Meet Our Sponsorship Partners

Over the past 5 years of professional fabrication, Atreyu (he/him) has learned to use robotics, foamwork, sewing, airbrushing, 3D printing, and mechanical/electrical engineering to bring his incredible creations to life! He is best known for his work with the Five Nights at Freddy's™ franchise, and is currently working at Steel Wool Studios™ as a Creature Designer & Fabricator, where he fabricating interactive animatronics, costumes, and props for their exhibition booths and marketing campaigns.

Beverly (she/her) has been cosplaying since the early 2000s and has worked with many industry companies including Marvel, Worbla, Smooth-On, PlaidFX and MicroMark and has been featured on Tested, Be Amazed, and NW Nerd Podcast. Her book Cosplayer's Ultimate Guide to EVA Foam was published in 2022 and is available on bookshelves everywhere!

RageGearProps (he/him) is a Florida based cosplayer with 16 years of cosplay experience and 14 years of foam-working experience. He has entered several cosplay contests in his career ranging from masquerades, crafting contests, and other humorous skit performances. He has also been a cosplay guest judge for multiple events. Since learning how to work with foam in the modest Deviant Art days of 2008, he has created well over 200 individual foam related props over the course of the last decade. Needless to say his love for foam-working won't be coming to an end anytime soon!

Kira (she/her) has been a professional makeup artist for over 4 years with certifications from Ultimate Face Cosmetics and MAC Cosmetics. She specializes in Body paint and dramatic makeup looks as well as being an avid foam-smith. She enjoys creating heavy armor looks especially those from World of Warcraft™ earning her a feature in “World of Warcraft In Real Life” a three part documentary series released by Blizzard™ in 2023.

Kira has been a cosplayer for over 17 years and has witnessed how much the community has grown and hopes to continue to be a part of it for many years to come!

Plexicosplay (she/her) is an award-winning cosplayer whose goal is to continue raising the bar for cosplay and prop creation and help support the cosplay community at large. Plexi educates cosplayers through tutorials, judging, blogging, hosting panels, workshops, and more.

Sam (she/her) is a self-taught cosplayer, maker and content creator based in Los Angeles. She specializes in prop fabrication and enjoys working in a range of mediums, including foamsmithing, woodworking and 3D printing. By sharing her journey online, she hopes to encourage people of all skill levels to try new things and embrace their creativity.

M Blackburn (they/them) is a non-binary cosplayer, makeup artist, and wig maker with a love of cartoons and anime! They are known for cosplaying Spider-Gwen, Vash the Stampede, and Eda the Owl Lady. Their focuses in cosplay are over-the-top fluffy wigs, dramatic cartoon makeup, and prop fabrication.

Squeakadeeks (Squeaks) (they/them) is a cosplayer/ artist who focuses on personalized cosplays with unique design flairs, ranging from alternative designs of canonical characters to completely ground-up OCs.

They started cosplaying in high school and has continued to build their skills all the way into grad school. Now working with much larger textile, armor, and prop projects. They love to write tutorials and build logs to share the joy of creating and educating with others! Their favorite part of cosplay is finding unique and novel approaches to crafting and creating a costume that is holistically and deeply personal!

Alex (he/him) is a foam-armor focused cosplayer and streamer from the Midwest. He is an accredited cosplay judge, appearing at many conventions such as Doki Winterfest, GalaxyCon and many others. He has also been a featured HoYo Lab cosplay creator. Appearing as "Kalpas" at the Honkai Impact 3rd event at AX 2022, "Welt" at the Star Rail launch event, and "Sam" at the "One Night in Penacony" Star Rail Anniversary event.

Known for his exceptional foam-work, he hopes to educate and inspire other up and coming cosplayers with his complex, technical builds!

Lutavia Cosplay (they/them) is a nonbinary/trans published award-winning cosplay educator and maker, who specializes in cosplay craftsmanship education for all, telling a story through costuming, and exploring new techniques in all mediums, from textiles to armor. You may know them as the co-founder of the yearly Cosplay Tutorial Challenge, from being featured in Cosplay FX: Painting, Dyeing, and Weathering Costumes Like a Pro, or judging the Intel Creator Challenge!

Neko (she/her) is a full time content creator that started cosplaying in 2011. She has always had an interest in bringing her favorite characters to life and exploring the spicier side of cosplay. Neko is an exceptionally talented armor smith and prop-maker and has been a guest judge at several cosplay contests!

Luke (he/ him) is a cosplayer and prop-maker and fashion design student. He has been cosplaying since 2017 but has been a long time convention goer. Coscom is a passion project that started with him and his father and has grown significantly since 2019 into one of the largest US based cosplay supply stores. Luke is dedicated to making cosplay accessible to all and making sure the communities voice can always be heard by its suppliers.