I made my biggest, weirdest costume idea EVER?? Cosplaying a D&D session (with, like, GIANT dice)
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Legitimately two years in the making, here it IS!! Honestly I couldn't be more pumped about this full, unabridged deep dive on that time I had got the idea in my brain that it would be a really awesome idea to cosplay the concept of a D&D session, designed in the spirit of a fantasy merchant. How we got from that dungeons and dragons flavor scheme to me ziptie-ing hampers is..... literally just a whole saga that I am here today to SHARE.
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0:00 Hello!
1:22 Part One: CONCEPT
3:53 Part Two: DESIGN
6:45 Part Three: CONSTRUCT
7:15 Construct the 'fit
10:05 Construct the props
11:36 Construct the pack
14:22 Construct the wares
15:56 Construct the dice
17:28 Part Four: ASSEMBLE!!
21:52 Transformation Sequence
23:59 THE REVEAL
24:23 Part Five: The FUTURE?
Hey! I'm Lizard Leigh! I'm a designer who turns abstract concepts into obsessively constructed cosplays. This channel is where you'll find every weird DIY cosplay build, shared with you in a detailed breakdown or build log! And when I say that, I really mean.... flying by the seat of my pants to make it work and catch that cosplay vibe lmfao.
We're building the airplane as we fly it y'all, and having fun getting WEIRD with original cosplay.
If you're new to making cosplay costumes, you're in the right place for cosplay advice- I've had a lot of time to learn a ton of things to keep me inspired and motivated for over a decade in this scene. Let's hang out and turn our big build schemes into some blessed seams!
I LOVE THIS! I love this costume, I love this video, I love the relatable cosplay chaos, and I EXTRA love your post-credits-scene doorway bonus.
THANK YOU, honestly when I wear this at cons my real enemy isn't doorways, it's actually exit signs 😭 I bonked into SO many of those at katsu baha
Ahhh Ginny! I love your videos
Honestly, feel like the 'crayola nonsense' really captures the excited, chaotic fun of a session together in person with your friends? Which is, like, the best feeling. It's lovely.
I remember seeing this cosplay on twitter a while back and thinking that it was such a cool cosplay, thank you so much for showing us how you went about making it 💚
It was so fun to revisit and remember all the different thoughts that went into it!! I really am so pumped thinking about remaking parts of it for next time!
I just LOVE this costume, all the little details are so cool (and I too love a puffy short look). Also from a content creation standpoint, this is super inspiring because I often crunch too hard to do proper tutorials/build-alongs, but a post-build breakdown is absolutely achievable, and so fun to watch!
Yes!! Oh my gosh looking back on this, it's WILD to think how quickly everything came together! I'm mildly horrified by how my room looks in the background of some of those pics, but that's the nature of con crucnh yanno!
I am completely IN LOVE With that vest! I’d like to get one similar made, obviously it’d have the same pattern, but a completely different look to it, it would be great for my D&D character cosplay!
yess!! I've used that vest pattern SO many times, it's one of my faves
I remember seeing this cosplay on Twitter and being blown away! So glad you made this video so I could be blown away again! I just love it so much!
Ahh thank you, it means so much that people came back to learn more about it all this time after I first finished it! 😭
Those dice lights are so beautiful -- it's SO tempting to make some of my own to hang in my room!
You should do it!! It's definitely a technique I plan on using more! :D
I could totally believe this costume was part of Laura's inspiration for Imogen's color palette.
I think my favorite thing about your videos is that everything you say is punctuated by your hair doing a swish or bobble. It is a masterpiece of coiffer!
Bahaha thank you!! Sometimes people ask for hair products, but the truth is my hair just kinda does this 😅
I still ADORE this costume, and your videos are just SO GOOD. Also, the "I just wanna make something ridiculously large for Katsucon" energy is SO REAL
RIGHT HAHA like listen, it's important to be honest with yourself! I knew I wanted to make something that had that WHOA factor, and lbr making something profoundly tall is way easier to navigate a con in than something WIDE
@@HeyLizardLeigh Katsu is where we all go to FLEX! Can't wait to see what you've got to show off next year if you're planning to attend :)
@@wintrygarden I am DEFINITELY hoping to be there!! I'm also low key hoping for a katsucon theme of redemption arcs, aka only wearing cosplay I've worn before because I think it'd be a fun challenge!
This was such a DELIGHT!! I'm smiling so much watching this. I love the energy you bring and how natural these videos feel! It's like I'm right there hanging out with you (and learning things too!!) Your advice about picking two specific design elements to focus on is something that's stuck with me for a long time. It's SO easy to get overwhelmed when trying to come up with something new!! Fantastic work, I can't wait to see what videos you come up with next!
