PROFILE
Kirisaki Years of Cosplay: 3 Singapore k-iricos.deviantart.com Cosplay Gen: What inspires you the most when choosing the characters you cosplay? Kirisaki: Their (background) stories. It helps one better understand the character. Personality, behaviour wise. It gives inspiration for the kind of portrayal you want to carry off, and the kind of shots you want to have. CG: What is your favorite cosplay until now and why? Kirisaki: xxxHoLic. The series has an excellent storyline by CLAMP. I think I was able to carry off the character (Watanuki) better than my other cosplays. No doubt I got to work with a brilliant photographer, and my partner was more than awesome. I would say that, most importantly, we were able to get the proper atmosphere of the series, as well as character portrayal. The costume was one of my favorite as well. CG: How much time do you usually invest into making a costume? Kirisaki: Depends on the costume complexity and on the amount of time I have at hand. I’m definitely not an expert when it comes to making costumes. Take my Alice (Pandora hearts) costume for example. I spent a total of 4 days, more or less. It had a lot of frills, and the details were complex. Usually I don’t spend more than a week for costumes, excluding those with armors and complex props (weapons, big props) etc. I have not yet sewn big gowns, though I would love to try. CG: Do you think you have any weak points as far as cosplaying goes? Kirisaki: A lot of them, in fact. I have problems with character portrayal. I am not good when it comes to cosplaying guys. Which explains why my cosplays revolve around shota, girls, chibi and everything else. I am a very last-minute and fussy person. I don’t start on my cosplays till 2 weeks before an event. I tend to change my plans a lot, for both photoshoots, and events. Many thanks to my teammates for putting up with me until now. I tend to leave out many small details when I do not have enough time (my fault), therefore my costumes tend to have inaccuracies etc. However, i do keep the accuracies of my costume to at least 90% (roughly). Also, i need to learn how to do better makeup to suit different characters. Sooner or later I will end up looking the same for every cosplay if i don’t.
Photo credits: 1. Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid, World is Mine version) by Swiftwing (swift-wing.deviantart.com) 2. Kagamine Len (Vocaloid, Setsugetsuka version) by Ahbu (ahbu.deviantart.com) 3. Rikku (Final Fantasy X-2) by Swiftwing (swift-wing.deviantart.com) 4. Kagamine Len (Vocaloid, Imitation Black version) by Swiftwing (swift-wing.deviantart.com) 5. Kagamine Len (Vocaloid, Sandplay Singing of The Dragon version) by Ahbu (ahbu.deviantart.com) 6. Aoyagi Ritsuka (LOVELESS) by XkaOnslaught (xkaonslaught.deviantart.com) 7. Watanuki Kimihiro (xxxHoLic) by Sim Li Fen (dooodleslove.com) 8. Hope Estheim (Final Fantasy XIII) by Swiftwing (swift-wing.deviantart.com)
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