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"Batman"byIronKnightCosplay
photobyRobertoSanchez
"IronMan"byIronKnightCosplayphotobyRobertoSanchez
"CaptainAmerica"byCaptainCodyCosplayphotobyKristenNicolePhotography
"Spider-man"and"MaryJane"
byCaptainCodyCosplayandGingerNinjaCosplay
photobyKristenNicolePhotography
"UsagiTsukino"(SailorMoon)byJacqueMarques
photobyBarbaraNaomiPhotography
"CaptainAmerica"and"IronMan"
byCaptainCodyCosplayandIronKnightCosplay
photobyRobertoSanchez
"Jorge"(HaloReach)byGrizzlyProps
photobyHarrisonTan(OOCPhotography)
CommanderShepardScotland
www.facebook.com/commandershepardscotland
IWon'tLetFearCompromiseWhoIAm
Source:https://goo.gl/OyOXuU
UnderneaththeArmorthatwewear,beitcosplayorregularclothes,weareallrealpeopleandhaveflawsthatmakeusfarfrom
perfect.Itisunderstanding,andnotbeingafraidoftheseflawsthatsetsusasidefromeveryoneelseandmakesusstandoutin
acrowd.ThewholecosplayasCommanderShepardI’mapersonjustlikeeveryoneelsewhoenjoysplayingacharacterfrom
hisfavoritegametrilogy.
I'mspreadingawarenessontheskinconditionpsoriasisthataffects3%oftheUKitisanautoimmuneconditionthatincreases
theproductionofepidermiscellscausinginflamedredpatchesontheskin,and,insomeinstances,psoriaticarthritis.
I'mputtingmyselfouttheretoshowother'sthatyoudon'thavetofeelthatnoonewilllikeyouormakeyoufeelinsecureabout
suchconditionsandyoushouldneverfeelashamedofitbecauseyouwillintheendalwaysdefeatit.
EvenwhileIhavethisextremelychallengingconditioninfrontofmeitdoesn'tstopmefromdoingwhatIwantwhetherthat's
havingasociallife,keepingmyselffitbygoingtothegym,orevenwearingmyfavoritegeekyt-shirts.ItispresenteverydaybutI
won'tstopuntilIridmyselfofitoncemore.
AsitsaysinthephotoIhaveshared"Iwon'tletfearcompromisewhoIam"notnoworinthefutureandIwantotherstofeelit
shouldn’tcompromisethemeither
If anyone has friends, family even a partner who suffers from this condition please share this on in hopes it helps build their
confidence.Thatismysoleaim.IknowhowitfeelstobeinsecureI’veconqueredmine,Iwanttohelpothersconquertheirstoo.
Idohopethisissharedanreachesthosewhoneeditthemost.
Shepard.
"BlackCat"(Spider-man)byZenthys
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"Powergirl"(DCComics)byDafnaCosplay
photobyDafnaCosplay
"SamuraiRedRanger"-EvilModeorGoldMode
(PowerRangers)byOmegaCosplay
"HarleyQuinn"(Batman)byTrishamiphotobyTrishaIrving
"Arrow"byHuntersCosplay
"ShannatheSheDevil"byJerikandraCosplay
photobyZezePhotography
"HarleyQuinn"byMasha
"HarleyQuinn"(Batman)byMasha
photobyHerbertHughes
"HarleyQuinn"byRageCosplay
photobyMichaeE.Allen/ASharpPhoto
"Elise"-SpiderQueen(LeagueofLegends)
byKewaiiBesuCosplayphotobyStuckeyMedia
"BlackCat"(Spider-man)byNicoleSaleraCosplay
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"Jade"(MortalKombat)byBrendaViBritannia
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"Ygritte"(GameofThrones)byDafnaCosplay
photobyRoeeZinatyPhotography
"Psylocke"(X-Men)byJerikandraCosplay
photobyEurobeatKasumiPhotography
"Kitana"(MortalKombat)byLostGirlCosplay
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
TATTOOEDCOSPLAYERS:
SHOULDTHEYBECOVEREDUP?
