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...are awesome.

I'm not going to say I've been busy and that's why it's been a while since I've been around, because I haven't been...or at least not in the conventional sense.

A few months back I got Skyrim as a gift.

....

Need I really say more? XD

Been playing like my life depended on it. With no regrets I might add.
But I just recently finished all the main questlines (and have been wandering around aimlessly lost since), so now I can start working on some new cosplays that I have in mind. One is from Skyrim and the other is a tribute to a game from the 90's that I grew up with. I should note here that the reason I never announce my cosplays before they're finished is because I can never be certain of if I will finish them in time. I'm one of those people who are terrible with deadlines. So when and if they get done, I will then post photos.

In my last entry I mentioned that PookaMoe and I would be entering the masquerade at Montreal Comic Con as the twins from How To Train Your Dragon. We did a skit, a scene right out of the movie, recorded the audio and sound effects ourselves, using one track from the OS and even had some help from Moe's dad as the voice of Gobber. Anyway, our costumes and props are now award winners in the Novice division. :) We got ribbons and applause and all that good stuff! It was so cool and I still can't believe we won! Looking forward to competing again in the future.

Gotta get back to cosplay construction now. Look for new cosplay photos in a few months! :D
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Praise the Gods! :iconpookamoe: just suggested something that not only seems logically in pertaining to my current situation but also buys me valuable time and saves me from stress as well. Davy Jones will have to WAIT! Because I really don't have sufficient enough time to finish him to my liking we will instead be going as the twins from How To Train Your Dragon once more! So I guess technically part of How To Be A Viking will be at Montreal Comiccon to anyone who follows our web series. Find us and say hello or come watch us in the Masquerade or both (but please, not at the same time)! :D
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If cosplay is so stressful why do we continue to do it? Lol.

I absolutely NEED to get started on upgrading my Davy Jones cosplay but procrastination seems to have a stronger hold over my attention span than motivation does. I suppose it could be due to knowing that even if I do re-carve this mask it won't come out looking like the awesome piece of work I know it could be if only I had the right tools (and a little bit more know how) to make it so. The latex I use to cast my masks is definitely not made for making masks of any sort. A nice gent over at Aradani studios was kind enough to help me out with that and after talking with him I realize how wrong I'm going about this. My first mask, although it gets the message across, has turned to crap somehow (even though I kept it on a form when not in use) and the costume itself is mediocre when observed up close. For the first time in my con-going life I actually didn't want people to take my photo (I still let them) because I wasn't proud of my creation anymore. Sigh... so I guess it's true how you are your own worst critic.

Still I really do need to make this better because :iconpookamoe: and I have decided to enter the masquerade at Montreal Comiccon this year. That's in about 14 days I think...
I'm pretty sure my costume has to be at least presentable and it won't be considered as such with a ripped tentacle glove, haphazard costumery and (for some reason) a nearly entirely torn off mouth piece. My peg leg is a piece of cardboard we had to fashion quickly because we were out of time and because my original vision refuses to come to life and work properly, I can't seem to make a proper boot cover and my claw is falling apart. -sob- Oh gods someone hold help me T^T...


Anyway, moving on. I think I might retire Davy for a little while after this.
I have some other ideas in mind that I thought up a long time ago but haven't acted on and I think it's time to do so. Time to pay homage to two of my favorite video games of all time. As to what those are I won't say just yet.

I now wonder, why do you think procrastination is such a prominent problem for the majority of cosplayers? Even the ones on Heroes of Cosplay suffer from it. And an even better question, why did they title it "HEROES of cosplay"?

- Ns.
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They premiered "Heroes of Cosplay" tonight here in Canada on the Space channel.
So to the people who have watched it: Thoughts? Comments?

I'm glad they showed realistic cosplay constructing that most cosplayers seem to go through (myself included). I'm currently working out some important last minute pieces on a cosplay I've already made, there's always room for improvement after all.

Why is procrastination such a big problem for most cosplayers? It'll be the death of me. I'm so stressed that I've had on and off headaches, nightmares and for some reason I've become very dizzy, probably due to lack of sleep.

It's made me consider entering a masquerade someday, but I'm still on the fence. The closest I've come to a masquerade stage was when I was hanging out with :iconpookamoe:, :iconkh2kid: and :icontsukune: at Anime North this year. Moe and I didn't compete, but we watched Hiccup and Toothless go which was cool. Someday, perhaps, someday...

- Ns.
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For me anyway...

We only ever go to three cons in one year. It's all we can really manage and yet I STILL struggle with deciding on what to cosplay when and where! ( X.x);
It's driving me up the wall!

Haven't slept yet 'cause I've been awake deciding. With no resolve yet, I might add.

Anime North is in about 3 months or so and it's starting to make me nervous. I have three new cosplay concepts I've decided to take on. I want to at least bring 2 costumes to AN, I already know one I'm bringing but I REALLY want to make this other one I have in mind. Nothing big, but it's those damn intricate details that're gnawing at my brain, that I know will take me a while to do.

Can't settle on a proper wig for this character and then when I finally do there's that damn waiting game, holding your breath until it finally arrives in the mail. Often times, with my luck, a few days too late...

Leatherwork... I have no prior experience in this field. First time for almost everything though I guess, right?

Sigh... Then there's the matter of budget allowance. Oh joy...

Otakuthon is in about 6 Months. Thank the gods. Gives me more time for the biggest cosplay I have planned probably for this year. But I'm still nervous about that one the most. It needs to be...practically..perfect.

Well I'm finally drifting to sleep. 'Nigh--...Morning.

- Ns.
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