It really is SO easy to get lost in the weeds of "but make it fashion!" and I'm SO glad I figured out how to keep myself from going completely off base when I'm making this kinda stuff. Your kind comments mean so much to me Cecily!!!
LIZARD what a fun chaos concept!!!! I love seeing all the details and hearing how you plan to rework pieces to suit your changing needs and desires!
Yes!! I'm honestly already planning for a katsucon 2022 with a theme of ~redemption arcs~ aka what if for this con I only wore revisited/remade cosplays 🤔
I have binge watched so many of your videos the last couple days. Thank you for creating such great content.
I'm about to cosplay Oogie Boogie AND Percy De Rolo this upcoming July 2023! I saw your costume on tiktok originally, and found my way to here when this video dropped because honestly I love TAZ, love DND and wanted to craft some way of Dice for these costumes that will cross country travel, and immediately..yes a year later, reminded myself of YOUR amazing Dice! I'm now planning on crafting a set of three dice to bring around the con with me! :D I just had to return to this video and recall exactly the amazing way you got the ideas for it! Thank you so much for being such an inspiration that you stuck in my mind for a full year!
Such a great video! Thank you!
Side note… For a future video idea… Wouldn’t hate a sewing/craft room tour that covers that wonderful rainbow fabric storage hack! It seems so useful and also is v v aesthetically pleasing for the room’s framing/video visuals! I also just love seeing how other people organize their spaces when they have to make a space work the best way possible even if the actual square footage is something left to be desired. (Still wondering how my stuff is going to fit in a new but smaller space when I move next 😅)
Oh I am ABSOLUTELY going to be doing this!! I actually filmed my whole process organizing this room back in August, it's just such a beefy edit that I likely won't be posting it till November! But I'm excited to share it!!
@@HeyLizardLeigh *inster kermit flail of happiness gif here* I do not miss beefy edits (see also I do miss beefy edits and haven’t deleted years worth of footage on the Hope of Maybe One Day hah)
Omgosh, I need this like yesterday 😍. The only change I'd make for mine is I want a kilt. I love trying to put a kilt in any costume I where.
this could be used to make a beedle cosplay O.O I am excited.
That's an absolutely incredible cosplay, and it's incredible how you made it so light weight and comfortable to wear!
If you're still taking into consideration stuff to add, may I suggest an hourglass? I don't know how common timers are in other games, but my DM often uses them for "time trials", when we have to make decisions very quickly. Plus, they just look cool, and I think would fit the aesthetic!
If you wanted to make it light-weight, you could make the glass out of the tops of two Polar Bear seltzer bottles (or generic brand, with similar shaped bottles), poly-foam beads dyed to look like sand, balsa wood tops, and dowels to keep it all in place!
that's a great idea! tbh there's actually quite a few things I'd love to add eventually that I ran out of time for, maybe some time next year I'll be able to add some more props!
@@HeyLizardLeigh After I wrote that, I was also thinking about it further, and I think it can also represent the "time" lovingly put into DnD campaigns! The time the DM takes to set the campaign up, and the hours players can spend at the table, yet still wanting more!
This was such a delight to watch! It’s so detailed and especially impressive that you made it so fast!
Looking back on it I can't believe how fast I made it 😅 That tends to be my pattern, is I'll mentally plan and prepare for a cosplay for MONTHS and months and months, only to actually build it in like two weeks 😆
Going to be attempting to make a giant Korok backpack to add to my cosplay and using this to help give me some ideas! Thanks for sharing! Love that you include the "thought" process aka chaos. :)
Yaaay I am *So* pleased that you made a video on this, one of my favorite builds of yours! It's so great to see you put this together. Also... Those VESTS!! I love looking at the art on older patterns. This was wonderful to watch :) -Ches
Thank you!! And omg right, aren't those vests just FABULOUS? I don't own a lot of patterns, but that one I'm obsessed with.
i remember seeing this in person!!! and being able to spot you in the katsu crowd from a mile away. 😂 still love everything about this concept, all the fun details, and especially how you have to handle doors in it!
Thank you friend!! And yes omg it really is a process going through doors in this 😭
Ahh so this is the side of youtube with high production content I keep hearing about.
You've heard about it and now you've made your way here! The sky's the limit!
I’m so glad I found this channel. It’s so chill and interesting!
This is such an ingenious cosplay. Well done.
