Interview with cosplayer BeefxCake
~BeefxCake is an artist that does commissions. She's an avid fan of things such as Cello, Music, Anime, Cosplay, Video games and Crafts. And for her spare time, she cosplays.And she doesn't just cosplay, she Crossplays!
1. So, tell us something about yourself.
I got by Beef Cake on many sites and it's on my artist cards, so using that name is fine. They'd be able to find me easily.
2. How did you know about and get into Cosplaying?
I've known about cosplaying since I was about 14. I knew my older friends who were into anime always talking about conventions, particularly phoenix comicon, and how they planned costumes for it. my first con was a small convention called Anizona where i dressed up as Karin from koge donbo's kamichama karin. but i had dressed up as a jigglypuff before for holloween before i entered the con scene.
3. Can you share your first cosplay experience and what character did you portray? How long have you been cosplaying?
Same as above I cosplayed as Karin for the first con i attended. my first drawn out cosplay that I went all out for was the same year and I dressed as Shigure sohma from fruits basket to Saboten convention in 2009.
4. You're known for you Hei cosplay, what particular reason did you do it for?
Hei is one of my favorite anime characters. ever since my first saboten I have always Crossplayed, dressed as male characters. I find most of my favorite characters are male and i love their designs more so than i like female designs. hey was easier to pull off the illusion of being male because he wears a mask. every part of his cosplay was fun to make. I bought his coat online from am ebay store called hellocosplay and their service was very good. the swords i made and the mask i made myself as well. running around in a black trench coat and mask you feel like the coolest person int eh world since no one knows who's under it. really fun XD
5. What makes you want to cosplay?
The whole process of cosplay I find fun. a lot of my cosplays spawn from my trips to goodwill, a thrift shop basically, i see something that looks either exactly or similar to a character i love and i just can't help but go through with it. there is only one cosplay I have done where i made everything from scratch and that was my trance kuja cosplay.
but the idea of being someone else for a day is really fun. I love getting into character, especially when they're my favorites. I had a recent experience cosplaying as Kanji Tatsumi from Persona 4 for Saboten 2013 and everyone would come up and asked me if i liked dudes and it would result in in-character responses and that's what makes cons fun for me. :iconkanjilikesdudesplz:
6. Which character is your favorite one that you've cosplayed so far?
Hei and Kanji for sure. hei because i felt so legitamate in it. like a qaulity cosplay but Kanji because he is one of my favorite characters if not my favorite.
7. Have you had the experience of a cosplay gone bad, or encoutered some problems while cosplaying? What are those?
Haha everytime i wore trance kuja i would have something go wrong, that costume was beatiful when i had it set up right but as soon as i started walking around a bit it would start to mess up. the leg coverings would fall down or i've get my make up smudged or it would just be too hot, arizona cons are hot most of the time the weather here is horrible for cons.
8. Was there a time you regretted cosplaying a certain character?
Not really, I love cosplaying my favorite characters, even if people don't know who i am i don't really mind. when i dressed as karin no one knew who i was, and that was ok because it was a very mediocre cosplay but when i dressed as kuja and people came up to me not sure who i was but liked it or they came up squealing over the fact i was dressed as their favorite, those moments make my day and the work i put into my cosplays worthwhile.
9. Do you observe some similarities in all the characters you've cosplayed? What similarities would it be if yes?
Well they're all men...>.> but generally the character i cosplay as are kinda dark or bad temptered. hei and L for instance are both very badass characters, they show little emotion and are cold, and kanji is just ready to beat you up where ever so then there's him. but shigure sohma also fits into that dark catagory as well as kuja, he was a final fantasy villain. yeah all my character is cosplay are male and have hints of a dark aspect in them.
10. What cosplays are you planning?
Well i would like to finish up my makoto cosplay, just some minor stuff and get a wig for my kanji cosplay. but after those i believe i am going to cosplay as the protagonist from the game journey by Thatgamecompany. and then as an original character of mine named Belial. he's all over my deviantart and i'd love to make his robes. a couple friends of mine wanted to do a shingeki no kyojin group i might do jean.
11. What's your dream cosplay?
My dream cosplay...well i have three....Chaos Vincent from Dirge of Cerberus FF7 img233.imageshack.us/img233/32? Thanatos from Persona 3 images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__c? or a Perfect Noctis Lucis Caelum from ff15. these three seem so daunting, maybe i;ll actually get a noctis one done since there isn't so much building involved but the other two there is no way i could ever XD
12. Would you consider yourself as an Amateur or Pro-cosplayer?
Oh definitely amateur XD most of my cosplay supplies i get from thrift stores and throw together well. since most of my cosplays wear street clothes it makes it easier. but im in no way a pro. i hardly no how to sew XD
13. What advice can you share to your fellow cosplayers and the so called "cosplay virgins"?
Cosplay who you want. if your a tiny girl who wants to cosplay a big man from street fighter, heck go for it. no ones judging you it's not a contest until you make it one. I have never had someone call me out for being not good enough or, why are you cospplaying someone so easy it's cheating. im sorry i didn't know it was a contest XD as long as you are having fun being part of the cosplay culture then do what you want. also plan ahead. i start my cosplays a few good months before i need them, so i don't feel stressed for time. it's on thing to do what you want but if you want something completed you need to plan ahead. also get frinds to go with you and do this stuff with! it's no fun
For those who want to know more about BeefxCake's art and cosplay, you can visit her DA account through this link:
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