Live Magazine April May 2017 Issue

suddenly
green
One of the best things about publishing
a magazine is talking to both established
cosplayers and those who
are fairly new to it. Today we spoke
to someone we admire for their honesty
and passion... hello Suddenly
Green, Tell us about yourself - where
you’re based and how you got into
cosplay.
I’m an Adelaide based cosplayer
who, as a child, always had a love for
costumes and dressing up. Cosplaying
as specific characters started for
me as something I did at home with
friends or at theme parties. My public
Instagram account began getting
popular for my gaming content and
unique personality, and when I started
posting photos of my cosplays,
I received overwhelmingly positive
support. I have only started cosplaying
publically at conventions over
the past year, and the community
has been so friendly, welcoming and
supportive that I wish I had started
sooner!
What are your favourite cosplay
characters, and why?
I’m drawn to characters that are of a
stark contrast to my own personality.
I love the crazy obsessiveness of
Harley Quinn, the psychopathic Joker
or the seductive sultry Poison Ivy. I
love to cosplay characters that allow
me to experience something new, or
become a person I would otherwise
never become.
Being in Adelaide, do you go to any
of the cons that are on during the
year?
Absolutely! This year I’ll be at Oz
Comic Con, AVCon and Supanova in
Adelaide and I may even make it to
PAX in Melbourne and Supanova in
Sydney.
You’ve got a large Instagram following,
do you have tips for new models
or cosplayers just starting out?
Social Media is about engagement.
I always engage with my audience.
My online friends and followers are
real people and I’m very aware of
that. I always do my best to interact
with people on a personal level. Your
content should also be clear and
concise. I try to stick to only a few
subject matters, that way I can properly
cater to my audience.
Ok change of direction - who inspires
you?
My cosplay idol has always been
Jessica Nigri and I was so grateful
to meet her when I attended Tampa
Bay Comic Con in 2016. She has always
shown her true self and can be
silly and poke fun at herself without
worrying who will freezeframe on an
awkward facial expression (in fact,
she encourages it!) and I can really
relate to that. Jessica shows brilliant
craftsmanship with her work and
has so many incredible talents. Plus,
she touched my butt... What’s not to
love?!