San Francisco Anime, Cartoon, and Video Game Convention! February 18-19, 2012, Hotel Kabuki, Japantown, San Francisco, CA

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REGISTRATION
Registration is now closed as AOD 2012 is now over. Announcements will be made when reigistration for AOD 2013 begins.

Events

Costuming

Without the generous support of the fan costuming community, AOD would not be what it is today. We are proud to host a number of Cosplay oriented events, including tournaments, fashion shows, design workshops, and photography tutorials.

Cosplay Cosmetology

With Captain Li Hellsing

starting on Sat at 4 pm in Live Events 3

Learn to level up your Cosplay skills by enhancing your own features with makeup, contact lenses, hair styling, and wigs. We also show off some costume design tricks.

Cosplay Photography With What You Got!

With Venus De Coy

starting on Sun at 1 pm in Live Events 4 (Video)

Don't own a dSLR but want to take good pictures? You can! Learn how to take great photos with the equipment you already have!

Cosplay Portrait Booth

in Dealers Hall

AOD is proud to bring back the Free Cosplay Photo stage to our attendees. Professional lighting, backdrops, and other equipment will be available for anyone to use to snap photos of their favorite cosplayers -- completely free of charge. Bring your camera and your cosplayer down to Portrait Stage and check it out. AOD staff are on hand to answer questions, but the stage setup is designed for photographers of any skill level. Operates both Saturday and Sunday.

Cosplay, Costuming, and Careers

With Steven Savage

starting on Sun at 11 am in Live Events 3

Cosplay and Costumes as a career? There's a lot more options than you may think! Come and find the unique advantages of your hobby!

Fabric for Cosplay

With Bekalou

starting on Sun at 2 pm in Live Events 3

Selecting fabrics for your costume can be overwhelming. Join our discussion on choosing fabrics and learn how to make the most from your decision!

Hall Costuming Awards

starting on Sun at 3:30 pm in Main Stage

This year during AOD, staff will be giving awards for hall costumes. Members of the Cosplay Staff will be taking pictures and collecting some information on people wearing costumes around the convention. They will ask you for your name, the character you are dressed as and what the source is, and optionally you may give them your cellphone number or email (so we can contact winners).

Attendees may enter as many costumes as they are able to.
Costumes that win awards at the Masquerade will not be eligible for Hall Costuming awards.
Cosplay Staff may not enter.

The winners will be chosen by AOD Staff. Awards will be given in the afternoon on Sunday. You must either be present or leave us a way to contact you to win; if not, then the next winner present or we have contact information for will receive the award.

Masquerade

starting on Sat at 7 pm in Main Stage

Always a staple of AOD, costumers gather together to compete and show off their talents. Your favorite character, your own creation, or references to insane internet memes, we've seen it all compete on stage in the Masquerade costume contest, competing for the coveted "Best of Show" prize. This year's Best of Show will receive $500, Runner-up Best of Show will receive $250, and Best Construction/Best Presentation $125 each! [Masquerade Rules and Signup info]

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