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So now that I've successfully cosplayed once I've got the bug but I can't decide who else I want to dress up as. The kind of costume I'd be most excited to try is a monster cosplay, like that one Silent Hill costume that did the rounds on the internet. Dressing up as a monster would make sure that my costume was unique, and plus I love the idea of taking something outlandish and not physically real and recreating it in 3d materials.

The problem with that is that monsters in games tend to be tall, which I am not. to get the most imposing and creepy look for something like the Dark Souls/Bloodborne bosses, I'd need to learn to walk on stilts and that's slightly more effort than I want to go to. So I was trying to think of monster costumes I could do that would still look okay worn on a short person.

And then I had a thought.

I've been pretty obsessed with Darkest Dungeon lately, and while its most recognizable monsters still obey the "monsters are tall" rule, you know who's instantly recognizable that I could dress up as?

This little asshole.

Who as a bonus everyone who's played the game would know immediately because of his assholery.

I'm pretty sure I even have a hat like that.

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❤️❤️❤️ that would be really, really cool! You should definitely do it - more short monster cosplay!

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It's been a bit surprising to me how few video game monster costume ideas I can think of that are a) short, b) recognizable enough to make a costume out of, and c) feasible for a newbie cosplayer (so no puppetry, huge moveable paper-mache heads, etc). Granted I also don't know every franchise out there, but I doubt there's a game out there with a treasure trove of stubby-legged monsters.

One thing I've been contemplating about how I'd do the costume is how I'd do the skull/face. Boyf assumed I'd wear a Halloween skull mask, but my initial thought was to do skull makeup. Makeup would be less obstructive if I wanted to shop or go to panels at a con, and probably less hot than a full mask, but I'd worry about smudging full-face makeup if I ate. Especially since I'e never done full face paint before! I don't quite know how it works!

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Oh maaaaaan costume makeup is so much fun (if you like makeup stuff)! And honestly, with all the material that’s out and available because of the contouring fads, it’s easier to get right with less effort than it used to be? If you’re in the habit of wearing a full face or know how to wear a full face of makeup on the regular, you can mostly apply the same concept to doing makeup for cosplay - so primers, concealers, shades, setting powders, highlights and accents, lip and finishing spray. The biggest difference is instead of working with your natural skin tones, you’re using something else -coughgraytrollskincough- and so your own skin becomes a highlight or shade beneath the makeup. It’s honestly really cool to see what happens to the lines of your face when you put something so different on it?

If you’re not sure where to start, consider the makeup you DO use, and how sensitive your skin is, and if you’re prone to dry or oily skin. Ben Nye is nice stage makeup and a lot of cosplayers like it, but it’s expensive and it makes me break out in hives - so just keep m mind it’s not always great for sensitive skin?

If you want to start easy, I would suggest picking up some basics for layering from e.l.f. Because they have a lot of gentle products and their primer and setting spray is really really good (and everything is on sale on their website, and the prices are low anyways so you don’t feel like you’ve spent an obscene amount). I do recommend snazaroo because their products are gentle.

Something you might consider if you’re doing all over coverage in a certain color - mixing a pale/white foundation with softened/watered snazaroo to make a nice foundation in a weird color. It wears a little longer that way, and it’s a good base to put a stronger color on top (even if it’s ostensibly the same color). Basically your face is a canvas on an episode of Joy of Painting and Bob Ross is about to layer the colors on your face - except you are the Bob Ross.

Also, consider going to we love colors and converting a pair of tights into a ‘neck’ to wear for the day instead of doing full makeup on your neck - so you would blend the base color down into the collar of the tights for a clean look. You can protect the rest of your costume that way and not feel itchy because wearing makeup on your neck gets uncomfortable (to me).

If you can’t tell by this ridiculous reply, I’m all in support of wearing makeup instead of a mask.

I hope that helps? I mean, other than the makeup itself you should get some dedicated sponges and brushes that you only use for cosplay makeup, and definitely apply the full face coverage with a sponge and not a brush. It really is just like applying fancier contour makeup nowadays though.

Edit: oh! Make sure that you bring a face paint down to the seams of your lips, or even cover the lips. Whether you apply some sort of lip shape later, or expand the mouth further than your natural lip, you need to cover it for a more (paranatural? Supernatural?) natural look.

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(Replying in parts bc I'm heading out soon but I didn't want to just leave all your helpful advice unanswered!)

I think I wore a full face...once? Back when I was a bridesmaid for one of my cousins' weddings. And in that case not only was someone else applying the makeup, but it was also in the earlyish aughts and primer/toner/highlights weren't as much of a thing. Most of the time I just wear foundation and maybe some eye makeup, so I'd be starting from zero!

I'm not even 100% how to contour my face or what contours I'd need to highlight/focus on, but hopefully there'd be someone at an Ulta or Sephora around who could walk me through that part.

I'm excited to learn more about costume makeup, though, because it might be like how I didn't really learn how to operate a sewing machine until I needed to learn it for my costume. Learning about it for cosplay might finally make it stick.

Also, I appreciate your recommendation for e.l.f. makeup and Snazaroo. Like I said I'd be starting from zero with toner, highlighting, contouring, etc., so having something inexpensive to start working with is a huge help. I've been looking up a few makeup tutorials and have some ideas for what kind of primers I might want to use - my skin tends towards oily and I have very pink cheeks and nose, so matte-ifying and green color correction are what the tutorials mentioned. Being able to test those with less expensive products to see if they work makes it a lot easier.

I also appreciate the suggestion for using tights for the neck! I hadn't even thought of using tights to protect the rest of my costume, and since the character I'd be dressed as is a skeleton, I'd just have to use black tights. I could even use that for my arms/hands with paint or fabric as the "finger bones"; it'd be easier than painting my hands and arms as well.

That Silent Hill thing is fucking creepy... that Bone Courtier is comparatively adorable and you should definitely do it.

The Shambler Tentacle is also kind of cute and small.

I know, isn't it? The fact that there's two people in that costume makes it so much worse. And part of it is that the whole Silent Hill art style makes their monsters all look really dirty and rotted, so seeing that translated to a real-life person just has this whole other, gross dimension to it.

I actually haven't run across the Shambler yet (I'm paranoid about keeping my torchlight up and he only appears if you're in darkness or if you purposefully summon him), but the Tentacle design would make an entertaining costume because if I'm not going to go the whole nine and make a tentacle suit that hides my face, I could instead make the little tendrils and red spots into some sort of jaunty hat, and that idea entertains me.

I could instead make the little tendrils and red spots into some sort of jaunty hat, and that idea entertains me.

:'D

Damn that SH cosplay is amazing! :o

Isn't it? I've seen a couple of Pyramid Head costumes and several Nurses (which do seem a little easier to put together than the other two), but I'd never seen anything like that one I linked. It's apparently from Avianna Cosplay, and it's fascinating to see the process behind it.

Yay monster cosplay! I think there's something so fun about transforming yourself into something not quite (or not at all) human.

Did you see that February has been declared shitposting month by way of welcoming tumblr emigres to Dreamwidth? I love this weird old site.

It really is! Part of what I've been having fun with when I cosplay is the chance to make myself into something fantastic and unreal; dressing monstrous would be such a cool next step to take.

I hadn't seen that but it delights me! And what a good way to transition people over who aren't used to this particular blogging style. I'm so glad I'm back to using this site more often. I shouldn't have left for this long!

It really is nice to see more activity here again, and feel motivated to post a bit more myself. Obviously I did manage to make friends on tumblr -- like yourself! -- but the threaded conversations here just feel so comfortable and homey.

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