Kamis, 31 Maret 2011

Alexstrasza - A Dragon Queen will be born

My last post was long ago and I guess it's really time to show you something new!
Like always I'm really busy with making costumes. But I haven't made so much progress with my Demon Hunter and my Druid Tier 9, because I had to cancel all my current projects for a special commission: An Alexstrasza costume for all upcoming events of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game in Europe! And yeah, that's right, I got an awesome new job (and quit my old boring office job) and become a member of the wonderful Apotheosis Agency. It was a long, long dream to quit my old job and find something better, something more creative, but I didn't expect getting my dream job. So, I'm still not able to believe it, but all I can say is: AWESOME!


My very first duty was, to create a costume for my upcoming jobs at the european WoW TCG events of Cryptozoic: This costume is Alexstrasza, the Lifebinder from World of Warcraft.




I got this job about 2 months ago and so it was the time when I still... how should I put it... was in my after-Christmas-sweets-time. So, I was still pretty fat and started to work out a lot on my crosstrainer to be get back into shape again. After 2 months of hard work and diets I was pretty successful and already lost over 12 pounds (4 pounds left) and at that time I started my research and plans for the costume.


There were many problems: What materials should I use for the armor? How can I create the pattern at the armor parts? How should I attach the horns and style the wig? How should I create the golden borders at the armor? And many, many more questions. After about 3 weeks of research and experimenting I chose this material for the armor base: EVA foam
I guess it's the same like EVA foam, "Goldy foam" (cosplay.com) or Lion Board. Or it just works in the same way. It's very flexible, durable and you can form it with heat, so it's just perfect for a comfortable armor. Because of the pattern and my good experience with my last costumes I chose my furniture / teflon leather for the cover. And because of all the time I spent researching I started with something I'm well skilled and have fun: Carving expanding foam!




As you can see, my horns were the very first part to get a shape.




Then I tested my learned methods at the first armor part, the head piece, and was very satiesfied with the result. I just used Wonderflex (order this awesome material at the right side, ha ha! XD) for the base, covered it with teflon leather, soldered the patterns with a soldering gun and added shadows with Copic markers.


Now it was time to start with my gem stone experiments and many different mixtures with colors followed:




I searched a long time for the right way and my final decision was this tutorial. In this picutre the blue one was colored with nail polish. And this was the final result:



I'm pretty happy that I got so much time for this costume (3 months) and so I wanted to create this costume as good as possible and just became obessed with it. So, I kept on experimenting with the EVA foam and the right way to create the armor. I started with the bra and sadly it ended in a fail:


Unfortunately I still have many problems with sewing and I'm also pretty bad in creating patterns. This one was just too big, wouldn't fit and was just... wrong. The next version was much better:


As you can see I used an ordinary bra for the base and covered it with teflon leather. Now came the hard part: The golden borders. Again I researched and tried again until I found a way I was satiesfied with:


The method I used to create the borders was very time consuming and I needed a bit of skill and luck with the material to do it right. I cut long stripes with a triangle shape out of the foam and used fluid glue to cover it with stretchy golden fabric. To create these borders burned most of the time I needed for this costume! And this was the result of my work and my diet:
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I'm still working on this costume and so the bra is still not finished, but I kept on working on further armor parts with the same techniques:





That's the current status of my project and as you can see I'm done soon. And I really cannot wait for this day!


I'm not able to focus myself on one goal and just finish one costume part, so I'm always working on different parts at the same time. So I finished my tiara in the same time (all the golden parts you see is just golden painted Wonderflex) and started with my wig.


This time I didn't use a wig with cheap quality (like all my other wigs) from China. No, now I got a wonderful and very durable one (it got a lof of pain later! XD) from the german cosplay shop mycostumes.
And because of all my experiments with it, I was really happy to have chosen this wig. I tortured it with Copic markers (tried to dye it), styled it with hot water, hair dryer and hair straightener and brushed it many, many times. Dispite of this it still looks like new and I was able to find the right technique to style and attach the horns. 


So, Benni got a new paint job and did it very well (like always) and it was time to attach them.


The horns were one of my biggest problem and I really tried a lot of methods to fix them: Magnets, bobby pins, hair bands, belts and much more. The final solution was to sew the horns direcly to the wig like in this wonderful progress I found on cosplay.com. So you see guys: Posting progress is something really awesome and you help guys like me with your projects!


