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Tools for Cosplay

We want to help provide you with useful information and resources

so that you can get started creating your amazing cosplays!

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Basic Tools

There are a handful of basic tools that every cosplayer should have to get started. These include the following items. 

Tools include: Utility Knives, Glue Gun, Heat Gun, Dremel Tool, Wood Burner, EVA Foam and/or fabric.

Click on our recommended tools below to get what you need in order to start your cosplay.

Advanced Tools

To take your skills and cosplays to the next level, there are some extra tools that require a bit more investment and learning.

Mastering these tools will give you the ability to create cosplays that will blow the minds of those who see them. 

Tools include: Sewing Machine, Airbrush Kit, 

Click on our recommended tools below to get what you need in order to start your cosplay.

EVA Foam

One of the most popular and widely used cosplay materials to use when creating custom suits and armor is EVA foam. 

Recommended EVA Foam Suppliers

Worbla

Worbla is another widely used material in the cosplay community. Basically Worbla is a plastic that you can heat and shape to your desire and it will hold that shape when it is cool.

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Worbla Basics (click to view)

Foam Clay

This material is making some serious waves in the cosplay community. Flexible, light, and non toxic this material makes it possible to sculpt accessories or add flexible details to props without sacrificing the weightlessness of foam.

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Foam Clay

This material is making some serious waves in the cosplay community. Flexible, light, and non toxic this material makes it possible to sculpt accessories or add flexible details to props without sacrificing the weightlessness of foam.

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