/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

OP here.

I'm really lacking wig care and styling tutorials. Those would be greatly appreciated.

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Sure, I'll help ya.

>>6438126
Thank you!

>>6438130
Any wig stuff you are specifically looking for?

Does anyone know what that Japanese site/blog is where it has a TON of wig styling tips and tutorials!

I seen it here a while back bu lost the link.

>>6438140
Eh, i'll just keep dumping until you respond.

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I'm looking for a tutorial that'll help me with getting the upside down 'v' Chi (Chobits) has. I've considered trimming, but I don't know if that would be a good idea. It doesn't have to be specifically about it, but something that'll help get the hair-styling muse going.

I'm not sure how that sounds, but I'm running on not much sleep at the moment. Please forgive me if I'm not really being clear/not making sense.

>>6438160
The widow peak?

I miiiight just have something.

>>6438160
Oh wait! You mean the part in the back right?

I don't think I have anything specifically for it, so I'll just keep giving more tutorials.

>>6438165
Sorry, missed part 2

>>6438165
Not really. She has blunt-ish bangs. I just did a quick Google search, and it turns out I'll have to cut the wig to get her hair. I only have the last two volumes of the manga, and they really don't have a good view of her hair from behind.

Thank you, though. I feel a bit dumb now. Aha.

>>6438184
Its okay. I misunderstood what you said, and forgot the character design.

Would you like more wig stuff, or anything else?

>>6438065
Am I the only one who thinks OP's tutorial looks like it did absolutely nothing but add lipgloss?

>>6438193
I would like more wig stuff, please, and whatever else you would like to post. I'll keep on dumping what I have, too.

>>6438199
Okay, I'll keep dumping what I have.

>>6438193
Why the fuck would you make a tutorial when your wig looks like complete ass

>>6438184
I know what you meant, I just have no idea how you'd go about doing that.
I mean, you can easily do something like this tutorial >>6438169 but I have no idea how you'd make it stay apart.

>>6438201
Dunno.
I kept it for the clip on part.
I'm surprised you didn't say this for the miku wig. I think that one looks horrible.

>>6438213
the only real way to do that would to do a solid hair piece, gluing wefts of hair down to a shaped whatever. i don't thinks it's possible with just a styled wig.

like, you'd need to go Jessie from Pokemon wig status.

>>6438213
It's gonna take some experimenting with products. Maybe run a fine wire into each half and somehow hide it? I doubt the latter would work, but I have a lot of time.

Wow, I'm slow with my responses.

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Yeah, no matter what you do, there's going to be a shit-ton of hairspray involved and your wig won't move like natural hair, if at all.
I recommend just getting a thick wig and giving it some volume.

>>6438065
Looks the same as the start.

I think I might be male.

>>6438263
the way they did it wasn't very effective. it's supposed to be a "3D lip look" to make them look fuller.
where you use a light color your your main lips, and darker in the center/alone the inside rim. it's like, mimicking slightly sickly/poor blood flow. or it is when it's pale and red. i think when it's pink it's supposed to mimic bitten lips? and fuller. idk.

mine was already smearing because it was all gloss and no stain but it's more along the idea of this.

>>6438277
Well, the screenshot looks kind of shinier then normal lips.

Does that shit come off when making out?

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it comes off doing anything if you use a gloss or lipstick, it will just fade into each other, blend if you smack your lips, take a drink, anything. it can last a few hours if you do it with a pencil, or stain.

but for me i have dry lips, so pencils are too drying for me. and i lick my lips a lot, so even lip stains don't work for me.

>>6438290
That is way too much effort for a few hours.

>>6438303
it's mainly for pictures. i have never seen it recommended for day time/night time makeup. but i see it done for pictures and photoshoots all the time.

>>6438313
Should I ever do a photoshoot, I will do my lips that way and post pics. Promise.

>>6438335
Shit nigga that looks cool.

Gonna put a whole heap of that in my bathtub before I have people over.

>>6438320
have fun ~ it works best with a stain. so like, get a lip pencil in light pink and cover your entire lips. then dot the stain on the inside of your lips, and slightly on the center an then cover your lips in a gloss. it will last longer than doing it with cream lipsticks and glosses.

Thank ya'll for the help and advice. I have about eight or so months to get ready for the convention I'll be going to, which is plenty of time to practice the wig and get everything together.

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How can I do eyeliner like this so that it stays as clean and crisp even through a normal day?
Whenever I try to do anything with eyeliner, it gets smeared and doesn't look anything like how I applied it first thing in the morning.
Is there a specific brand I should be using?