I can't believe I somehow just got hooked up with your channel. You are awesome sauce and I am going to now binge watch all your videos in order. Hopefully some new comments on older videos helps :)
This was so awesome to watch! Absolutely loved seeing your photos debuting this cosplay and love seeing a break down of how you made it!
So much fun! Loved getting the breakdown of this look. Also, that end shot just 👌👌
That costume is so amazing! Honestly, you have such amazing talent!
I absolutely love this! The colours & textures are so fab!
Love this outfit! I love the overall look and subtle details all throughout it! This was such a fun video!
This is stunning! I'm amazed every time I see this costume 😭
I really love this design!
This was really cool. Great job!
Am def taking notes for my larp kit
Completely epic and inspiring!!
Fantastic video! Loved to see the thought process and work that went into this stunningly original costume. Thanks for sharing ☺️
Thank YOU for watching!! It really means a lot!
Beautiful
well done....you are FUN to watch....thank you
so cool to hear about the process after marveling at it on ig. makes me want to both cosplay & play dnd but i have no friends to play with rip!!
i hope your channel becomes the most powerful baby imaginable
THANK YOU FRIEND, i hope so too!!
Came here to find out how you made those dice because holy crap I wanna make hanging lights
LOVE.ALL.OF.THIS
Your eyebrows are so cool omg!
Man, I remember the hype of seeing you make this via Instagram! Awesome video!!
So Fun! Agree about the post credits doorway scene - AMAZING! Did the 1950's pattern come from Purdue Ave?
the profound feral lizard energy of this video is so unbelievably delightful i simply cannot function. i love this costume of yours and i pray one day i shall see it in person lol I did also follow ur advice and tell my DMs i love them.
that little Marvel style post credits door scene is also simply sublime
It is so profoundly meaningful to get this glowing recommendation from YOU that this video is lizard vibes because tbh if anyone would be the judge of that energy IT IS YOU! One day you will see this in person!!! And omg yes the marvel post-credits easter egg only for the true marvel fans 😆
hi, ive been trying to figure out what to wear to the renn faire next, and i saw this and was like *i need to try this*, so i was wondering you you would mind if i made something similar to this for the next faire. i really like your cosplays and you are one of the people whom of which inspired me to do cosplay. cant wait to see what you have planned for this year!
bad typing, i was wondering if you wouldnt mind
YES i feel like i watched you make this on instagram, but i totally missed some of the details, like the chest strap pencils and notepad! also i like the crayola nonsense lol. Can i ask where you even start with a skirt shape like that though? like the high-low with the.....idk, where the bottom edge does the swoopy back and forth thing. is it like a pleated circle skirt with the waist hole not centered or something? i love the look but i clearly don't even know how to describe it to google it lol
Ahh thank you!! Omg honestly I wish I could remember how I started it, I honestly think I started with trapezoids and just pinned it on my dressform until I liked the way it looked. I know it's four pieces total, two for the front and two for the back, and I know that the high-low pattern can be called a waterfall skirt so I think I googled that and just made adjustments for a pleated front!
Love it! Where did you find the SVG files for the dice??
I believe I got them off of etsy, from a shop called ReallyBigDice! It was actually a paper pattern that I used as a jumping off point figuring out the proportions of the set and the flatlay layouts, I ended up just cutting the faces individually as svg files I made in photoshop!
Girl your cosplay slays and you look like sinead o'connor
I love this! What does it say on the back, Dungeon Ltd or something? I couldn't find a good frame where it wasn't motion blurred.
Oh yes!! I totally forgot to include that haha- I designed a patch in photoshop that says I think "Dungeon Masters' Ltd.: Purveyor of Game Goods & Session Services"
HI this is maybe not the video for this ask but I was wondering if you could do a video on your sewing room storage? I'm obsessed with your wall of fabrics and your sewing room is the "most-shit-together" of all the costuming youtuber's I've seen!
Oh my gosh no that is a totally valid ask- and actually, I did a full re-organize of my sewing room in August and filmed the whole thing I just haven't edited it yet! But it WILL be coming out! :D
@@HeyLizardLeigh WOW IM SO EXCITED THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT
"...we're gonna make (this channel) a powerful baby"...
You mean biggest baby. (*ethersea reference if you are up to date with it)
Also omg this video is SO well made, insightful, and engaging and am so excited for the more stuff to come!
THANK YOU!! And also omg isn't ethersea amazing?? I've been loving this season lots.
Is mug LORGE is is Lizard's hand SMOL?
HONESTLY it's kinda both!! I go big mugs for my tea, and my hands are very small though my fingers are LONG 😆
AHA I FOUND YOUR CZcams