Showing posts with label Rocksteady. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rocksteady. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2014

Rocksteady’s Journey: Inside a cosplayer’s head while making and remaking a costume. by John Garcia




(That's it for Rocksteady 2.0 for now.  Rocksteady 3.0 will hopefully come out soon)
 
Looking back, I’ve been wearing my Rocksteady costume for a while, around 2 years, but I have never really stopped working on it.  I went through two versions of the Rhinoceros head so far, and I’m still working on it.  

Usually, I start an elaborate costume in time for Fall conventions like Comikaze, Pacific Media Expo, or Long Beach Comic Con.  I sometimes start another one for Spring conventions like Wondercon, the Long Beach Expo, or the Renaissance Faire, then continue improving both when summer begins, so I can have at least two tested and improved costumes by the time San Diego Comic Con rolls around - and sometimes even for Anime Expo before that.