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AttentionThis does not work for bigger breast sizes.
It has been reported that from C-Cup on, it is hurtful, doesn't sit right and often won't look good. Sorry.
This is my 20k pageviews present for you:
A tutorial about the open-chest binding and body-makeup I did for my Dante-cosplay.
German version: ---> [link]
This is part I, the Binding.
Pictures used in this are:
And a pic of my Dante-cosplay that I haven't uploaded yet, taken by =Andy-K
I hope you like it and it is helpful to you <3
You're allowed to share this, if you give credit, but you're not allowed to claim this was your own or try to make money with it (noboy would pay for it anyways lol).
If you want to put it to your homepage, tell me first and link back to my profile.
Stock Used
Brushes:
simple rock stars by `pica-ae
stars by ~ivy-poison
Textures:
Leopard by ~LaTaupinette
Jessie-Patterns by ~CartoonJessie
Part II:
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Comments: 292
Aww I'm so happy to know it worked for you!
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I have been looking for a tutorial like this for ages! I want to cosplay as Ulquiorra's 2nd release form for a friend who loves the character (it's a surprise for her) but I ran into some problems while planning. This has solved one of my problems (now I just need to figure out how to make his wings).
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I'm happy it was usefull :>
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This may not be helpful for women with large breast (for example I'm a 40DDD ) but if You need too (or want to) one of the best binding for females from B-G (any smaller it won't matter and larger... They still look huge)
1. Put a circle shaped bandaid on your nipples and most or all of your areola
2. Take old strechy fabric or thick medical tape and start to wrap it
3. Start at the middle then bind up ward, then downward
I always use this (well unless I'm cosplaying as a large breasted female...very rare for me XD )
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I normally use a selfmade binder when it's not a cosplay with an open chest, since bandages might slip. As I mentioned in the comment, the technique I introduced here is not for regular binding under closed shirts.
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this works perfectly with small breasts. >:3 I'M A PROUD A-CUP! (>*A*)>
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Aww I'm so happy this works for you!! :>
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this is a really helpful tutorial
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I'm a 34 C and I'm going to give this a try. I want to do a open shirt Ciel Phantomhive picture and been trying to think of a way to pull it off without the girls showing XD (I'll let you know how it goes)
I've used an ACE wrap to hide them when I did a test run of a goth/mafia boy and it worked alright but I wouldn't recommend it for an overly long stretch of time as I find it rather uncomfortable.
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I hope it worked out fine!
ACE wrap is not a favourable method as it tends to tighten around the chest and there were even cases of broken ribs due to this. I recommend to sew your own binder out of strong but stretchy material or to buy a binder for binding under a closed shirt (never thought I'd use the word "bind*" so often in one sentence")...
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wow! a very helpful tutorial! 
but, i must find those tools
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A very nice, well written tutorial; can't wait to try it for Otakon this summer. Now, could this be used for just plain binding? Or would you only recommend this for open-shirt cosplay?
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Thanks a lot!
And as I said in my comment, I would never recommend it for plain binding. It would be unnecessarily painful and I'd recommend using a regular binder instead.
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uhmm... ><;; This may sound like a stupid question but;
If I bind for un-open shirt with bandages, is it still dangerous? As in using bandages to wrap around the chest.
sorry if it seems idiotic, I just started cosplaying late last year and Im really paranoid... ><;;;
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I would not use bandages that stick to our body and this ACE wrapping stuff could tighten more and make it hard to breathe (i just heard about it, though). I would recommend sewing a binder out of a very elastic fabric or buying a professional one. Binding in itself is not dangerous if its done right, with care and if you listen to your body signals, as in, take it off when it gets harder to breathe or just painful.
According to my gynecologist, binding does not increase the risk of breast cancer (at least not more than a simple push-up bra would) but I think its a question of your constitution. No human is the same
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I'm definately going to test this out before doing any puuublic cosplays with it ahaha ;a; im so tempted but the character I want to do is completely shirtless rather than having an open shirt is it still wise? ofcourse I cant test it until i get the tape @~@ Is a fully shirtless one completely unwise you think?
I'm considerign if i do do it taking a skirt with me just encase
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I don't think completely shirtless crossplay can ever look good, to be honest, since there are too strong anatomic differencesin men and women that would show, especially in the width of the chest. If you wear a shirt or a coat with shoulder pads inside that makes you wider, you can still achieve a manly look. That is impossible if you go bare-chest.