ThistopichasbeendebatedtimeandtimeagaininforumsbutIdon'tbelievetherehasbeenaclearcut
answersowe'regoingtoweighthegoodandthebadagrumentsandattempttodoso.Themostpopular
argumentwiththosewhosaytattoosshouldinfactbecoveredis"Thecharacter'swhodon'thavetatoos
shouldn'thavethemincosplay".Nowthatstatementseemscorrectonthesurfacefor"authenticity"sake.
But,ifthisistruethenthatmeansallcrossoversandgenderbendingorparodycosplaysofthesecharacters
shouldalsonotbehappening.
Somewouldagreewiththisbutobviouslywedonot.Also,ifthesamestatementwastruethenthe
characterswhoareacertainheight,weight,skincolororeyecoloraren'tthesamethentheywouldn'tbe
abletocosplaythosecharacters.Nowitappearsthisonesimplestatementwouldremoveeveryoneexcept
peoplewhowereborntolooklikeacertaincharacter.Idon'tknowaboutyou,butifthatweretruethere
wouldn'tbealotofroomforvarationorfreedomtobethecharacteryoulovedgrowinguporevenloved
asanadult.Sowhenshouldcosplayerscoverup?Thereisnosetruleofwhentheyshouldbutlet'stalk
aboutwhentheymayneedto.
Wethinkifyouarepaidtodoagigforachildren'seventorworkingwithacharitythenperhapscovering
thetattooiswise.Nowthisisn'tsayingtattoosarewrong,butitisalifechoice.Youmostlikelywouldn't
usecursewordsinfrontofchildrenorsmokeasthecharacteryourrepresentingbecauseyouwouldbe
statingthatthecharacterbelievesintheselifechoices.Andevenifyoudoinfactbelieveindoingthese
things,childrenshouldmaketheirownchoiceswithoutbeingpotenuallyinfunencedbycharactersthey
lookupto.Ifitisapaidgig,andyoudon'tknowifyoushouldcoverthetattooorpiercing,itisalwaysa
goodideatoaskthosewhoareinchargeoftheevent.
Tattooing,foraslongasmoderncivilationhasexisted,hasbeenconsideredtabooinsomesocialcircles.
Perhapsifyouareenteringacontestandyouwanttolessenthedistractionsasyourpersonalpreference
thenyoumightwanttocoverthembutthisisoneaspectaboutconteststhatwedon'tagreeshouldbe
judged.Becausethisgoesbacktochangingyourbodytomatchthecosplayandtakesawaythefunof
beingabletobethecharactersyouhaveeveryrighttodressas.Sowiththatbeingsaid,byallmeans,keep
ontattooing,piercing,cosplayinganddon'tletanyonetellyouwhotobe.Thechoicesareyoursandyours
alone...
CheckouttheTattooedCosplayersAt
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Telluswhatyouthink
"Joker"(DarkKnight)byJoeDiGusto
photobyBradPassow
"Joker"and"Robin"byRipElliot(TheRIPFactor)
photobyKristenMcIntosh-BamPowCreations
"HarleyQuinn"byTrixieHellion
photobySidneyVinsonPhotography
"Mr.Freeze"(Batman)
byChris(CCCosplayStudios)
photobyMatthewSperzelPhotography
"Riddler"(Batman)byRiddlemethisCosplay
"LadyJoker"byBrendaViBritannia
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"HarleenQuinzel"and"Joker"(Batman)
byMirandaByrdandRipElliot
photobyKristenMcIntosh-BamPowCreations
"Joker"and"Harley"(Genderbend)and"LilBane"
(BatmanVillians)byDynamicCosplayCouple
photobyToshiStudios
"CommanderShepard"(MassEffect)
byCommanderShepardScotland
"Dallas"(PayDay)byDonCox
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"CaptainNemo'sUnderSeaCombatArmor"byRJFoster
"Wolverine"byLonstermash
photobyJDRenes
"Wolverine"byLonstermash
photobyBlkJack21Photography
"PiscesnoAphrodite"(SaintSeiyaLegendofSanctuary)byKrimFollFox
photobyOndazeroVisualArt
"GeneralEsdeath"(AkameGaKill)
bySungseongCosplay
"MadMoxxi"(Borderlands)byRedFishBlueFishCosplay
photobyAndrewBondlowPhotography
"RainbowDragon"(originalcharacter)
photo,designandcosplaybyMsMaoMaoz
"Yuna"-WhiteMageDressSphere(FinalFantasyX-2)
bySungseongCosplay
THELATESTTIPSFORSERIOUSCOSPLAYERS
Itcanbedifficulttotakeyourcosplaytothenextlevelandmakemoneydoingsomethingyoulove.
