This document discusses how fan creativity through cosplay has become a profitable business. It outlines various ways cosplayers can monetize their work through selling prints, costumes, and commissions. It also describes how artists, photographers, and convention vendors benefit from partnerships with cosplayers. Cosplayers are increasingly hired as models, spokespeople, and event promoters for companies looking to engage fans.

1. Fan creativity for fun and profit
By Lawrence Brenner
2013
Edition

2.  Hi I am Lawrence Brenner
 You may have seen my work in these places:

3. Scan the QR to like my page

4.  Prints
 Products
 Commissions
 Cosplay Interest Products
 Services
 Content Providers
 Corporate Sponsors!

5.  Who has bought a cosplay print?
 Who has prints of themselves for sale?
 It is easier than ever to make, obtain, and
sell prints.
 Storenvy, Etsy, the exhibitor hall, all places
to buy them.
 Who has brought an art print based on a
cosplayer?

6.  These can also very quite a bit
 Mousepads
 Calendars
 Phone cases
 Collectible Cards
 And many more things
 What have you seen?

7.  People buy and sell costume parts
 Patterns
 Whole costumes
 Custom made orders
 What do you have commissioned?

9. • Jessica Nigri
• Nadyasonika
• Yaya Han
Artists pay
cosplayers to
be models for
them for
comics,
prints, etc.
Artist Jon Hughes with prints based on
cosplayers (above)

10.  Wigs
 Rave gear (which is cosplay itself)
 Hats and other clothing
 Cosplay QR
 Audience suggestions?

11.  Arda Wigs  Epic Cosplay
There are others as well, but you can get the high quality wigs here at
AX in the exhibit hall.

12.  Rave Gear and Adaptions is a form of cosplay
 Rave Gijinka
With Sharece of Cerberus Productions

13.  Full Costumes  Accessories
Cyberfalls, fluffies, etc
Is a leader in
cyberfalls
Started by cosplayer
and raver
Yuffiebunny (above)It’s Raining Neon (above)

14.  Using their skills in cosplay business arise to
create more versions of characters and
products with various materials.
Athena’s Wink (left) and
Vengeance Designs (above) with
Prehistoric Dance creations and Chexy

15.  Removable and
restickable QR codes
to increase fan
connection at
conventions and
other events.
Shown here with KO Cosplay

16.  From the printers
 To the photographers and videographers
 To the platforms (PayPal, Etsy, eBay)
 To The Conventions (Artist Alley, Exhibitor)
 And Outside convention events
 All services that benefit from cosplayers

17.  Various websites help provide content to
cosplayers and for people with cosplay
interests
 These vary in content as you can imagine.
 American Cosplay Paradise helps companies
connect them to cosplayers for events.

18. All companies partnering with ACP to provide
cosplayers for their events at AX.

19.  Cosplay Deviants
 Geek Goddesses
 These websites among others provide adult
entertainment and erotic art featuring
cosplayers.

20.  Companies hire cosplayers to promote their
products
 The sponsorship can vary,
but it has and does happen.
 Crunchyroll has a program.
 Led by Sailor Bee

21.  Larger publishers commission certain
cosplayers to be their spokespeople.
 As time goes on more cosplayers will be
employed by companies.
 How many are sponsored here at AX?
 There are many.
 How many official events and outside events
this weekend have well-known cosplayers as
headliners/guests/etc?

22.  Questions?
 Comments?

23.  In order of appearance (pictures taken by me):
 Rising Moon Cosplay as Nico Robin
https://www.facebook.com/risingmooncosplay
 Jon Hughes
https://www.facebook.com/JonHughesArt
 Sharece of Cerberus Productions (with friends)
https://www.facebook.com/CerberusXProductions
 It’s Raining Neon
https://www.facebook.com/HereIsNeon
 Yuffiebunny
https://www.facebook.com/YuffieBunnyCosplay

24.  Athena’s Wink
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Athenas-Wink/113429345348678
 Prehistoric Dance creations
https://www.facebook.com/CreationsFromThisPrehistoricDance
 Ch3xy
https://www.facebook.com/Itsch3xy
 KO Cosplay
https://www.facebook.com/KOCosplay
 Sailorbee
https://www.facebook.com/SailorBeee