This is my crowning achievement of the year. Our Saint Seiya cosplay group. I was Cygnus Hyoga (the one in blue). It had been a dream costume for me since I first discovered cosplay, and this past year I got to realize that dream at Nebraskon, and will be wearing a revamped version at Naka Kon next month. I really wanted this costume to be perfect so I tried a bunch of new techniques. His Tiara and plate-skirt are hand cut aluminum, and the rest of his armor is EVA foam. I'd never made armor or worked with metal before, but with Logan insisting he could do EVERYTHING for me, over and over, I decided I would do this all on my own to prove I didn't need a mans help to make armor. (He seriously thought I couldn't do it alone...) I was beyond proud of the result, but it wasn't very comfortable..................like at all..........So when I reworked it for Naka, I fixed a lot of that. This costume did help with my confidence as a cosplayer tremendously. It showed I could be independent and make something fantastic! We are competing at Naka in 37 days so wish us luck! Anyway on to the next one.
Another Saint Seiya cosplay, This is Mu-samma. I posted a cross-stitch pattern of him in my last entry, and he is to this day my absolute favorite character. I'm proud of this one because it literally took me 2 days to buy the fabric and make. He's uber comfy and I feel so graceful wearing him! That's about it!
My cosplay has taken me down some unexpected roads here in 2018 as well. I tried my hand at making a custom doll for a Yugi-oh GX group. Ami wanted to be Jaden so I made her a Yubel to sit on her shoulder. I'd been watching repaint videos on youtube and thought I could try my hand at it. It was actually easier than I thought it would be...but still very time consuming and tedious (but so is just about any craft project). For more info on that check out the process album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1357117204434331.1073741840.499734193505974&type=1&l=94ce92e3f0
And lastly are some plush props for the same cosplay group. I've completed Jaden's winged Kuriboh, which was super simple and its cuteness does wonders for my emotional state at times. I'm currently working on Chazz's duel spirit Ojama Yellow (I'm playing Chazz), and will be starting Ruby Carbuncle for my brother Dylan's Jesse Anderson cosplay.
I don't really know what else to say, but I'm hoping to be able to move forward and out of this rut I've been in. I'm doing my best to stay positive but it's honestly hard some days. I'll be back in the future but for now I'm just gonna be off and on you know. If you do want to stay more up to date with our cosplay endeavors though, do hit that like button on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/konspiracycosplay/
I appreciate you all, and happy crafting.