Evenasapart-timejoborearningsomeextracash,theexpensescanbeover-whelmingandthe
competitionisfierce.Buthereareafewwaystoperhapsgiveyouthatextraboosttogetyouon
yourwaytobecoming"Cosfamous".
1.StartaMailingListorBlogwithaNewsletter.
Justgettinglikesandpostingthingscanbeaslowroutetoacheivewhatyouaretryingtoaccomplish,sostartingamailinglist
orbloggingcanbeagoodwaytogainsomefansofyourcosplayandit'salsoagreatwaytoallowfanstoknowaboutyour
giveaways,freebiesandprintsthatyouaresellingaswell.Ifyoudecidetostartablog,lookaroundforthebestoption.Godaddy
allowsyoutopurchaseverycheapwebspaceforafreewordpressblog.You'llwanttofindagoodpluginthatallowsyoutosetup
anewsletteronyourblog.Thenyouwillbeabletosendoutemailstoallofyoursubscribers.Ifyouneedhelpdoingthis,
Fiverr.comhasalotofpeoplewhocanhelpyoustartatjust$5.00.Soafterit'sallsetup,atyournextconventionyouwillwantto
haveformsforfanstocollecttheirnamesandemailsforyourmailinglistandpromoteyourgiveawayaswellwithaphotoofthe
item/itemsyouaregivingaway.
2.BetterplanningforGiveawaysIfyouhaven'thadagiveawaytopromoteyourcosplay,maybenowisthetime.Ifyouhavetrieddoingagiveawaybeforeandit
didn'tworkout,hereareafewtips.
Firstmakesurethatyourrulesareclearandyourgraphicreallysticksout.Ifyouaren'tgoodwithgraphics,maybeafriendcan
helpyouout.Therulesofyourgiveawayshouldbetolikeyourfanpageandyourpostandtosharethepostonyourpage.
Addinghashtagscanbehelpful.Combineyourgiveawaywithyourblogoranothersocialaccountbytellingyourfansthatyour
giveawaywillbeannouncedonthewebsiteoraccountandthey'llneedtosubscribesotheycanknowthewinner.Makesure
youchooseadaythatyouknowyouwillnotbetoobusysoyoucanannouncethewinner.Youmaywanttoannounceitinthe
commentsectionofyourgiveawaypostandedityourpostsopeoplewillcongratulatethemandknowyouaredoingafair
giveaway.
3.FreebiesGiveawaysaregreatbutmaytakeupsometimeandyourmoneysofreebiescanbeagreatwaytopromoteyourcosplay.A
greatfreebieexamplewouldbeawallpaperofoneofyoureditedphotos.Makesureithasyourinstagramortwitternameinthe
cornerofitoryourfacebookurlsothatthewallpaperadvertisesyoursocialaccountswhenfansdownloaditforfree.Thiscan
beeffective,butitneedstobedonecorrectly.Ifyouhavebeengettingalotoflikesonyourphotoshootsorsinglephotoposts
onfacebook,thisisagoodtimetopromoteyourfreebie!Themoresharesorlikesonyourphotooralbumisthemorelikelyyour
freebiewillbeeffective.Goodluck!
SafeyTips:NeverCollectphonenumbersandcallthewinners.Thatisthequickestwaytogiveawayyournumberwhichcan
leadtothemfindingoutyouraddressandpersonalinformationonline.Also,forprivacypurposes,don'tuseyourpersonal
facebooktocommunicatewithyourfans.
