Nekocon Masquerade Craftsmanship Rules
1. All participants must have
reference pictures of their costume character; without proper reference material, the judges cannot assess the accuracy of a costume. Please bring printouts, manga, art books, or any other form of reference material for the Judges to use to aid them in their task.
2. Craftsmanship is the assessment of the costumer’s skill at making a costume.
Any costume that consists mostly of bought items will
not be considered for craftsmanship judging (ie. buying regular street clothes that require no alterations). Only 10% of your costume may consist of bought items. 90% must be created by you.
If you commissioned your costume, it will
not be considered for craftsmanship judging. You cannot receive credit for another person’s work.
Questions about this should be addressed to
cosplay@nekocon.com.
3. Craftsmanship registration forms will be available at the
Cosplay Rehearsal. Please see the Craftsmanship Head judge for your forms to be filled out. You will need to register for the Masquerade
before you can register for Craftsmanship Judging.
Register for the Masquerade either online at
http://www.nekocon.com or at the Cosplay Rehearsal Saturday morning if any open slots are available. Please keep in mind that registration for the Masquerade is on a first come first serve basis and it is best if you register early to ensure your entry.
At the Rehearsal please fill out the Craftsmanship registration form completely and give it back to the Craftsmanship Head Judge.
Bring all reference material for your character(s) to the Craftsmanship Judging.
4. Craftsmanship judging will take place before the Cosplay Masquerade and is dealt with on a reserved time slot basis. Once you are registered, you will choose your time slot.
The location of the Judging will be in the Cosplay Green Room (rooms 201-202).5. Doors will close 15 minutes before the end of judging to make sure all entrants have been dealt with. No exceptions. If you miss this time you forfeit your Craftsmanship entry.
