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Sorry I haven't been so active on here.
Kind of went through a dry spell/unmotivated with everything. 
But today I'm feeling much better :D

So today I'll just be talking about my blackfire cosplay I worked on for the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con(June 21,15).
"Hence" worked, this con has already passed QAQ 
So again I'm so sorry for not keeping up with my updates

Anyways, where to start >< 
I guess I'll talk a little about the convention
This is my first year at alvcc. REALLY REALLY an awesome con. 
There were sooo many booths, artistic, celebrities, etc compared to Wizard world.
In my opinion, ALVCC is alot better. 
The surrounding seemed much happier and the con goers seemed so chill!

My honest highlights:
-Having little children ask for my picture. Their reactions were soooo ADORABLE! They legit made me feel like blackfire!
Especially this little girl we ran into after the con >< My friends and I were walking around town square and all I hear was "LOOOK!! IT'S BLACKFIRE!" 
-Meeting Chuck Huber (CHILDHOOD FEELS) he's the voice of Hiei from Yuyu Hakusho
-Meeting George Perez and getting a picture drawn of the OG design of blackfire(ARIGATOU RANANA!) 
-Finally getting a picture with "LokiHatesU" breh.... I literally died! or wanted to at least. HE COMPLIMENTED MY  COSPLAY *DIES* 
-Having these local cosplayers ask to join their "teen titans" cosplay plans
-R2D2 SEMPAI NOTICED ME! 
-Beating "thugdere" at our con bet. (basically tag in cosplay XD) 
-Spending time with my friends :3 
-And generally people's reactions. It really made me happy hearing people compliment me. This is seriously my third cosplay and it just made me so happy 

And I guess now I should talk about my cosplay and how I made it o-o 
This cosplay is pretty straight forward. I did alot of research and I also watched this tutorial on youtube with this chick who made a starfire cosplay. 
Their outfits are both the same so i figured why not 
Here are the links I used:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNctNPSfTRo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZYeCt8zTC8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmTBEL27xHM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1i6NO8H0w

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I basically ordered a bodysuit off of ebay(yeeh I cheated) but I figured why not since I have no idea how to sew a bodysuit. Plus honestly... I think it would be expensive to buy fabric.. so maybe next time 

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I'm pretty petite and normal  clothing sizes don't fit me tightly. So I needed to alter the bodysuit to fit me properly.
Very easy!

Later I added the black detailed lines from her outfit with Black fabric paint. 
I did a pretty crap job on this a few times.... but yeah still works XD 
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Next I worked on backfire's boots. I basically used my mom's old work shoes. Which worked out great because of the platform and height! I didn't take a before picture of how  the shoes looked like. But its black o-o and I just spray painted the black parts silver(obviously) 

UUUUUUUUUUGH! I realized I didnt take alot of pictures making this cosplay -_____- 
But next I followed the boots video from the link I posted above. 

Side note----Materials used 
-Purple spandex
-Silver spandex
-Fleece fabric(I used an a blue fleece blanket I never used in awhile)
-E6000
And let me tell you that process sucked like hell! 
I bled a couple times and pricked myself in the legs with pins YAY! 
Um but I outlined my leg with a pen and sewed the pieces together.
Than later I used E6000 to glue the fabric to the shoe and wabam!


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In this pic you kind of could see under the silver spandex these elastic bands :o I did this because I knew it would slip ontop of the bodysuit giving it a more tight looking feature. 

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Next I worked on her neck armor. Again for better instructions please watch the videos above.
Materials Used:
-6mm Craft foam
-Sliver Spandex
-E6000
-Zipper

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Here I outlined the craft foam for the shape needed. 

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I know in the video she didnt use a zipper. Well I did! and it helps! 

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Next I worked on the gems for her neck piece and bracers. 
I used Epoxy Resin Casting from hobby lobby. 
The mold I used was actually from a paint tray o-o dont recommend it unless you have casting release.
Oh and also patience to crack the resin out once fully cured. 
But I basically just pop it into the ice box and used hot water(just a little side note)

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The small pieces looks like crap in this pic. But I trimmed the sides 

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Here's the completed look for the gems. I basically followed the video from above. 
Cut out craft foam sheets into a bigger shape and covered them with spandex. 


