Cosplay : catgirls and other critters
Gerry Poulos, Mark Simmons (Illustrator)
Why just draw your favorite anime character when you can be it? Cosplay-short for "costume play"--Is sweeping the anime con scene from coast to coast, and once again we're leading the way with a pair of books for both beginning and veteran cosplayers. Each volume features: transforming ordinary fabric and accessories into fabulous contest winners; creating genre-specific costumes from scratch; duplicating your favorite characters or inventing your very own; cosplaying both for competition and just for fun; accessories from shoes to makeup; finding hard-to-get and imported items; patterns, measurements, and sewing techniques; money-saving tips and how-tos for cosplay on a budget; pointers on the care and transportation of costumes; resource lists, websites, where to find character models, etc; . full-color photos, plans, and drawings. Volume 1 covers Catgirls, a favorite of fans from All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku-Nuku to Hyper Police and great for purring and prowling
Print Book, English, ©2006
Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley, Calif., ©2006