I've been cosplaying off and on for a few years now, for the most part the projects I did near the beginning consisted of a lot of shopping to find the "perfect" garment, and some slight alterations afterward.

It wasn't until I did my first iteration of Gladiator Draven that I tried my hand at fabricating my own armor and props, and now I'm completely hooked. I recently re-worked that entire build with what I had learned, and plan to ramp up my projects even more in the coming year or so, with something new in each build.

I can't get enough of it now that I've gotten a taste of building my own stuff!