The Art of Cosplay

Cosplay and costume construction is an art too. Are there any other cosplayers here who love to show off their work and are just proud of their work?

I’ve been a cosplayer for 3 and a half years and am very proud of my work.

Some examples of my work:

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1384097/

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1383752/

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1383749/

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1162391/

http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1384706/

I am not interested in it, but continue you in such a way, (the pictures look great

Oh Christ, that better be pink underwear I’m seeing!!? ;__;

🙂

i dont really think dressing up as stuff is exactly art. i mean, it is creative and i know you put effort into it but i think art sort of has to mean something, or… something like that.

I think its just stuff that people enjoy as a hobbie. But i personally wouldnt call it art.

Making the costumes can be considered some sort of art, I suppose. Just wearing them, though, not so much.

Yes, I would consider it an art.

I had to DRAW MY OWN FUCKING EMBROIDARY DESIGNS for my Sparda cosplay. Excuse my French. But that is certainly art.

-Whores a link to her cosplay profile-

http://www.cosplay.com/member/53250/

Feeaaar. Especially the Sparda cosplay. That took so much of my time.

Making the costumes can be considered some sort of art, I suppose. Just wearing them, though, not so much.

It is an art. It may not be drawing, but cosplay is definetly an art because you gotta be creative and what not. It’s just similar to theatre art (costumes, set design, etc.) where it’s not drawing the art if that makes sense. If it’s from a creative mind it’s art.

Now wearing the costumes may not be an art, however the photography of it can be. But the art there just comes from the photographer and not the cosplayer.

Photograph is another thing with cosplay, yes.

Plus if you’re extra geeky, you act in character. With some of my costumes, that’s theater in it’s own sense. xD

It is an art. It may not be drawing, but cosplay is definetly an art because you gotta be creative and what not. It’s just similar to theatre art (costumes, set design, etc.) where it’s not drawing the art if that makes sense. If it’s from a creative mind it’s art.

Now wearing the costumes may not be an art, however the photography of it can be. But the art there just comes from the photographer and not the cosplayer.

Pretty sure he just said the same thing you did.

The only creativity comes from making stuff, and even then, you are just replicating something that’s already been made before…

lol looks like a good laugh though. Those pics are cool.

It is an art. It may not be drawing, but cosplay is definetly an art because you gotta be creative and what not. It’s just similar to theatre art (costumes, set design, etc.) where it’s not drawing the art if that makes sense. If it’s from a creative mind it’s art.

Now wearing the costumes may not be an art, however the photography of it can be. But the art there just comes from the photographer and not the cosplayer.

As Landlord pointed out, that’s pretty much what I said.

if you ask me set design and stuff is important for theatre but the acting is the central part and what really makes it art and makes it open to subjective interpretation and into something actually worth giving a crap about, not the same thing as dressing up at all even if it is creative and takes talent, doesn’t make it art. basically all i am saying is that dressing up like things somebody else created is almost totally devoid of proper artistic merit.

but that’s just me.

As Landlord pointed out, that’s pretty much what I said.

You’re right I didn’t state this clearly, but I was basically agreeing with you :p. However cosplay is still a type of fan art no? Fan art is replicating what someone else has created and so is cosplay. But that’s just me.

if you ask me set design and stuff is important for theatre but the acting is the central part and what really makes it art and makes it open to subjective interpretation and into something actually worth giving a crap about, not the same thing as dressing up at all even if it is creative and takes talent, doesn’t make it art. basically all i am saying is that dressing up like things somebody else created is almost totally devoid of proper artistic merit.

but that’s just me.

Well to each their own ;).

Kinda looks fun, but i wouldn’t try it?

You’re right I didn’t state this clearly, but I was basically agreeing with you :p. However cosplay is still a type of fan art no? Fan art is replicating what someone else has created and so is cosplay. But that’s just me.

Well to each there own ;).

Well to each there their own ;).

guys if i dressed up as phoenix wright that would be considered art

(i am good actor i would make a play out of it)

(no i am never going to do it)

I think "art" is a really subjective category. What some might consider a masterpiece, others might think it’s a load of shit (i.e. the most famous piece of modern art… a public toilet).