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  Posted on April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 by Scott Brandon
  Welcome back to cosplay care, where we make sure that you get to cosplay longer and have more fun doing so. This time we will take a more holistic approach and talk about rest.
  Posted in Conventions, General | Tagged Cosplay Care, Exhaustion, Rest
  The Cure for Cosplay Comparisonitis
  Posted on February 3, 2022 February 3, 2022 by Scott Brandon
  If your inspiration for being a cosplayer was seeing some of the truly awe-inspiring costumes people have made, you've probably worried how you'd ever manage the same. Comparison might've claimed you, as it does many types of artists.
  Posted in General | Tagged Art, Comparisonitis, cosplay
  The Girl Everyone Wants To Cosplay
  Posted on December 31, 2021 December 31, 2021 by Scott Brandon
  With the popularity of Harley Quinn as a cosplay choice, it was a no-brainer this would happen. Everyone loves a deranged villain with a chaotic esthetic.
  Posted in Around The Web, General | Tagged Arcane, cosplay, Jinx, League of Legends
  Five Christmas Characters To Cosplay That You've Probably Never Heard Of Before
  Posted on November 30, 2021 December 31, 2021 by Scott Brandon
  Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday was chaotic as always, and now it's officially time to get into the Christmas season. And while it's feasible to make any cosplay Christmas-themed (a red and white hat works for almost anyone), let's talk about some Christmas characters that don't get as much love.
  Posted in Cosplay Shenanigans, General | Tagged Christmas, Codename: Kids Next Door, Hogfather, Invader Zim, Team Fortress 2, Terry Pratchett, World of Warcraft
  Happy Veterans' Day To Our Real-Life Heroes
  Posted on November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021 by Scott Brandon
  Imagine you loved something so much that you would devote your life to protecting it. That every day you decide to go above and beyond the limits of the human body to preserve something important.
  Posted in General | Tagged Holiday, Veterans, Veterans' Day
  Cosplay Care: Top Four Snacks For Cosplaying
  Posted on August 31, 2021 April 30, 2022 by Scott Brandon
  Cosplaying can be hungry work. So, in this entry of Cosplay Care, we'll look at a problem that comes hand in hand with dehydration: feeding a cosplayer. The food available at a convention center, or at nearby restaurants, are not necessarily going to be suited well to high-energy days of walking around. If outside food is allowed at the con you're attending, making sure you have snacks on hand is a must.
  Posted in Conventions, General | Tagged cosplay, Costume, food, snacks
  Cosplay Care: Heat Exhaustion
  Posted on July 31, 2021 April 30, 2022 by Scott Brandon
  Cosplaying can be physically demanding. It's an art form that sometimes takes a lot out of a person during a day. So, to help cosplayers and friends of cosplayers have as much safe fun as possible, we'll be doing a mini-series for a little while. It'll cover a few things to account for when going out in costume.
  Posted in Conventions, General | Tagged cosplay, Costume, Heat Exhaustion
  We Get To Be Cartoon Characters!
  Posted on September 18, 2020 September 10, 2020 by Scott Brandon
  As a child of the '90s, I can say with some certainty that many, many people spent their childhood wishing they could be a cartoon character.