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Tools for Makers
Calculators, checklists, and planning tools built for cosplayers and craft builders. No account needed. Just open and use.
What Should I Cosplay?
Not sure what to build next? Answer 5 quick questions and get cosplay ideas matched to your skill, budget, and timeline. Real build plans, no signup.
Open toolBudget Calculator
Estimate your build cost before you start. Add materials, track spending, and stay on budget from first sketch to con floor.
Open toolCommission Pricing Calculator
Figure out what to charge. Factor in materials, labor hours, complexity, and overhead so you never underprice a commission again.
Open toolProp Scaling Calculator
Scale any weapon, staff, or accessory to your height. Input the character's canon dimensions and your measurements, get cut-ready numbers.
Open toolProp Weight Estimator
Estimate how much your prop will weigh before you build it. Choose material, enter dimensions, and check comfort for all-day convention carry.
Open toolSpray Paint Color Matcher
Upload a reference image or paste a hex code, then find close spray paint matches for props, helmets, 3D prints, and model kits.
Open toolMiniature Paint Matcher
Upload box art or paste a hex code to find the closest miniature paint from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, and 21 more brands. For Warhammer, Gunpla, and scale models.
Open toolFur Color Matcher
Pick a color from your reference sheet and find the closest faux fur matches from Howl Fabrics and other suppliers. Validated against Pantone codes with ΔE 3.6 average accuracy.
Open toolFull Fur Palette Database
Browse real faux fur colors from 14 suppliers, build a palette for your fursuit, and start a project with your color picks pre-loaded.
Open toolFursuit Price Calculator
Estimate what a fursuit will cost. Pick your type, complexity, fur quality, and features to get a price range based on real maker data.
Open toolConvention Packing Checklist
The packing list cosplayers actually use. Con essentials, repair kit, sewing survival, wig and makeup, and everything you forget until the parking lot.
Open toolConvention Budget Calculator
Know what your next con will actually cost. Badge, hotel, travel, food, and shopping breakdown with per-person split for groups.
Open toolCommission Tracker
Track commissions from inquiry to payment. See your pipeline, pending payments, and total earnings at a glance. No signup, runs in your browser.
Open toolConvention Profit Tracker
Was your show worth it? Estimate break-even before a craft fair, log actual sales after, and compare which shows actually make you money.
Open toolCosplay Material Wizard
EVA foam, Worbla, or 3D printing? Answer 4 questions and get the right material with thickness guides, glue charts, and paint compatibility.
Open toolFabric Yardage Calculator
How much fabric do you need? Pick a build type, enter your measurements, and get yardage estimates with stretch and waste factors for cosplay and sewing.
Open toolCircle Skirt Calculator
Enter your waist and skirt length to get cutting radius, yardage, and waistband fabric for full, half, quarter, and 3/4 circle skirts.
Open toolArmy Cost Calculator
See what your Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar, or Kill Team army will actually cost. Add units, adjust paint and supply budgets, and compare retail vs. discount pricing.
Open toolPaint Scheme Planner
Plan your miniature paint scheme before you open a pot. Pick Citadel, Vallejo, or Army Painter colors for each role, preview on a silhouette, and save multiple schemes.
Open toolCarousel Composer
Drop your slide templates, overlay photos on each one, crop and rotate, then export everything as a zip. Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded.
Open toolBrowse tools by craft
Each tool is tuned to your specific craft with relevant presets and language.
Miniature Painting
What are you building next?
Start with a template, customize the milestones and materials, and build without losing track.
Cha Hae-in
~5wSolo Leveling's top S-rank female hunter in her signature white fitted uniform with gold-trimmed shoulder and chest armor, knee-high boots, and her 48-inch longsword. This is an intermediate hybrid build combining a stretch-knit bodysuit with EVA foam armor pieces and a sword prop. The armor-to-bodysuit attachment is the make-or-break detail. Includes 7 components, 14 materials with cost estimates, a 12-step build plan, and a realistic 4-6 week, $110 to $280 budget.
Agott
~6wAgott in the full Witch Hat Atelier apprentice outfit: the teal pointed hat with the white front triangle and gold tassel, the double-breasted front panel, the cape with the quilted white shoulder band and pompom ties, the cream underdress, and her short curly black-purple hair. The cloak patterning is the hard part, because the cape and front panel are separate layers that pull on each other. 8 components, 15 materials, ~6 weeks, $140-300.
Kafka
~6wKafka from Honkai: Star Rail built around a tailored wine-red blazer, fitted white shirt, shorts-skirt hybrid with decorative thigh straps, knee-high black boots, and 80cm wine-red wavy wig. The make-or-break detail is color consistency: the suit, wig, and trim all need to land in the same deep wine-red family, and they won't unless you buy the wig first and match everything to it. Includes 7 components, 14 materials, 12 milestones, 6 weeks, and a $130-310 realistic budget. Katana prop is optional but adds impact.
Maomao
~6wMaomao's palace maid look from The Apothecary Diaries is a layered hanfu build: a muted teal-green inner robe with a crossover yi collar visible at the chest, a darker outer robe layered over it, and her signature dark hair pulled into side braids with bun ornaments. The make-or-break details are keeping the inner collar visible through the outer layer and getting the wig buns to hold through a full con day. This is an intermediate sewing build that rewards anyone who can follow a hanfu pattern, with some wig work and light prop making for character accuracy. Includes 7 components, 13 materials with cost estimates, an 11-step build plan, and a realistic 6-week, $110 to $280 budget.
Used by makers from r/cosplay, The RPF, Cosplay.com, r/Gunpla, and r/minipainting