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Friday, August 6, 2010
Check out what I was up to today!
I did quite a messy job, but hey! Cute aren't they?? ^o^ Well Stewie's isn't as cute as Luka's but then again Luka was much more complex. Stewie required no glue or tape whatsoever. Which was much easier to put together!
If you guys want to try them out, here are the links where I downloaded them:
Luka Megurine from Vocaloid
They also have neat templates for other characters. The second link is the deviant artist's account and she has other characters from Vocaloid, D.Gray Man, Lucky Star etc.
I notice that Luka shouldn't be wearing the magnet headphones since her costume is the one from Vocaloid Series 1, but whatever. It was included and it looks great. :)
Random picture moment, here is something I cooked up around 2 days ago:
Colourful food!
Labels: doll, family guy, luka megurine, paper, papercraft, stewie, template, vocaloid
Luka Megurine cosplay replay
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
My Luka Megurine Cosplay
So I was looking back at my cosplay folder and saw... hundreds of photos. And I wondered why I only uploaded so very little. I guess I was too lazy to edit :p Well here's a continuation of the gallery.
That's all I edited :p I really should be working on my project but whatever! Blogging comes first! For those interested, here are the links to the
I should cosplay soon (and I really really want to do a beach shoot)... The only thing holding me back is... no costume. And what's cosplay without costume. D; Donate? teehee
Labels: cosplay, headphones, luka megurine, magnet, vocaloid
Luka Megurine cosplay
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Luka Cosplay
Hey guys!
Tadaaa!!! Finally I cosplayed!!!
Cosplaying has been a childhood dream of mine. Well not really childhood, but I've been wanting to do it since... since I saw Arisa Mizuhara's photos o_o You can google her. And she really inspired me into cosplaying.
Until now, the one character I really want to cosplay is still songstress Yuna!!! >_<>
At first, I was just on Facebook and I saw this cute Which Vocaloid Are You quiz taken by Sherly (lol) and my result was Luka Megurine. So I googled her since I didn't even know what the heck Vocaloid was. o_O And I thought she was pretty interesting! Then I saw some good cosplay pictures of her and I thought hey, this isn't too hard! So it was decided...
After around 5 days of buying and then receiving the wig (my very first wig! I was so happy), I handcrafted the headphones (tutorial in the previous post) in two days. And two days later, Juen came to my apartment and we had the official photoshoot!
My photographer and I ^^:
Photography and editing: Juen
Dress: Listy's (thank u ^^)
Accessories and headphones: me
Wig styling & make-up: me
Well those are the more favourite-d photos. I don't really like the last one but many people do so... maybe it's good... not sure. Hahahaha.
After the photoshoot Juen and I went out grabbed some take-away bento and had our group meeting. The weather was so good out! And we both felt real happy because 1.my dream of cosplaying came true 2.Juen's dream of taking cosplay photographs came true. Juen prefers photography over modelling, opposite of me. Hahhaha. And we both talked about how in a single cosplay we gain experience on crafting accessories, wigs, photo editing, modelling, photography etc. And how someone should set up a cosplay school and I would gladly join. Hhahaha. Life would be awesome!
My pink wig is looking lonely up there on top of my cabinet. I want to cosplay again soon if possible! What characters have pink hair and a simple costume? I can only think of
- Mayura from Matantei Loki Ragnarok
- Serah Farron from Final Fantasy 13
...and that's it. I need some otaku input here -_- !! Suggestions pleaseeee.
Labels: cosplay, headphones, luka megurine, magnet, photoshoot, tutorial, vocaloid
Making of Magnet Headphones
Sunday, April 25, 2010
My Finished Cosplay photos
This weekend, I am pretty free ^^ compared to the last few weeks of hell. So I decided to (finally) make the magnet headphone for my Luka Megurine cosplay! Now if you recall, I posted this picture before. This is how the headphones are supposed to look like:
There are actually a whole lot of versions, just depends on how you like it. At first, I wanted to just use an existing headphone and modify it. But the ones I got from my bro were too thick, and had these cables which he told me not to cut off. So I decided to just make the headphones from scratch.
Materials used:
- used headband
- styrofoam block
- black cards
- blue/green card
- wires
- gouache
- acrylic paint
- wood glue
- double tape
- lace sticker
- normal paper glue
- giant scissors
- cutter
- scalpel
- cutting mat
- and any other tools
I started with cutting out the basic round shape from this gigantic styrofoam block. Honestly don't ask how I did it. It was as thick as my A-maths book from high school. My cutter died in the process, and I cut myself twice + bruises from using the metallic ruler to saw (yes, frikin SAW) the styrofoam. It wasn't a very pretty process. I recommend just buying a thin styrofoam board (feels idiotic for not doing exactly that).