>>6438395
I use liquid liner (Wet n' Wild H20 Proof works wonderfully for me). It took me a lot of practice to develop a steady enough hand for it, but it was well worth it.

>>6438395
NARS makes a eyeliner called "Larger Than Life" and they stay really well. i have very watery eyes, and so my eyeliner comes off on my waterline very easily. this stays a solid 4 hours. so i believe, on an eyelid where there is even less smudging possibility it should stay even better.

most liquid liners come off with wetness, but stay through rubbing. they have the most sharp line. you can't put it on the water line.
most gel/cream liners come off with rubbing as well as wetness. you can get a very dark, sharp line with them if you know what you're doing and you can put it on the waterline as well.
most pencils/khols have the best staying power. but are harder to get a super sharp line, you have to resharpen them frequently. you can also put them on the water line.

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Also, I hear that gel works pretty well, too. Be sure to use primer, too.

>>6438400
Does your liquid eyeliner like, crack? I've tried it before and maybe just because it's cheap, but if I wear it for awhile it starts to crack and look terrible.

>>6438412
Alright, I'll try that. Thank you so much!

>>6438410
Would you recommend gel out of all of them?

>>6438420
That hasn't happened to me (at least, it hasn't yet). Mine lasted me all day and all night at a con.

>>6438420
absolutely not. i really dislike gel eyeliner except for like- professional use. your eyelids should have primer on them for your eyeshadow and guess what happens when you put a gel/cream on top of a gel/cream? it smears. as well it never fully dries, at least it doesn't if it's a good gel eyeliner. so you have to set it. i mean, it's good for specific things. but i really don't like it for every day. it's not convenient. it's not user friendly. i don't like gel or cream eyeliner. i have used drug store and high end. i don't like any of them as much as i like pencils, khols, and liquids.
i would use liquid on every single person i did makeup on if i could. but since liquid cannot be sanitized between clients it's not an option.

liquid is my favorite, as long as your eyes don't water a lot you will have a great experience with it. and if you do have watery eyes just use pencil where your eyes get wet. this is what i do. i put pencil on my lower lid, liquid on top.

STILA makes a beautiful liquid eyeliner pen, super easy to use, handle, draw with. very new to eyeliner friendly.

>>6438435
Alright, thank you so much. I never really learned how to put makeup on (other than like, mascara) so I'll definitely look into liquid eyeliners and practice with a steady hand on application.

>>6438435
I'll definitely take note of this. Thank you.

>>6438439
good luck ~
if you're getting like "cracks" in your liner it may be because your lid bunches up when you put it on, so try lightly LIGHTLY stretching it to cover all of your lid.
i have very like- lots of skin on my eyelid so i have to stretch it if i want to cover it all with liquid in one fluid line.

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i don't want to sound like i'm demonizing cream and gel liner, either. it is good for it's own thing, what it does. if you want a more smudgy look gel and cream is great. but for crisp liquid and pencil/kohl is better. they dry faster.

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I've never crossdressed before but holy shit I'd wear that thing on the bottom. Women's fashion is so much more dynamic. :\

>>6438067
>shit tutorial
>products at the end aren't even listed with their brand

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omg this!! this tutorial! what site/blog is it originally from?

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Thank you! I've been needing this forever.

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Those are okobo, not zori, and you can probably buy a set off ebay for much cheaper (not to mention less mess) than buying all that fucking cork.

I think I have a sad existence if I can look at more than half of these and say, "seen that, seen that, know how to do that, friend has a BOOK on how to do that." I'll dump what I have.

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Useful ones, but in link for because of high res
http://shisukoisa.deviantart.com/art/Awesomeguy-s-Wig-Cutting-Tutorial-Part-1-282857020
http://shisukoisa.deviantart.com/art/Awesomeguy-s-Wig-Cutting-Tutorial-Part-2-283921391
http://gingabishounen.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-Wig-Clips-216887817

I'm iffy on some of classewig's techniques, but their tutorials on frankenwigging and the one about adjusting a clip-on with minimal cutting are useful as hell.
http://classewig.com/wig/blog/?p=1678
http://classewig.com/wig/blog/?p=1609
http://classewig.com/wig/blog/?p=1343

>>6438539
...You kidding? It's obviously from 4chan.

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It's a translation posted on 4chan of a Classe Wig tutorial.

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i meant the image source of the wig before it was posted on 4chan., if i remember correctly its from a asian blog/website

>>6438539
>omg
>quoting something 3 times
Dude that's unnecessary.

Katana tutorials anyone?