After I solved the biggest problem I added the details, styled the wig and was really satiesfied with the result. There are still some tiny things to do, but I guess it looks already nice. 


And it's a great feeling to wear them, ha ha! But they are a bit too heavy because of  the size of the horns and all the details! I still have to test if I'm able to wear them for a whole day. Hopefully it will work! 


Now I only have to show you my cloak (used chiffon and dyed it to make it a bit darker at the bottom) and hope you enjoyed to take a look at my progress. You'll find more at my facebook progress site soon and the finshed costume will be done in the next weeks, too! 

And then I had an awesome photoshoot with Andy Kämmer and my Druid Tier 8 costume:





Okay, and I guess now I'm done! More progress will follow soon!

So, follow, like and add me and be busy with your own projects, too! See you next time! 

Vocaloid 2: Hatsune Miku 16

vocaloid 2 cosplay - hatsune mike 16 by kirana

Saken de mita MEGAPHONE wa kowareteta no
The megaphone I tried shouting in, was broken

Dore dake senobi shitatte
How hard I try to overreach myself,

Kimi no shikai ni hairanai
I would fail to get into your sight.

And those would be the lyrics from Hatsune Miku’s “Love is War”! I have to say, I'm really impressed with how she was able to get her wig to fly like that! Awesome cosplay by Kirana and photography by Kira Winter! Thanks again to Cherry for sending this!

Rabu, 30 Maret 2011

Durarara!!: Heiwajima Shizuo 02

durarara!! cosplay - heiwajima shizuo 2 cosplay by amori-chanQuiet and nondescript when not angered, Heiwajima Shizuo has a very short fuse and, although he claims to hate violence, has incredible strength when fighting. Despite his unrefined fighting skills with road signs, trash cans, and vending machines as his weapons of choice, he is considered to be the strongest fighter in the series. He is also capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Orihara Izaya.

Stunning cosplay by Amori-chan! I’m thinking those “keep out” tapes were added through photoshop, but it does add a nice touch to the photo! Thanks again to Cherry for suggesting this!

E-Games 2011 Domination V

This coming 2nd of April 2011 from 10:00AM to 9:00PM, at the SM Mall of Asia - SMX Convention Center, will be held the "E-Games 2011 Domination V" Road to Domination V - R2D5.


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Online tournament for Ran online, Cabal, Dragonica, Superstar, Band Master, OP 7, Audition Dance Battle, Dunes of Magic and R2D5 Grand Finals.

More Than 300 PC's will be available for the Free Play.

Offline activities such as Cosplay Competitions, E-games crush ng Bayan appearance, E-games Battle of the band, and Band performance of Gracenote, 6 Cyclemind and Gloc9.

E-Games 2011 Domination V

This coming 2nd of April 2011 from 10:00AM to 9:00PM, at the SM Mall of Asia - SMX Convention Center, will be held the "E-Games 2011 Domination V" Road to Domination V - R2D5.


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Online tournament for Ran online, Cabal, Dragonica, Superstar, Band Master, OP 7, Audition Dance Battle, Dunes of Magic and R2D5 Grand Finals.

More Than 300 PC's will be available for the Free Play.

Offline activities such as Cosplay Competitions, E-games crush ng Bayan appearance, E-games Battle of the band, and Band performance of Gracenote, 6 Cyclemind and Gloc9.

E-Games 2011 Domination V

This coming 2nd of April 2011 from 10:00AM to 9:00PM, at the SM Mall of Asia - SMX Convention Center, will be held the "E-Games 2011 Domination V" Road to Domination V - R2D5.


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Online tournament for Ran online, Cabal, Dragonica, Superstar, Band Master, OP 7, Audition Dance Battle, Dunes of Magic and R2D5 Grand Finals.

More Than 300 PC's will be available for the Free Play.

Offline activities such as Cosplay Competitions, E-games crush ng Bayan appearance, E-games Battle of the band, and Band performance of Gracenote, 6 Cyclemind and Gloc9.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: C.C. 03

code geass: lelouch of the rebellion cosplay - c.c. by lucia

Often called "Pizza Girl" by Lelouch and Kallen, C.C. has a strong penchant for pizza, especially Pizza Hut’s, who sponsored the show in Japan. She constantly orders pizzas to Lelouch’s house using his credit card to pay for it. She also carries around a stuff toy of “Cheese-kun”, the company’s mascot in Japan.

