Interview With a Cosplayer Featuring heyr2a
0The interviews have been rolling in one after another and I would like to say thank you to everyone that has allowed me to interview them. Keeping the momentum going, we have an amazing interview with @Heyr2a. She took the time to speak with us about how to apply cosplay makeup. This is a topic that I know absolutely nothing about and have been waiting forever to hear about from a makeup artist. I learned lots of useful information and thoroughly enjoyed the discussion we had during this podcast. This is one you are definitely going to want to check out as I'm sure it can help you with your next cosplay ventures.
Heyr2a is 20 years old and attends college at east Michigan University. She is based out of Detroit Michigan and specializes in cosplay makeup. Unfortunately, she was unable to attend Momocon and AWA this year because she was featured at Dreamcon. Her cosplay days began back in high school where she joined the anime club. After becoming president, she took her group to Yumacon and has been flourishing in the anime scene ever since. One of the first animes she started watching was Adventure Time followed by Tokyo ghoul. To no surprise, she chose Ken Kaneki as one of her first characters to begin her cosplay makeup career. You can see some images of this character on her IG. Another earlier character was Dr. Facilier. She recently redid Dr. Facilier from Disney's princess and the frog to show her growth from its original debut.
Now on to the reason you are all here, the COSPLAY MAKEUP. Before you dive into painting your body or face, Heyr2a recommends that you look up tutorials on highlighting and contouring. This will help your face to look less well, flat. You can emphasize your cheek and jawbones while adding depth to your face. Next, you want to decide if you're doing this for a photoshoot or for a convention. If you are doing it for a simple home photoshoot use paints such as snazaroo. If you are going to a convention and want longevity, use mehron. These are brands that she uses and combines for almost all of her looks.