Once Upon a Time, I was a Cosplayer

Hey guys! I wanted to go back in time and talk a little bit about what was once a huge hobby of mine. I used to cosplay. I was actually a pretty dedicated cosplayer at the time. Every week, I was always planning a new cosplay. Plus, I made everything myself!

A lot of people I know know about this fact. It all started in high school. I found a site called "deviantART" and I always loved going on there because there was a lot of fascinating art and even cosplay. I started the site myself but now I no longer use it. One of my favorite cosplayers that I admired when I started, was Alodia Gosiengfiao. Her work is absolutely amazing (and still is). When I saw all the different cosplays she did, and other famous cosplayers, I felt it would be something I'd be interested in starting on my own. I never thought I would have done cosplay, but it was actually quite fun, becoming a different character.

I have to admit that my work could never be as amazing as those cosplayers. I wasn't professional cosplay material. Even so, I tried to be as accurate as I can be to look anything close to the character. Most of the time I would have the characters dressed casually, but you would still recognize who the character is. It's a lot of fun to put together and the makeup was a lot of fun doing as well. I had a lot of fun with color contacts too!

I did a lot of cosplays, but most of them were on my old computer, so I lost a lot of my work, which I'm really sad about. I will only display what I can find for now. If I can get a hold of more, then I'll update this post with them.

Asuka Langley from Evangelion

Amber from Sucker Punch

Kenshin Himura from Rurouni Kenshin

Koan from Sailor Moon

Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII

Maleficent from Maleficent

Usagi Tsukino from Sailor Moon

Along the way, I was slowly starting to give up on cosplay. I don't exactly know what it is. I think in a way it was because money and time. I don't want to say that I grew out of it because it's a hobby that you could do at any age. It was a lot of fun while it latest, but in a way I think it wasn't going to last forever. If there are occasions like cosplay parties, I would still go for it. But it won't be something I can do every week like I used to and have it as that hobby again. My last cosplay was Sailor Moon's Koan which was in 2015. Who knows when there will be another cosplay coming. But that's it for now! I hope this has been an interesting fact lol. Until next time~