9:45 a.m. Welcome to ArlingCon! with the Arlington Public Library and UTA Libraries
10 a.m. How to Draw Comics with Sarah Mensinga. Industry vet, Sarah Mensinga will show you how to use film and television storyboarding techniques to enhance your comics. Strengthen your visual storytelling with tried and true compositions and layouts, and be inspired to create a fantastic comic or graphic novel.
10:30 a.m. Cosplay Tutorial with Rumplestilt_Seam. Amanda, AKA Rumplestilt_Seam has been cosplaying in the Texas Cosplay Community and abroad for over seven years. Having been a professional dancer in Formal Ballet for eight years, going straight into cosplay after retiring seemed like the next artistic progression. She has competed and has won numerous awards for Craftsmanship and Performance/Skits. Her competitive routines focus on highly detailed and structured costume pieces as well as captivating choreography and storytelling. She likes to focus her skills strongly on needlework and bringing all kinds of characters to life from many genres including Video Games, Manga/Anime, Comicbooks, Pop Culture and Original Designs and Artwork.
| 9:45 a.m. | Welcome to ArlingCon! with the Arlington Public Library and UTA Libraries |
| 10 a.m. | How to Draw Comics with Sarah Mensinga |
| 10:30 a.m. | Cosplay Tutorial with Rumplestilt_Seam |
| 10:45 a.m. | Exhibitor Feature: North Texas Squad of the 501st Legion |
| 11 a.m. | The Hidden Gem in North Texas: Pro-Wrestling Panel with UTA Libraries |
| 11:15 a.m. | Raffle drawing! |
| 11:30 a.m. | Cosplay Tutorial with Captain AmeriDad |
| 11:45 a.m. | Hunger Games-inspired Escape Room with the Arlington Public Library |
| Noon | Virtual Concert with Chiptunes4Autism |
| 12:15 p.m. | Raffle drawing! |
| 12:45 p.m. | Exhibitor Feature: Amtgard Kingdom of the Emerald Hills |
| 1 p.m. | Start of Something New: Bringing Your Cosplay Characters to Life with Kei Boardman |
| 1:15 p.m. | Raffle drawing! |
| 1:30 p.m. | Intro to the Arlington Public Library Makerspace |
| 1:45 p.m. | Exhibitor Feature: Main Street Graphics |
| 2 p.m. | Basics of Game Development (Part 1) with UTA Libraries |
| 2:30 p.m. | When Scifi Becomes Reality Panel with the Arlington Public Library and UTA Libraries |
| 2:45 p.m. | Virtual Convention Escape Room with the Arlington Public Library |
| 3 p.m. | Game Development: Storytelling (Part 2) with UTA Libraries |
| 3:15 p.m. | Raffle drawing! |
| 3:30 p.m. | Cosplay Tutorial with Koiykeuchiha |
| 3:45 p.m. | GameTank with UTA Libraries |
| 4 p.m. | Patterning with MJasmine |
| 4:15 p.m. | Raffle drawing! |
| 4:30 p.m. | Cosplay Tutorial with BobbinVomit |
| 4:45 p.m. | Exhibitor Feature: UTA Libraries |
| 5 p.m. | Dollar Store Cosplay Challenge Final |
| 6 p.m. | Farewell with the Arlington Public Library and UTA Libraries |
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ArlingCon attendance and participation is subject to the following policies:
Arlington Public Library Rules Governing Use of the Library | UTA Policies and Procedures | ArlingCon Cosplay Policies
Additionally, all state laws and local ordinances regarding public behavior shall apply.
Questions or concerns? Send us an email at arlingcon@arlingtontx.gov.
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