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Tia

Lol, I couldn't pull off Duo if my life depended on it... Stephen (Dark_Tiger) was saying he wanted to do the cosplay, but he doesn't do wigs. And then I kind of wanted to do it because it's a technique wig. It might not get done now, though. It all depends on how much time I have.

Tia

All the feedback I've gotten from cosplay.com was constructive, though. Yes, a lot of people on there are perfectionists, but I'm guilty of that, too. I've stopped giving my opinion on things unless people really ask for it. It seems to help a bit, because I can be pretty blunt sometimes.

Tia

You should definitely be able to cut the bangs into it. I'm doing something similar because I had a light pink wig lying around, so I'm just making an Utena wig for the heck of it, and then going to sell it in my artist's alley booth. When I do the work on it, I'll let you know if I figure out anyth...

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Um... What kind of wig are you using? It's fairly easy to cut bangs into most wigs. There's even a tutorial on amphigory.com for that.

Tia

My profile edited fine as well. I haven't tried to add another costume, though, since I only had the one so far.

Tia

Yeah, I know. It's just one more thing I need to buy. And then an adjustable wig stand.... I just seem to get nickeled and dimed to death on cosplay =/

Tia

Hehehehehehe. *plots Utena-related things*

Tia

Okay. I just fixed the picture problem again, but I'm going to go back and try to update my profile once more. I'll let you know if the pictures start glitching on me again.

Tia

I was having trouble with the profile editing earlier today. Also, I keep either losing pictures or having one picture posted twice. I keep trying to fix it, but I hope I'm not clogging you guys up or something. I need to hurry up and work on Forte so I can get my page active...

Tia

The whole point of being Faye is fanservice, though. It's... un-Faye like.

Tia

I guess I'll just use the 48" ones then. Yeah, the steamer works for that, too. I need to get a straightener. I haven't had to use one, yet. More things to buy for cosplay.

Tia

Okies. I think I was just having trouble getting used to it. I'm starting to warm up to it a bit.

Tia

Yes, I hate those lumps, too. But I guess it is helpful for when you're filling in the bottom for a ponytail or in a part. It folds into the needle nicely. I might just do that. I will keep looking for longer extensions, though. I didn't realize Katie did a Duo wig. I'll look at it a bit. I'll keep ...

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Now you've done it, Loki. I must make you cosplay Anshi! More Utena cosplayersssssss... *snaps out of it* Uh... what just happened? I find my problem is that I'm really pale. Pale as a J-rocker. Well, at least it helps me for that aspect, but it's not too good for other stuff. Pretty much the only c...

Tia

Wow, I love how you've intergrated everything so well. I can't wait until you get the shiny images back up, though. They're so cute. Or are you just going to leave text links?

Tia

Oh I love bangs. I was planning on doing some interesting things with them. I've been experimenting with bangs a lot lately. Pretty much since I started doing wig work. It's kind of hard to see the bangs, though, because he's got a hat on top of it all. That will be fun to try to fit over all that h...

Tia

lmao. No, I didn't mean cosplayers. I meant actual J-rockers.

Tia

Hey everybody. I have to make a Duo Maxwell wig, and I want it to be accurate. The problem is, the braid is a darned loose one. Is there any way to make the extensions sealed into the braid (like sealing three or four lengths together to get the braid long enough) without making it look bad? Or coul...

Tia

You're lucky, you sound like your personality is similar to a lot of anime characters. I'm limited, but the characters I do, I really love. I know exactly what you mean about the boobage problem! I'm still not sure if I'll do Integral because of that. If I do, I'd probably bind just because she norm...

Tia

Nah, it's pretty normal.

Tia

Ugh, spandex, don't make me think of it.... Just then when you said Juri it got my hopes up. Then it crushed them. Sigh. There really just aren't that many Juri Arisugawa cosplayers out there anymore. There used to be tons. Personally, I prefer to use patterns because it's a way of double-checking m...

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I know of J-rockers who do.

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It was mainly because it was pretty obscure. Plus, I think she was preoccupied by the very bad con. She did recognize me after I said what it was, though. So I guess it's all good.

Tia

That's cool. I think it was the angle of the one front view pic. It made it look like more of the bangs were longer. You're lucky that people can recognize you from it. I always seem to have trouble with people recognizing my cosplay, even when it's directly taken from something. I guess I just like...

Tia

I think the colors look good on you. Maybe, make the bangs more messy or something? That could make it slightly more realistic if you want. I think as long as the design looks like the original, with the colors only changed, it should be recognizable. Good luck with everything for Ohayocon. It sound...

