Cosplay

The Kamui cosplay collection

Cosplayer Kamui not only shows off her wonderful creations (from Monster Hunter to World of Warcraft) — she teaches you how she made them too!

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September 8, 2018

Introducing Svetlana Quindt, AKA KamuiCosplay:

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Book #11, Getting started with Cosplay, is almost done! We’ll add it tomorrow to the shop! :)

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Sep 7, 2018 at 7:01am PDT

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While everyone is at Gamescom now, Benni and I still driving around, go on adventures with Zelda and Midna and visiting friends in Europe! We wish you all a great Gamescom, but don’t miss us there! We’ll keep enjoying our vacation! :)

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 21, 2018 at 4:48am PDT

Not only does Svetlana put together some downright amazing cosplays — she’s also generous enough to teach you how she does most of them too.

Nergigante (Monster Hunter)

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Vacation is over! It’s time for work again! After months of work I‘m soooo close to finishing Nergigante! The dual blades need only a little bit of love and then we can finally can shoot this monster! Now I only need to find a rocky valley with crystals around, ha ha! Did you also had a project which just didn’t wanted to end??? :) #costume #cosplay #nergigante #monsterhunterworld #monsterhuntercosplay #evafoamarmor #evafoam #evafoamcosplay #foamsmith #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 22, 2018 at 1:27pm PDT

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Uh, I‘m nervous! My weapon of choice will be the giant dual blades (Decimation Claws). As you can see though, they are merging into the armor. I considered all kind of solutions, but weren’t happy with any of them. So I probably will just take the bracer and slinger of just for being able to hold the blades. Hope it will look okay! It would be far more easier to build a weapon with an actual grip like the greatsword or hammer, but I‘m just in love with the design of the blades! :) #nergigante #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #costume #costume #monsterhuntercosplay #monsterhunter #monsterhunterworld

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Jun 30, 2018 at 10:12am PDT

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So happy to see that you like my Nergigante armor so much! And here is a little comparison photo. I still need to improve a few details, but overall I‘m just glad the armor is finally done and I can start working on the Decimation Claws next week! Everything is made out of EVA foam and foam clay from @cosplayshop.be and @luminsworkshop ! Also check out my Foam Armor Book for cosplay crafting tutorials: www.kamuicosplay.com/books #costume #cosplay #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #evafoam #evafoamarmor #evafoamcosplay #monsterhuntercosplay #monsterhunter #monsterhunterworld #nergigante

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Jun 29, 2018 at 2:49pm PDT

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MY SUPER CUTE NERGIGANTE PAWS ARE DONE! The Decimation Claws are my favorite weapon design in Monster Hunter World and building these swords (yes they are swords) was so much fun! I‘m also really proud of the organic and natural look and just love to have them in real life! They are completely made out if EVA foam from @cosplayshop.be and were primed with Flexbond and Plastidip. It took me around one week to build them! And as you can see I‘m totally not limited while wearing them! :) #nergigante #nergigantecosplay #monsterhuntercosplay #monsterhuntercosplay #cosplay #costume #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #evafoam #evafoamcosplay #foamprops #foamsmith

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Sep 4, 2018 at 4:02am PDT

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This photo is for someone special, who thought my Nergigante pauldron is actually a helmet! Really hope you see this photo! And Zelda cannot believe how silly I look, ha ha! BUT: Benni finished the paint job and is already working on the belt now! :)

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on May 3, 2018 at 12:50pm PDT

Zinogre Armor (Monster Hunter)

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Zinogre armor from Monster Hunter, shoot at @pixelmaniaevent by @studiozahora ! Absolutely love how badass and epic the photo turned out! I wanted to recreate a scene from the game and I hope we managed it. Also, we actually shoot only 15 minutes, which set a new record! Thanks so much for this awesome collaboration, Mateusz and Natalia! ❤️❤️❤️ #costume #cosplay #monsterhunter #zinogre #zinogrearmor #cosplayphotoshoot #cosplayphotography #foamsmith #foamarmor #pixelmania #pixelmania2k18

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Sep 4, 2018 at 10:34am PDT

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Nova (Starcraft)

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Blood Elf Paladin in Judgement Armor (World of Warcraft)

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Getting ready for #battleforazeroth this night! After taking a break for a year, I‘ve got back into WoW last week and really enjoyed to catch up with all the missed content! What about you? Also, my main is still a Nightelf Druid, but I just HAD to cosplay a Bloodelf Paladin in Judgement armor! :) #cosplay #costume #wowcosplay #worldofwarcraft #worldofwarcraftcosplay

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 13, 2018 at 2:22pm PDT

Inferno Squad Leader (Star Wars: Battlefront II)

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And here is the final costume of Iden Versio and the before after photo since I love doing them! 80$ in total of material costs and around 3 weeks of work. Really happy how it turned out, though it’s surely not perfect. And no, I don’t want to get the costume approved by the 501st, but thanks for considering me. :) #evafoam #evafoamarmor #evafoamcosplay #starwarscosplay #starwarsbattlefront2 #starwarsbattlefrontii #idenversio #battlefront2 #idenversiocosplay #cosplay #costume #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #beforeandafter #beforeafter

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on May 23, 2018 at 1:55am PDT

