‘Cosplay Melee:’ Review and Interviews – Episode 6
SyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode five last week, and the final sixth episode of the season airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode five last week, and the final sixth episode of the season airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode five last week, and the final sixth episode of the season airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode four last week, and episode five airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode three last week, and episode four airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ aired episode two last week, and episode three airs tonight!
Continue ReadingSyFy’s latest competition reality show, ‘Cosplay Melee,’ premiered last week, and it is a breath of fresh air to the cosplay community and to cosplay fans after ‘Heroes of Cosplay.’
Continue ReadingWhen I saw the first episode of Season Three of ‘Star Wars: Rebels,’ I knew that my next cosplay would be Kanan Jarrus.
Continue ReadingRepresentation matters. Representation matters in all forms of media and cosplay is no exception.
Continue ReadingI completed the version 1.0 of my Prince Ashitaka (from ‘Princess Mononoke’) cosplay just in time for Emerald City Comicon. Now that I’ve revealed the finished cosplay at ECCC, I’m sharing all of the final build details, some lessons learned, and what I have planned for Ashitaka 2.0!
Continue ReadingBill Doran of Punished Props is a foamsmithing genius and his latest book, ‘Foamsmith 2: How to Forge Foam Weapons,’ will help you on the path to being a foamsmith in your own right.
Continue Reading‘Princess Mononoke’ is one of my favorite films, so it was a no brainer for me when deciding on my next cosplay that I’d try Ashitaka.
Continue ReadingThis past weekend Seattle was overwhelmed with visitors attending PAX Prime 2015. As always there were tons of crowds, lots of lights and sounds, tons of video and tabletop games, a smattering of cosplay, and plenty of fun.
Continue ReadingWith a desire to also be awesome, I recently interviewed Bill Doran, one of the top foamsmiths around, and reviewed his book, ‘Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes.’ I then set off to make my first piece of armor–Link’s Hylian Shield of ‘Zelda’ fame.
Continue ReadingAs cosplay becomes more popular and prevalent around the world, more and more people are looking for help on making great costumes. Bill Doran, one of the preeminent foamsmiths out there, is here to help with a new print book, ‘Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes.’
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