According to Wikipedia: Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), short for "costume play," is a performance art in which participants wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered on role play. A broader use of the term cosplay applies to any costumed role play in venues apart from the stage, regardless of the cultural context.
Though the hobby of dressing up and acting/roleplaying as a particular character originated in the United States, it was Japan that made it the phenomenon that it is today. Cosplay took the country by storm before earning a legion of participants elsewhere. These days, cosplayers seem to reside just about anywhere.
Here at CosuArte, the goal is to help the cosplayer in their costuming needs. By providing an online directory of quality tutorials all in one location, it is our hope to make balancing time between cosplay and other responsibilities an easier goal to achieve.
The Webmaster is a 20 year old girl currently studying biology in school. Aside from the sciences, she also has a love for the arts. Though she has enjoyed cosplaying for some time now, it is only recently that she has decided to become serious with it. For that, she has decided to compile a directory of helpful, top quality online cosplaying tutorials -- not only for herself, but for others just like her.