(5) Collective Con 2021 cosplayer feature: @SummerFireCosplay
@SummerFireCosplay, a Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine alum, was at Collective Con 2021 cosplaying Mage Espeon from Pokemon. "The hat was definitely the hardest part to make! I have never made an accessory that large before," she said.
photo credit: MissKoumori Cosplay
Mage Espeon took her approximately three months to build
@SummerFireCosplay used hand-dyed cotton, faux leather, Eva foam, and resin. Additionally, the accessories except for the staph are Eva foam. "I even texted the foam for the belt, pouch, and spell book to look like leather," she said.
Her inspiration for the character is as simple as her love for Pokemon. "I wanted to create something to show my love for both Pokémon and DnD."
Mage Espeon was definitely a fun build to make!
Learn how to make the collapsible staph
Do you like the collapsible staph @SummerFireCosplay uses in her Mage Espeon cosplay? In this video she shows you how to make one. The talented cosplayer provides a step-by-step process suitable for beginners and experts alike.
Watch a tutorial on how to make ruffles
Cosplaying anime characters often involves ruffles. @SummerFireCosplay provides a tutorial on how to take flat materials and transform it into "gravity defying" ruffles.
See how @SummerFireCosplay crafts 3D crystals
Crystals are an important accessory for many anime cosplays. @SummerFireCosplay show you how to make 3D crystals from Eva foam in this brief tutorial.
Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine alum @SummerFireCosplay
Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine appearance
She first appeared in the May/June 2020 issue titled "10 Florida Cosplayers You Need to Know About."
Collective Con appearances
@SummerFireCosplay has attended every Collective Con except 2020.
What she likes most about Collective Con
"I love the small, family-friendly conventions in Jacksonville," she said.
The basic info
@SummerFireCosplay is 31-years-old and has been cosplaying for 12 years. She has attended more than 100 comic conventions.
Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine Inclusiveness Policy
Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine is an inclusive publication that features cosplayers of all races, ethnicities, ages, abilities and orientations – though in costume any of this may be difficult to identify. We embrace all humans! -- but in full transparency we like the weird ones better (makes us feel at home).