“The reason I continue is because cosplaying has been the reason I’ve met some of the best people and friends I now have in my life.
“The reason I started cosplaying was to have fun and dress up as the characters I loved,” Frey said. Frey said cosplaying lets them meet people and serve as an inspiration for others wanting to take part in it all. Making friends serves as a common importance among cosplayers. She said many even have Patreon accounts, which allow them to have subscribers who serve as a paid fanbase. Some cosplayers become design models, while others can earn money by commissioning costumes or even selling photo prints, according to Radio Bandit. PHOTO/COURTESY OF RUFFSHOTS PHOTOGRAPHY (DAVE RUFFSHOTS) Shaunie Borton, known by alias Radio Bandit, wields a lightsaber as Rey from the Star Wars franchise. “Many cosplayers are hired to cosplay or model a new character design for companies such as Blizzard or Ubisoft.” “I believe that the biggest market opportunity for selling cosplay is getting the chance to branch out to other forms of services such as theater, photography or even video games,” she said. Radio Bandit said selling materials can become a business for people and can even transition them away from conventions and into the entertainment industry. Many people have turned cosplaying into careers and built rapport in the community through selling these costumes and components to buyers.
Prospective customers must message Frey the horns they want made, and Frey will create them.įrey said selling the materials “makes products available to cosplayers that may not have the means or skills to make them themselves.”
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“Conventions can sometimes be full of amazing cosplayers, and having a cosplay that you feel confident in helps a lot.”įrey, or on Instagram, from North Carolina, sells elaborate FloraCraft foam horns to commissioners. “People are able to get cosplays of high quality that can make them feel just as confident as those who make them,” she said. She said buying cosplays from others makes it easy to get good costumes at a fair price.įrey dresses as a god-tier Sollux Captor from webcomic “Homestuck.”
“With the ability to buy, sell and commission cosplay pieces, many have a reliable and trustworthy location to purchase items or commission someone for a cosplay of one of the characters they love,” Radio Bandit said.ĭressing as their favorite characters may allow people to feel more comfortable and can offer them a chance to escape from reality and enter a new world full of people dressed as other characters, too.įaerie Cosplay from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who is an active cosplayer under the same name on Instagram, often sells her own creations that she no longer uses. She said cosplay offers people the chance to become their favorite individuals. Shaunie Borton,who goes by alias Radio Bandit and lives in Burton, Michigan, takes commissions for 3D print props and the occasional costume. Many cosplay sellers also use payment sites like PayPal to complete transactions, and it’s important to read the fine print of the makers’ payment plans and potential shipping costs, the site said. To commission someone to make a cosplay, a person should have a good reference image of what’s wanted, make sure a seller is reliable and allow ample time for the commissioned to make the costume, according to Jojo of Renegade Revolution. Faerie Cosplay said cosplaying Blue Pearl from “Steven Universe” made her feel confident.
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