A Guide to Cosplay Progress: Portfolio Build Books w. Sansanvi Cosplay Having recently achieved one of the highest scores for the portfolio category in the Insomnia Cosplay Championship, Sansanvi shares tips and tricks for creating these build books. We will be using Sansanvi’s ‘Holga’ build book as an example throughout….
Guest Interview with Cauldron of Mischief Hi! I’m Adrian, known online by ‘Cauldron Of Mischief’! I am a cosplayer, freelance costume & prop maker, digital artist & game host. I have a 2:1 BA degree in 3D computer animation & special effects, trained in intensive special effects & make up…
Cosplay – You’re Doing It Wrong! Have you ever seen ‘sexy cosplay’, ‘meme cosplay’ or ‘crazy skillz enters all the masquerade’s cosplay’ and scoffed at it like a bad, untouchable smell has just wafted past you? Or have you felt this shouldn’t be ‘included in the community for X reason?’…
Cosplay to Acting Career with Miss Lolita Love Miss lolita Love began acting from a very young age, encouraged by her subject tutors, she achieved an A grade early on in her career. Originally not perciving acting as a realistic career path in her life, Miss Lolita went on…
Pewdiepie & Fiverr Analysis: A wider conversation on role-models and responsibility. Trigger warning: mention of anti-Semitic message. The challenges of managing a community may not be as clear cut as we all realize. I hope this article will open those with any number of followers/fans or a community base up to really…
Sass and Sewing with Helen Alice Cosplay Hi! My name is Helen Alice and I’ve been cosplaying for 8 years. That sounds like I’m joining a self help group, but I’ve been cosplaying for 8 years, I probably need one anyway. Most of my cosplaying relies heavily on sewing, as…
Cosplay is made up of so many different elements and aspects, we wanted to find out more about photography. Using his own images, perps (otherwise known as Geoff) breaks down his photography from concept to post production. This means he not only gives you tips to the trade but actively…
Equilibrium – Props and Cosplay with Michael Michael made his first prop when he was 10 years old, it was a ‘Gunblade’ from ‘Final Fantasy 8’. From there, he followed his dreams and has worked in the West End several times on productions such as ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Flarepath.’…