The Desire to adopt a Persona (Hoxton - Day One)

A couple days ago I was looking at different characters, hero's and villians, and looking at what makes them unique and standout. Alex DeLarge and his gang of Droogs dress up in white boilers suits and fancy hats, The Joker has his outlandish purple and green suits with wild, green hair and a devilish smile, Cloud has massive spikes in his hair and carries a sword that seems would be impossible to carry if you were not Thor. So many characters with so many personalities and styles.
You begin wonder what kind of person you are in this crazy world of difference.
One game that I enjoy playing so much as Overkills Payday 2, a co-op game of heisting and robbery. The four main characters wear unique masks. Dallas, a clown with an American Flag pattern, Chains, a sneering clown, Wolf, a split faced demon and Hoxton, a masquerade clown.
In a personal preference, I like Hoxton the best because of his taking no shit attitude, his English, Yorkshire accent and most notably his mask.

I decided that I would add these two interests together and start a new hobby, cosplaying. I see so many people doing it and looking at all their homemade costumes just amazes me at the effort and ingenuity that they have. I figured that I have a creative side to me and I want to boost my confidence in my life and socialise with other likeminded people. I'm not sure at this stage if I will ever feel comfortable in going to any conventions as of yet but who knows, hopefully I will change my views on anxiety.

As you may have guessed, my first cosplay choice is to portray Hoxton. I don't have a lot of money to work with right now so I thought I would start with a simple character that I like which is thankfully in budget. The most expensive thing I would need is the mask.
I hope to put a lot of effort and time into this so I can expand my skills and experience in this creative field.
Here's to starting a new persona. :)