In preparation for Comicon

A special cosplay workshop was being organised by Comic Con India at Heart Cup Coffee, Jubilee Hills as a precursor to the main event in September. The objective of the cosplay workshop was to spread awareness on cosplay in hyderabad, by offering assistance to those who were looking to take part in this year’s Hyderabad Comic Con 2016.

Cosplay is the combination of the words ‘costume’ and ‘play’. The Hyderabad Cosplayers Club was formed to encourage cosplay enthusiasts to express their artistic side and to promote cosplay as a hobby and a form of art. Cosplayers, the people who partake in cosplay, dress as their favorite characters from comics, video games, anime, manga, movies, and television. Cosplay is a favorite ritual of Comic Con attendees.

During the session they had focused on props designing, costume, makeup, gender blend and cosplay vs crossplay. Overall 60 to 70 people have attended the workshop. To design a superheroes costume is a difficult task.

The workshop showcased useful tips of designing superheroes props and costume and encouraged the audience to take part in comic con. “This year I was planning to take part in comic con but I was really nervous about being able to pull off a costume. This workshop has helped me with easy and useful tips,” said Aditya (student).