October Magazine

COSPLAY
Welcome to Live Magazine Car!
Firstly, tell us abit about yourself...
So, a little bit about me. I am a part
time student studying Psych, and I
work for EB Games. I am an Australian
PC Gamer and cosplayer in my
spare time! Not only do I cosplay, but
I like to write music, I enjoy playing
a my Ukulele, Guitars, Piano and I
also like to sing. I’ve been a creative
person ever since I was little,
and creativity is also a great stress
release for me as well!
How did you get into cosplay?
Ever since I was little I have loved
dressing up, as every kid does, but
I was a little bit different. Instead of
being a pretty princess or Tinkerbell
I would want to be Batman, or
Spiderman, and I still have my Batman
costume to this day! I seriously
loved getting all dressed up and having
fun, and then I hit primary school
where it wasn’t seen as socially acceptable,
so that’s when my creativity
branched into other domains. I
started drawing and creative visual
art from a very young age. Over my
schooling life I developed my skills
in a few different domains such as
sewing, sketching, moulding etc.
It was only in late 2013 early 2014
when I discovered what cosplay
was. I started gaming heavily in 2012
(influenced by my boyfriend), prominently
playing League of Legends.
I absolutely fell in love with these
character designs, and when drawing
them just wasn’t enough creative
output for me, I decided to take the
next step and started to build them.
I don’t think there is anything much
cooler than being able to completely
transform yourself into a game character
and to bring them to life.
What is your favourite type of cosplay?
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I would have to say at the moment,
my favourite type of cosplay would
have to be League or Blizzard characters.
Their models KICK ASS!
Heavily armoured badassery is the
look I tend to go for, but I have been
trying to mix up my cosplays and
have a few “girly” ones in there as
well, just to show some variety.
What do you like most about cosplaying?
For me, it’s not so much about wearing
the cosplay, but the process of
making it is absolutely amazing. Being
able to have a creative outlet that
makes someone look totally kick ass
is just the raddest thing ever. Don’t
get me wrong though, I absolutely
love shooting my cosplays, and not
just still images but videos as well,
the theatrics behind the character
and bringing them to life is what I love
to do! And the absolutely incredible
people you meet along your cosplay
journey is awesome as well. There
are hundreds of people out there
that have the same passion you do,
and the network of people can be
just amazing. Life long friendships
have been made through cosplay!
What materials do you like to use?
I started out using foam. Just plain
old EVA foam from bunnings, and let
me tell you it is the best thing on this
planet. It is super cheap, and super
easy to work with! I have delved into
the world of worbla, and don’t get me
wrong it is incredible stuff (awesome
for making super strong breastplates)
but it is a little more expensive
and can be a bit tricky to use.
In terms of adhesives, I prefer to use
contact cement, super glue, and hot
glue depending on what base materials
or parts I’m working on.
What cosplays would you like to
do in the future?
At the moment I have a female Vegeta
(DBZ) and Snow Bunny Nidalee
(League of Legends) in the works for
some upcoming events in Sydney,
but I have a huge list that doubles
in size every time I hop on the internet.
In the near future I would like to
complete by Winter Sonja cosplay,
Armoured Vaporeon, Harley Quinn,
and Pin up Black Canary. In the very
distant future when I’ve honed my
skills I would love to do Nova and