season 8 and the Age of Heroes prequel show

Right now, journalists are gathered at the Television Critics Association press tour, where TV’s biggest titles talk about what they have in the pipeline. HBO’s press conference was the 1st on the docket, and programming president Casey Bloys dropped a few bits of info every Game of Thrones fan will want to hear. Let’s hit the highlights:

Not a shocker, this. We’ve known for a while that the final six episodes of the show would drop in 2019. Filming ended not long ago, which gives the production plenty of time to edit and add in special effects, but that process was never going to stretch into the second half of 2019. Our best bet is that season 8 will premiere sometime in March or April. once upon a time cosplay costumes

And how is the final season? “It’s fairly great,” Bloys said.

The Age of Heroes prequel won’t start shooting until 2019.
We’ve also known for some weeks that HBO is certainly making a prequel series to Video game of Thrones. There’s still no name for it, but it will be arranged during the Age of Heroes, thousands of years before Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister and the like were born. There have been reports that the display could start shooting as early as October of this season, but Bloys shot them down. “I don’t know where that report came from, we’re hoping to go into production in early ’19,” he said. They’re still searching for a director. once upon a time cosplay costumes

So there you proceed: the successor to Game of Thrones will start shooting the same calendar year as its big brother airs its series finale. There’s no term yet on when that show will premiere.

There were other prequel rumors in the air. A couple weeks back, it was widely reported that HBO was working on a second show called Empire of Ash, about the fall of the Valyrian empire. If it’s true, Bloys said nothing about it, which you can interpret how you like. adult sleeping beauty costumes

We know that, at one time, HBO was developing five prequel ideas, the Age of Heroes show being the only one for which we know for sure they’re making a pilot. According to journalist Linda Ge, Bloys said the additional four are “half dead/half on-hold,” whatever that means.

Emilia Clarke’s awkward run-in with Prince William, and other Game of Thrones cast member news

When you’re the rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, you’re bound to perform into other royals sometimes, and it can’t at all times go smoothly. Just to illustrate: Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) discussed her awkward run-in with Britain’s Prince William on NIGHT TIME with Seth Meyers. discount attack on titan cosplay

And yes, we realize this clip is old, but the remaining internet is merely now discovering it, and we’re no exception.

Dinklage performs Del, the last guy standing after some type of cataclysm. “Following the human competition is destroyed, he lives in his little, empty town, articles in his solitude and the utopia he’s methodically designed for himself - until he's uncovered by Grace (Elle Fanning), an interloper whose background and motives are obscure. Even worse, she really wants to stay.” once upon a time cosplay costumes

Shifting, Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) told the Independent regarding some writing advice the lady received from non-e apart from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss. This is for her film In Darkness, which she wrote with her partner Anthony Byrne, who also directed.

“We learned quite quickly never to write [while] eyeballing one another simultaneously,” said Dormer. “It had been better to perform it separately and swap drafts of specific moments and sequences. I recall Dan and David, thought to me, ‘you had been composing in the same area in the first place? You idiot!’ and We was like, ‘Oh correct, yeah we proved helpful that out quite quickly!’” adult sleeping beauty costumes

Benioff and Weiss have written many episodes of Video game of Thrones together, therefore they have this straight down.

Finally, Globe Vision UK posted a fresh video of Liam Cunningham’s (Davos Seaworth) visit to Southern Sudan, which he visited in his capacity since an ambassador for the business.

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Survey results: Just how do followers of different races, genders and political affiliations price Game of Thrones?

For a while right now, fansite Watchers on the Wall has been publishing the outcomes of a study it conducted of the overall game of Thrones fandom. How do fans rate the potency of various plotlines from through the years? Does it change lives if they’d read George R.R. Martin’s books? Just how do they rank the episodes from most severe to greatest? It’s a treasure trove of data, everything filled with gorgeous charts.  tina goldstein cosplay

Today, let’s review a few of the demographic data. Is there plotlines that women tended to enjoy a lot more than men, or vice versa? How about differences in political orientation? Sexual orientation? Race?

By the end of your day, we shouldn’t put an excessive amount of weight on demographic data - correlation will not equal causation, as the ancient wisdom goes - but that is interesting stuff.

Watchers is giving all of us the answers that had the starkest variations in responses. Therefore over half of man fans believed that Jaime’s poisoning of Olenna was a justified take action, while under half of female fans do. By the same token, over fifty percent of the males were delighted when Stannis defeated the wildling army, while not even half of the ladies were. charlie and the chocolate factory anime

At the risk to do what I just stated I shouldn’t do, easily were to draw a sweeping conclusion out of this, it seems like female fans were much more likely than the guys to disapprove or discover unjustified acts of violence. The exception is certainly Brienne’s victory over the Hound in season 4; more men than women had been “displeased” by that, although neither gender was as well released by it.

