Hello again everyone. Here's a short musing of when I recently ventured downtown to
The Rediscovered Book Shop and attended an
Animatics meeting. Generally they meet every second Sunday of the month, but due to Easter (I had previously reported this was due to Sakura-Con. Thanks to reader Caroline for pointing this out to me), the club decided to postpone until the following Sunday. This was my first time attending the group and on the evening in question they were putting together a cosplay workshop where people could come and help each other out with their costumes and get tips on how to fabricate some of the elaborate cosplays seen at the various conventions and meet ups. This was also my first time taking my iPad out for a spin so I figured I'd use that to take some pictures, which I think came out pretty decent.
 |
| Books! |
 |
| Freakin' books! |
 |
| A ginger is in our midst. |
I knew quite a few people at the meeting, mostly from conventions, anime club meetings, or from friends of friends on
Facebook. The atmosphere was fun and friendly, with chips and drinks available free of charge. While I'm not necessarily huge into cosplay, I do want to give it a shot sooner or later as the
Engineer from Team Fortress 2. I plan on doing a Hank Hill impression and constantly telling people about propane and sentry guns. If I ever need any props or tips on costumes, I'm sure the folks at Animatics would be willing to lend me a hand.
 |
| You will listen to him. He has cat ears. |
 |
| Chelsea chillin'. |
 |
| Melissa giving me the evil eye. |
Being the nerd that I am, I made sure to check out the different cosplay ideas without being intrusive. I'm amazed at the level some people take their costumes to, not unlike some of the craftsmanship I saw at FurIdaho last month. I look forward to seeing some of the completed costumes at Anime Oasis next month, where cosplay plays a huge part in the event.
 |
| I like how the ghost looks like he's blushing from the hug happening to his left. |
 |
| Talkin' bout cosplay. |
 |
| I don't know what was going on here but that ginger looks up to no good.
|
That's all for now! I'll try to get some more blogs posted on the Road to Anime Oasis 2012.
 |
| These two were working on showing off their heat gun thingy that bends a certain kind of prop material. |
 |
| What are you doing here, Kevin Smith? |
 |
| Again, you WILL listen to the man in the cat ears. |
Animatics's DeviantArt page can be found
here.
The club meets every second Sunday of the month from 6 to 9PM at The Rediscovered Bookshop, located at 180 N. 8th St in downtown Boise.