Next I cut some wires and just pierce them through the styrofoam block. Be careful not to let the wire go out.
Next I took my used headband (which I didn't really like anyway) and pasted double tape all over the top. Then I stuck black card over it and folded it at the bottom. Mine's pretty rough. It's actually better to use fabric but since I couldn't be bothered, yeah.
Oh and don't cover the bottom, since you need that part to keep the headband stuck to your hair (wig). Also keep that in mind when you buy a headband, don't buy one that's smooth at the bottom.
I took even more wires and made the pink intertwine thingy. Mine's not neat at all... Hahhaa. Wires are annoying. I painted them pink using gouache.
Then I cut out 4 round circles on black card and pasted them on the styrofoam. I also painted the sides black using lovely acrylic. The wire for the microphone was also painted black, and I covered the mic with black paper. Black black black.
Next is the fun (but hell) part. I printed out the butterfly template from Fenlaf from deviantart. Bless him. Anyway I printed it on tracing paper, then stuck the tracing paper to a black a4 paper. I just used a scalpel and traced everything to cut out the black outline for the wings. You can do it whichever method you want really.
When one is done, just use it as the template for the other wings since the tracing paper is too flimsy.
A lot of time n backbreaking focus brings you: 4 butterfly wings =)
Then all you have to do is stick one wing on either side of the blue card. Make sure the blue card you buy has colour on both sides or it will make your life more complicated. Initially I wanted to use coloured transparencies but couldn't find them anywhere in Melbourne (fail).
Now you have the pretty wings, stick it to the styrofoam using wood glue (you can use pva or whatever - your choice, just don't use normal paper glue).
Tadaaa. Oh and I also added some blue to the mic, and a black circle above it. Your preference.
Next you have to be careful with this step. Stick the wings to the headband. Quadruple check the angle and height of the wings you want. Nothing's worse than going this far and then realising the speakers don't align with your ears and it's already permanently stuck. Crucial, crucial.
Glue everything with wood glue.
And now to the detailing. I cut out a blue ring and pasted it on the speakers.
And now to the detailing. I cut out a blue ring and pasted it on the speakers.
Next I printed out the speaker template from sesshy-kun from deviantart. Yay everything's in the internet! ^^ Printed on tracing paper again, for the opaque effect. Up to you, really. This is just my preference. I used double tape to stick the pattern on.
Lastly, I cut out this adhesive lace I just bought, and stuck it on the headband!
Lastly, I cut out this adhesive lace I just bought, and stuck it on the headband!
DONE~~
That's a present for Lydia which I just wrapped up. Rand0mz.
Vinaloid!
I wanted to stick some rhinestones on the wings but since I couldn't find them, meh.
Cosplay photoshoot is on Monday =) Juen is helping me take some indoor shots. Yaaay~
That's a present for Lydia which I just wrapped up. Rand0mz.
A photo of my room last night after completing the headphone:
Can you see the headphones? =)
It was sickeningly messy. Couldn't walk without having some sort of paper getting stuck to the bottom of my foot =_=
I cleaned everything up today! My beautiful room is back!!! ^^
Enjoy your weekend guys~
Labels: butterfly, craft, DIY, headphones, luka megurine, magnet, tutorial, vocaloid, wings
Wig!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Look at this, another blog post! And it hasn't been long at all since the previous one. I promise to make this one less serious :D
I'm currently having a strong urge to go cosplay. Look at that picture up there! So beautiful isn't it...! I want to buy myself a pink wig too, since I can have two alternative cosplay characters, that is: Luka Megurine (Vocaloid) and Mayura (Matantei Loki Ragnarok). Their costumes aren't too complicated either, which is good.
I did go to a wig shop the other day and I tried out several wigs. They were blonde almost white, like Lady Gaga's hair colour. But they looked so horrible on me!! I looked like a witch. The fringe was weird, and hair flared to the sides. I guess it might be because the wig was new, just came out of the box. At least, that's what the shopkeeper told me.
But I'm looking at some wigs right now on eBay... never used eBay before. But it sure is convenient compared to scouting those wig shops in the city with the scary shopkeepers... I'm currently considering this item. It will be around $44, which is... not too bad. Since I have been saving a lot of money by cooking and eating at home. But recently, I spilled water in my bag again!!! Arghh! I did the exact same thing last year and destroyed my phone and iPod. Now my iPhone is damaged... the functions work fine, but the screen brightness cannot be adjusted. The lights are ruined, I reckon. I can barely see anything on the screen.
I don't know how much it will cost to fix that since I am too damn lazy to call the guy up and ask. If my Dad were here he would help me get this done... hahaha. Oh those happy days when you just sit at home and everything is done for you... tsktsk.
Can someone buy this for me as an Easter present? :)
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