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And here is a little making of my Inferno Squad helmet for my Iden Versio costume! It‘s based on a papakura file and made made out of 5mm EVA foam cosplayshop.be in around 20 hours. I used contact cement to glue all pieces together and cleaned out all seams with a dremel. Afterwards Benni smoothed them out with Kwik Seal. We used a German Plastidip brand called Gummidip for priming. Benni then painted on a few red details and silver scratch marks. Afterwards he sealed it with satin gloss spray varnish directly onto the Gummidip. This resulted in a really nice and shiny finish. Overall this was one of the most challenging EVA foam builds I‘ve ever did and I had no idea if it will work until the very end! Finally I was just happy that all our work was worth it and I didn’t had to throw this thing away! Also I know the helmet isn’t perfect and a 3D print would look far better, but I simply liked the challenge and wanted to keep the build easy, affordable and possibly to follow for everybody. Let me know if you have any questions! :) #cosplay #costume #cosplaytutorial #cosplaywip #cosplayprogress #evafoam #evafoamarmor #evafoamcosplay #starwars #starwarscosplay #infernosquad #battlefront2 #starwarsbattlefront2 #idenversio #idenversiocosplay #starwarsbattlefrontii

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on May 24, 2018 at 7:01am PDT

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Just being a super kawaii Inferno Squad leader! After finishing my Iden Versio costume today, Benni and I did a photoshoot and recorded all the missing stuff for our upcoming tutorial videos on Youtube. Please be patient though: EA, who commissioned these from us, needs to approve them first and this may take a little bit. It’s a huge company after all. Still, I can share some 60sec videos with you soon! ;) #evafoam #evafoamcosplay #battlefront2 #costume #evafoamarmor #cosplay #cosplayprogress #starwarscosplay #starwarsbattlefront2 #idenversio #idenversiocosplay #infernosquad

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on May 22, 2018 at 2:41pm PDT

Malthael (Diablo III)

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First photo from @pixelmaniaevent with Malthael, designed by @zachfischerart ! The location was the Pearl of Zeliszow, which is usually not accessible outside of the event. Also, Benni was here the photographer, who also did an outstanding job on the editing! I wanted to catch Malthael in the moment you challenge him and the location was just perfect for that. Thanks so much to Pixelmania, who made this shoot possible! :) #pixelmania #pixelmania2k18 #cosplay #costume #malthael #malthaelcosplay #diablo #diablo3

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 11, 2018 at 12:17am PDT

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Doing all the photoshoots at @pixelmaniaevent this weekend! Today I‘m finally getting some proper photos of my old Malthael costume! Zelda and Midna are with me as well and make sure Benni and I are working hard! :) #pixelmania #pixelmania2k18 #cosplay #costume #diablo #malthael

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 10, 2018 at 3:53am PDT

Pokemon Trainer

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Last day at @uniconlv in Latvia! Wearing my Pokemon Trainer this time! I have such a lovely time here and am super excited to judge the rest of the costume competition! Also, I‘ll run a Cosplay as a Business panel at 3pm today and it’s always such a pleasure to inspire and motivate people for this wonderful hobby and show them ways to even make a living from it! :) #costume #cosplay #pokemontrainer #unicon #unicon2018

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Symmetra (Overwatch)

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Cosplay is for everyone, no matter which gender, age, body shape or skin color you have! And with the current discussion about black facing, I wanted to remember you that you don’t need to change your skin color to create an accurate costume! Cosplay isn’t a look alike contest, but about dressing up and have fun! You can be an amazing male Wonder Woman, rock Sailor Moon if you are 50, be Ariel with a vibrant hijab and be a great Thor as a person of color! I also did Symmetra a few years ago despite of I‘m super pale! Cosplay your way and bring your favorite characters to life, no matter how you look or who you are! :)

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 3, 2018 at 12:08pm PDT

Night Elf Druid (World of Warcraft)

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As a passionate Nightelf Druid player my heart is broken, I‘m angry and in shock! I hope there will be still a way out. So… what do you think about the last story twist with Sylvanas? Also made this costume 10 years ago and it’s actually one of five druid tier sets I made! #costume #cosplay #wow #wowcosplay #worldofwarcraft #worldofwarcraft #nightelf #nightelfdruid #cosplaygirl #cosplaylife

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 2, 2018 at 8:49am PDT

Monk (Final Fantasy XIV)

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Monk, from FFXIV, shoot at the Japanese Garden during @pixelmaniaevent . I finished this costume last year and never had the time, to get some proper photos. So I was super happy not only to shoot it finally, but even to find a location which looks like Gridania! And as you can see, the weather was perfect! Thanks so much to Benni and Pixelmania for this awesome photo! ❤️❤️❤️ #pixelmania #pixelmania2k18 #costume #cosplay #cosplaygirl #ffxiv #ffxivheavensward #ffxivcosplay #finalfantasycosplay #finalfantasyxiv

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Aug 16, 2018 at 9:03am PDT

Xena: Warrior Princess

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So excited to wear my Xena tomorrow at LFCC! Luckily my cosplay partner Selina loves the show just as much as I do. So Xena and Gabrielle were just perfect for us! We had so much fun doing cool fighting poses, goofing around and do other things, ha ha! Do you have a cosplay partner as well you enjoy to dress up with??? :) #xenawarriorprincess #xenaandgabrielle #xenacosplay #costume #cosplay #cosplaylife #cosplaygirl

A post shared by Svetlana Quindt (@kamuicosplay) on Jul 27, 2018 at 2:05pm PDT

Want to learn how to make a living creating/modeling cosplay? Head to Kamui’s official website and check out her cosplay tutorial books, including “Getting started with Cosplay – A Beginner’s Guide” and “The Book of Cosplay Armor Making.”

Twitter: @kamuicosplay

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