Cosplay vocabulary
We all started there, I too didn't understand anything at first and I was ashamed to ask so I hope this little "dictionaries" will help the novices (or perhaps assert them who it is)
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What you need
- *A brain(1)
Steps
- 1
A wig
The word "wig" means wig in English - 2
Crossplay
It's about wearing the cosplay of a character whose genre is opposed to ours (a girl will cosplay in a male character, a boy will cosplay in a female character) - 3
Genderbend
Attention, crossplay and genderbend are two completely different things. The genderbend is that a person will change the character's genre so that it matches his (whole make a female or male version of a character) - 4
OC
Contrary to what everyone thinks, OC does not mean original character (because technically all characters are original character), its means own character (your "own character") - 5
Props
The props are separate accessories from the cosplay, it's something the character holds in his hand or something like his (a sword, a magic wand, a plush,...) - 6
WIP
People use this diminutive (under a photo post, on cosplan) which means "Work in process" which means in French "work in progress" to show photos of a project under construction - 7
Lace front
A lace front is a type of wig without fringe, but with lace for a more natural effect, it is wig have a more realistic effect so they are more expensive. - 8
Wig cap
A wig cap is a kind of "widow shirt." It pulls on the head and hides our real hair on it so that nothing goes beyond wig. - 9
The worbla
Worbla is a thermoplastic (like EVA foam) which therefore needs heat to be modeled, so a thermal stripper is used. Worbla is used to make details or small elements (it is not suitable for making a whole worbla armor). - 10
Binderchest
Binderchest is a tool (very often used by crossplayers) that allows to compress the chest to hide it, which can for example allow a girl to cosplay a male character