HBO programming president Casey Bloys: “We’re not trying to do Game of Thrones Part II”

Earlier today, HBO development president Casey Bloys sat down in front of a bunch of reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour and dropped juicy info about the timetables for the final season of Game of Thrones and the upcoming prequel series, set during the Age of Heroes, thousands of years before any of the characters we know and love were born. He continuing doling out bon mots later on in the day when he talked to Entertainment Weekly, paying particular attention to the prequel show(s). Let’s see what he had to say. once upon a time cosplay costumes

Bloys reiterated that the Age of Heroes display still doesn’t have a name, although for convenience’s sake, I’m going to call it The Long Evening, George R.R. Martin’s moniker for it. HBO is still looking for a director and is looking to shoot a pilot sometime next year. I was happy to hear Bloys say that the network isn’t trying to redo Video game of Thrones with this show, but rather wants to let The Long Night be its own thing:

The story’s time period, another 8,000 years before [the events in GoT], it’s far enough away so it feels like a different story, a different world, because it is - the kingdoms do not exist at this time. So it felt distinct. We’re not trying to accomplish Game of Thrones Component II. No one will duplicate what [GoT showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] did. By environment it when we did, there’s a lot going on, a whole lot of dynamics that are related to Game of Thrones, but it’s different enough with its time period and characters its duplicative. lance cosplay jacket

Now, The Long Night time will undoubtably feel different from its predecessor simply because different people are involved - showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss are out, screenwriter Jane Goldman is certainly in, and of course there will certainly be a whole new cast. I’ve worried that the plot outline for The Long Night seems a wee bit too similar to the one for Video game of Thrones, both of which involve warring kingdoms whose conflicts are put into perspective when the White Walkers come phoning. (I’m making some assumptions here, but that’s the vibe I get from HBO’s synopsis.) Hopefully Bloys will make good on his declare and The Long Evening really will be a new animal. adult sleeping beauty costumes

Bloys also talked about the much-buzzed about Empire of Ash, a second prequel series that purportedly explores the fall of the Valyrian Empire. According to rumor, this idea was the frontrunner for further development alongside The Lengthy Night. Is there a opportunity a pilot for another show could be greenlit this year?

No. The development process was very positive. Other people got busy, factors didn’t come together … It’s fair to say we’re excited about this pilot, we’re hoping to shoot it in the 1st quarter of ’19, I don’t anticipate any movement on any additional prequels until we [observe what this one is].

So it sounds like rumors about Empire of Ash were off the tag, assuming it was indeed one of the ideas HBO was working with. Bloys’ comments don’t mean it can never happen, but for now, it appears like The Long Night is the only prequel display definitively in the works.

Game of Thrones characters we’d love to see return from the dead…and some we wouldn’t

On Game of Thrones, anyone can proceed at anytime. Whether we adored them or hated them, we’ve watched for seven seasons as character types have dropped lifeless, whether by beheading or ripped to items by a horde of zombies or eaten by a pack of hungry dogs. In Westeros, death lurks around every corner. As the eighth and final season approaches, we’re nervous for the heroes left standing. prince eric cosplay costume

But death doesn’t have to mean the end. Jon Snow and Beric Dondarrion returned from the great beyond ready to continue the combat, and the Night King is always happy to recruit new mindless wights into his army. And even though a lot of personas have died, we didn’t always see it happen, which allows us to nurse ridiculous fantasies about ducking out of sight to reemerge and fight another day. If what is dead may never die, who would we want to see come back from the grave in the final six episodes? And on the flip side, who would we really prefer stay in the ground? discount attack on titan cosplay

We’re not here to argue whether these characters are actually likely to come back; we’re just considering what their return would do to our poor hearts. Let’s start by shedding some bitter tears over a man taken from us far too soon.cheshire cosplay young justice

Survey results: How do enthusiasts of different races, genders and political affiliations rate Game of Thrones?

For a while today, fansite Watchers on the Wall has been posting the results of a survey it conducted of the Game of Thrones fandom. Just how do fans rate the effectiveness of different plotlines from over the years? Really does it make a difference if they’d examine George R.R. Martin’s books? How do they rank the episodes from worst to best? It’s a treasure trove of data, all of it complete with gorgeous charts. Cosplay Costumes

Today, let’s go over some of the demographic data. Are there plotlines that females tended to enjoy more than guys, or vice versa? What about variations in political orientation? Sexual orientation? Race?

At the end of the day, we shouldn’t put too much weight on demographic data - correlation does not equivalent causation, as the ancient wisdom goes - but this is interesting stuff.


