Sorry this update is so late, I’ve been recovering from the Expo weekend… and I’m rather addicted to Fallout: New Vegas. Oops!
The MCM Expo went very well, much better than I had expected actually! Not only did I sell almost all of my stock, but I also made a fair bit for GamesAid. You can see my lovely stand above. (credit to Diogo for the photo and @ReeceHeywood for the creative editing – haha!)
Chris was Mr Salesman the whole weekend, which he clearly enjoyed. So much so that he wouldn’t let me sell my own work most of the time. “I’ll ask for the artist if she is needed”. Well, at least it meant I could run about and catch up with a few friends and colleagues.
As usual there were plenty of amazing cosplayers, some of which had travelled from all over Europe to compete in the Euro Cosplay Competition. Take a look at Nert’s awesome photos of the event if you want to see some truly epic costumes! There was one costume that stood out for me above all the rest. It made me completely geek out over a costume for the first time in years. Just look at it…
The Pip-Boy was made using an iPod Touch. LOVE IT! Makes me want to get costuming making again for the next event!
Another random happening at the show was when a sudden influx of people started buying up my Assassin’s Creed artwork prints. It wasn’t until my friend Steve a.k.a Fantaman popped over that I found out it was because the Ubisoft stand had ran out of prints for Roger Craig Smith to sign. Roger Craig Smith, as in the voice of Ezio! Awesome. Steve even managed to get a short video of someone proudly holding up my signed artwork. Here’s a still from the video.
If I’m being honest, I was pretty over-whelmed by the response to my work. It was really, really flattering to have so many compliments about my work and it was fantastic to meet so many lovely artists and gamers. Thanks again to all those who bought something or just popped by look and have a chat. I can’t wait to do it again next October!
Now I’m going to order more prints and relax before Chris gets home from the midnight launch of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops. Bye Bye boyfriend.
This is just a quick update to say that Minamicon 15 was the best convention I have been to in a long time! There were so many cosplayers and the level of craftsmanship was fantastic! I was incredibly busy all weekend either in shoots or being drunk and I have been busy editing since midday.