*This guide has been updated* |
| Kurumasha, Kudrel and I had a long drive on Friday to Hamilton and I was pretty exhausted when we arrived even though I slept most of the way there. After getting dressed in Merle, VickyBunnyAngel, Kudrel, and I headed out to the con and surveyed the convention centre. I ran into quite a few friends and cosplayers from the region. It was nice catching up. Saturday Saturday was much busier. I helped out at the Cosplay 201 panel, in which most of the cosplay guests attended including those mentioned above plus Mai Sheri and Sarcasm-hime. It was good 2 hours longs but we could have kept on for longer. |
Soon afterwards I judged the masquerade. It is always a tough gig to have. There were some definite stand-outs, both in construction and on the perfomance, and I look forward to seeing what else they will come up with in the future. After deliberation I went for my first shoot with Paul Hillier. We got rain out once we settled on a location and decided to shoot in a sheltered area on the street. I look forward to seeing the results, especially since I scrapped most of my Aion costume afterwards. The rest of the night was spent partying with friends and getting our dance on at the con dance - thank you DJ Janos for the beats! | |
Sunday
| Sunday was lazy day. I handed out awards with the other masquerade judges: Cats Luna and Nancy (Featherweight was running a panel and couldn't make it) and hung out in the artist alley / dealer's room. I had another shoot with Paul, this time in Talim, another costume I was throwing out. We had a friendly encounter with the Hamilton police during our shoot, who were genuinely interested in the events and we chatted for a good 20mins about conventions. Soon afterwards, Kudrel, Kurumasha and I left the event and began our long drive home. Thanks for having me ConBravo and Hamilton! |
HIGHLIGHTS: Lion cub, baby albino kangaroo, hottubing, cookouts in the suite, photoshoots galore, water slides, bonding with friends, meeting new friends, and carpool shenanigans.
Photos are mostly from Saturday but I scattered them around for aesthetics reasons.
FRIDAY
I arrived in Toronto at 3 along with Cosplay Calamity after an all-nighter of working on Alicia. I went straight to the Crafter's corner to set up my table with Tamar Wolfe after getting dressed in book 2 Korra. I was a slow day. People were mostly settling.
After wrapping up I went straight to working on my costume again. I even brought my sewing machine. But once 1am hit I was exhausted and I gave up on finishing the costume.
SATURDAY
I wore Korra again and went straight to the Crunchyroll booth to help int he morning. I had a blast and I was happy to help represent Crunchyroll at their first Canadian convention. Afterwards I had a quick photoshoot with Elevethphotograph, then back to my table for the rest of the day.
The good thing about having a table is that your friends will eventually drop by, no need to search through the crowds. The afternoon was lo key. I had dinner at Milestones and celebrate good sale with a belini, yum (It's an alcoholic slushie). The rest of the night was spent doing touch-ups to Ms Fortune.
It was a disaster to get ready. I forgot pieces of my costume in the hotel room, the body paint was smudging and stained my shirt, my nail glue dried out. So opted to wear a trench coat version of Ms.Fortune, thankfully I brought the jacket in case I got cold. I worked the Crunchyroll booth again in the morning, followed by another shoot.
The cosplay troubleshooting panel went pretty well. I'm grateful that many people showed up and the panel was full of ideas and ready to help the audiences with all their cosplay questions.
I spent the last of the day manning my table then passing out in the car ride home, exhausted from the weekend.
Special thanks to my awesome roomies Zacloudseth, Tamar Wolfe, Cosplay Calamity, and Thornrose, and to all my friends who dropped by and said hello.
See you next year!
Here is a recap of my life in cosplay for 2012, including my costumes, expenses, favourites, and let downs.
Highlights: Poorly organized, friends everywhere, meeting new people, gaming, hot tub, confusion, & delicious food.
Here are the highlights: Fabric shopping, Times Square, Huge Con, Loads of Goodies, Karaoke, Archery, and Good Friends.
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