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JVCA — Why I Cosplay by-nc-nd

Published: 2011-06-13 15:46:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 1945; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 24
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Description Please full-view it, or you're not going to be able to see anything. n_n;

This is the final product of a University project of mine. You may remember a while back I did those cosplay surveys? This is the final thing from that project!

The initial question was “Why do people cosplay?”, and the final outcome had to make people ‘think’ and ‘laugh’. So here we have a photo-comic, detailing some of the highlights of cosplay (with a couple of the lowlights for comic relief).

Thanks to JP for the 9th image and ~static-sidhe of Little-Noise Photography for the final two images. An extra special thanks goes to *authenticsowilo for taking the photos of me that I couldn’t do with a tripod and timer, and another thanks to everyone who answered my survey.

(Filed under design as it's for my Graphic Design Studies III paper in the Bachelor of Graphic Design degree I'm doing at AUT, and as it combines photography, illustrated typography and narrative, as many designs do.)

Cross-posted to Tumblr [link] and CNZ [link]
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Comments: 22

CianaTheRabbit [2012-11-01 01:49:07 +0000 UTC]

It's funny, I'm sitting here dressed as Elizabeth...

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SakuraBellStudios [2012-07-01 12:04:13 +0000 UTC]

wow! you do good cosplay. And you look like you have so much fun doing it. I wish i knew how to sew clothes (and maybe find the right props). Then i could do it properly.

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Quatchi-jane [2012-04-10 04:26:33 +0000 UTC]

love love love IT

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Li-Bai [2011-06-20 09:19:50 +0000 UTC]

MFW UNPICKING

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JVCA In reply to Li-Bai [2011-07-26 09:16:32 +0000 UTC]

BANE OF MY LIFE.

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Le-Saboteur [2011-06-20 01:15:37 +0000 UTC]

I love the unpicker face! It is so accurate. Excellent work Jess

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JVCA In reply to Le-Saboteur [2011-07-26 09:16:57 +0000 UTC]

I think we've all felt that way one time or another. ;o; Thanks!

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xxxapplecorexxx [2011-06-16 00:30:59 +0000 UTC]

That's pretty cool Jess

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JVCA In reply to xxxapplecorexxx [2011-07-26 09:17:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It was good to see you the other night at Pia's, too.

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brunetteyes [2011-06-14 10:05:37 +0000 UTC]

this is soo awesome! XD such a cool idea

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JVCA In reply to brunetteyes [2011-07-26 09:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, thank you! I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

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kitsubasa [2011-06-13 23:56:57 +0000 UTC]

Photo 7, I believe, perfectly encapsulates 90% of the time I spent working on my costumes. xD

Brilliant photo-comic and I think you really did get down what the hobby is all about. Nice work Jess~!

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JVCA In reply to kitsubasa [2011-07-26 09:18:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear it—I was so hoping that I would express the hobby without missing anything or miscommunicating. Thank you.

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vefalasiel [2011-06-13 22:07:45 +0000 UTC]

This is cool! You don't need words to say why you cosplay. The costumes say it all.

Still love the end photo.

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JVCA In reply to vefalasiel [2011-07-26 09:19:06 +0000 UTC]

The end photo is one of my favourites - I have a print of it in a frame on my bedside bookshelf. <3

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vefalasiel In reply to JVCA [2011-07-27 12:00:06 +0000 UTC]

Aww, that's so cool.

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Lumissne [2011-06-13 21:49:20 +0000 UTC]

D'aww... It's so true orz

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JVCA In reply to Lumissne [2011-07-26 09:19:45 +0000 UTC]

In a good way and a bad way, heheh. orz

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Icaruskun [2011-06-13 21:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Love the Kyoya frames! xDD

"Bills?? Phsssssssssssssssaw~~"

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JVCA In reply to Icaruskun [2011-07-26 09:19:32 +0000 UTC]

Cosplay is the source of 90% of my money troubles! orz

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sakkaf [2011-06-13 19:16:18 +0000 UTC]

I liked how it looks like you're sniffing the paper you got from ASB xD

*SNIFF* MONAYY

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JVCA In reply to sakkaf [2011-07-26 09:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Whoops! It was supposed to be more "WAIT that's how low my bank balance is!? Oh well! MOAR COSTUMES!". I'm glad you like it though!

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