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Here are the bracers I made for blackfire. 
This is slightly different from the video's above. I basically sandwiched the top layer(smaller layer) with spandex and fleece to add a popping effect. And the bottom layer is just spandex.  
I also used e6000 to glue the gems onto the bracers

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Here is blackfire's top and skirt! 
Basically purple spandex. 
I used a sports bra and a pencil skirt I had at home as a pattern.
For her belt I sandwiched sliver spandex and fleece again to add the popping effect.
And her belt buckle the bigger layer is craft foam. And for the rounder part I used airdry clay you could find at walmart. 
Molded that into a rounder shape,let that dry and covered it with spandex.
I glued everything together with e6000 again.  


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(look at this beautiful counter space!) 

AND THERE YOU GO MY FRIENDS! YOU HAVE A COMPLETE BLACKFIRE COSPLAY!!
Sorry this seriously dragged on......... 
But here are additional pictures from the con :D 
So this is it for now! Oyasumi! 

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(stolen from facebook. I cant remember the name of the page. so I don't own this picture o-o)

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CHUCK HUBER!!!! HE HAS A KIGU!!!!!!!!!

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R2 Sempai <3

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George Perez and Blackfire. He's such a sweetheart!! I love his hugs too 

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LokiHatesU SO DED QAQ

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The title says it all >< 
SOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY GUYS FOR NOT UPDATING SO FREQUENTLY! (Not like there's alot of people that watch my page >< But still you get what I'm saying) 
I seriously didnt have enough time to make any cosplay updates due to lack of time working on my cosplay QAQ 
So I'll also attach pictures in order from the cosplay process for violetta.

I'll also be doing a recap of my experience at Lvlupexpo 15 
Lvlupexpo, was soooo great! 
Why you may ask?? 
  • I made a few new friends. 
  • Laughed my butt off at a friend crossdressing totoro, with a wig (aka trap; he's a dude) 
  • Meet an AMAZINGLY talented/"Master" armor maker (Carl Martin) 
  • Took a selfie with Yuri Lowenthal
  • Got my Sasuke plush signed by Yuri Lowenthal "I am avenger" 
  • OH MY GOSH!! AND MY LUCK WAS ON FLEEK!!
  • I never win raffles or had much luck, but I ended up winning two Code Geass manga's and a complete third season of code geass. Best part is!! I also got them autographed by Yuri Lowenthal
  • Got asked to pose for a professional photographer in my Sarada Cosplay!(SEMPAI NOTICED ME!!!) 
  • Bought awesome cosplay/anime prints 
  • MEGA HIGHLIGHT!!! I FOUND MY PAPA!! I mean not my real Papa but my anime Papa (aka Sasuke cosplayer XD)
But all in all, I'm super happy with lvlupexpo. Everyone did an awesome job putting this expo together >< 

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With my last Entry, I posted pictures of my bracers with the primer. Here you'll obviously see the final product! I'm super happy how it turned out. Definitely enjoyed using Worbla for the first time. For the finally coat, I used red spray paint from wally world. And the bolts, I used acrylic paint ><



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I remember also in my last entry, I talked about posting pictures of my scythe with the paper mache..... um honestly super sad that I wasnt made to use this during the event. It turned out great,carving wise. But the PVC pipe I planned on using,was to weak to carry the weight of the scythe. Definitely my fault for not planning out weight things properly. But all in all, I'm mixed feelings. I wont be throwing it away(I'd shoot myself knowing I worked 2 days on this darn thing) Probably will find some sort of cosplay thing to use in the future.

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NEXT! This is a pre-coating of my gauntlet. I used worbla and craft foam for this step. Primer, I used Gesso~  Didnt take much pre-priming pictures while prepping everything (sorry guys!)  

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Please mind the nasty looking mirror! But this is the semi finally look of the gauntlet . SUPER DUPER HAPPY HOW IT TURNED OUT
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(Finally look with the red fingers!) 

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and this is the end look of my Violetta Cosplay!!!
I'm sooo happy that I got this outfit completed....ish....on time.....ish...(literally finished at 3am the day of the con) 
Theres a few details I still need to complete
To me, I looked with BabyMetal gone Pirate!
But the laces, and the complete.....ish look blew me away!
I'm so proud of myself ! 
I also wore this outfit to the first day of Lvlupexpo!(May 30th,2015) 


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EEEP! This is me with Yuri >< 
I fan girled sooooooo hard!! 

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I LOVE HIS COSPLAYS!!! Carl did an amazing job on his Terra cosplay!
So much details, and work put into this outfit!
SO SO SO! Friggin amazin! 
Like no joke 
#COSPLAY GOALS!

