Cosplay
- Xan Wilson
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min read
Hi Fae Friends! I'd like to talk about an interest of mine.....something I've been interested in since high school (other than art) has been Cosplay. I've talked about my interest in this with a few people close to me but try not to mention it too much because I don't like to be made fun of. But....I'm to the point in life that I don't care what others think, in terms of things that I like or have interest in.
What is Cosplay?
noun: the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga and anime.
verb: engage in cosplay.

Cosplayers do more than simply dress like their favorite characters, though. To express their creative side and show the depth of their fandom, they also behave and speak like their characters, sometimes acting out their favorite scenes with their friends.

Do cosplayers get paid?
"Top tier" cosplayers might make around $10-125,000 a year. Breaking this down, if a cosplayer attends 26 conventions a year and sells 100 prints (a low number) per weekend for $20, that's $52,000 a year. Minus costs (makeup, equipment, photography shoots) that sounds pretty sweet.
the hustle.co>meet-the-girls-making-a-living-from-cosplay


Website for Cosplay Community: cosplay.com
Website for affordable Cosplay selections: ezcosplay.com
Some people and pages I follow on Instagram:
unicornartistry
itszaybaybay
posewigs
candycoatedcurls
suymahoniacosplay
anarkee
brown.suga.outlaw
tracihines
crescentshay (she makes videos on how she makes her costumes)
snitchery
quirktastic_co
Top Characters:
Harley Quinn
Wonder Woman
Daenerys Targaryen
Catwoman
Poison Ivy
Top Black Cosplayers:
kieraplease
princessangelinacosplay
pinkmason
thouartanuli
jazzthebatcosplay
stellaranebula
leiracosplays
krystinarielle
yourfavoritesenpaii
zazie.cosplay
amariariana
itsriaparker
lucky.luna
jasfusioncosplay
shellanin
em._.cosplay
cutiePieSensei
spiffypenguin
astylishjedi
darktwistcosplay
phreshxbear
blvckmermvid
callencosplay
that1girlkaykay


I have a board on my Pinterest (Cosplay 2020). I have 5 sections: silver, Velma, Starfire, Snaps and Roxanne & Maxx. There's also some other ideas. I can't wait to jump into this new world. Roxanne & Maxx is going to be my first cosplay.

