Fail Cosplayer here.
Taken from the pages of legally_scarlet Though I wish I didn't....
Costume Construction (5)
1 modified regular clothes (Seems to be about 99.9% of my cosplays I've done)
0 sewed using a commercial pattern
0 modified/combined commercial pattern(s)
0 drafted own pattern from tutorial from newspapers to drafting paper
1/5
Fabric / Sewing Techniques (13)
0 Velcro (worked with it, not to effective though, so doesn't count)
0 zipper (Oh god, I struggled with my York Cosplay to add the zipper)
0 buttons & buttonholes
0 hemming (Completely clueless)
0 Fray-check / Fray-Block (????)
0 use of sewing machine (I can somewhat sew by hand, does that count????)
0 use of serger
0 beading
0 advanced seams
0 applique
0 fabric dyeing
0 gradient dyeing
0/13
Materials (23)
0 cotton / broadcloth / muslin *
0 satin*
0 wool / twill / suit material*
0 spandex / knits*
0 velvet*
0 leather / pleather*
*(Yea.... lets just say not so keen on fabric choices ...)
0 fake fur
1 Styrofoam (First prop was made of this)
0 Fun Foam
0 Insulation foam
0 Upholstery foam
1 hot glue (At least this I know how to work with)
1 paint (Spray paint = friends_
0 fabric paint
1 cardboard (Most of the props I made are cardboard [with the exception of the few maguma_sama made])
1 foamcore / posterboard (used as cover for first prop)
1 wood (Prefer this when making props, especially bladed weapons)
0 metal
0 rhinestones / glitter / sparkles
0 Sculpey / Fimo / Model Magic / Clay
0 fiberglass
0 resin
0 plastic (styrene armor, vacforming, etc)
6/23
Props / Accessories (8)
0 Plushie / Doll
1 Sword / Knife / Spear / Axe
0 Bow / Crossbow
0 Gun / Firearms
0 Wand / Staff / Magical weapon
0 Shield (will work on first shield soon)
0 Kunai / Throwing Star / Ninja weaponry
0 Fake food
1/8
Character Types (22)
1 Ninja (Naruto Generic Ninja in '04)
0 Pirate
0 Maid [insert rage here]
1 Student (Kazuki from Buso Renkin is a student)
0 Soldier
0 Historical-inspired clothing
1 Main Character / Hero (Most have been mains)
0 Hero's love interest
0 Child
0 Elderly
0 Sidekick
0 Anti-Hero
0 Comic Relief
0 Villain
0 Princess / Queen
0 Prince / King
0 Wizard / Mage
0 Magical Girl
0 Deity
1 Matched group cosplay (Phoenix Wright, ah memories of those times, haven't had one since then)
0 Non-human but humanesque
0 Non-human "critter" (Pokemon, animal, monster, etc)
4/22
Clothing & Accessories (18)
0 Hakama / Kimono / other Japanese-inspired clothing
0 Dress / Gown
0 Pants
0 Shirt
0 Suit
0 Military uniform
0 Bodysuit / Leotard / Swimsuit
0 Fursuit / Mascot
0 Mecha
0 Partial armor
0 Full armor
0 Bootcovers
1 Gloves / Gauntlets (more gauntlets than gloves)
1 Helmet
0 Wings
0 Animal ears / feet / paws / tails
0 Jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc)
0 Glasses / Goggles / Monocle
2/18
Wigs & Hair (11)
1 Spray-on hair color or dyed your own hair (Leon, RE4, I streaked my hair in 2004)
1 Used a wig
1 Custom-dyed a wig (My York wig needed to be dyed red from blond)
0 Cut a wig
0 Worked with extensions
0 Wefted extensions
0 Stubbed a wig (high ponytails, etc)
0 Back-parted a wig (pigtails)
0 Made odango (Don't even know what the hell this is)
0 Made spikes
0 Lace-fronted a wig
3/11
YOUR TOTAL PERCENTAGE: 17%
Holy crap I am a horrible cosplayer T_T
Costume Construction (5)
1 modified regular clothes (Seems to be about 99.9% of my cosplays I've done)
0 sewed using a commercial pattern
0 modified/combined commercial pattern(s)
0 drafted own pattern from tutorial from newspapers to drafting paper
1/5
Fabric / Sewing Techniques (13)
0 Velcro (worked with it, not to effective though, so doesn't count)
0 zipper (Oh god, I struggled with my York Cosplay to add the zipper)
0 buttons & buttonholes
0 hemming (Completely clueless)
