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It was about 1 month out from the convention and a Black Rock Shooter group I was going to be a part of ended up not happening so last minute, I had to decide on a different cosplay. I figured that the best way to choose a cosplay is to think of a character from my favorite games or anime so I decided on th Legend of Zelda: Majoraโs Mask. The most notable character from that game is Skull Kid but I didnt feel like I could manage that at the moment nor do proper justice to the character especially when so many have already done an amazing job at it. I personally love to make props and the Happy Mask Salesman seemed to have lots of things to make but not too difficult, he was still an iconic but fairly underappreciated character, and I felt that it would be hilariously fun to try to pull this off. The masks were all made with this method: Shape the base with aluminum foil and masking tape, paper mache the mask, smooth out all the bumps with a foam filler called โSmooth Onโ, sand it and repeat till smooth, unify the surface texture with a layer of wood glue, and then paint. Some of the masks were actually recycled cosplay parts from previous cosplays such as the blue spirit mask and princess mononokeโs mask.The bag was completely improvised with trial and error but was one of my favorite parts to make. It is entirely stuffed with plushy stuffing so itโs very light! The outfit is modified sewing patterns and the armor pieces are all made from craft foam!
Oh gosh, I got a ton of smiles, โWOAH!โ, and fearful stares! It was actually quite cool to see how enthusiastic people were to see the Happy Mask Salesman. Iโve had people tell me that โYouโre cosplay is the best at this con!โ to โOmg, did you hop out of the game?!โ
I started cosplaying back in 2012-2013 and Sakura Con 2013 (Seattle, WA) was my very first con. I wanted to go to a con only because I saw pictures of some facebook friends taking photos with other cosplayers and I thought making a costume beyond the standard of halloween costumes was amazing! After some research and time, I made a Link cosplay for myself and Princess Mononoke and Kiki from Kikiโs delivery service for my 2 sisters. I didnt want to cosplay at the con alone haha. After we all fell in love with the whole con atmosphere and experience that year, we started planning future cosplays, watching more anime, and learned more about the craft. Cosplay has impacted my life more than just learning how to sew and sculpt though. It opened the world of convention and nerd culture to me. I am now a frequent con go-er because I have started to sell my art at various artist alleys which has helped me to push my art to be better, made friends within the community whic we now follow traditions for each con we go to, and has really helped with making social connections.ย
With each cosplay that Iโve made, I try to make the level and quality higher with each one I finish. However with the Happy Mask Salesman, I donโt personally feel like Iโve done anything better or worse in comparison to my latest cosplays. It all feels as though it was skills I have experience with and was comfortable doing. In the end, I feel like the passion for the character was what really shined through. It reminds me that I have the most fun when cosplaying from the series I really love or stuck with me rather than cosplaying โtrendingโ characters.I really appreciate all of the love that was expressed for the Happy Mask Salesman on social media and at the con. Iโm very excited to put in the same passion in my future cosplays!
Zelda Heritage Post
donkey saysย โreally reallyโ to shrek when reassuring him that he likes him, shrek later saysย โreally reallyโ to donkey when reassuring him that heโll help him cross the bridge to fionaโs castle, and then shrek saysย โreally reallyโ to fiona when he tells her he loves her
in conclusion, donkey taught shrek to love and be loved
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Sheโs just trying to sell her wares
donkey saysย โreally reallyโ to shrek when reassuring him that he likes him, shrek later saysย โreally reallyโ to donkey when reassuring him that heโll help him cross the bridge to fionaโs castle, and then shrek saysย โreally reallyโ to fiona when he tells her he loves her
in conclusion, donkey taught shrek to love and be loved
thanks for coming to my ted talk
why is it large? idk man - Submitted by: fastman27
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Why does like every language do things with their R sounds that nobody else understands
lingthusiasm podcast has an episode about this!
official linguistics post
ah! didnt see u there! u caught me indulging in one of my most fascinating interests as of late. its called a "dictionary". *turns page and softly chuckles* oh, this is clever...
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