Watchers is giving us the answers that had the starkest distinctions in responses. So over half of male fans thought that Jaime’s poisoning of Olenna was a justified work, while under half of female fans did. By the same token, over fifty percent of the men were pleased when Stannis defeated the wildling army, while less than half of the women were. my chemical romance costume

At the risk of doing what I just said I shouldn’t do, if I were to pull a sweeping conclusion from this, it seems like feminine fans were more likely than the males to disapprove or find unjustified acts of violence. The exception is definitely Brienne’s success over the Hound in period 4; more guys than women were “displeased” by that, although neither gender was too put out by it. green arrow and black canary costumes

Video: Gwendoline Christie looks back on the early days of Brienne of Tarth

Gwendoline Christie offers played the fiercely loyal Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones since 2012. Since then, Brienne served as a Kingsguard, swore an oath of loyalty to Catelyn Stark, escorted Jaime Lannister to King’s Landing, beat The Hound in a brutal battle, executed Stannis Baratheon, entered the services of Sansa Stark and represented the Lady of Winterfell at the Dragonpit summit. black panther cosplay costume

And if it wasn’t for a friend telling Christie that enthusiasts were talking about her for the function on forums, Christie may never have gotten to experience any of that. Speaking to BAFTA Guru, she talks about her audition process, learning to become Brienne and what she learned from her co-stars.

“A friend told me in 2011 that there was something written about me on the internet being in an HBO show,” she says. “So I looked it up - I’d never done anything like that before - and I saw all of these incredible enthusiast forums offering my name.” A bit of googling afterwards, and she was fascinated:

And that really blew my mind. The idea that there might be this portrayal of a woman in mainstream entertainment who was entirely unconventional, who was simply physically very strong, but that wasn’t the the majority of interesting matter about her. The most interesting thing about her is certainly that that is coupled with an severe sensitivity and vulnerability. And whilst she was achieving these huge and impressive and deeply physical feats, that she is slowly developing as a person, as a female, and as a individual. It’s like a sort of rite of passage that she goes through. And also it did examine what it is to end up being unconventional, particularly as a woman within society. What interested me the many, which George R.R. Martin did so brilliantly and David and Dan have done wonderfully, is that it was about overcoming the obstacle. It wasn’t just about being mocked for being outside of culture. It was about overcoming that obstacle and changing attitudes, and that made me want to enjoy the part so badly. once upon a time cosplay costumes

Christie read the Music of Ice and Fire novels through A Storm of Swords. She also skilled physically, all in preparation for her initial audition. Her second audition lasted about five minutes. “I thought, ‘okay therefore I’ve got that or that just went so so badly, so therefore badly.”

Of training course she got the component, and quickly began learning how to sword combat under stuntman C.C. Smith. “We worked on the way I walked, just how I held my body…I was able to achieve things I by no means thought I could, like fighting a man that’s 6’7” and weighs 22 stone. Sorry, Rory.”

This all happened before Game of Thrones was the global phenomena it really is now, back when it sensed like “a group of actors thrown together all working hard to craft the scenes…to really work this drama and make that come to life.”

The writing has been absolutely incredible and I feel really privileged to have played that part and to have received that kind of writing to work with. The storyline with Jaime Lannister provides been incredible. The moments I’ve loved best have been my scenes with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, because he’s taught me so much about acting…generally how not to do it. No, I’m joking. daredevil costume cosplay

We agree…about the Jaime-Brienne stuff getting terrific, not Coster-Waldau being a good example of how not to act. “I think the bathtub scene was an amazing scene,” she says. “Actually to get watch Nikolaj’s work at such close quarters also to leave myself open and really be deeply affected by that efficiency. Also fighting the bear. Also fighting the Hound.”

BAFTA needles Christie about what she hasn’t liked about making the display, but she seems reticent to complain, saying only that she’s “hugely lucky to did such a thing…[I]t has changed my life. That sort of overrides everything else, because you’re aware of how privileged you are to be in that position.” She admits that the physical work can be challenging, because how could it not be, “but appearance at what it makes. So no complaints.”

Game of Thrones period 8 spoilers: Jon Snow death secret exposed in Melisandre twist?

GAME OF THRONES season eight is defined to air on tv screens for the ultimate time next season and before its return, supporters have been rematching previous series searching for clues in regards to what is to come. black butler dagger cosplay

One Video game of Thrones fan seems to have found an interesting stage regarding Jon Snow’s (played by Kit Harington) loss of life in season five.

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While fans understand that this individual was resurrected in time of year six of the strike HBO series by Melisandre (Carice Van Outen), one seems to believe that the crimson witch is not responsible.

In fact, they think that it had been Ser Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) who helped to bring back Jon.

Reddit consumer DirtyTruck noted that whenever Melisandre asked Thoros how he brought Beric Dondarrion back from the dead in season three, this individual simply said he’d asked for his friend to be alive.

