Create your own personal magic wand. Embellish the wand to reflect your own style & how you plan to use your wand. Select from jewels, charms, ribbons & more.
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Please note: You will be working with AdTech hot glue guns and glue in this class. See www.createNcraft.com/gencon for a picture of a sample finished project.
Create your own personal magic wand. Embellish the wand to reflect your own style & how you plan to use your wand. Select from jewels, charms, ribbons & more.
Description:
Please note: You will be working with AdTech hot glue guns and glue in this class. See www.createNcraft.com/gencon for a picture of a sample finished project.
Cosplay Photography on the Con Floor: Learn techniques to make the most of your cosplay photography. Instructed by Greg Inda, photographer for Glitter Guild Burlesque.
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Learn tips for photographing cosplay on the con floor. Our focus will be on utilizing the available light, filling the frame with what's important, eliminating unpleasant backgrounds/distracting elements, and techniques to maximize your brief time with busy cosplayers. Nothing in this workshop is camera specific and all are welcome. You only need to bring your camera if you have specific questions, in which case please bring your camera manual as well. Workshop will include a Q&A session to address your specific questions.
Cosplay With a Spin: Crossplay, Rule 63, & Mashups
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How to make your cosplay unique, recognizable, & even funny! Learn techniques & resources for gender-bending & mashing up your fandoms.
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The sky's the limit! A co-founder of Studio Cosplay will be giving a presentation on putting your own spin on popular cosplays. Discussion will include finding your creative inspiration, colliding characters and styles but keeping them recognizable, products and techniques for convincing crossplay, and considerations for acting the part, especially for photography. Come to the panel dressed in your favorite crossplay, Rule 63, or mashup cosplay and tell us about it! Presenter bio: Stefanie Hackenberg has been cosplaying since 1998 and has been featured on prominent media outlets such as CNN and io9. She is a Studio Cosplay founder, a Reiki Master-certified energy therapist, and a proud all-around nerd. Stefanie can be found at www.facebook.com/FaeriesWearBootsCosplay.
Silent conditions like anxiety are more frequent that we admit. Discuss how Cosplay can help provide an avenue for alleviating anxiety and share your experiences.
Cosplay and Fitness: Building Your Superhero Physique
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Cosplay has so many different avenues. Come explore how to incorporate fitness into cosplay and learn some tricks of the bodybuilding trade, from muscle building to fat loss.
Join Jedimanda as she talks about the power struggle of SOCIAL MEDIA. As a cosplayer and a professional social media manager, she has plenty of tips and tricks to give anyone!
Creating cosplay is a long, creative, tedious and highly specific process. Couple trying to portray a character w/ needing to perform & it can be a struggle! Learn tips & tricks to make it easier.
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Creating cosplay is a long, creative, tedious and highly specific process, and when you couple trying to portray a character with needing to perform in the costume, things get even more complicated. This Cosplay for Performance panel discusses the different aspects of costuming that performers need to consider, and shares tips and tricks for how to create cosplay that is representative of the character and also allows you to move and perform properly.
Love cosplaying? Want to make a difference in your community? Why not do both?! We will show you how to get started using your love of cosplay to give back and pay it forward!
Cosplay, Styling, & The Geek Chic Aesthetic: Intermediate
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If you have ideas about what "geek chic" outfits or looks you want to try but don't know how, this is the workshop for you! Bring the elements of your casual cosplay and we'll help you style them!