"Hodor"and"MotherofDragons"(GameofThrones)
ActorKristianNairnandCortneyThompsonatDragoncon
Dr.OttoOctaviusakaDrOctopus(Spidermen)
(owndesign)byMayorMahem
photobyEllusionStudio
"SunWukong"byAkiimBecoteatWintercon
"Supergirl"(animatedseries)bySupergirl92
andActorJohnShea(LexLuthorofSuperman)
"SailorSaturn"(SailorMoon)
byPinkRoseCosplay
"Falkner"(Pokemon)
byFallgoneCosplay
"Dr.Doom"byKillringCosplay
by6SidedProductions
"Vison"and"ScarletWitch"
cosplayandphotobyKillringCosplay
"Rey"(StarWars)byHaleyMacCosplay
FemmeBatman(DarkKnight)
byEMScosplayatOzComicCon
FeaturingCosplayzine'sCoverGirl!
SAJALYN
photosby
PhilippSchertel
"Alice"(AliceinWonderland)
"HarleyQuinn"(Batman)
"SnowWhite"(Disney)
"Sally"(NightmareBeforeChristmas)
CospositiveAwardWinners
(Awardsgivenforcategoriesincluding;genres,gender,andbodytupe)
WinnerofBestFantasyCosplay
WinnerofBestCrossPlay
"AubronLunas"theDrow
OriginalCharacterbySkitzCosplay
photobyFelipeGamboa(ProjectGusto)
"JareththeGoblinKing"(OriginalCharacter)
byYellowBrickCosplay
photobyCosplayImaging
WinnerofBestSyfyCosplay
OringinalcharacterbyPaulCapey
photobyCanimeltd
WinnerofBestAnime
"Oakenshield"byMarylinOakenshieldCosplay
photobyAnnieGuayPhotographie
CospositiveAwardWinners
(Awardsgivenforcategoriesincluding;genres,gender,andbodytupe)
WinnerofBestOriginalCharacter
WinnerofBestCartoon/Animated
ConfessionsofaCostumeholic
byGenevièveLeprohon
photobyMWolfrin
"HarleyQuinn"byRageCosplay
photobyASharpPhoto
WinnerofBestFantasy
WinnerofBestSuperhero
“DarkAlice”byWestWylde
photobyAceAllmaraseditbyJohnCardinale
"SpiderGwen"byCarnageCosplay
photobyS.L.Dixon
CospositiveAwardWinners
(Awardsgivenforcategoriesincluding;genres,gender,andbodytupe)
WinnerofBestAnimeandCrossPlay
WinnerofBestSyfyCosplay
"Dalek"(DoctorWho)byKimposterCosplay
photobyBlueAdeptPhotography
"Kirito"(SwordArtOnline)
bySharinganSirenCosplay
photosbyJ.J.Maher
WinnerofBestCrossPlay
WinnerofBestSuperhero
"GreenArrow"bySpider-Matt
photobyOverkillPhotography
"HinataHyuga"bySakuraYumeCosplay
CospositiveAwardWinners
(Awardsgivenforcategoriesincluding;genres,gender,andbodytupe)
WinnerofBestCartoon/Animated
WinnerofBestOriginalCharacter
"Merida(Brave)byKaliAkers
"JudgeCastle"byJustCos
photobyKosupics
WinnerofBestSuperhero
WinnerofBestMutantCosplay
"SpidermanNoir"byJohnnyArrow
"SymbioteSpider-Man"
bySouthamptonSpider-man
CospositiveAwardWinners
(Awardsgivenforcategoriesincluding;genres,gender,andbodytupe)
(seemorewinnersatCosplayzine.com)
WinnerofBestMutant
WinnerofBestVillian
"Mystique"byVeronikaLarchenko(LadyIntegra)
photobyAntonTimofeev
WinnerofBestSuperhero
"SilentHillNurse"bySarahLeeann
photobyRewskiPhotography
WinnerofBestFantasyandSteamPunk
"BlackCanary"byJadieLanephotobyBabySealePhotography
WinnerofBestCartoon/Animated
"LadyLobo"byGothicSushi
photobyEmazingStudios
"SteamPunkSnowWhite"bySummerFireCosplay
photobyIndulgeImages
COSPLAYERCREDITS
