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Detailed-Illusion
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[2006-12-01 23:56:25 +0000 UTC]
"Cosplay hard, die poor!"
(Canada)
# Statistics
Favourites: 655; Deviations: 150; Watchers: 892
Watching: 276; Pageviews: 73007; Comments Made: 2728; Friends: 276
# Interests
Favorite movies: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, Black Swan, Cloud AtlasFavorite TV shows: Princess Tutu
Favorite bands / musical artists: Lady Gaga, Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire
Favorite books: Tsubasa Chronicles
Favorite writers: CLAMP
Favorite games: Final Fantasy (all of them!), Pokemon
Favorite gaming platform: Tie between PS3 or 3DS
Tools of the Trade: Sewing Machine, Surger, Vacume Forming apparatus
Other Interests: Dance, martial arts, theater
# About me
Niq van der Aa, known online as Detailed-Illusion, is a cosplayer and aspiring costume designer from Ottawa, Ontario. He has been cosplaying since he was 14 years old, going to his first con when he was thirteen as Fai d. Flowright from Tsubasa (which to date is still his all time favourite fictional character). He is an avid gamer, a lover of fantasy and a frequent reader of both American comics and Japanese manga. In high school, Detailed-Illusion studied theatre where he ended up focusing on backstage work as a set and costume designer. After high school, he toured a theatre show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, for which he was both a costume and set designer, as well as a performer. Since, he has dabbled in Fashion Design school (finding it far too slow paced and restrictive for the cosplayer/costumer he is at heart), worked as a costume designer for an independent film project, and of course continued to go to as many cons a year as he can afford, creating plenty of new costumes for each one. He has worked his way up the ranks, entering masquerades in America and Canada, and is now a master level cosplayer. He considers his specialty pattern drafting, and detailed sewing and accessory work. As part of team "Detailed Mess" has won the first World Cosplay Summit Canadian preliminaries and will represent Canada along with Miss Messy Mia in WCS 2015 in Japan. His most notable awards in the Masters category were for Best Reinterpretation for his Genderbent Elsa (Costume-Con 32, 2014) and Best in Show for his Thranduil (Pop Expo 2013).# Comments
Comments: 642
Cosplays are great^^
I would like to ask if I can post some on my tumbr, with the link to your page of course ^^
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your gallery is breath-taking sir hmmmm if you dont mind i hope we can watch each-other.
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Cosplays are great^^
I would like to ask if I can post some on my tumbr, with the link to your page of course ^^
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Wonderful deviantart 
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It's so hard for me to find really good genderbent cosplayers now-a-days! But you, sir, take the cake!
You cosplays look great, I can only hope to be like you when I get my hobby on its feet son... Hopefully I'll even be posting my first WIP pictures by the end of the week!
Keep up to great work, perhaps we may cross paths at a con one fine day. I do the east coast ones most often, you?
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thank you soo much for your kind words! And I wish you all the luck and success with your cosplaying! I will watch out for the WIPS
I right now travel all over. I attend everything in Ottawa and MOntreal, as well as Fanime in California. By next year I do wanna go to cons in Halifax, as well as some east costs ones!
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Speaking of Ottawa, would you have happened to be the Thranduil I saw win big on SyFy's "Heroes of Cosplay"? If so, that was some amazing craftsmanship and your portrayal of the character was spot on! If not, then this is awkward...haha
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Hi! I'm considering making a Kid Flash cosplay for next years Ottawa ComiCon (not this one obviously xD ) and it's my first cosplay. I was wondering what type of fabric and props you used and if you have any advice? Thank you ^^
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ohmergerd! My fellow blonde bombshell buddy has a DA and I didn't even know! *watches intensely*
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I AM sooo abd on keeping up to date here though X.X but yes following you back as well OMG ALL THIS PICTURES
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saw your 'Sassy Thranduil' cosplay at Pop Expo - LOVED IT!!! your awesome!
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Your cosplays are extremely impressve. I just wanted to tell you to keep up the good work
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lol for pokemon anytime
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Wow thanks for the comment and all on my DA! Means a lot coming from you; you're clearly quite an experienced costumer *___* thank you!!!Β
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It was well deserved keep up the good work!
And thank you <3
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Of course!Β
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I hear you're moving back to O-town!!
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ALL THE GOOD HANGOUTS.... I guess we have hung out but MORE SHOULD HAPPEN (cause u know I am so late on the da messages)
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Thank you for the watch back ouo
i really do appreciate it ^w^=
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of course your wrok is amazing when I get a chance I wanna go through and fav all the things!
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Just gotta say You and your boyfriend are ADORABLE!
Just saw your legend of Korra cosplays and they are stunning!
Your cosplays are incredible mate, well done
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haha we actually broke up a few months ago but we are still friends 8D
thank you so much I am glad we could impress!
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Ahhhh sorry D:
But yeah seriously I was impressed
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thanks so much!
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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FINAL FANTASY COSPLAYS!! and You do fang!! amazing!Β
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Thank you so much 8D!
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yeah! your vincent, fang, BALTIEER eve too! !^^
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LOVED THE MAD HATTER HAT. Making one myself so it was great inspiration.
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aw thanks! ^^ I'm glad it helped.
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Hey. I think I took your picture at Fanime. Is this you? [link]
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yeah that is me there as red Arrow, , are the kid flash and robin 8D
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Awesome. Thanks. Sorry for miscrediting you as Speedy. I don't watch Young Justice. I just thought you're costumes were cool.
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no worries thank you for taking the lovely photo.
And it is totally fine, Red Arrow and Speedy are the same guy he just changes his name a lot. Also goes by Arsenal when he is older.
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You are one of the hottest guys I have seen that can pull of cosplay so freaking well!
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WAAAA>/////< thank you so so soooo much! That means a lot to me and thanks for taking the time to post this!
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No problem! I just love you and your cosplay's! I wish I could be that good and sexy at the same time!
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