Cosplay is when you dress up as a character from any fandom of your choice for the likes of conventions, fandom outings, or maybe an everyday cosplay for a casual workplace. It is a hobby in which you can create costume and fashion accessories to become your favorite character. A popular culture nowadays, cosplay includes characters from anime ,cartoons, comic books, video games and what not!
Cosplay costumes vary greatly and can range from simple themed clothing to highly detailed costumes. Cosplayers obtain their apparel through many different methods. Manufacturers produce and sell packaged outfits for use in cosplay, with varying levels of quality. Japanese manufacturers of cosplay costumes reported a profit of 35 billion yen in 2008, while others work on commission creating costumes props wigs designed for the individual. Other cosplayers, who prefer to create their own costumes, still provide a market for individual elements, and various raw materials, such as unstyled wigs, hair dye, cloth and sewing notions, liquid latex, body paint, costume jewelry, and prop weapons.
Now 5 noob Delhi cosplayers with a passion for cosplay and a desire to take it up as a profession are being trained in all aspects of cosplay and are building their own armor at JMoon MakerSpace, with RoboRium.com sponsoring all the raw materials like EVA Foam, Worbla (FinestArt, BlackArt, PearlyArt, TransparArt), liquid latex, EL Ribbons, LEDS, epoxy resin, as well as the tools these cosplayers will need to make their armor for unveiling at Delhi Comic Con 2018 (7- 9th December).
JMoon provides an opportunity to creative and innovative people who have the craftsmanship ability and are not afraid to get their hands dirty. This internship offers all those who can think with a free mind and explore their ideas to turn those idead into a real business. JMoon MakerSpace has all the parts along with a huge collection of electronic devices from Roborium which will take these costumes builds to the next level.
Stay tuned for Part 2 in this series where we show you updates on the costume builds that have already started at JMoon MakerSpace.
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