Cosplay and conventions!

[Song of a Phoenix]

So, who else here is a cosplayer and/or attends anime/gaming/comic conventions? I am a cosplayer myself! I like to make my own costumes, though I'm still rather new at it. I've been cosplaying since 2009. I started with Connecticon, then have been going to that and Anime Boston ever since! I also have attended Another Anime Convention for the past couple of years.

It would be awesome to meet fellow cosplayers here on the forums, or some World Crew members at a con! =D Let us talk cosplay!

[Salvera]

Yeah, um... I was at two cosplay conventions. The last convention was two years ago. I went as Freya from Chobits. Here in Germany is a big convention in September. Perhaps I will go there. I have some ideas, but I don't know which cosplay I will choose.

[Snowmonkies]

[Song of a Phoenix]

[Snowmonkies]

I actually have several pictures I took while I made it, but for now here's a finished picture of it leaning against my closet door

It pretty much involved wrapping toilet paper rolls and old school papers around a broomstick and then sticking an axehead cut from cardboard on the end, paper mache'ing the heck out of the whole thing and then painting and details and whatnot. The handle is not a hundred percent 'accurate' but by the time I got that far I figured masking tape would suit my purposes just fine
... that's pretty much my prop-making technique. get a stick, build over it with paper and cardboard, then paper mache ALL THE THINGS!
also thanks for the tutorial. This should help if my sister ever wants to make a Varia Suit (Metroid), and if I ever want to cosplay ghost-armor Kerrigan (StarCraft)

[Dominique]

I attend Denver's Comic Con every year...I have yet to dress up, but one day, one day I will! lol instead I just wear my nerdy shirts. lol

[Rose]

OMG I knew a thread like this would pop up eventually.

I've been to Boston Comic Con as fem eleventh doctor and fem Kirk, Granite state Comic con as Batgirl, Rhode Island comic con as fem Kirk again and as Batgirl again, then I went to seacoast comic con accidently as myself.

I'm working on Captain Mervel (Carol Danvers) and soon I'm going to start Janice Rand from Star Trek and probably Inara Serra from Firefly.

[Snowmonkies]

I'm gonna see if I can get a Vin (Mistborn) cosplay running for AnimeNEXT in June. It shouldn't be too hard, since it's a character from a book it's up for a certain amount of interpretation. The hardest part would probably be the mistcloak. It's pretty much a cape made of strips instead of one piece of fabric. If I wanted to make one that would last, that'd be a lot of sewing XD I guess if it got down to the wire and I didn't have the time/resources to sew it, I could just dig a cheap Halloween cape out of my closet and go nuts with some scissors.

[*J*]

I just went to Xena Con last weekend in Burbank, CA. I did not dress up, but it is so great to see everyone else dress up in characters. Supposedly, next year will be the last one, so I will be there again for sure.

[Song of a Phoenix]

[SPFanMentorOH89]

I go to Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA every year... one word, AMAZING

[Snowmonkies]

[Daez]

I've always wanted to go to a con; the closest I've come was EVO 2013; I'd love to go to one though, and... dress up like C.C. LOL. She's probably my most annoyingly favourite anime character ever, haha.

Or dragoncon or blizzcon... or PAX east...

[Snowmonkies]

[Daez]

[Snowmonkies]

[Daez]

Aww bummer! Got pictures of it, by chance?

[SPFanMentorOH89]

Well, I usually have to pay for a hotel out of the way and then take MARTA.... we usually stay in TravelLodge by the airport. I take Greyhound or fly into Atlanta. I also have family in the area, so it helps. I've considered moving to Atlanta just for the con.

[Daez]

now that's some dedication!

but it'd also put you in good stead to hit up quite a lot of potential SP venues too... Jax isn't that far a drive from atlanta, nor are Nashville and Montgomery, etc! Might make you able to go see an awful lot of shows... That'd be awesome!

[Snowmonkies]