He explained he previously lost faith in god, the father of Light and asked for Beric to come back.

A few moments later, Beric returned to his usual personal.

The fan noted that something comparable happened during Jon’s resurrection.

“When viewing Melisandre trying to recreate Jon she didn't possess the same conviction,” they wrote.

“She had not been trying to bring back among her friends. She was simply trying to find what she could perform. alice madness returns costumes

“It didn't matter to her if Jon was lifeless. She had already abadndoned Jon. Saying that the Lord of the Light acquired lied to her.”

However, the fan revealed that there is one person in the room who did wish Jon another to life.

“My Theory is that Davos is actually the individual that brought Jon back again to life,” DirtyTruck shared.

“When Melisandre was trying she appeared as if she had no wish or simply no will. She quit and everyone left the area except Davos.

“Davos walks up to Jon's body and I think he prays to god, the father of the Light and asks him to recreate his friend.

“A few moments later on Jon wakes up. I believe in order to bring someone back again they need to be somebody that you truly care for.”

Their theory isn't unlikely and it appears that it could enter into play in the final episode if a number of key characters are killed off. guardians of the galaxy cosplay costumes

It employs Sansa Stark actress Sophie Turner teased that there will be main betrayals in the ultimate series.

She told 1883 magazine: “This year is bloodier than ever before. It’s filled with betrayal, full of war, filled with danger.

“That’s all I could say without giving an excessive amount of away.”

Matt Groening’s Disenchantment will get the Game of Thrones references out of the way early

Animator Matt Groening is behind The Simpsons and Futurama, two of the most beloved animated series of the past 25 years. Afterwards this month, he’ll end up being debuting a brand new cartoon series on Netflix: Disenchantment. Set in the fantasy kingdom of DreadmLand, the show will follow the misadventures of the rebellious and alcoholic Princess Bean (Abbi Jacobson), an elf named Elfo (Nat Faxon), and the demon Luci (Eric Andre). The Cosplay Costumes are very well in great love.

Clearly, comparisons to Game of Thrones are inevitable, but Groening told The Hollywood Reporter that this show won’t go as heavy on pop culture references because his previous projects. “We wanted the world of Dreamland to resonate and be genuine,” he said. “We found the simplest way to tell an arc was to plot it dramatically and add jokes.” There is at least one Thrones reference that shows up early in the pilot show, though. It’s in the trailer, where the prince impales himself on a chair that looks a lot like the Iron Throne. “We wanted to get it taken care of because people are going to be looking for it.”

Disenchantment also looks nearly the same as The Simpsons and Futurama, but Groening emphasized that is a different animal. “The Simpsons can be a family sitcom, Futurama was a workplace comedy, and Disenchantment is certainly a show about three damaged people in a magical globe trying to figure out who they are and where they are going,” he said. “The display takes some dark turns and there is some tragedy. If you’re sensitive, you might tear up at some point.”

There’s also some “pretty risque material,” since any show getting made in the shadow of Game of Thrones should have. “But we also it out: It is only 50 percent people you would like to see naked.”

During the past, Groening’s shows have appeared on Fox, at least at first. (The last few seasons of Futurama aired on Comedy Central.) So why is usually Disenchantment airing on Netflix? “They fundamentally said yes after a very quick pitch and have been completely supportive thereon - and that is unusual in the history of TV. There is usually a lot more get worried and second-guessing as time goes on.” That’s a change from how Fox treated Futurama:

They so much didn’t like it, they scheduled the show for 7 p.m. on Sunday nights and then made the slogan of the network: ‘The fun begins at 8 p.m.’ So, I wasn’t able to just read between the lines, I was able to read the line. And I do love the my chemical romance costume very very much.

Being upon Netflix means Groening and his team can write the show in a different way, too. “We don’t have to backtrack and remind people where they are in the story,” he said. “We don’t have to do a sitcom reset [for each event] that we’re all used to.”

Does cosplay play an important part in your life?

To me, it is indeed.
When I first got into cosplay, I was so worried and certain I could never pull it off. "I don't look like that! Look, all the girls are cute little sticks! And ASIAN!"

All the custom made cosplay costumes are in super great quality.
That was when I was very young and didn't know anything. I was certain I would never look like how I envisioned a cosplayer should look like. And then I went to my first con. And I cosplayed as the Ken from Tokyo Ghoul.

I wasn't cosplaying, I was in lolita, but it was still something I was very self-conscious about, because again, Asian stick figures! But at the con, I saw people of all shapes and sizes, all races, all backgrounds you could imagine, in alllll kinds of cosplayyy! It was jaw-dropping for me. What was even more jaw-dropping was the fact that everyone looked so wonderful! Non-Asian, non-stick figures looking WONDERFUL in cosplay. It was inspiring for little 12 year old me. xD And one day I would like to cosplay as the deadpool. I got some detail deadpool wade wilson cosplay costumes pictures here.

