Monday, October 17, 2016
Harley Quinn Makeup Tutorial: Suicide Squad Edition
Makeup Used:
Nyx Single Eyeshadow Pot in 'Electroshock'
Nyx Single Eyeshadow Pot in 'Bad Seed'
Nyx Liquid Suede Lipstick in 'Kitten Heels'
Nyx Matte Liquid Eyeliner
Wet N' Wild Kohl Liner
Manic Panic White Dreamtone Foundation
Wet N' Wild Coverall Foundation
E.L.F Tone Correcting Powder
E.L.F. Dramatic Lash Kit
Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
1) Mix the foundations together. Apply with sponge, make sure that it is smooth.
2) Apply the tone correcting powder overtop, smoothening the foundations.
3) Messily apply the Red and blue shadows according to the images.
4) Apply Eyeliner to the top eyelid using the Liquid eyeliner
5) On the bottom lid, use the kohl liner in the waterlines and along the bottom lash line, smudging it.
6) Draw on the little heart that she has on the blue side of her cheek
7) Add the word rotten on the same side of the heart.
8) Apply the red liquid suede lipstick, smudging it down in two streaks in the corner of the bottom left lip.
9) Apply False Lashes and Mascara
Harley Quinn Cosplay Tutorials: Suicide Squad Edition
'Daddy's Lil' Monster' Tee
Plain White T-Shirt (Get it Bigger than your size)
Red Paint
Black Paint
Textile Medium
Blue Dye or Blue Paint
Scissors
Printer
Charcoal or sketching Pencils
Sewing Machine (Yes, I finally fixed mine)
Black Thread
White Thread
Black Sharpie
Sand Paper
Black and Brown eyeshadows and bronzers
1) First I would suggest sketching out the line work on the sleeves before painting them on so that they are even. Also, draw the line of where the red top part should start and stop. Also, cut the shirt to make it the appropriate length for you. Note: The sleeves should be longer. Also, The shirt, on me, looked boxy so I cut out some of the sides and sewed them back together. On Harley's shirt, It looks like she did that as well,
2) Cut out the area of the red part out of the shirt. (Optional, but suggested for an exact prop replica)
3) Mix Textile medium (If you have it. if you don't, use water instead) With red paint.
*MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON YOUR TEXTILE MEDIUM*
4) Paint the piece of shirt that you cut out red.
5) Let it dry.
6) Paint the lines that were traced on the sleeves red as well.
7) Let them dry.
8) After both parts are dry, Sew the red piece back onto the shirt where it was cut out of. Use black thread. You can either use a sewing machine or hand stitch it.
9) Now for the text. I printed out the text onto a paper (Make sure to size it correctly to your shirt. Photoshop works great for that. I placed the picture in the shirt, then traced the text with a pencil. You can either free hand it with a pencil or use the printer method.
10) After I finished tracing, I mixed the paint with the textile medium (or water), then filled in the traced letters with black paint. if the edges get a little rough, use a black sharpie to even them out.
11) Let that dry.
12) Take one of the sleeves (I used the right, due to the fact that I made everything inverted due to the fact that I am left hand dominant, making the bat wielding easier) And dip it in the blue dye. I used one drop of my blue hair dye and water which worked great, but you can also use blue paint and water. Very little paint is needed for this mix.
13) Let the sleeve dry.
14) Now for the weathering and detailing.
~Harley, on the blue side of the shirt has a little star drawn on the red coloured top part of the shirt. It's coloured in black.
~Across the blue side as well, Harley has a cut on the breast of the shirt, which is sewn together with Black thread.
~Across the red side, there is a longer cut underneath her breast which is sewn together with white thread.
~The shirt, both front and back, is weathered greatly. Lay the shirt on concrete or blacktop, and take the sand paper rubbing it back and forth to create holes.
IF YOU WANT YOUR WEATHERING TO LOOK REAL, DO NOT USE SCISSORS!!!
~ The collar of the shirt is cut up, so completely take off the area with the tag attached.
~Overall the shirt is dirty, so I took some black and brown eyeshadows and bronzers, rubbing them on messily to give the effect of dirt.
