Friday, 30 March 2012

Zebra riding prince, there you have it



Chihiro and Kohaku (go watch Spirit away if you havens already!)
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It's not a light topic despite the fact that I used cartoon pictures (ok, they are from spirit away and it's an animated movie, however you want to call it)
This thing I'm writing now has got nothing much to do with the movie tho, i just thought of something to write about. OTL
Ok here it goes.
--------------------------------------------------LOνЁ ゜・*:.。. ♡loυё♡.。.:*・゜LOνЁ
The childhood filled with sweet love and sweet dreams
When we grow up, where have they all gone to?
Where is our prince of destiny?
In Sojo manga there would be a girl who meets this one (or a bunch of) perfect guys and started dating in their teens. Typical enough?
And there we have fariytales where Ordinary or Extraordinary girls meet their Princes in just one story.
The Prince, would ride on a perfect white horse.
The Prince, would love only one girl.
It's all perfectly blended with perfect ingrediants to feed little girls' head up with fantacy.
Then we grow up with no dates in sight.
Don't you start wondering why?
Wouldn't it be nice if we can all meet the Prince of our destiny when we were still innocent and start a pure relationship based on pure love and admiration?


Wouldn't it be nice if there is always someone there for us to cheer us up?
But what if love never appears in the shape we've been hoping for, what if our Prince rode on Zebra instead of White horse, what if someone you love never held the same feeling for you, what if love never existed the way you wanted it to be?
In magic world time would have stopped for you, the Prince of your destiny simply appeared for the sake of the story plot and his desperate love for you with no reason, glass slippers only fit you, it's all about you. You. YOU.


What about in this world?
If one day your prince arrives in a Zebra
Would you still love him?
There are no fantasy in life, right? Everything is so real now we don't need to be reminded that it is the reality world.
You go girl.
One day, there will be someone just for you.
No more tears, no more waiting, there he will be, either on a horse, zebra, lion, or do we care?
Happiness will arrive too, just wait and see.
And never let go any opportunities that's important to make who you are.❤


Tuesday, 13 March 2012

How to make the no face costume

Got this piece of awesome info frm the net.

Sunnybrook1 wrote...

Threads kinda old, but if you're still looking for suggestions...

I used foam for my latest mask (the kind they use in walls, to keep the pink insulation from falling out a.k.a. smooth rigid white EPS foam) bought at my local hardware store, a started with a big sheet between 2-3 inches thick.

Cut out a rectangle slightly bigger than the size of my mask, then saw it roughly into shape with a sharp knife (DANGEROUS - use common sense!). **Note - this part can get messy, since the pieces of foam stick to anything, everything with a static charge. Better to do this step outside, or someplace with a workshop vacuum.

My mask was for visual purposes so didn't require any eye holes or facial modifications, but you could carefully dig out space for your face & cut eye-holes in the foam. I've heard Cheese-cloth is good for see-through coverage, though you may have to dye/permanent-marker it black.

After it's reached a good basic shape, it's time to pull out the sandpaper! Sand it down, starting with a lower grit (the higher the number the smaller the sand-particles, and the smoother your surface will end up) and work your way up to higher ones - I used 80, 100, 120, and 200 grit. I also used my hands for most of it, though a sandpaper-holder would've been nice. With time, effort, and patience, it will end up very smooth to the touch.

On to the painting phase - I used white gesso paint for the base, then added mixtures of black and white acrylic paint (cheapo, from the craft store) for the eyes, mouth, and cheek markings. This part was a bit nerve-wracking (my Crayola brushes didn't give me much precision) and I had to touch up spots over and over until I was satisfied, but it worked. If you want it easier, I'd try cutting out the shapes you want in paper, attaching that to masking/painters tape, then carefully cutting out the paper part, leaving an eye/mouth-shaped stencil you can lay over your mask and paint over, then remove after the paint has dried. Didn't try it myself, but I wish I had.

To prevent the foam from uncomfortably rubbing your face, hot-glue some dense foam (like the kind they use for furniture) onto the inside of the mask, about where your cheeks will be. Also, if you're strapping this to your head, I suggest hot-gluing a cardboard-rim around the inside, and attaching any stretchy-strings to that, since foam will crumble from stress concentrated on a small area.

resources: http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=197180

no face could be my fist cosplay.

its indeed an awesome hobby. Cosplay.