And it was because it has nothing to do with whatever physical appearance you're born with. It has everything to do with your passion. All the cosplayers I saw had love for their costume and character they were portraying. Whether they made their costumes themselves or bought them, no matter! They cared deeply for their cosplay, had a connection with it, loved it, and thus, radiated within it. Those people were enjoying themselves, and their enjoyment was clear on their faces, which really lifted the mood of everyone around them. I know I was happy seeing all those beautiful people <3

What's more, people were actually taking my pictures!! A lot of people! I was so surprised but so genuinely happy people liked my coord \QvQ/ It was the biggest self-confidence booster, I'll tell you that much. From that day on, I realized what the true point of cosplay (and lolita fashion!!) was. You can be a drag and criticize people over personal opinions about what looks 'pretty' and what doesn't, but the only one ruining cosplay and the mood is you. Alternatively, you can put a smile on the faces of many by looking at the beauty and effort in their cosplay and seeing the love that was put into it, and praising that.

I just wanted to say I really love and appreciate cosplay, and people who cosplay with effort and care for their cosplays. It's just plain awesome, and seeing people display their creations/etc. proudly just inspires me and brings a smile to my face. 8D
My question now is what does cosplay mean to you? Do you feel a similar way or have a different connection to cosplay? I'd love to hear if anyone's willing to say something. xD Thanks for reading my life story! \^0^/ xD

To conclude, here's my two favorite videos talking about what cosplay REALLY means, how EVERYONE can cosplay, real self-confidence boosters. The Cosplay now is one of my daily life. I am in great love with the cosplay.

And also your work is do great. 

Baby Groot Cosplay Costumes Tutorial

 My family is a bunch of nerds. After my two young girls saw the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, they knew who they wanted to be for Halloween and had planned it for the whole family.
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My youngest proclaimed she wanted to be Groot, one of the most unique characters from the movie. But not just any Groot, she wanted to be Baby Groot from the final scenes. Now my work was cut out for me. I am an ordinary dad that likes to build things and have fun with my kids. But I am in no way a professional. So I began doing a bunch of research (screen shots of the character in the movie are very few and hard to come by). I searched lots of other costume builds and pioneered some of my own territory. Above is my final product. The build is broken down into three main parts: the mask, the body and the pot. The entire costume is fairly inexpensive to build (less than $50) and all the items were easy to come by from local hardware, big box and craft stores.

Step 1: Making the Mask

 This mask was surprisingly simple to create. When I found the concept and that it involved "carving" with a Dremel tool - I was a bit hesitant. Don't shy away from this project. You CAN DO IT!

The following are the supplies and tools used for the mask:

1 sheet of EVA foam 10mm x 24" sq (4 pack of anti-fatigue floor mats from Harbor Freight Tools for $10)

old sun glass lenses

fake plant and moss material (used for all parts of the costume)

scissors

a heat gun

a Dremel tool with a sanding wheel and a soft cone shaped grinding tip

craft glue - Aleene's Original Tacky Glue

acrylic paint - Liquitex raw sienna and Craft Smart brown

If you are more artistic than I am, you can get away with skipping the first procedure. I found a picture the I like of a Groot costume head and used an overhead projector and transparency film to project the image onto the wall. I move the image closer while having my daughter stand with her eyes closed in front of the image until the image was the size I thought was appropriate for her. I then took a sheet of EVA foam and traced the image with a Sharpie pen on the smooth side. The original image was oblique, so I then flipped the image on the projector to copy the side that was more correct and used the for both the right and left sides. I began by cutting out the eye holes with scissors. I started on a scrap piece of foam with the Dremel. It removes material much faster than I expected, so I quickly learned that you have to hold the tool at a very shallow angle with very light pressure to get the desired effect. It also creates a lot of foam dust so I recommend wearing a mask and cleaning your mask off before painting. Then I started carving the facial features. Once I had the rough shape I wanted, I switched to the cone tip shaping tool because it didn't remove material as fast and allowed me to create deeper valleys in the foam with the pointy tip. The deep marks along with dark paint inside of them really accentuate the look of a wood creature. I started with making a few calculated deep grain lines in the other parts of the head, but then just started making random marks to complete the grainy look. I cut the top "branches" of the mask with scissors and then rounded off all the edges with the Dremel. I made a small opening in the mouth area and rounded out the eye holes a little more.

