Easy Characters To Cosplay

This became popular thanks to Disney-bounding which is the art of using everyday clothes to represent a character, since adults are not allowed to dress up at Disney parks. Disney characters are a great place to start if you are just beginning your cosplay journey. Whether you want to be a Disney Princess or a talking animal, there are plenty of easy cosplay ideas that can be created on a budget. For example:

• Mickey Mouse: With a black top and red trousers, you will start looking like Mickey Mouse. Add gloves and your favourite pair of Mickey ears to complete the look.
• Minnie Mouse: Got a white and red polka dot dress or outfit? Your Minnie Mouse is nearly complete. Add yellow shoes, white gloves and a cute big red bow to your hair.
• Winnie The Pooh: Put on a red T shirt and you are already looking like Pooh-bear. Add yellow trousers and a yellow cardigan and you will suddenly have a hankering for honey.
• Goofy: Got an orange T shirt and green beanie hat? Pair them with your favourite blue-washed jeans and a yellow cardigan or waistcoat to become a Goof.
• Disney Princess: Each Disney Princess has a distinct colour theme. Choose clothes within that colour theme and you will soon be living your fairytale dream.
• Disney Villains: With dramatic makeup and a dark black and purple colour theme, there are so many Disney villains you could cosplay including Ursula and Maleficent.

If you are looking for last minute cosplay ideas, superhero movies are also a great place to look. One of the most popular duos to cosplay is The Joker and Harley Quinn. There are many versions and outfits to choose from for this crazy couple. To make sure your Harley and Joker stand out, choose a pair of Blue Contact Lenses and Green Contact Lenses to complete your cosplay.

We are starting to see more characters on-screen with coloured contact lenses so they are an essential accessory for your cosplay costumes too. Here are just a few examples of actors who wore cosplay contact lenses for their parts:

• Jim Carrey as The Grinch - Yellow Contact Lenses
• Henry Cavill as The Witcher - Yellow Contact Lenses
• Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland) - Green Contact Lenses
• Michael Rooker as Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy) - Red Contact Lenses
• Kristen Stewart as Bella (Twilight) - Natural Brown and Vampire Contact Lenses

There are several other huge franchises that often inspire fans to start cosplaying. If you are looking for cosplay ideas for beginners then the Star Wars universe is full of interesting characters. Whether you want to start with an easy cosplay such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Hans Solo or want to try SFX makeup for characters such as Darth Maul and Yoda there are so many opportunities to test your DIY costume skills and makeup skills. For any of the Sith Lords, coloured contact lenses are essential to complete the character. The Darth Maul Contact Lenses are designed to look like the villainous eyes of the Sith Lords in Star Wars.

The Marvel universe is equally full of interesting and unique species as well as plenty of humans. When Bruce Banner is hulking out, his eye colour changes. You are going to need plenty of green body paint to create your Hulk cosplay which you can find in our SFX makeup collection. Next, use some old clothes and cut them up to look like they have been torn. Finally, add the Hulk Contact Lenses to complete your green transformation. Fun Marvel cosplay ideas include:

• Mystique
• Wolverine
• Spiderman
• Captain America
• Iron Man
• Black Widow
• Gamora
• Loki
• Thor
• Doctor Strange

If classic anime cosplay is more your style, you can create awesome costumes with a few simple items. For some anime characters, the design of the eyes is very important as it is part of the character’s story. For example, in Naruto, you can tell a lot about a character by looking at which type of eyes they have. Need some cosplay ideas anime:

• Monkey D Luffy from One Piece
• Yor Forger from Spy X Family
• Ymir from Attack on Titan
• Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer
• All Might from My Hero Academia
• Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist

There are so many places to look for cosplay ideas. The final one on this list of easy cosplay ideas is video games such as League of Legends, Mortal Kombat, Overwatch, Fortnite, Super Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda. Jinx is one of the most popular video game characters to cosplay but you will find themes like Super Mario and Pokemon are perfect for group cosplay. If you are trying to create a closet cosplay, Link from Zelda is a great choice. If you want to try making props and costume accessories from foam then Overwatch and Mortal Kombat have great opportunities to test your skills.

We hope you are feeling excited and confident to try a new cosplay character. Don’t be afraid to start; you can always practice your DIY and makeup skills until you perfect your character. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing cosplay progress pictures so make sure to document your journey. To level up your costume add a pair of Cosplay Contact Lenses to transform into your favourite character.