Workshop Spotlight: Hiraya

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔 𝑯𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝑯!

Have you been wondering how to add more magic into your costume? Maybe you are struggling to find the perfect stays you could wear? Fear not for Hiraya’s workshop is here to help us navigate our way!

Hiraya is the combined forces of AC Hernandez & SJ Ocampo who have represented the Philippines in the international cosplay stage multiple times and won awards. Aside from judging cosplay events, this dou have been helping the cosplay community by sharing their knowledge about their craft through making tutorials and hosting workshops.

𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳:

Imagine your sword shimmering with light as if it stole the moon’s glow or your armor having a deathly luster as if the god of death looms over it. Come enter the LED Workshop as AC will share some tips and tricks about LED lights. Learn how to add LED lights to your costumes and weapons, the ingredients you need, the necessary tools for it and many more. Don’t miss the chance, come enter this workshop and discover the wonder’s LED lights have towards your costumes! Soon the darkness of the faire will be no more as your illuminated weapons and costumes will serve as a beacon of light for the next Ren Faire.

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐉 𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐨

Once upon a time, a noblewoman’s outfit would not be complete without a pair of stays. Step back in time as you learn how to create a fashion staple of olde. Come and join SJ de Ocampo as she guides you through the process in making your own pair of stays. Through this workshop you will be taught how to draft your own pattern, master the construction process and learn how to wear stays just like how they did before. So grab the opportunity and craft your own beautiful pair of stays that you can then strut on the next Ren Faire.

Know more about them and their craft via the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/HirayaCosplay

P.S. workshop attendees will get cake!

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬!

AC Hernandez’s cosplay journey started in 2008, since then he has emerged as a major player in the cosplay community. AC has earned his spot among the cosplay elite as he is half of the team that represented the Philippines in the Anime Festival Asia: Asia Regional Cosplay Championships 2011 in Singapore and in the World Cosplay Summit 2021 in Nagoya, Japan. Their team bagged the title of Grand Champions at AFA ARCC 2011 and was awarded Best in Costume (Brother Award) at the World Cosplay Summit 2021.

AC is now working locally as part of productions in theaters and events. As a skilled puppeteer and costumer he has been part of nine theater productions. His expertise extended to the Lion King: Musical International Tour back in 2017 and most recently he was involved in creating the giant costumes in Ang Parokya ni Edgar Musical “Buruguduystunstugudunstuy” by Newport World Resort.

From local theater shows to international cosplay competitions, AC’s passion for costume design continues to shine in every project he works on.

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐉 𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐨: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬!

In 2011, SJ de Ocampo started her cosplay journey and since then she slowly made her mark and became one of the most prominent individuals in the industry. She is half of the team that represented the Philippines at Pop Culture Hiroshima 2018 in Hiroshima, Japan and the World Cosplay Summit 2015 in Nagoya, Japan.

SJ continues her influence on the cosplay scene as a Guest Judge in over 30 cosplay events locally and internationally, including World Cosplay Summit Qualifiers, World Cosplay Summit Alumni’s Choice 2022 in Nagoya, Japan and AnimeCon 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands.

SJ’s specialty is creating detailed handmade costumes and she now produced 35 cosplays to date. Now working as a costume designer and costumer, she recently designed the costumes for Ballet Manila’s Florante at Laura.

From her international and local cosplay accolades to her theatrical design, SJ is truly a significant figure in the field of cosplay and costuming.