Cosplay Live Magazine 2017

Our first issue for the year is packed with cosplay fun and goodies. We’ve
interviewed some brilliant new talents and caught up with fan favourites.
Before doing this issue we talked about what we want to give back to the
community. What is it we can contribute? Tips? Ideas? Sure, we can do
those things but what’s really important is promoting the actual cosplay
community. The very people that make Cosplay Live what it is, an amazing
mix of talents from cosplayers, to costume and prop makers to the
photographers that spend thousands on gear and then hours and hours
learning to fine tune their art.
Often it’s the cosplayers where it all starts though, the idea for the costume
or character. Then comes the hours, weeks and often months of toiling over
sewing machines, heat guns and the many other tools to create costumes
that pay tribute to their inspiration. Colouring, weathering and sometimes
even starting the whole damn thing again is what drives cosplayers to
create their costumes so that they are as accurate as possible.
For their dedication to their craft - we salute the cosplayers, the prop
makers, the makeup artists, the photographers and of course the fans who
follow with passion.
This issue also asks cosplayers and photographers the big question: Can
you make money from cosplay? Perhaps the other question is : Should you?
Take a look at their answers.
We hope you enjoy this issue, we loved putting it together.
Rob Jenkins
Editor and Publisher
Editor:
Rob Jenkins
Art Director:
Giselle Capobianco
Contributors:
Charlotte Nicholson
JusZ Cosplay
Mike Rollerson
Tiffany Dean
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