'Burn After Use' Tank Top
Plain White Tank Top (NOT A CAMI)
Charcoal or sketching pencil
Sponge
Black Paint
Textile Medium
White Paint
Scissors
Printer (Optional)
1) Print out an Image of the text needed. Place it underneath the shirt. Make sure that it is centered.
2) Mix Black Paint with Textile Medium (Follow the directions on the bottle)
3) Colour in the lines of the letters.
4) Let it dry.
5) Dip a sponge in a little bit of white paint, sponging it over the letters slightly, giving them a look of weathering.
6) Let it dry.
7) Cut holes where the straps are on both the front and the back right above the breast.
Blue and Red Booty Shorts
White Leggings
Scissors
Charcoal or Sketching pencil
Textile Medium
Red Paint
Blue Paint
Sewing Machine
White Thread
1) Put on your leggings and have someone else draw a circle around where you will make your cut, turning them into shorts. (Make sure you leave room to hem)
2) Cut off the pant legs
3) Hem the bottoms of the leggings where they were cut.
4) (OPTIONAL) Cut shorts in half down the center.
5) Paint one side blue and one side red.
6) Let it dry
7) (IF FOUR WAS DONE) Sew sides together.
Goodnight Baseball Bat
Baseball bat
Pencil
Sharpie
Red paint
Black Paint
White Paint
Blue Paint
White Tape
1) Write out the 'GOOD NIGHT' Text along the bat in pencil, then go over the tracing in black sharpie.
2) Fill in the letters with Red paint.
3) Let it dry.
4) Put white tape around the handle of the bat.
5) Right where the tape ends, trace out the Diamond pattern in pencil.:
6) Colour it in with the correct colours (Red, Blue, White)
7) Let it dry.
8) Most people do not know the scribbled text along the bat, but For that, I just wrote out some signature Harley quotes as well as the hash marks, the 'ha ha's, and a few names like 'Puddin'. 'Red', 'Selina', and 'Mr. J'.
9) Let that dry
White And Black 'Love' And Hate Gun And Holster
Cheap Water Gun
Gold Paint
Gold Studs
Black Paint
White Paint
Gold Nail Polish
Gold Glitter Glue
1) Paint the white areas of the gun white
2) Let it dry
3) Paint the black areas of the gun black
4) Let it dry
5) Add the gold detailing using the glitter glue, studs, nail polish, and paint where ever they are needed.
6) Let it dry
Holster Bought From Hot Topic:
http://www.hottopic.com/product/studded-gun-holster/10638120.html
'Property Of Joker' Jacket
Bought From Hot Topic:
http://www.hottopic.com/product/dc-comics-suicide-squad-harley-quinn-girls-bomber-jacket/10636441.html
'Puddin' Choker:
Bought From Hot Topic:
http://www.hottopic.com/product/dc-comics-suicide-squad-ivory-gold-puddin-choker/10646226.html
Fishnet Tights
Bought From Walmart:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/George-Women-s-Fishnet-Tights/24360254
Belt:
Bought from Hot Topic:
http://www.hottopic.com/product/dc-comics-suicide-squad-harley-quinn-black-gold-studded-cosplay-belt/10703754.html
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Hilda (A Link Between Worlds) Costume Step By Step Tutorial
Crown:
Reference Pictures:
Supplies:
Knife
Clay
Gold Paint (metallic if you can find it)
Red Nail Polish
Glue (Epoxy or hot glue)
Strings (2 tied together) NOT YARN (It leaves little fuzzies everywhere
Instructions:
Using Polymer/Air dry clay cut in diamonds.
Layout: (8) (Center) (8)
Add an extra piece of clay to the back to attach the string.
Paint diamonds gold while still damp to make the colour stick better.
Create a small ball of clay, cut it in half
glue it (Hot glue sometimes works, but epoxy glues work best) onto the center piece.
Paint the circle only with red nail polish so that it gives the clay piece a more 'Gem-Like' look.
Tie the string in the back and blend in the excess string with your hair or wig.
