Continuing in this practice I started in 2021, it’s time to review how I did on my 2022 goals and set some new ones for 2023!
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What Makes a Good Contest Judge?
I had the opportunity to judge another cosplay contest this past weekend at the HKMKT NightMKT event and it got me thinking about what makes a good judge. There are many skills required and I thought I’d talk about them!
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For the past couple months, I have been hard at work on my first ever sponsored cosplay! I was contacted for an opportunity to create a cosplay/look to promote the launch of Finji’s new game “I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.” I already love Finji because of Night in the Woods, so this was a no-brainer!
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In February and March, I crunched on my Kena cosplay in order to compete at the Nishi Fest contest. While my work managed to get me a Judge’s Award, I knew I could do it better. So here are the improvements I’ve made, just in time for A-kon!
Continue reading “Upgrading My Kena Cosplay”I won a Judge’s Award for one of my tutorials!
I just finished watching the Youtube premiere of the Online Cosplay Tutorial Challenge 2022 award ceremony and am happy report I won a Judge’s Award!
Continue reading “I won a Judge’s Award for one of my tutorials!”Making My Kena Cosplay Part II: Necklace & Staff
I split my Kena build into two posts because I ended up taking a bit of a break from Kena to work on Sailor Neptune and prep for ComfyCozyCon. I didn’t want to wait to publish the first part, so I went ahead and did that knowing that I would make a second part for the remaining cosplay pieces. So here’s the conclusion to my Kena cosplay!
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I entered my Kena cosplay into the Cosplay Contest at Nishi Fest in Arlington this past Saturday!
Continue reading “Another Nishi Fest, Another Award!”2021 Retrospective & 2022 Cosplay Goals
Last year, I set up some lofty goals for myself. I managed to accomplish some while others were unfulfilled. Here’s how I did last year as well as some simpler goals for 2022.
Continue reading “2021 Retrospective & 2022 Cosplay Goals”Anime Frontier 2021 Masquerade & Weekend Highlights
Anime Frontier was two weeks ago and I finally have time to talk about it. (You can watch my vlogs here and here!) Here’s a little recap of my experience judging the Masquerade as well as some picture galleries with highlights of the rest of the weekend!
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits came out September 21. September 22, I picked up the game and immediately fell in love with it. The aesthetics, character design and story so beautiful, the gameplay immersive. I knew instantly that I wanted to cosplay the titular character, Kena.
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Ashweez Cosplay 