bitingbows
cosplayer, crafter & seamtress
30 Days of Cosplay
I started doing the 30 days of Cosplay in 2017. Daily challenges were a big thing within crafting spaces at the time, and it sounded like a great way of pushing myself to stay creative and keep learning.The challenge soon turned into a staple practice for my cosplay. I was able to give my costumes the love they deserved, so that nothing would stay forgotten in the wardrobe, and the practice gave me a good excuse to give my costumes maintenance checks and upgrades, as well as giving new homes to the costumes that no longer instilled joy.Over the years I added my own personal goals for growth; from feeling more confident with different makeup and special effects, to learning how to style wigs and pushing my photography to try and set atmosphere within my self-portraits.It's a challenge I encourage every cosplayer to try once; you don't need to have 30 different outfits to see it through either!
The goal is not to be wasteful, but to be creative and resourceful with what you already have to unlock new joys and skills within you!
30 Days of Cosplay - 2017
My first attempt at the 30 days of Cosplay was in 2017. My main focus was practicing different makeup styles and wig work.I was still very new to cosplay and did not have 30 full costumes to test out; so some of theses were actually just clothes layered up.By the end of this first attempt I felt like I had growth a lot with my makeup abilities and skills, and working out what doesn't suit me personally.Cosplays pictured from the top row, left to right:
Fran from Final Fantasy XII, Hinata Hyuga from Naruto, Tsunade from Naruto, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Lottie Person from Snotgirl, Samus from Metroid, Alex Benedetto from Gangsta., Ai Shindou from Beyond the Boundary, Bulma from Dragonball, Asuka from NGE, Shego from Kim Possible, Junko from Danganronpa, Misty from Pokemon, Naruto Oiroke no Jutsu, Snow White, Jessica Rabbit, Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service, Aurora from Sleeping beauty, Tracer from Overwatch, Spinelli from Recess, Nami from One Piece, Mercy from Overwatch, Misato from NGE, Tifa from Final Fantasy VII, Hermione Granger, Poison Ivy, Konan from Naruto, Orihime from Bleach, Historia from Attach on Titan, D.Va from Overwatch
30 Days of Cosplay - 2018
2018 was my second attempt at the 30 days of cosplay and was unsuccessful.
It was a busy and stressful year outside of cosplay, I managed to do 10 out of the 30 days but had to focus on other priorities.Characters from top right to left:
Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley, Lady Deadpool, Wednesday Addams, Bulma, Hinata, D.Va, Nero, Gou Matsuoka and Zelda
I had started a new job in 2019, and the schedule freed up a lot of time for me to enjoy cosplay more; so in 2019 I did two bouts of the 30 day challenge!
As I had more free time I was able to go to more cons, and the first portion of the challenge was to help me work through the cosplays I had and work out my convention lineups and well as be more proactive with any outfit that needed repairs or upgrades.Characters from left to right:
Sadayo Kawakami, Mina Ashido, Lunafreya, Shego, Zero Two, Petra Ral, Belle, Cindy Aurum, Midnight, Paya, Vanille, Tohru Honda, Ann Takamaki, Miia, Iris Amacitia, Ms Joke, Kotori, Yoko, D.Va, Asuka, Persphone, Bulma, Uraraka, Camie Utsushimi, Eri, Ariel, Aera, Ayame, Gou Matsuoka, Tsunade
The second run was not intentional, at first I was so excited in the run up to the FFVII remake announcements that I wanted to show my love by cosplaying as many of the characters I could at the time; but after that I realised I was almost a third into the challenge and I had confirmed events within the time frame so it was pretty easy to plan out the rest of the days.After this my skin absolutely wanted a break from make-up, but the practice helped with posing at conventions, so I'm glad I followed through with the challenge!Characters from Left to right:
Ifalna, Lucrecia Crescent, Reno, Tifa Lockhart, Elena, Aerith Gainsborough, Jessie Raspberry, Yuffie Kisaragi, Snow White, Froppy, Shoto Todoroki, Boosette, Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley, Mari Makinami, Samus Aran, Momo Yaoyorozu, Ochaco Uraraka, Shuten Douji, Nero, Asuka, Rikku, Zelda, Aizawa, Lalafell, Inko Midoriya, Ms Joke, Roxanne, Miku, Oiroke no jutsu Naruto
