A Cosplay Newbie

[Paul E. King]

Hello,

My name is obviously Paul E. King and I guess I should start by saying I am new to cosplay and until recently, had no desire to do it. I became a Whovian about a year and a half ago and like all Whovians set out on a mission to convert as many of my friends as I could. I got my hair cut awhile back and started getting a lot of "you kind of look like The Doctor" and a few "are you TRYING to look like The Doctor? Because you do" .. so I started thinking, maybe I could have some fun with this. So I bought some clothes that kinda looked like his, bought a pair of boots that kinda look like his, and I of course, bought a bow tie (because bow ties are cool!!). I personally don't think I look like Matt Smith but with the hair and the clothes, I can kinda see it. But then I started looking at other cosplayers and realized, it's not about looking exactly like one of the characters, but about having fun .. and I am definitely doing that sooooo, here I am. Any advice you all can give me would be greatly appreciated. As I said, I am a newbie and know VERY little

[claireish]

Hello! I'm sure everyone here is more than willing to help with whatever you might need, though it doesn't hurt that you seem to already have a good understanding of the spirit of cosplay. I'm not exactly a veteran to this myself, but I'm sure that as long as you remember to have fun and not be a jerk everyone will have a blast See you around!

[cyberplanner]

I love how you said it's about having fun! I have met some of the best people I have ever known through cosplay. Not that I'm a veteran either, but you have the right attitude. * waves hi!

[claireish]

*waves back* Thanks! I kind of needed the nice words today. And hello! Welcome to the forum! It's always nice to have some new faces