Impressive C.C. by Lucia! Simple, yet effective, and it’s making me crave for pizzas. Thanks to Cherry for suggesting this!

Selasa, 29 Maret 2011

Support from Popular Japanese Animators

Popular Anime Artist such as NOiji Ito of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, release new artwork to hearten people in Japan Earthquake And Tsunami Disaster.

Together with some popular animators like Akira Toriyama , Mari Otani, Takahiro Kochi, Inoue Takehiko, Kei Aoyama, Kenji Sonishi, Kenshi Hirokane, Masayuki Takano, Mieko Ohsaka, Mitsurou Kubo, Naoki Urasawa, Riki Kusaka, Sachiko Aoki, Souichi Moto, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuriko Nishiyama, and others unknown animators.




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Support from Popular Japanese Animators

Popular Anime Artist such as NOiji Ito of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, release new artwork to hearten people in Japan Earthquake And Tsunami Disaster.

Together with some popular animators like Akira Toriyama , Mari Otani, Takahiro Kochi, Inoue Takehiko, Kei Aoyama, Kenji Sonishi, Kenshi Hirokane, Masayuki Takano, Mieko Ohsaka, Mitsurou Kubo, Naoki Urasawa, Riki Kusaka, Sachiko Aoki, Souichi Moto, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuriko Nishiyama, and others unknown animators.




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Support from Popular Japanese Animators

Popular Anime Artist such as NOiji Ito of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, release new artwork to hearten people in Japan Earthquake And Tsunami Disaster.

Together with some popular animators like Akira Toriyama , Mari Otani, Takahiro Kochi, Inoue Takehiko, Kei Aoyama, Kenji Sonishi, Kenshi Hirokane, Masayuki Takano, Mieko Ohsaka, Mitsurou Kubo, Naoki Urasawa, Riki Kusaka, Sachiko Aoki, Souichi Moto, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuriko Nishiyama, and others unknown animators.




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Senin, 28 Maret 2011

Final Approach: Masuda Shizuka

final approach cosplay - masuda shizuka by kipiFiancée of Mizuhara Ryo, Masuda Shizuka is a 10th grader who used her “political power” to transfer herself into the same class as Ryo’s. Shizuka mostly became Ryo’s fiancée because of the Japanese government’s secret childbirth program, but it was later revealed that her grandfather also played a role in the matter. It was fortunate, however, that Shizuka really did fall in love with Ryo as he did with her.

Beautiful cosplay by Kipi! It surprises me how many characters she’s already taken on and each of them looks spot on! Thanks to the contributor, who wishes to remain anonymous in this post!

Animetics-Animation,Game & Software Development

To Cosplayers and Followers,

This coming Saturday, 2nd of April 2011 at the 4th Level Festival Supermall, Alabang will be held the "Animetics" Kick OFF 2011.

An event that will promote promising career in the creative industries of Game development, Animation, and Software Development.

Sponsored by INFORMATICS.

On the other hand, Maybe Alodia Gosiengfiao wanted to take up Game and Software Development Degree. (A wild guess!!!)

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Animetics-Animation,Game & Software Development

To Cosplayers and Followers,

This coming Saturday, 2nd of April 2011 at the 4th Level Festival Supermall, Alabang will be held the "Animetics" Kick OFF 2011.

An event that will promote promising career in the creative industries of Game development, Animation, and Software Development.

Sponsored by INFORMATICS.

On the other hand, Maybe Alodia Gosiengfiao wanted to take up Game and Software Development Degree. (A wild guess!!!)

Read more »

Animetics-Animation,Game & Software Development

To Cosplayers and Followers,

This coming Saturday, 2nd of April 2011 at the 4th Level Festival Supermall, Alabang will be held the "Animetics" Kick OFF 2011.

An event that will promote promising career in the creative industries of Game development, Animation, and Software Development.

Sponsored by INFORMATICS.

On the other hand, Maybe Alodia Gosiengfiao wanted to take up Game and Software Development Degree. (A wild guess!!!)

