Art Talks & Demonstrations

WIGS, FABRICS AND ACCESSORIES

All Cosplayers have to eventually use a wig, buy fabric, and make their own accessories. Two of the most experienced Cosplayers in Australia, Melanie and Asham, will share their secrets about styling amazing wigs, picking the right fabric for a costume, and how to make realistic accessories. You will come out of this panel as a better Cosplayer!

COSPLAY GROUPS AND SKITS

Having trouble organising Cosplay groups and making entertaining skits? This panel will give essential advice for successful organisation of a Cosplay group, tips to organise and write entertaining skits and pre-record them. The love and peace movement are experts in these areas, and will share their knowledge and personal experiences. No boring bits!

PROPS AND ARMOURS

Are you ready for a Cosplay challenge? Come and see K and Aly telling you about advance Cosplay techniques. They will teach you everything they know about making props and armours, even how to transport them from conventions to conventions. This is a must see panel if you intend to tackle advance cosplaying or the WCS competition.

Q/A SESSION WCS 2008 ROUND 4

After the Saturday WCS performances, come see up close the WCS 2008 Round 4 contestants! Judges will be asking some questions before making their final decision. The public will also be able to ask questions about the contestants’ costumes, skits or personal experiences in preparing for the WCS competition. If you are thinking of entering the WCS competition in 2009, this will be a valuable panel.

COSPLAY HISTORY AND COSPLAY @ CONVENTIONS

A bit of history of Cosplay around the world, a bit of history of Cosplay around Australia, a few useless facts that everybody loves to hear, and where else can you Cosplay in Australia and around the world?!?!?! You are not a cosplayer until you have experience it all! Come see this panel and you shall experience it all!

WORLD COSPLAY SUMMIT (WCS) 2009

Australia’s preselection for WCS 2009 is almost over. What next? Australia’s preselection for WCS 2010!!! Don’t miss this panel if you want to enter next year. We will have exclusive footage from Japan WCS2008, advice for cosplayers entering the preselection, and you will have the privilege to ask questions to one of the WCS organisers, Akiko Okubo, who flew to Australia from Japan for the Australian preselection.

Q/A SESSION WCS 2008 FINALISTS

After the WCS finals performances, come see up close the WCS 2008 finalists! Judges will be asking some questions before making their final decision. The public will also be able to ask questions about the contestants’ costumes, skits or personal experiences in preparing for the WCS competition. If you are thinking of entering the WCS competition in 2009, this will be a valuable panel.