Sajalyn(frontcovermodel)
www.facebook.com/sajalyncosplay
LostGirlCosplay
www.facebook.com/lostgirlcosplay
SakuraYumeCosplay
www.facebook.com/sakurayumecosplay
IronKnightCosplay
www.facebook.com/ironknightcosplay
KewaiiBesuCosplay
http://www.kawaiibesu.com
PaulCapey
www.facebook.com/paul.capey
CaptainCodyCosplay
www.facebook.com/CaptainCodyCosplay
YellowBrickCosplay
www.facebook.com/yellowbrickcosplay
GingerNinjaCosplay
Instagram-@iamthejocelynn
Masha
http://mashasmodeling.wix.com/mashamodels
NicoleSaleraCosplay
www.facebook.com/Nicolesaleracosplay
RiddleMeThisCosplay
www.facebook.com/BluedragonCosplay
DynamicCosplayCouple
www.facebook.com/dynamiccosplaycouple
Masha
mashasmodeling.wix.com/mashamodels
JoeDiGusto
www.facebook.com/joe.digusto.7
RJFoster
www.facebook.com/rj.foster.19
Sajalyn
https://www.facebook.com/sajalyncosplay
BrendaViBritannia
www.facebook.com/BrendaViBritannia115
CommanderShepardScotland
www.facebook.com/commandershepardscotland
RageCosplay
www.facebook.com/RageCosplays
OmegaCosplay
www.facebook.com/OmegaCosplay824
SarahLeeann
www.facebook.com/Roguex1987
ToniCardinale(WestWyldeCosplayer)
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JadieLane
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FallgoneCosplay
www.facebook.com/fallengonecosplay
ConfessionsofaCostumeholic
www.facebook.com/ConfessionsofaCostumeholic
TrixieHellion
www.facebook.com/Trixiecosplays
Supergirl92
Instagram@amycr92
KimposterCosplay
www.facebook.com/kimpostercosplay
TheRipFactor
www.facebook.com/TheRipFactor
KillringCosplay
www.facebook.com/killring
MarylinOakenshieldCosplay
www.facebook.com/marylinoakenshield
Zenthys
www.facebook.com/Zenthys
MayorMayhem
https://m.facebook.com/MayorMayhem
VeronikaLarchenko(LadyIntegra)
www.facebook.com/LadyIntegral
DafnaCosplay
www.facebook.com/DafnaCosplay
PinkRoseCosplay
www.facebook.com/pinkrosecosplay
SummerFireCosplay
www.facebook.com/SummerFireCosplay
GrizzlyProps
https://www.facebook.com/grizzlyprops
SharinganSirenCosplay
www.facebook.com/sharigansirencosplay
KaliAkers
www.facebook.com/kali.akers.7
CCCosplayStudios
www.facebook.com/CCCosplayStudios
KrimFollFox
www.facebook.com/supermodelscosplayroom
Spider-Matt
www.facebook.com/SpiderMatt091
MsMaoMaoz
YouTube.com/msmaomaoz
Lonstermash
www.facebook.com/Lonstermash
EMSCosplay
www.facebook.com/EMS-Cosplay
-607212869428862
SungSeongCosplay
www.facebook.com/SungSeongCosplay/
ConfessionsofaCostumeholic
www.facebook.com/ConfessionsofaCostumeholic
JacqueMarques
www.facebook.com/YumiTsukinoCosplay
RedFishBlueFishCosplay
www.facebook.com/RedFishBlueFishCosplay
JusCos
www.facebook.com/justcosplay86
HaleyMacCosplay
www.facebook.com/Haley-MacCosplay-1599350247004904
SkitzCosplay
www.facebook.com/Skitz_Cosplay
-805339386170094
PHOTOGRAPHERCREDITS
RobertoSanchez
www.facebook.com/rsanchezphotography
JDRenes
www.facebook.com/jDaniel.iAM
KristenNicolePhotography