Read more »

Minggu, 27 Maret 2011

Dragon Ball Z - Find Seven Magic Ball

The sequence starts with a monkey-tailed boy named Goku aiding a young teenaged girl known as Bulma. Jointly, they go on a hunt to look for the seven Dragon Balls. Besides the path, they encounter and assist an abundance of martial artists.
One of the popular characters always been present in anime events. Dragon Ball Z Cosplay.

Written by Akira Toriyama in Manga, One of the long-running anime sequel to the TV network since 1989 in Japan and worldwide.
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Dragon Ball Z - Find Seven Magic Ball

The sequence starts with a monkey-tailed boy named Goku aiding a young teenaged girl known as Bulma. Jointly, they go on a hunt to look for the seven Dragon Balls. Besides the path, they encounter and assist an abundance of martial artists.
One of the popular characters always been present in anime events. Dragon Ball Z Cosplay.

Written by Akira Toriyama in Manga, One of the long-running anime sequel to the TV network since 1989 in Japan and worldwide.
Read more »

Dragon Ball Z - Find Seven Magic Ball

The sequence starts with a monkey-tailed boy named Goku aiding a young teenaged girl known as Bulma. Jointly, they go on a hunt to look for the seven Dragon Balls. Besides the path, they encounter and assist an abundance of martial artists.
One of the popular characters always been present in anime events. Dragon Ball Z Cosplay.

Written by Akira Toriyama in Manga, One of the long-running anime sequel to the TV network since 1989 in Japan and worldwide.
Read more »

Spend vs Save: MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick

Spend: MAC Viva Glam Gaga Lipstick (Lustre) - Php 950.00
Save:
Maybelline Watershine Pure Lipstick in P11 - Php 299.00


Swatches

Close up shot

As you can see, Gaga is a tad darker than P11 but they almost look similar when applied on my lips. Both shades goes sheer at first but the color is buildable. Since Viva Glam Gaga is Limited Edition (LE), I'm glad I've found a cheaper alternative that is locally available.


Till next time,

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: Tomoe Mami

mahou shoujo madoka magica cosplay - tomoe mamiA Puella Magi contracted by Kyubey, Tomoe Mami is a third year student at Madoka’s school who lives alone in a penthouse after her parents’ deaths. She has the ability to produce an almost-infinite amount of flintlock rifles which appears to be similar to Tanegashima. She also uses ribbons to suspend her enemies and is able to perform healing magic.

So cute! I really love how she styled her wig for this cosplay. Thanks to Ange for sending this!

Sabtu, 26 Maret 2011

Cyberzone 2011 Technolife More than a Lifestyle

Bloggers and Cosplay community specially Ashley and Alodia Gosiengfiao fans, gathered once again at the megamall event center for the Cyberzone Technolife.


A very educational event brought to you by cyberzone.
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Cyberzone 2011 Technolife More than a Lifestyle

Bloggers and Cosplay community specially Ashley and Alodia Gosiengfiao fans, gathered once again at the megamall event center for the Cyberzone Technolife.


A very educational event brought to you by cyberzone.
Read more »

Cyberzone 2011 Technolife More than a Lifestyle

Bloggers and Cosplay community specially Ashley and Alodia Gosiengfiao fans, gathered once again at the megamall event center for the Cyberzone Technolife.


A very educational event brought to you by cyberzone.
Read more »

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY KRISIS KOMIX!

Its Earth Hour one again and its also the 2nd Aniversary of Krisis Komix! I have not posted new strips lately but just wait because I will post new strips later and again its about EARTH HOUR!
yey! Also wait for the launch of the new compilation KRISIS KOMIX WORLD KRISIS. It will be a new and exciting year for krisis komix!

HAPPY 2nd ANNIVERSARY KRISIS KOMIX!

Its Earth Hour one again and its also the 2nd Aniversary of Krisis Komix! I have not posted new strips lately but just wait because I will post new strips later and again its about EARTH HOUR!
yey! Also wait for the launch of the new compilation KRISIS KOMIX WORLD KRISIS. It will be a new and exciting year for krisis komix!

Jumat, 25 Maret 2011

Real Life Anime - Games VFX

The princess dressed up like Mario.

Maybe Mario was captured by Master Koopa.

Well well well.
 
That is Alodia Gosiengfiao cosplay as Super Mario on the next episode of Laugh out Loud with the director's cat.

more anime like after the jump.


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