The last thing necessary to complete the shape was to heat foam with the heat gun (mostly on the textured side of the mat to prevent orange peeling or bubbling on the smooth (outside) of the mask. Heat it up enough to become soft and then fold and shape to a curve. I was fortunate that my daughter was just about the right size to use the entire EVA sheep to wrap around her head and I used the interlocking teeth on the edges of the mat to help hold it in a cylindrical shape after heating it up. I relied exclusively on friction to hold the mask on her face, so I had to shape it correctly for it to stay in place. I used craft glue on the puzzle edges to permanently lock them in place once I had heated and shaped it sufficiently.

After I had the mask formed and shaped it was time for the details to make Groot come to life. I started with painting. I used acrylic paint and slapped it on with a medium sized brush to help give it a grainy texture. One thick coat was sufficient. After it dried, I used a dark brown paint and small brush to paint in the valleys I had created to make them pop.

The final steps for the mask were to glue on the details. I took an old pair of my daughter's sunglasses and popped out the lenses. I traced the hole patterns onto the lenses with a grease pencil and used a bench grinder (but the Dremel would also work) to shape the lenses. They were glued in place using the same craft glue. I used small pieces of fake plant and a bag of fake moss I purchased at Michael's and glued them where I thought they looked good on the mask. When everything dried, I was very happy with the Groot mask!

Step 2: Making the Pot

 This step of the build is also pretty simple. The following is the list of supplies needed for this step:

Party tub - $6 at Walmart

4 x 4.5" carriage head bolts with 4 matching washers and nuts - hardware store

Small spool of small gauge wire - Michael's in the decorative flower section

Metal wire ring - wire wreath frame (smallest size that will fit around the wearer) - Michael's

small suspenders - $5 at Michael's

EVA foam mat (one of the set of 4 from the mask) - Harbor Freight

fake moss - Michael's

Plastic primer and white paint

small speaker to play music (for Baby Groot to dance to!)

Start off by cutting out the bottom of the party tub with a jig saw. Mine had a ridge line that I used as a mark to cut my circular bottom out. Make sure to leave a small (about 1" lip) to be able to drill some hidden holes for the wire and provide strength. I also removed the rope handles from the top and cut 4 small pieces of EVA foam to fill the holes and glued them in place with craft glue.

Drill 4 holes around the perimeter, equidistant apart and just below the level that you want the "dirt and moss" in the pot to be. Place your 4 bolts in the holes and attach the washers and nuts to the inside. Drill 4 additional small holes in the bottom lip directly below where you placed your upper 4 holes. These lower holes only need to be large enough to run the wire through. Paint the pot (Groot's pot in the movies was off-white.) I had a black pot, so I used plastic primer first that gave it a nice rough texture as well. You only need to pain the inside down to the bolts - the rest will not be visible.

Next, take your wire ring and spool of wire. Use the wire to wrap tightly around the bolts and wire ring, holding them together. Start wrapping from the outside of the pot and work towards the center. After you have nearly reached the tip of the bolt, run the wire straight down to the hole in the base of the pot. This wire needs to be the correct length to prevent the bolt from moving beyond horizontal when being worn.

Attach the suspenders. Mine were the 3 strap kind and had alligator clips which made them very easy to connect and adjust. Any color will do as they are worn under the body piece and not visible. I used zip ties to attach my speaker that has a case with bungee built into it. I put it in front for easier access and sound projection.

The final step included cutting a piece of EVA foam in a circle the same diameter as the pot where the wire ring sits. Then cut an oval opening in the center of the foam and several (about 15) relief cuts radiating out away from the oval. The oval should be just large enough for the person wearing it to pull up to the waist. I slapped the brown paint on the smooth side of the foam, then covered the foam in craft glue when the paint was dry and applied copious amounts of moss.

*note that my initial plan was to have pot sit really low on my daughter so that her torso appeared longer and more like Baby Groot, however, it was really difficult for her to walk with the pot sitting so low on her, so we raised it so the moss was approximately at waist level.

Step 3: Making the Body

 This was the most difficult part of the costume for me to make and took some trial and error to see what would work. I love the fact that is is green (made all of paper) and made of tree products. The supplies I used are:

a roll of brown building paper - Home Depot

about 30' of packing paper

masking tape

hot glue and gun

acrylic pain - Liquitex raw sienna

fake moss and plant material

one shoe lace string

a couple of yards of green yarn

This part of the project began with making a vest out of paper. I used some heavy duty building paper from Home Depot (essentially craft construction paper), but I think that any sturdy paper such as a paper grocery bag would work fine. My goal was to cover everything on my daughter's body between the mask and the "soil" on her pot. I had to leave a few inches of material over her should height and initially left the length at the width of the paper. It's easy to cut and shorten any time later in the project. I estimated where her arm holes should be and how large to make them by holding the paper against her body. I cut the arm holes and cut the back side of the paper so that about 1 inch of overlap was left as it wrapped around her body. I then began to fold the paper with creases around her shoulders and neck to make it more form fitting and comfortable. Once I was happy with the pleats I used masking tape to maintain the shape.

