Comments for Jia*Jem http://jiajem.com cosplayer and costumer Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Leeloo Suspenders by Sof http://jiajem.com/tutorials/leeloo-suspenders/#comment-162 Sof Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:55:27 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3375#comment-162 I'm going to attempt to make these suspenders. Can you tell me how much silicone/liquid latex you needed for this project? I'm not sure how much to buy :/. Thanks so much! I’m going to attempt to make these suspenders. Can you tell me how much silicone/liquid latex you needed for this project? I’m not sure how much to buy :/. Thanks so much!

]]> Comment on Leeloo Suspenders by wachi http://jiajem.com/tutorials/leeloo-suspenders/#comment-153 wachi Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:34:09 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3375#comment-153 AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. Thank you. so creative and this will def. make my costume perfect. I'm sure it won't look as good as yours, but at least I have a better idea about the suspenders. xo AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. Thank you. so creative and this will def. make my costume perfect. I’m sure it won’t look as good as yours, but at least I have a better idea about the suspenders. xo

]]> Comment on Leeloo Suspenders by Camille http://jiajem.com/tutorials/leeloo-suspenders/#comment-116 Camille Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:43:38 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3375#comment-116 In the process now. I kinda waited til last minute. Dragon Con is tomorrow. I completed the mold & I'm about to start with the latex rubber. Hopefully I can get it to dry by in the morning! In the process now. I kinda waited til last minute. Dragon Con is tomorrow. I completed the mold & I’m about to start with the latex rubber. Hopefully I can get it to dry by in the morning!

]]> Comment on Posing at Conventions i.e. Damage Control by Saune http://jiajem.com/tutorials/posing/#comment-108 Saune Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:15:50 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3417#comment-108 What you say is very true. A lot of my favourite cosplays arent the expensive detailed ones, but the ones where people put that extra bit into it. Confidence and character regularily makes the 1 weekend thrift store special look 10x better than the store-bought/commisioned works. It takes alot of courage to cosplay. Wear your work with pride, no matter how poor you think it looks. If you arent going to work the costume and just stand there-why cosplay at all? What you say is very true. A lot of my favourite cosplays arent the expensive detailed ones, but the ones where people put that extra bit into it. Confidence and character regularily makes the 1 weekend thrift store special look 10x better than the store-bought/commisioned works.

It takes alot of courage to cosplay. Wear your work with pride, no matter how poor you think it looks. If you arent going to work the costume and just stand there-why cosplay at all?

]]> Comment on Posing at Conventions i.e. Damage Control by Monique http://jiajem.com/tutorials/posing/#comment-105 Monique Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:57:31 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3417#comment-105 Thank you so much Jia! This should help me and my friends while cosplaying. Now the hard part is TRYING to get people to stay in character! Thank you so much Jia! This should help me and my friends while cosplaying. Now the hard part is TRYING to get people to stay in character!

]]> Comment on Leeloo Suspenders by Hope http://jiajem.com/tutorials/leeloo-suspenders/#comment-37 Hope Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:58:27 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3375#comment-37 You are seriously MY HERO for making this tutorial! THANK U! I can't wait to try this! I want a pair in every color! I will send you pictures after Halloween! THANK YOU AGAIN! Hope You are seriously MY HERO for making this tutorial! THANK U! I can’t wait to try this! I want a pair in every color! I will send you pictures after Halloween! THANK YOU AGAIN!

Hope

]]> Comment on Feather Wings by amanda http://jiajem.com/tutorials/wings/#comment-22 amanda Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:37:18 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3299#comment-22 this tutorial helped me out immensely!! the pronged design inserting straight into the garment is perfect for me!! thank you soooo much for keeping up such an awesome site! you're so super awesome <3 this tutorial helped me out immensely!! the pronged design inserting straight into the garment is perfect for me!! thank you soooo much for keeping up such an awesome site! you’re so super awesome <3

]]> Comment on Glorify Yourself by Jia Jem http://jiajem.com/tutorials/glorify/#comment-20 Jia Jem Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:07:56 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3486#comment-20 Hey! I just did a quick search and found it on Etsy for $10! Sounds like a steal to me! ;) I'm too lazy to scan more now, but I will definitely consider it if I am bored one afternoon, haha. Thank you for taking the time to ask, and I'm glad it was a good read for you! It is a FASCINATING resource, and worth picking up a copy if you find one! Hey! I just did a quick search and found it on Etsy for $10! Sounds like a steal to me! ;) I’m too lazy to scan more now, but I will definitely consider it if I am bored one afternoon, haha. Thank you for taking the time to ask, and I’m glad it was a good read for you! It is a FASCINATING resource, and worth picking up a copy if you find one!

]]> Comment on Posing at Conventions i.e. Damage Control by Jia Jem http://jiajem.com/tutorials/posing/#comment-19 Jia Jem Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:01:57 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3417#comment-19 Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Glad my awkwardness didn't go to waste, haha. I think you are a step ahead of me always staying in character! I'm horrible at playing baddies. I always want to smile and be nice and ruin it. Maybe I need to steal your technique.... Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Glad my awkwardness didn’t go to waste, haha. I think you are a step ahead of me always staying in character! I’m horrible at playing baddies. I always want to smile and be nice and ruin it. Maybe I need to steal your technique….

]]> Comment on Posing at Conventions i.e. Damage Control by sakara http://jiajem.com/tutorials/posing/#comment-18 sakara Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:31:56 +0000 http://72.52.193.176/?page_id=3417#comment-18 This tutorial is brilliant. I've shared it on a group for our big British convention London Expo as quite often i've seen some fantastic costumes let down by the bad pose, or lack of. As you said cosplay is about costume and play ( or performance) It's about becoming that character for the few seconds the photos are being taken. Example. When i did Asajj Ventress from star wars and people asked me for a photo, i never smiled, i simply beckoned them over and did a suitable pose with them. When they said thanks (which i always appreciate) i would nod ( ala T'ealc from Sg1) to them as thanks. They always said to my non costuming friend how i was in character and it was more than just a person in costume and they liked that. Of course playing someone so evil, you have to pull back on the evilness unless you want to be thrown out of an event! Loving the new website btw! This tutorial is brilliant. I’ve shared it on a group for our big British convention London Expo as quite often i’ve seen some fantastic costumes let down by the bad pose, or lack of.

As you said cosplay is about costume and play ( or performance) It’s about becoming that character for the few seconds the photos are being taken.
Example. When i did Asajj Ventress from star wars and people asked me for a photo, i never smiled, i simply beckoned them over and did a suitable pose with them. When they said thanks (which i always appreciate) i would nod ( ala T’ealc from Sg1) to them as thanks. They always said to my non costuming friend how i was in character and it was more than just a person in costume and they liked that.

Of course playing someone so evil, you have to pull back on the evilness unless you want to be thrown out of an event!

Loving the new website btw!

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