Another problem is that the tape might come off at the ends during the day. It might be a bit too revealing and simply look bad overall, so I wouldn't suggest it.
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ok i was assuming so, thankyou
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This is amazing ~!Thank you ;u; <3 <3 I can now cosplay ritsuka without worrying about my binding showing ~!
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I know this is a silly question but I'm a 38DD would this method work for me?
Cause I plan on cosplaying as ghirahim from legend of zelda skyward sword and he has an open chest
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As I wrote in the comments, it has been reported that it will hurt and not look good from C-Cup on
I'm very sorry! If I was in your shoes, I would consider using a professional binder and wear a skin-colored zentai with airbrushed muscles on it! Or skin-colored pleather/latex!
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This is terrifying, but at the same time very very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing, and your cosplay looks fantastic!
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You're welcome and thanks a lot!!
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You saved me. *A* I planned to do Gunji as next cosplay, but I didn't know how to hide my breast -even if it's very, very small. Thank you very much~! <3
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You're welcome :> I hope it worked for you!
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It worked greatly~! The scotch didn't hurt at all, and it made me totally flat chested. XD It was quite troublesome for the photographs, because my hoodie was open and didn't cover the bending completely...But that's ok XD
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AAAAAH ;A; Thank you so much for posting this! I've been planning a Tidus cosplay and I had no idea what to use for the open shirt, but thanks to this, I might be able to get it done now ^^
Also, I'm a 38 C. Do you think I would have a problem using this method?
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A C-cup is always the point where things could work but are getting tough, as far as I know it from two friends. The chance that it will hurt and that there will be damage done ist much higher in this size-category but it always depends on the person :/
I don't know if I would suggest it for I don't know how it feels...
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Alright. Thanks ^^
Thankfully for me, even though I'm a C cup, I'm still fairly small, so I guess it shouldn't be much of a problem. Thank you for getting back to me on this, too.
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You're welcome 
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Well, I haven't attempted it yet because I don't have everything, but I'll let you know how everything turns out ^^
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I normally get it from ebay!
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I have been using this method myself, I just find one thing wrong with it for practical use.
I find that putting tape all the way around the back is too restricting. You can't move your arms forward, and you risk popping the binding if you move too much. If you have an extra set of hands, have an assistant do the vertical strips on your shoulder blades as well as chest, and only wrap from the front to the shoulder blades.
I'd also like to point out that pasties applied first make the tape more comfortable. Also, in the event the binding should pop, it provides modesty, because the adhesive of the pasties will not peel away with the tape.
Otherwise it's a good tutorial! Someone I used to know and I used this same method in the photo taken here: [link] I'm Reno (redhead with the grey shirt) and we did this for a Yaoi panel.
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Hummm I actually never experienced trouble with putting the tape all the way around- as I wrote, I only do this with one strip actually and for me it really does work fine - so it's good to receive feedback from you about the technique! Maybe it's because my whole chest is really small in size, so it does not feel restricting for me at all...do you use the same brand of tape(Kindmax sportstape, 5cm wide)?
As I said, I normally put tissue over the nipples to avoid the tape sticking directly to them.
It's a bit tricky to get your hands on pasties around here, so the idea never occured to me!
I hope you had fun at the panel
And thank you! My tutorial is probably not perfect but at the time I did it, the only other openchestbinding tutorial suggested to use ducttape on your tits. Which was the mainreason why I made this- to be the lesser evil actually
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Is this tape good?
[link]
Also I'm a 34/36 B is that ok for this?
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That's exactly the tape I use
I'm a 34 B and for me it works fine but I think it can really be different for any person (which is why I'm putting the warning first!).
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Thanks for the reply! I'll try to buy the tape asap. Also do you remember where you got your Dante wig from? I plan on buying one on Tuesday and I'm going crazy through all these different sites lol.
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I think it was this one [link]
or maybe a tone darker
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Is this tape good?
[link]
Also I'm about a 34/36 B is that ok?
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Awesome! Thanks for this!
And it would be good to put something over your nipples right?
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Yes, as I said, placing the tape directly on the most sensitive part of your breast could hurt a lot
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