There are so many things that can get someone inspired. Firstly you'll want something that ties into your interests. Are you more into Anime? Video Games? MMO's?
I find there is nothing better than a great piece of concept art to really get me fired up. Of course there are more things than just a fabulous drawing that goes into choosing that character for a costume, but the biggest inspiration I find is seeing how an artist rendering can bring a character to life. It makes you really look at what they are wearing and think...how can I make that? One of my favourite websites is creativeuncut.com. This website houses concept art from almost every video game ever designed. Of course I also spend a lot of time on DeviantArt and Pinterest as well, looking at Cosplay's other people have done and fan art of the character I am looking for. Following professional cosplayer's on facebook, instagram etc is also great! You can take a look at what they are doing, and the tutorials they post to give you ideas on what you can do for your latest and greatest project. It's also super important that you can visualize yourself as that character. For example...Just recently I started looking at the concept art for Kingdom Hearts 3. Now I've always been a fan of the series, I've played the games (I haven't finished one yet...but I've played through all of them). I always thought the series was the greatest idea since Disney is amazing and super popular, and Final Fantasy is amazing and super popular (two of my favourite things in life) and now you've combined them into one world. Well, as I was flipping through the images I stumbled upon Sora dressed in his Pirates of the Caribbean outfit. I could literally hear angels signing and fireworks going off. My brain went nuts and this overwhelming excitement hit me! The inspiration was going and the creativity started flowing. This is the reaction you want to get when you see a character. It means you're passionate about the design you have found and it's going to be a successful project. How do you get inspired?
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