Legendary Creations Comfortable Enough to Wear and Wield!

Become the character you were destined to be! Joyce van den Goor, founder of Pretzl Cosplay, is here to guide you on your epic cosplay journey. Learn all the best tools, materials and trade techniques―such as sanding, shaping, detailing, painting and so much more―to craft standout armor and lightweight props out of EVA foam. Both cheap and easy-to-handle, this material is perfect for total newbies!

With 22 different projects to test your skills, you’re sure to impress at your next comic-con, Renaissance faire or live action role-playing event. From a medieval warrior’s armor to a woodland elf’s iconic ears to an enchanting sorcerer’s handy spellbook, these pieces will serve as the perfect addition to your work-in-progress costume, or you can combine them all to create three full cosplay looks. Joyce provides traceable patterns for each project as well as detailed step-by-step images and plenty of ideas for variation. You’ll find all of the large fold-out patterns conveniently included in the back envelope, while the rest are the perfect size for printing at home.

Remember: It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this comprehensive guide, and you’ll have everything you need to bring your nerdiest dreams to life.

SC, 8x9, 192pgs, FC

The fans of Blizzard Entertainment are some of the most innovative and passionate fans in the world. The Blizzard Cosplay Book is a celebration of their creativity and love of the characters that inhabit the many worlds of Blizzard.

Featuring costuming tips, tricks, and photos from the best across the globe, The Blizzard Cosplay Book is a must-have for fans old and new of epic adventures and killer shoulder pads.

244p

Dash Shaw’s ode to that defining element of fandom, the “costume play”, artfully celebrates both the culture’s theatricality and uniquely D.I.Y. beauty via a series of interconnected short stories surrounding two young women. Cosplayers depicts their stories in an affectionately funny way and features plenty of easter eggs for the cognoscenti as well as being the perfect entry point for those befuddled by the phenomenon. To be released around the same time as Shaw’s feature film directorial debut, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea.

HC / 116 pgs / FC / 5.75 x 8.5

The first step-by-step book introducing the fun and fantastic world of cosplay from a superstar in the arena.

This book will show you how to assemble your costume and how to complete all the basics from planning, making the armor, painting and even making props. Step-by-step techniques that apply to all different styles make it easy to modify to create exactly your style.

Includes beautiful photography and images from other cosplayers showing examples of other sucessful costumes from multiple genres. Packed with demonstrations from one of cosplay's most popular designers. You can use these techniques to create any costume of any style.

This is my first book with an official publisher. Our goal was to create a beginner’s guide to armor and prop making so that everybody – no matter their background knowledge – can get started with this amazing hobby. This is the longest book I ever wrote (128 pages) and in it you’ll find everything from pattern making, to shaping and attaching armor pieces, painting to creating bad-ass props with foam or Worbla.

* Expert instruction for crafting shiny armor and realistic-looking props
* How to choose a costume and find good reference art
* A short shopping list of necessary materials and tools for beginning cosplayers
* How to create realistic paint jobs using simple acrylics
* A beautiful photo gallery featuring inspiring images from other cosplayers
* How to grow your workshop, take professional photos, participate in contests and join the cosplay community

SC, 8x11, Paperback, 128 pages high quality full color print