Does anyone have any tips on choosing wig colors? I want to buy a long blonde wig for a Rapunzel cosplay, and I want to be able to use it for lolita too. How do I choose one that's flattering on my skin tone if I can't go out and try on each of the blonde tones they come in?

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watchu talkin 'bout?

>>6438379
THANK YOU! I've been trying to teach myself to do this forever!

Does anyone have any tutorials on how to make a school girl uniform, my 2nd cosplay (Konata) is coming up and I'd like to make it myself since I can sew.

I made a folder with all my tutorials. Needs to be updated, but here it is:

http://www.filedropper.com/ajuda

All filenames are in portuguese, but it's not too hard to see what they are (I hope)

>>6438464
Working in a hot, sweaty, physical environment I love gel liner, it stays on all day and doesn't smudge and I can make a clean line with it. If you're worried about primer smudging it just put some powder on your eyelid thats what works for me.

>>6448491
could this be helpful?

I'm cosplaying Youmu soon, and was wondering if someone could give me a nice vest tutorial? It's the only part I'm stumped on.

>>6448688
hey toubro. seconding this, i want to make a vest for koakuma. are there any good patterns for this that anyone knows of? i found one on the joanne's website but man i fucking hate simplicity.

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http://m-sewing.com/patterns-catalog/women/vests/vest-5017.html

>>6449168

Thanks! This is really helpful.

Does anyone have a tutorial for exceptionally voluminous hair? Like Jessie from pokemon sort of hair, but with more mobility? In return, I will dump some.

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I just realized it might be inconvenient if i just put the picture an no description of it's content. Sorry about that.

This one is how to make a circle skirt.

>>6449511
This is how to oxidize metal

>>6449518
Last one. I had a lot less then I thought I did! This is just eye makeup.

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Applying a zipper

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Cleaning a wig

>>6449485
Prop Gun

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Boot covers!

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Eye makeup

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Prop guitar

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Light up LED sword

this might be a long shot, but I've been looking for a way to make my upper lip appear fuller. The cupid's bow is very pronounced and overlaps with the bottom lip, but the lip itself is very thin and can only be seen when facing straight on, with any angle from above it totally disappears because it doesn't face outward like normal lips do, but down.
Because of this, simply overdrawing the shape doesn't work.
I'm drawing retarded but I hope the pic helps, any tips?

Hey I'm a female and I'm starting to cosplay as male characters, any tips or tutorials on making your face look more manly?

>>6450430
Contouring is the technique you're probably looking for.

I found it useful to look up MtF makeup tips on youtube to get a general grasp on the subject.

>>6449554
Judging by what your saying it sounds like your lips are similar to Alyson Hannigan's? Her upper lip does seem to 'curve' in, particularly when she smiles. Judging by how her make up seems to be done in general, it looks as though her lips are left in more neutral tones in order to create more focus on her eyes. I do think you should line your upper lip however, but in a shade that matches whatever lip color you're using. Deliberately highlight your cupid's bow is also supposed to make the upper lip look more fuller, but I don't think that will work in your case (but try it, I could be wrong since I can't see your face.)

>>6450457
yes, that's a great example. and the tips were definitely helpful, thanks.

bump!!!

any sailor moon/ sailor senshi relevant tutorials?

>>6457678
Yep, posting mine

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anon, have any for the sailor scouts?

>>6457693
I have one for the collar, but it seems it's already somewhere here. Also, the bow.

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>requesting knife pleated skirt tutorial.

>>6457752
Is this ok?

>>6457752
Have fun ironing forever.

>>6457785
wait I don't think that's the one, wait a sec and I'll search for another tutorial

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I'm always so dumbfounded whenever someone ask for a tutorial for this. It's the easiest thing ever to make, I feel like you have to be a retard not to figure this out. It's as simple as folding a bloody piece of paper.

But that is the correct tutorial. The person who made it just spaced out the pleats a little longer, just fold then in smaller sections.

>>6438179
Is there a way to make the M peak bigger?

>>6464625
Recently used this for my boxing boots for Akihiko. Worked perfectly.

Tut on drills?

>>6464720
More hairspray.
You have to make sure the locks aren't too big, otherwise it'll just flop.

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>>6438335
this also works well with a drop or so of vanilla in it..sometimes straight up corn syrup tastes nasty

>>6468906
http://cosplayrune.blogspot.ca/2011/11/wig-curling-with-ringlets.html

I like this one!

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Does anyone have a good gun tutorial? (preferably one where I wouldn't need to buy a toy gun, since I can't find these in my country)
I'm trying to do this one (sorry for the terrible pic, I had to printscreen it hahaha) but any tutorial is welcome, really.