Next, I took of the construction paper and crinkled and twisted it length-wise. I took sections of the twisted paper and used push pins to attach the paper to the paper body and approximate the location to match the twists on Baby Groot's body. After about 4 pieces of paper, I remembered the thin packing paper I had from a recent delivery and decided to try that instead, as the construction paper was very thick and rigid. I even tore the packing paper into thin (approx 9-12") strips to minimize how thick it projected off the body core. I was much happier with the packing paper as I felt it gave a better look, was lighter, cooler and easier to work with.

After trials with different types of craft glue, I finally decided to use hot glue in several spots (about 6-8) per twisted strip of paper to attach to the body core, focusing primarily on the upper and lower ends of the strips. Some areas only needed short strips that did not run the entire length of the body core.

The arms were the next challenge. My first thought was to use a solid tube core and attach twisted strips to it (like the body), but it became quickly clear that it had no mobility and was easily torn. I tried putting relief cuts at the elbows and other points of movement, but it still was prone to tear. My final idea that I used was to take a single, full-width length of packing paper and start at the shoulder (leaving plenty of paper above the shoulder) and wrap the paper around the arm as it worked down towards the hand. I started wrapping from the top of the should towards the back of the arm and then under towards the armpit and around the elbow down past the wrist and hand. This model allowed good mobility at the shoulder, elbow and wrist and did not have the tearing issue. As the paper went past the hand I taper the material. I wrapped the paper so there was an opening at the wrist on the underside so that her hands could be used, but were not readily visible. After the paper tapered, it terminated in a small piece of fake plant. Masking tape was used to hold the form of the arms in the wrapped position, especially at the hand area. Hot glue was used to attach the plant at the end of the arms. When I was satisfied with the arms, I slid the body vest piece over the arms and then used masking tape to attach the arms to the body vest on the inside. Several relief cuts were made in the non-visible parts of the shoulder area of the arm pieces to assist in attaching them to the body vest.

The wraps on the body help it hold it's form very well, especially with the hot glue. Once attached, my daughter could remove her arms from the costume torso and it held it's shape as well. The entire torso body piece was placed on a clothes hanger and I used a medium brush to paint the entire piece the same base color as the mask.

While it was quickly drying, I used a combination of masking tape and hot glue to attach the shoe lace (cut into 4 even pieces) on the upper and lower portions of the body to allow me to tie the back closed.

The final step was again adding details with hot gluing more fake plant and moss material and even several strips of green yarn to simulate vine or new shoots.

Step 4: Ready to Wear at Your Cosplay or Halloween Event

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Mask Masks Tutorial

 In honor of swine flu season, here is a project for all those face masks!

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Usually I am pretty good at planning for Halloween, it being my favorite holiday, but on occasion I have to throw something together last minute. This was the case last year when I took an extra face-mask  I had hanging around to make a quick costume! By re-using things around the house this project is cheap and easy on the environment. The skill level required is low, ranging from kindergartner with marker to amateur seamstress/tailor and the final product is a cute and comfortable Halloween mask.

Step 1: Gather Materials

 Face-mask: you can use anything from the nicer cotton ones people wear all over Asia to the ones used in hospitals or even the paper-like ones used in construction and painting.

Eye-mask: The ones for traveling are the kind I have in mind - there always seems to be one somewhere in the back of a cupboard that came from some international flight's complimentary toiletry bag.

Permanent markers are ideal if you plan on drawing, but all I had to use was the cheapest quality water-soluble kind, and my mask still came out all right. No matter what there will probably be a little bit of bleeding around the edges, so don't try to draw anything too detailed.

Material Scraps of any kind will work, depending on what you want to make. Nylon is especially useful for eye-masks


Step 2: Drawn Face Mask

 Drawing: For this part I suggest looking at pictures of whatever it is you want to be for Halloween before drawing it and then practice a few times on paper.

Example Dog Face-mask:
I took a black face-mask that was laying around and flipped it over to make a white surface for this one. A cheaper, disposable paper mask would probably work better with markers than my cloth one did, but cloth is what I had. Next I looked at pictures of dog snouts online and practiced drawing them until I got a desirable picture to put on the mask. Afterward I used my ridiculously bleeding markers to draw my pattern on the fabric. Because the markers bled, it gave the mask a fuzzy look, which is actually appropriate for a dog's face, but the teeth didn't come out very well. In order to make the fang's more pronounced, I went over them with white out, which seemed to do the trick.

Step 3: Drawn Eye-Mask

 If you can find a light-colored eye-mask, coloring it can be a simple way to attend a low-budget masquerade.  Like I did with the dog face-mask, I went online and looked at pictures of dog eyes - not too difficult, they eyes look a lot like ours! Next I drew them on and then I cut out they eye part. I then colored the eye-mask to better match my dog face-mask.