www.facebook.com/kristennicoleph
BlkJack21Photography
www.facebook.com/BlkJack21Photography
BradPassow
www.facebook.com/brad.passow
MichaeE.Allen/ASharpPhoto
https://asharpphoto.biz
AndrewBondlowPhotography
www.facebook.com/bondlowphotography
MelanieWolfrinPhotograph
www.facebook.com/Mwolfrin/
BabySealePhotography
www.facebook.com/babysealephotography
Kosupics
www.facebook.com/kosupics
SidneyVinson
www.facebook.com/sidneyvinsonphotography
AceAllmaras
www.facebook.com/asgardian.ace.cosplay
KristenMcIntosh-BamPowCreations
www.facebook.com/BamPowCreations
PhotoEditorJohnCardinale
www.facebook.com/x.JC.DOOM.x
HuntersCosplay
Instagram:@hunterscosplay
MWolfrinPhotographer&Cosplayer
www.facebook.com/Mwolfrin
6SidedProductions
www.facebook.com/6sidedproductions
BlueAdeptPhotography
www.facebook.com/blueadeptphotog
IndulgeImages
www.facebook.com/IndulgeImages
J.J.Maher
www.facebook.com/j.j.maherphotography
CosplayImaging
www.facebook.com/cosplayimaging
ProjectGusto/FelipeGamboa
www.facebook.com/ProjectGusto
HarrisonTan-OOCPhotography
www.facebook.com/oocphotography
OverkillPhotography
www.facebook.com/overkillphotography
BarbaraNaomi
www.facebook.com/bnphotograph
CanimeLtd
https://www.facebook.com/canime.ltd
RewskiPhotography
www.facebook.com/Rewski.Photography
ZezePhotography
www.facebook.com/zezephotography
MatthewSperzelPhotography
www.facebook.com/matthewsperzelphotography
StuckeyMedia
http://stuckeymedia.weebly.com
RoeeZ.Photography
www.facebook.com/Roee-Z-Photography-802104069879540
ToshiStudios
www.facebook.com/toshi.studios
TrishaIrving
www.facebook.com/Trishami-Cosplay-818702584897452
EllusionStudio
www.ellusionstudio.com
EurobeatKasumiPhotography
www.facebook.com/Eurobeat-Kasumi-Photography-181144498573739
OndazeroVisualArt
www.facebook.com/OndaZeroStudio
AnnieGuayPhotographie
www.facebook.com/Annie-Guay-Photographie-460743840671881
EmazingStudios
www.facebook.com/emazingphotoz
JOKER
&
HARLEYQUINN
COSPLAYTUTORIALS
"JokerandHarley"byJoeDigustoandLizSmith
photobyBradPassow
TheJokerMakeup(Unisex)byRileyValentine:
https://goo.gl/e3YRqC
4HARLEYQUINNTUTORIALSIN6MINUTESbyBrizzyVoices:
https://goo.gl/tj3CQw
ClassicJokerMakeupTutorial(byTheJokezOnYou):
https://goo.gl/1gDwmJ
HarleyQuinnArkhamCityHalloweenMakeupTutorial(MartinaMagnusson):
https://goo.gl/Bgac4o
JokerScars;HowtoMakeupwithJokerProsthetics(Professional)by
nimbacreations:
https://goo.gl/12vSzY
HarleyQuinnSuicideSquad-MakeupTutorial(byMirandaHedman):
https://goo.gl/V5eNSU
TheJokerSuicideSquadft.HarleyQuinn-MakeupTutorial(byMirandaHedman):
https://goo.gl/D9sDBD
PopArtSuicideSquadHarleyQuinnMakeupTutorial(byJordanHanz):
(IncludesBaseballBatTutorial)
https://goo.gl/hdAuyQ
Amazing3DJokerMakeupTutorial(byVictorNogueira):
https://goo.gl/1RNZeL
HarleyQuinnDCComicsHalloweenMakeupTutorial(byJordanHanz):
https://goo.gl/b000SD
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