I always thought it was cool when as a fan, you meet the creator/actor/whoever and they spend time to
acknowledge your existence/sign that autograph or take that picture/or what not.
Like for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends we met Craig McCracken and he was totally cool and loved that we loved his work. Not like Candy DeMilo who is the voice of Coco and said she wanted to burn her eyes out

So now I got in my mail someone that's a total fan of the ACParadise mascots, Acy Paradise and Ace, so much they made a little webcomic. Super shoujo kawaii!
http://bunnyx4.deviantart.com/gallery/#ACP
It doesn't matter that it's not ACParadise canon, most fan-stuff isn't. Still cute.
(Cos ACParadise canon is that Acy and Ace are JEST-FRANS)
Oh and the ACS photographer must have her hair down :P.

A note, we're assuming that the masquerade is 90 minutes ish, 30 minutes for judging and 30 minutes for emcee instructions/shenanigans for about 2-3 hour long show.

Poll #1426977 Masquerade Time Limits
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which type of masquerade format do you prefer (assume all skits, no walk ons)

Now what are your thoughts on that?

NEW CELESTIAL-ONLY FUNCTION.
ACP just added a very Lionel-approved function.
Ever thought, gee, it'd be nice to see all of Lionel's props in one place. And easy to browse. And it would rule if I could use the ACP mega-search engine because it works.

Well lionboogy has been very busy after Costume-Con updating his ACE!
And here's the result:
http://www.acparadise.com/ace/display.php?a=40102&t=props
51 Props all in one place ready for you to peruse. and he added a pink loli

They show up on the front page as Props.

We're still working out the kinks of having a Props section but here are the preliminary rules.
1. Celestial users only
2. Props should be displayed by the MAKER. Note: This is a little different than the costume gallery where it focuses on the wearer. This is also designed to prevent redunancy in our database with the wearer and the maker both adding the same prop. The maker will have the most details regarding the construction and is best suited to upload them. Also, if you bought your awesome steel forged katana online, you aren't the maker.
3. For examples of props, just view Lionboogy's gallery. Mostly weapons, but if you have a certain part of a costume you want highlighted, such as Edea's backplate, you can add that but please use some restraint. We don't want the props section abused with little sections of each of your costumes, like Lulu's left hair chopstick #1, Lulu's right chopstick #1, Lulu's left hair chopstick #2, Lulu's right chopstick #2, etc.
4. We may need to ask for a picture of you with your prop to prove that you made it, but usually you'll have your own costume in the gallery with the prop. I hope we don't get any, but please report any imposters or such to us.
5. Please no random "chibi" SD plushies like UFO catcher types. Those aren't considered cosplay props unless the character actually has one in the series. Things are like Hibari's Hibird are ok, but Lockon with a Chibi Tieria plushie is not (as much as you want that to be true).
6. No double dipping your prop into different series when it's the same prop. Don't upload Sora's standard Keyblade into Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2, please just pick one.
7. Any other questions feel free to ask/IM/PM me or genjitsu

Adding a prop is easy!
1. Go to add a costume:
http://www.acparadise.com/ace/tools.php?t=costume&m=new
http://www.acparadise.com/acp/tools.php?t=costume&m=new
2. Input the series and character that your prop is associated with
3. Input the name of the prop itself in variation (Hoverbike, Gatling Guns)
4. Simply change "Category" to PROP, and you're good to go!

I look forward to seeing a bunch of Yoko Guns!
If you're standard and simply must have this function, here's instructions on how to upgrade! http://waynekaa.livejournal.com/421252.html

Don't you hate it when you post up a costume, then someone is like
"OMG you wore THOSE shoes? YER IN THE JUNGLE BABY, YER GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE."

On other cosplay sites, you'd be stuck with that comment or begging a moderator to wipe if off the face of the earth (but not before you got your two licks in)
But here at ACP, you can control what happens with your costume comments before they become visible.
You can
1. Disable costume comments completely
2. Get/Disable costume comment E-mail notifications
3. Screen comments before they actually become visible (and hence delete silly comments before everyone in the world sees them)

( Onto Controlling ACP Pictoral Tutorial #7, HOW TO SCREEN COMMENTS ON COSTUMES )

Now all you Celestials can ignore this next tutorial, unless you really like looking at my fantastic art, or my shameless text.
Now this is the instruction manual on HOW to upgrade an ACP account to Celestial.
If you want to read WHY you should upgrade, well then you should revisit my ACP Upgrade #3 post here
http://waynekaa.livejournal.com/404207.html


( Onto the obviously biased ACP Pictoral Tutorial #6, HOW TO UPGRADE AN ACCOUNT TO CELESTIAL )

First of all, the ends justify the means.
SECOND Lucky Star cosplay on ACP: http://www.acparadise.com/display.php?a=38175&c=15261
Miyuki-chan!

Third: ACP now has a daily top 10 to make things fair for Celestials/Standards/Newbies/Veterans alike. http://www.acparadise.com/
It resets midnight EST if you're that into it :P.

Ok, tutorial time! So you check your convention list
http://www.acparadise.com/display.php?a=157&t=con
and go
"HEY I NEVER WENT TO TOKYO GAME SHOW"
(but I wish I did) T_T
And you have to rid your profile of this rogue convention.
It's pretty easy.

( Onto simple ACP Pictoral Tutorial #5, HOW TO DELETE CONVENTIONS FROM YOUR PROFILE )

Now other sites have had conventions listings for a while, and some of them you can make a big long list. But how many of those sites can you SHOW your convention list to your friends? An easy way to keep track of "OMG I've been to WAY too many cons". Like this?
http://www.acparadise.com/display.php?a=14423&t=con

What about the ever so popular, "Hey, what cons are you going to?"
"Well if you just checked my ACP PROFILE, you'd know wouldn't you?"
/SMARTASS
This tutorial will show you how.

( Onto excellent ACP Pictoral Tutorial #4, HOW TO ADD CONVENTIONS TO YOUR PROFILE )

Well out of the blue,
jangmi updated her ACP
http://www.acparadise.com/display.php?a=14423
And she found herself a sugar momma to upgrade her ayonoi to add all her KAT-TUN and boost all her pics to 15 per costume.

I suppose that you can always just ASK you friends on LJ where their ACP profile is
Or guilt trip your girlfriends that AREN'T on ACP (TSK TSK) to join so you can friend them,
but this tutorial is for :O "omg my friend isn't online but I must find them and favorite them like right now!"

( Onto EPIC ACP Pictoral Tutorial #3, HOW TO FIND COSPLAYERS AND FAVORITE THEM )

I was just browsing ladyamaryllis ACP Favorites list and :O
roguemarvel Updated 12-22-2005
amiyuy Updated 07-25-2005
:O
And just pounded thru a 25 costume backlog update by
Jabi
http://www.acparadise.com/display.php?a=28277

( Onto Amusing ACP Pictoral Tutorial #2, HOW TO ADD YOURSELF TO A SKIT )

In an effort to make ACP Mas-proof (<3 PXGF), I will release a series of tutorials for all our new members.
So first of all. Check all that apply
Poll #1082708 ACP favorite series?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Why would I want to add a favorite series at ACP?

( Click here for the amusing pictoral walkthrough instructions on HOW TO ADD FAVORITE SERIES )