The eye-mask pictured below isn't as interesting as it could be because I made it to match the dog face-mask. If you don't have a face-mask to match it with you could come up with something much more creative,  especially if you are handy with a marker.


Step 4: Sewn Face-Mask

 Sewing: After you figure out what kind of mask you want, i.e. shark's mouth, look around for scrap material in the colors you need.For the shark's face I used a black face mask, an old white t-shirt and an old grey t-shirt. It doesn't take much!

Once you gather the right colors you just need to cut them in the shapes you want, layer them in the correct order and sew them on to the mask. If you are working with felt-like material you might even be able to use a hot glue gun, which would be especially useful for detailed areas like teeth. **If you use glue make sure it is clear colored and try it out on some of the scraps to make sure it holds before using it on your mask!

Example Shark Face-mask:
For the shark's face I cut the t-shirt into two strips that matched the length of my face-mask, then I cut jagged little notches along the length of one side of each of the two strips. Then I pinned the teeth onto the black face-mask.

Next I cut a piece of grey material to match the shape of the entire face-mask, adding a 1/4 inch extra space along the edges. I cut this piece in half to form the upper and lower jaws and placed the grey material over the mask.  As I removed the pins holding the teeth in place, I folded and pinned the grey material along the edges and around the teeth, making sure plenty of the teeth were showing. Sew along all of the edges and your mask is complete!

Step 5: Sewn Eye-Mask

By far the trickiest part of the ensemble, the sewn eye-mask requires lots of pinning and patience at the sewing machine.

First I lined up all of my materials, including a gray piece of fabric, a piece of black nylons and the eye-mask, and cut them leaving about half an inch around the edges of the eye-mask.

Once I had all the material properly sized, I figured out where the eye holes should go by putting the mask on, feeling where the center of my eyes were and marking those two spots. I then drew circles around those marks (if you want round circles I suggest finding something round to trace) and cut the material within the circles out of the eye-mask. After cutting out the eye holes I placed the face mask flat over the gray material and traced the outlines of the holes and cut a cross shape into the circles of the gray material.

***Cut your outer eye-hole a little smaller than the one in the eye mask because the outer material will stretch to make a bigger opening when you are sewing.***

Lining up the three layers and pinning them together is both important and tricky. It is easiest to sew the nylon into place before you pin the outer material on. With the nylon material already sewn in-between, try to make sure your outer eye holes match up with the eye holes of the eye-mask by feel. Next I tucked the edges under and pinned all the layers together. After securely pinning around all of the edges I sewed the border with about 1/2 inch away from the edge.

Hopefully your eye holes line up at least somewhat, mine weren't perfect, but it wasn't too big of a deal. Regardless, I pinned each of the four flaps of the gray eye hole under the gray fabric to make the outter eye holes. Take special care when sewing the eye holes to get really close the edge of the gray material, but not to miss it.

This is where I stopped to complete my shark/monster costume, but I would encourage people to add whatever else to their mask as they see fit!

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Easy Mask to Wear With Glasses

Want a quick and easy mask for a masked ball or quick and easy costume, but wear glasses? Here is how to make it:

1. Lay your glasses lens down on the center of a piece of construction paper. You may want to let the lenses rest on a piece of fabric to avoid scratching. Trace around your glasses with a pen or pencil. Create a shape for your mask starting at the upper line of your glasses, including an area no thinner than 1/4” over the nosepiece. Extend the sides of your mask down below the bottom of your lenses and curving in under the lenses a little bit.

2. Cut out the template. While facing a mirror, slide the template behind your glasses, pulling the sides down along your temples so that the template is resting on the bridge of your nose and is held in place by the temples of your glasses. How does it look? Do the cheek pieces extend too far forward or not far enough? Do you need to cut more space around your eyes, or make that area smaller? Is the mask bumping into your ears? Decide what changes you need to make.

3.While still wearing the template, mark with a pencil or pen above and below the temple pieces a little in front of where the temples of your glasses first meet your face. Remove template. Cut small verticle slits at the points you marked on the sides of the mask. Push your glasses temples through the slits. Put the template back on. Is that comfortable? Change the position of the slits if you need to.

4.Trace your pattern onto the backside of your mask material. If you are using a glittery paper, it is a good idea to spray it lightly with hair spray before you cut out your mask. Cut out your pattern. Cut the slits.

5. Decorate your mask. I used silver fun-foam for one mask and gold sticker paper for the other. I carefully pulled back the edges of the backing paper of the sticker paper and placed the feathers along the edge of the mask, then pressed the backing paper back into place. All the materials for two masks, not including the construction paper I had at home, cost me just over $10.00.

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