Tia

There are some tips for beginning wig stylists on Katie Bair's website at http://www.katiebair.com That should cover most of your questions. For curling a wig, you can use the big velcro rollers and a steamer. That works pretty well for me. If you don't have a steamer, you can use a blowdryer on low...

Tia

If you don't like the way it looks, you can just trim the whole thing a little shorter, I guess.

Tia

Wow. I feel honored. I really don't know that much about wigs. 0.o; Well, the layering sounds like it may work. I've found that if you make something messy intentionally, it takes some pressure away from little things like slight uneven-ness in the ends. Accentuate the uneven-ness! People will call ...

Tia

Since you don't have any reference pictures, what do you think about slightly curling the ends under. I think it might help it look finished. I don't know if it'd be exactly accurate, but since you said there aren't many references, you could take some artistic license here. Sometimes natural hair (...

Tia

I think that's about the difficulty level, Ruby, except she wanted the strips on it to be fur. I can't wait to see this all when it's done ^_^

Tia

Ah. I got confused. I blame it on not sleeping enough lately. I guess it's really more of an 18th century corset.

Tia

I think it's a nineteenth century period corset (I think), the kind that laces in the front. I prefer that kind myself because it's easier to get in and out of. Otherwise, you have to deal with two million hooks and eyes, and they can get bent easily.

Tia

Yeah, I know what you mean. Like covering it with another kind of material to make it look right, I guess. I will try to find that site with the awesome corsets. I found it on cosplay.com somewhere I think...

Tia

If you can find the petticoat and skirt and the rest of it, you could probably commission one of the recreationist people to make you that corset. I was on a website the other day that had some gorgeous original corsets, but I can't remember where it was now. ;_; Gomen nasai.

Tia

Ohhh. So sailor moon had wands, and utena had swords. Does IY just have demons, then?

Tia

Okay, then what is the difference between sailor moon and Utena.

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Hrm. I wonder if that's why everybody liked sailor moon, too. Or was it the half-naked censored by covering them in ribbons blondes......
I need to change my hair back to auburn again 0.o; Thank God for Juri cosplay. Oh wait. Shit. People are just as bad with Utena cosplay. Help!

Tia

Wait a minute. Inuyasha is a bishie????

No wonder so many people like that show.

Tia

*twitch* *waits for Loki to find that response and write an Hot Shot Celestial, Samyaza on the many facets of Bishie*

Tia

lol, Ruby. You know that no matter what, it's Naruto. There will be like 2345302 cosplayers for any character from that series at any con. It's just guaranteed. It's like the new sailor moon.

Tia

Yeah, I do. But I'm a bit bogged down lately. If I did take this commission, it'd have to be all I did for spring semester, due to the complicated corset. For the body of the dress, I would use peachskin or moleskin. If you didn't want to use vinyl, just use something heavy. A lot of the corsets I s...

Tia

There are patterns that you could use, but you'll have to 1. do a test version and try it on to make sure it will be tight enough 2. make a second closure in the front so you can put it on and off easily after it's tied the first time. You could probably put that on the side of the central fur strip...

Tia

I swear, if you could turn your apartment into a mech, you'd do it. :p Oh great, now I've gone and given you another bad idea... baka Tia

But yeah, on topic, Sterling makes kickass swords. I'd go with him ^_^

Tia

That was shameless XD

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Uh. Pretty much all concepts for costumes are done like that. Just try to think about what it'd look like on you. Without, you know, being horribly pessimistic. The only really big issue I could see is the corset. It's really hard to make them well enough to hold most people up. You would need to us...

Tia

I always get bored when I try to watch Naruto. =/

Tia

Heh. I'm just obsessed with makeup. I did something similar with one of those wizard boxes in high school theatre.

Tia

Ooh. I like the idea of the fur stripes on the corset. I still think the rest of it being white vinyl would be awesome, too, though. Fur is good for the arm things and leg warmers. I like the idea for the tights. I'm doing something like that. I'm gonna have a pair of regular purple tights with blac...

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*confused* We've still got the Miroku to do for Ryan. That counts. Although I doubt he'll talk much to me after that. He's never really talked much to anybody. Even online. What is this new commission you speak of?

Tia

An idea is to take a print out and make a stencil and then tape it onto the person. Then you just take a good cake makeup mixed with liqui-set and paint it on. It would probably dry quickly enough that you could leave the paper on until it dried and then just peel it off. Or take it off when it's st...

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