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Here are the Autographed things I got from Yuri! And also the prizes I won >< 
The little squirtle is actually a gift for a Friend in Japan :P 

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EEEP! Okay, so this awkward banana selfie I took after the con o-o 
Reason being(If you could see in the my sink. There is a pile of hair and a pair of scissors)
WHY? 
I just got pissed off with my wig while brushing it out at home. 
During the con, it bothered me to brush my wig half the time as well...and no matter what I did. It just got even worse
So I just got over it, and thought "boy what would happen  if I layered my wig??" 
And WABAM! It feels sooo much better with the layers and it's sooo much easier to brush and to maintain. 
Idk?? Do you think it looks better before or after the cut? 
You can seethat it's also less puffy. So that's a big time plus~

So lazy and sleepy to edit this post... but yeeh sorry for the bad grammer
This is it for now!
I'll be working on a Blackfire cosplay for the amazing comic con next month!
So please stay tune for that cosplay process~
Please also let me know what you think of my cosplays? and if you have any suggestions or improvements I could do

Oyasumi guys! 
AH! I'm also thinking of making a cosplay page on fb and ig o-o 
Not to sure if I should wait till I have more cosplays, or if I should just go for it.
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Hi Hi ^^,
Havent posted anything recently due to friends being in town and also I'm working on a cosplay project.

There's 5 More day until Lvlupexpo and I still have SOOOOO much to do QAQ

Right now I'm working on Violetta From grandia 3.
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I'm seriously in love with her Character design, but BOY!! There's so much friggin details in her outfit. 

So recently, I just started working on a few props; Bracer, and Scythe. 
From what I'm seeing now, everything is turning out surprisingly well.
I still need to spray paint and add a few more details, then WABAM!
Finally finished with something

I'm super short of words right now.. 
My back has been bothering me recently and I figured it's because off all the carving I've been doing with the scythe.

oh! Okay so the bracer, I used worbla, and craft foam. 
And for the Scythe I used x6 cans of expanding foam :o
So far it's been 2 day's on working with the scythe. 
Right now I'm just waiting for the paper mache/modge podge to dry and than I'll be able to spary paint the base down. 
The only issue I'm having at the moment is the pole...
I somewhat forgot to add the adapter that will stabilize the pole during the whole foam process.
But I caught it on time, and carved out a space for the adapter..
*sigh* later I realized that the base of the scythe is somewhat to heavy for the pole...
I have a dowel, inside the PVC pipe but idk
Seriously need to figure something out ASAP!

Welp this is it for now,
I'll post more updates whenever I have time too

Here's a few pictures of the bracers and scythe ^^ 
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(Bracer w/out primer) 

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(Bracers w/primer) 

Here's a few picture I took of the Scythe before and after the carving. 
eh o-o please excuse the messy floor 

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I based used cut out cardboard pieces to outline the design.
This way I'll be able to see the design during the carving process.  

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At this point I flipped out with the foam and stabbed the darn thing.. And top of it all, I nicked myself twice with the utility knife QAQ 

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MY POOR FLOOR!! 





 
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Life hacks are amazing o-o 
idk I feel like this should be the main topic for this Journal 

So I figured out what to do with Sarada's headband and belt situation.......

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TU TU RU!!! I used her Headband as a belt XD
Honeslty I think it looks alot better than that belt I was "trying" to work on. 
So all, in all I'm still super happy with the outcome >< 
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Welp I just wanted to make a little update for my Sarada Cosplay. 

I just "finished" putting on the Uchiha family Crest(Front and Back). 
Oh! And I also worked on her waistband. I somewhat changed up the style due to me not knowing how to construct the pattern... And honestly it looked so bulky on me sooo yeh o_o

Anyways!!
I got the style idea by looking at yukata waistband's. It seemed more unique and fun, so I figured why not.
In addition, I added one of those red, twisted belt, thing for more color and blah blah blah

Really liked how it turned but I need to fix it up a bit. I noticed the waistband blocks the family Crest on the back, making it look like a pokeball(which I'm COMPLETELY okay with) pssssh cause you know, Uchiha's are really pokemon masters XD

But  all in all,  I'm super excited and happy for the outcome.

NOW I'M OFF TO BED QAQ seriously haven't slept.... 
So Oyasumi guuuuuys~
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(The back really looks bad.... MUST FIX!!!) 
I blame the lack on sleep DX
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