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Cyrus	Nov 11 2008, 10:21 AM
Oda Papaya ならば, 地獄までも ! xDD~~ Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #19,486 Joined: November 10, 2008 Gender Female	Erm.... I'm posting my progresses here not to show off... but rather to give others who might wish to attempt similar parts/characters, a better idea on how its done Sometimes we get stuck @ how to do certain parts of our costumes... or when we are still new to something quite advanced like KOEI game characters.. Looking at how others did their stuff might just channel some inspiration on your own personal cosplay projects e.g Materials usage, methods...etc. You might just come up with EVEN BETTER IDEAS!~ Feel free to poke me up to give me better suggestions on how to get a particular something done! Your suggestions/criticisms are DEEPLY APPRECIATED! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :.Sengoku Musou 2: .:NOUHIME* Parts/Props Construction Processes:.* One of the biggest challenges on this cosplay is the COLOR SCHEME/GRADIENTS of the costume. Although this is THE MOST IMPORTANT component...much of the color scheme can only be determined by your discretion. I can only suggest color schemes, but its entirely up to variable factors e.g different brands of sprays, and you.... ultimately. PLATFORM GETA SHOE COMPRESSED FOAM (from Art Friend in Singapore - $20 for a HUGE piece) was a good choice for props-making and filling in holes/gaps. Here I used them to fill the gap between my geta shoes I bought a long time ago from Tokyo. I secured it to the geta shoe using HOTGLUE GUN. After securing this gap-filler, I used Block-like WOODEN PENCIL HOLDERS (from Spotlight in Singapore - $7 each) to form the base. HOTGLUE GUNned it together - But this method won't really last. The duration of the shoes would prolly be around 3.5hrs before it comes off. Next option is drilling a hole through it all, and securing it down with a nail/screw which I will be doing soon The last thing to do would be to get "MAHOGANY" PATTERNED VINYL STICKERS ($10-14/m from Spotlight) and stick it all around... ;P yea cheat! I know ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUTTERFLY HEADDRESS Got a lil' Tiara as the base (recycling it lolx...so i wrapped it up in tape). You can alternatively get something like that with hairclip sliding horizontally unto the crown of your head. Cut out the shape of the Butterfly to portion unto a PP BOARD (from DAISO in Singapore - $2 for a big piece (softer ones) ). Use a HEAT GUN (from Homefix or any DIY stores) to bend it to shape... Use a HOTGLUE GUN to draw the "pop-out" textures on the PP BOARD. Affix the done up butterfly to the lil' Tiara with HOTGLUE GUN. Stick the BEADS (I recycled mine...) unto the Butterfly. Spray it completely with GOLD CHROME SPRAY (From Spotlight) and PAINT the beads RED with FOLKART METALLIC PAINT (from Art Friend) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SILVERY CRISS-CROSS PANELS... its the same idea with the PP BOARD cutting- the only difference is you need to get a THICK PP BOARD (the GREEN one you see in the pics above). -String up the silvery beads (22 of them on each side @ 0.8cm width each is accurate - mine was too long) & the golden buttons -You can choose to use FISHLINE (risk of breakin') , or SOFT WIRE (for a stiffer look like i did) -HOT GLUE gun the string of beads down together with the PP BOARD before drawing Designs with the HOT GLUE gun. -I affixed hair clips to the base of it - to clip it to the wig. -Sprayed the whole thing down together with SILVER CHROME SPRAY (from Spotlight) -Sprayed GRADIENTS with SHINY BLACK ANCHOR SPRAY to the middle of it as you can see in pic. The End Product - only thing I regretted was pinning the silvery criss-cross abit too high.. (-_-" ) And the golden butterfly needs to be pinned further back to give it the accurate angle as in game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SNAKE ON HER LEG haha...this one was something so impromptu that came to me at the very last minute. How i actually managed to pull it off? is still a freakin' blur to me. Look for this sorta fashionistic belts.... Try to look for a SIMILAR COLOR as this one. (For those in Singapore, you are in luck. Go to Chinatown and get it off any of those "chapalang" streetstalls...@ max $10..) VERY CAREFULLY RIP OFF the SNAKE-SKIN-LIKE PVC material from the leather base with a PENKNIFE. The proportions to make your snakey will be JUST RIGHT. Stitch the snakeskin pvc to a BLACK leatherskin-like PVC.... I used the same BLACK leatherskin-like PVC for my top and the back of my obi bow as well. Once you are done with stitching, STUFF your snakey with WARDING. -Those in London, you can get WARDING from the fabrics/craft department not upholstery John Lewis @ Oxford Circus for about Ł4 a shitload. -Those in Singapore? Rip apart your old Garfield stuff toys. (-_-" ) The ones the Chinatown uncle sells is HORRIBLE - too hard. Here's the COOL part: SPRAY the stuffed and stitched up snakey with SHINY BLACK ANCHOR SPRAY.... ....And then use tissue paper to BRIEFLY RUB OFF some of the paint to give it a WEATHERED look. This must be done ALMOST IMMEDIATELY after you have sprayed it - you MUSTN'T ALLOW THE SPRAY TO DRY UP! The Tissue paper will stick alittle to the lines on the snakeskin-like material... Making the scaly effect all the more obvious... The End product!~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More to be updated laters~ wil be edited! Edited by Cyrus, Nov 11 2008, 04:06 PM.


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