People develop an interest in cosplay because they have seen cosplayers on social media or at conventions.

It  can seem intimidating as many experienced cosplayers  have  amazing costumes that are massive works of art and look like they have  just came straight off a movie set.

However buying costumes and tweaking them to suit your image is the option most people start off with. Never the less if you know your way around a needle and thread and understand sewing patterns, I am extremely jealous, as this will definitely be a massive bonus to cosplaying as a hobby.

If you are nervous about doing your first cosplay, I would suggest doing a group cosplay with friends. This will give you more confidence when you turn up for your first convention.

Group cosplays are always fun as you get to share the experience with other people and you know you will get some really awesome photos together.

When I first started cosplaying at conventions I was nervous that someone would quiz me on the character I was cosplaying and I would automatically be cast out from everyone at the convention, if I did not know all the answers.

However this has only happened in nightmares, the people who talk to you about your cosplay are just cosplaying characters they like, they are there to make friends and buy merchandize the same as you.

Another misconception of cosplay is that you have to cosplay a character that looks like you, which is not true in the slightest.

I know some awesome cosplayers who have chosen to do gender-bent cosplays, cosplays of characters of different ages and different body types and they still looked amazing.

Cosplaying is not just about looking like the character it is more about taking a characters attributes and having fun. Looking like the character your cosplaying is just a bonus.

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