/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

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Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:15:50 2013 No.6950039 [Reply] [Original]

hi genuinely confused here

so this girl that i know claims to be a professional cosplayer but she doesnt have any pictures. what does it take to be a professional cosplay and does anyone know what one looks like by face?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:21:50 2013 No.6950053 There's no such thing as a professional cosplayer, no matter what someone tells you. They're deluded.

784898 tGennas Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:29:20 2013 No.6950075 [DELETED]

Kissing photographer ass
Dressing in skanky outfits, doing over-the-top ones, or both
Networking
Getting posted on a major video game journalism site
Self-post constantly /cgl/

For anything else you can ask Jessica Nigri or Yaya Han. They brown-nosed to the top

Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:30:50 2013 No.6950077

Kissing photographer ass
Dressing in skanky outfits, doing over-the-top ones, or both
Networking
Getting posted on a major video game journalism site
Self-post constantly /cgl/

For anything else you can ask Jessica Nigri or Yaya Han. They brown-nosed to the top

Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:34:20 2013 No.6950079

>>6950053

okay shit really??? im sorry if this sounds stupid and all but its some girl on gaia. she says shes a pro cosplayer but she doesnt have any pictures on gaia and the only ones on her facebook arent in cosplay. its just her in silver lipstick and she only has like two? she wouldnt be hiding them for fear of fanboyism?

Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:35:50 2013 No.6950080

>>6950039
The fact that she needs to flaunt it makes it seem like it might not actually be as big of a thing as she pretends it is.

You'd think she'd have some website or blog or even some facebook page she could guide you to. Like, just a, "You can see some of my work at <link>" would be something.

Without any proof, there's a good chance that she's just got a small circle of con-going friends who always tell her that she's SOOOOO PERFECT as whoever she dresses up as, and that she gets a fair amount of pictures at her local con.

Also, you usually don't recognize most cosplayers out of costume because without a wig and excessive makeup and a giant gaudy costume wrapped around them, they just look like a normal person.

Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:38:50 2013 No.6950086

>>6950079
No, if you're a cosplayer one of the main points is showcasing your work... you can't be a "pro" and not have a portfolio of some kind.

Being a "professional' in this hobby is well worn trail of discussion around here. But yeah, if she doesn't have some kind of DA, cos.com, Acp, fb fan page, tumblr... whatever website I'd call her on her bluff.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 3 23:56:20 2013 No.6950110 >>6950077 >They brown-nosed to the top Yeah, the top of the shit pile

Anonymous Thu Jul 4 00:31:37 2013 No.6950150

>>6950077
>ask Jessica Nigri or Yaya Han. They brown-nosed to the top

To be honest Yaya was actually a talented cosplayer. She did tread on the "zomg a real master asian race" thing a little. But before she got the ridiculous boob inflation she was actually notable for good cosplay.

Nigiri though, she doesn't deserve a shred of the attention she gets. I haven't seen her make anything impressive yet. She treads on looks and nothing more.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 00:45:07 2013 No.6950186 >>6950080 >look like a normal person. You know, that's honestly part of the appeal for me. I can go on with my daily life without people knowing I like to make elaborate and showy costumes to wear with other weirdos.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 00:57:08 2013 No.6950215 Maybe she means "booth babe"?

Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:11:38 2013 No.6950239

I'm curious on this topic as well.
There's a girl in the next anime/cosplay community over (where I live, there's only really two between the two main-ish cities) and she claims to be/trying to be a professional cosplayer, but she only has one costume really going for her - and it honestly looks ebay-bought, but she boasts that she gets her 'hair and make up professionally done, and has professional photo shoots'
But I feel that means nothing really?
Like I guess I would assume if a professional cosplayer exists it would be like Yaya, Nigri, or Pikman, where they've atleast been noted some-what internationally and have been picked up by a company to promote their product. Like you need to be paid to be a professional?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:11:38 2013 No.6950240 Can you give us her reaction to telling her she's not a pro cosplayer? I'm sure it'll be pretty hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:16:37 2013 No.6950250 >>6950039 professional implies that they get paid for it, and I don't think anyone gets paid to cosplay outside of pornography.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:34:07 2013 No.6950270 Once knew a scary, delusional bitch that claimed she was now a "professional crossplayer" because some guy in artist alley took her picture and said he would be putting it in a cosplay book.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 01:48:38 2013 No.6950290 >>6950150 Yaya is talented but she climbed up in popularity by brown-nosing other well known cosplayers. She ditched them after she was done with them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 07:28:37 2013 No.6950647 >>6950250 There is only a couple of cosplayers I know who have been paid to appear at birthday parties. They aren't well known but have been paid to appear and for their work. Does that count as professional? To me it does.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 4 12:26:38 2013 No.6950819 >>6950647 yes, all you really need to do to be a professional is get paid.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 00:07:36 2013 No.6955204 File: 62 KB, 610x612, yaya-wonderwoman9.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6950290 oh right. I actually forgot about that whole thing. There was a lot of revolving door of friendship for a few years there. You're right.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 01:33:06 2013 No.6955344 >>6955204 god. i fucking hate seeing yayas pictures because her face is so damn ugly. seriously. look at it. god damn.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 7 01:35:37 2013 No.6955348 >>6950079 >some girl on gaia Lol that's your problem.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 8 15:06:26 2013 No.6958693 >>6950039 Source of image OP?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 8 15:08:26 2013 No.6958700 File: 32 KB, 640x480, itistolaugh.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ITT: The true saga of Gaiafag and his imaginary internet girlfriend.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 8 15:09:26 2013 No.6958707 >>6958693 paperman

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 8 15:26:56 2013 No.6958743 >>6955204 >>6955344 I never knew she drew outside of her lip line. Huh. Had me fooled for years her lips were naturally that big.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 00:01:58 2013 No.6960103 I dunno, this makes me wonder since I almost got paid $250 to dress up as Deadpool for a birthday party once. Would that have made me a professional cosplayer, or just a birthday clown?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 00:04:57 2013 No.6960110 >>6960103 A step above birthday clown, but one step below birthday magician.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 9 00:06:27 2013 No.6960115 >>6960110 Would the ability to make children disappear do anything for me?

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