0 Fray-check / Fray-Block (????)
0 use of sewing machine (I can somewhat sew by hand, does that count????)
0 use of serger
0 beading
0 advanced seams
0 applique
0 fabric dyeing
0 gradient dyeing
0/13
Materials (23)
0 cotton / broadcloth / muslin *
0 satin*
0 wool / twill / suit material*
0 spandex / knits*
0 velvet*
0 leather / pleather*
*(Yea.... lets just say not so keen on fabric choices ...)
0 fake fur
1 Styrofoam (First prop was made of this)
0 Fun Foam
0 Insulation foam
0 Upholstery foam
1 hot glue (At least this I know how to work with)
1 paint (Spray paint = friends_
0 fabric paint
1 cardboard (Most of the props I made are cardboard [with the exception of the few maguma_sama made])
1 foamcore / posterboard (used as cover for first prop)
1 wood (Prefer this when making props, especially bladed weapons)
0 metal
0 rhinestones / glitter / sparkles
0 Sculpey / Fimo / Model Magic / Clay
0 fiberglass
0 resin
0 plastic (styrene armor, vacforming, etc)
6/23
Props / Accessories (8)
0 Plushie / Doll
1 Sword / Knife / Spear / Axe
0 Bow / Crossbow
0 Gun / Firearms
0 Wand / Staff / Magical weapon
0 Shield (will work on first shield soon)
0 Kunai / Throwing Star / Ninja weaponry
0 Fake food
1/8
Character Types (22)
1 Ninja (Naruto Generic Ninja in '04)
0 Pirate
0 Maid [insert rage here]
1 Student (Kazuki from Buso Renkin is a student)
0 Soldier
0 Historical-inspired clothing
1 Main Character / Hero (Most have been mains)
0 Hero's love interest
0 Child
0 Elderly
0 Sidekick
0 Anti-Hero
0 Comic Relief
0 Villain
0 Princess / Queen
0 Prince / King
0 Wizard / Mage
0 Magical Girl
0 Deity
1 Matched group cosplay (Phoenix Wright, ah memories of those times, haven't had one since then)
0 Non-human but humanesque
0 Non-human "critter" (Pokemon, animal, monster, etc)
4/22
Clothing & Accessories (18)
0 Hakama / Kimono / other Japanese-inspired clothing
0 Dress / Gown
0 Pants
0 Shirt
0 Suit
0 Military uniform
0 Bodysuit / Leotard / Swimsuit
0 Fursuit / Mascot
0 Mecha
0 Partial armor
0 Full armor
0 Bootcovers
1 Gloves / Gauntlets (more gauntlets than gloves)
1 Helmet
0 Wings
0 Animal ears / feet / paws / tails
0 Jewelry (earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc)
0 Glasses / Goggles / Monocle
2/18
Wigs & Hair (11)
1 Spray-on hair color or dyed your own hair (Leon, RE4, I streaked my hair in 2004)
1 Used a wig
1 Custom-dyed a wig (My York wig needed to be dyed red from blond)
0 Cut a wig
0 Worked with extensions
0 Wefted extensions
0 Stubbed a wig (high ponytails, etc)
0 Back-parted a wig (pigtails)
0 Made odango (Don't even know what the hell this is)
0 Made spikes
0 Lace-fronted a wig
3/11
YOUR TOTAL PERCENTAGE: 17%
Holy crap I am a horrible cosplayer T_T