Cosplay Chess is a scripted game of chess played between two characters, using other cosplayers as the chess pieces! Cosplayers from any and all media take to a life size chess board and substitute for pieces, playing a chess match but often with some interesting outcomes...

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Battles between pieces may be comedic, dramatic or just plain silly.

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We have scripted and hosted cosplay chess before, and are booked to do so again. The video of this can be found here:

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Cosplay Chess at Hotarucon 2022

This panel covers two main topics - firstly,  how and where to buy costumes from, in an ever expanding and increasingly confusing market. Secondly, we discuss fast fashion and sustainability, touching upon unhealthy social media trends to constantly be buying new outfits.

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This panel was very well received at London MCM October 2021, the video of which can be found here:

Buying Cosplay Like a Pro Youtube Video

This is primarily a Q&A panel, giving a platform to cosplayers who are a minority in the community. We discuss everything that's good, inclusive and welcoming about the cosplay community as well as touching upon ways in which we can all create an even better environoment.

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This panel involves opening applications for panelists and running a rehearsal session amongst other things. Therefore, to bring this to your event, we will need a minimum of two months notice.

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This panel was very well received at London MCM October 2021, the video of which can be found here:

Diversity in Cosplay London MCM 2021

Cosplay has a reputation for being expensive. However, as with most creative hobbies, it can be cost-effective if you plan it right. This panel disusses picking a reasonable budget for your costume, and offers tips and tricks for staying within that budget.

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This panel has been run at multiple conventions, the October 2019 MCM version can be viewed here:

Cosplay on A Budget at October MCM 2019

Makeup is a skill, and one many people don't use in their day-to-day lives. Cosplayers can sometimes find themselves wrestling with the world of cosmetics for the first time when trying to get good photos in their costumes. This panel aims to introduce cosplayers to makeup basics, as well as teaching cosplay-specific essentials like changing the colour of your eyebrows!

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This panel was very well revieced at Hibanacon, the video of which can be viewed here:

Cosplay Makeup for Newbies

Some of the biggest, most impressive designs in modern media involve a lot of armour. As a new cosplayer, it can be daunting or overwhelming to think about how to build something like that.

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This panel aims to introduce beginners to armour making - everything from materials and adhesives to invest in, through to common mistakes and potholes to avoid.

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This panel has been delivered multiple times, including a global livestream as part of CowbuttCrunchies' Craftchella
 

There's a trend amongst the characters we all love - , they're probably going to wield a weapon, and wield it well. We, however, are  unlikely to know how to use those weapons correctly - how do you make a photo look convincing, or even pose for a photo at all?

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This panel takes the audience through con safety for props (suitable materials as well as what is illegal or banned concerning weaponry), and then offers good posing tips for three of the most popular classes of weapon.

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This panel has been delivered at multiple conventions.

Chainmaille can be seen in many popular designs across both Japanese and western media. This panel is an introductory workshop to the different weaves you can use to make chainmaille, teaching the beginner how to get started with their first piece.

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This panel was last delivered on global livestream as part of CowbuttCrunchies' Craftchella

Henna art (mehndi) is a beautiful tradition popular in many cultures around the world. Given it's nature as a temporary tattoo, it has great potential for use with cosplay and costuming. This panel teaches the audience about what henna is, how it's used around the world, and how they could use it themselves.

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This panel was last delivered at October MCM in London, 2021.

The Fate franchise has enjoyed incredibly populrity amngst the comunity. This series takes figures from modern and ancient history as well as mythology and uses them as characters. This panel walks the audience through the mythological references made throughout the franchise with an academic lens.

This panel has been delivered multiple times, a recording of it can be seen here: Mythology in Fate 

Mythology and ancient history are often used as inspiration for elements of the design and narrative in anime. This is a four-part series covering the mythology in some of our favorite anime from over the years.

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This has been delivered at multiple convetions. One of the four parts can be viewed here:

Mythology In anime (2016)

Through it's long run, the Homestuck webcomic garnered a large and devoted fanbase. Mythology features extensively throughout the comic, and this panel aims to contextualise some of the names, figures and references made throughout the comic.

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This panel has been delivered multiple times. It can be viewed here: 

Mythology in Homestuck