This is a compendium of the cosplay education and cosplay tutorial panels I give. Each title links to the slide deck for that panel. Feel free to use these for your own educational needs and share this link, but please do not repost my panels elsewhere without my permission.
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All About that Lace
Types of lace and trimmings and how to choose them and sew with them
Covers grooming, fit and proportion, psychological aspects, and revealing cosplay -specific construction
Body Paint 101
Discusses safe and effective methods of simple body painting and sealing
Bunnysuit Boot Camp
Walks cosplayers through the steps of making bunnysuits and other corset-like but non-reducing garments, from pattern to garment
Cleavagemancy and Breast Physics
Looks at how to support, contain, and enlarge breasts for cosplay
Cosplay in Translation
Covers translating 2D designs into 3D garments, such as color theory, how to use textures, and how to proportion garments on a human body. Aimed at upper intermediate cosplayers looking to improve the overall finish and effect of their cosplays.
Cosplay Makeup For Total n00bs
Covers types of products and the basics of how to use them for those unfamiliar with cosplay makeup or wear it infrequently
Discusses specialty undergarments to wear under costumes, including for changing gender presentation, comfort and temperature, and to hide private areas
How to pattern, sew, support, and wear large, fluffy skirts
How to Level Up Your Cosplay
Aimed at skilled beginner to low-level intermediate cosplayers to improve their translation of costumes from 2D drawings to 3D finished products; covers planning, construction, and finishing
Planning Your Cosplay
How to take a costume from idea to finished product; covers costume choice, planning, and budgeting
Self Shooting in the Wild
Taking your own cosplay photos on location. Covers location choice, equipment, framing and posing, and safety.
Sewing With Knits
Covers knit fabric choice and special considerations in patterning, sewing, and caring for knit materials
Sewing With Structure, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Interfacing
Interfacing, boning, horsehair, etc.
Troubleshooting Your Cosplay
Discusses common construction pitfalls and how to avoid them