LED lights, up your cosplay game (Easiest method!) (Patreon)

Alright guys, I have talked about using LEDs in the past multiple times but I wanted to make a post solely talking about it!

LEDs are a great way to bring a little extra...spice to your cosplay! There are many ways to do this from installing your own custom LEDs to just buying premade ones, I will be talking about the latter. 

I use these LEDs which are called Rice lights, you can find them on amazon and they're usually less than $15 for pack of them! They're super small and the battery compartment is also tiny so you can easily install this onto anywhere in your cosplay. Typically I take hotglue and glue down the main control part of the LEDs into a spot I can easily reach and a spot that is well hidden that you cannot see.

You can easily either sew them/glue them down to your cosplay and call it a day or you can use a diffusing material to help make it give a brighter glow effect! There are many ways to diffuse your light!

You can use a bit of hot glue over the LED bulb to make a nice glow.

You can use translucent thermoplastic sheets and and cover your lights to create a nice glow effect as well! For this I added in reflective origami paper to the underside to make the lights even bright!

And you can also take a clear object, like how these orbs were once, spray the inside LIGHTLY with either some frost spray or even white spray paint and create your own translucent effect! Anything to give your prop/cosplay that extra glow!!

Using LEDs does not need to be expensive and you don't have to invest in soldering tools and all that equipment in order to have them apart of your cosplay! Work smart, cheap and easier when you can!