Earrings:
Reference Picture:
Supplies:
Polymer Clay or Air Dry Clay
Knife
Earring Hooks
Gold Paint (Metallic if possible)
Instructions:
Roll our clay and cut out 2 triangles. (You can use your first one as a template for the second one)
Cut out a small triangle in the center going the opposite way. You're trying to create a Triforce.
Make the bottom of the right side up Triforce is thin enough so that the earring hook can go through when the clay is dry.
Apply a layer of gold paint to the front side up.
Let that dry and then apply the other side.
Touch up the paint.
Add the earring hooks.
IMPORTANT NOTE: CLEAN EARRING HOOKS BEFORE WEARING THEM.
(Isopropyl Alcohol woks great for this)
Armour:
Reference Pictures:
http://img09.deviantart.net/8e39/i/2014/174/5/b/princess_hilda_armor_and_crown_by_narayu-d7nm5dx.jpg
Side note: I also did mine freehand, but if you need to print out the template (Attached to this note) feel free to. It's simple, bit It'll give you the basic shape of the shoulder pieces.
Supplies:
Marker
Hot Glue
Hot Glue Gun
Foam Boards (3 is what I used, but feel free to use more if you need)
String or chain (2 even pieces)
Instructions:
Use reference pictures for this! THEY ARE KEY FOR THIS PART!
Cut out 2 shoulder pieces. (Use printed template if needed)
Cut out 'necklace' (a long trapezoid in the center with 2 small ones on either side)
Take leftover pieces of foam and use sticky back or glue to attach them around the sides of the shoulder pieces so that there is a 'border' around it. This step adds more of a 3D effect to the armour.
Heat up hot glue gun and trace the sides of the trapezoids to give them the 3D effect that the shoulder pieces have from the foam border.
Using a marker, trace an upside down Triforce on the long Trapezoid, then go over that with hot glue.
After the hot glue cools down, paint over the 2 shoulder pieces, 2 small trapezoids, and the one big trapezoid in gold metallic paint.
Apply as many coats as you need.
Poke holes in the shoulder pieces and thread through the string or chain.
Take the 'necklace' pieces and hot glue them to the string or chain in this order: (Small) (Big) (Small)
Poke a hole in each of the backs of the shoulder pieces.
Attach the string or chain.
After creating the cape (Instructions below), attach that as well using safety pins.
Cape:
Reference Pictures:
Supplies:
White fabric
Armour pieces (Tutorial above)
Safety pins
Small rubber bands or loom bands
Instructions:
Measure the fabric and cut it so that it's the same length as the skirt (instructions below)
Bunch up the top corner and put a rubber band around it.
Do the same to the other corner.
Pin the banded corners to the shoulder pieces.
Try on the entire piece and adjust it if necessary to make sure that it fits correctly.
Skirt:
Reference Pictures:
http://img01.deviantart.net/05a6/i/2015/096/0/7/hilda_zelda_cosplay_pattern_by_kimikotan-d8oovql.png
Circle Skirt Tutorials:
(When using these tutorials, keep in mind to make sure that your skirt is longer than the ones in the tutorials, which are knee length. It should be a floor-length gown)
How to get your measurements:
(I prefer this app:)
If you don't want to use the app: (This one also includes bust measurements)
Supplies:
White fabric
Measuring tape
Yard Stick
Scissors
Red Acrylic Paint
Textile Medium (Folkart brand is what I use)
Marker or Sharpie
Elastic waistband or just plain Elastic
Needle
Thread
Sewing machine (if you have one. Mine broke and won't stop making rosettes so I did this WHOLE SKIRT BY HAND -_-)
Old Newspaper
Clear Nail Polish
Help with Textile Medium:
Instructions:
Take your measurements using the app link listed above.
Follow one of the circle skirt tutorials listed above. (This just saved me time so that I could be lazy and not type all of that out)
After your skirt is completely finished, turn it right-side-out and lay it flat on the newspaper.
Next take out your Textile Medium and Red Acrylic Paint.
Mix half Textile Medium and half Paint. (Measurements may vary depending on the paint)
Paint ONE red stripe a few inches above bottom of the skirt.
Let paint dry.
I usually iron whatever I paint with this mixture so that it holds colour better. (Just follow the directions on the bottle of the Textile Medium that you're using.)
Along the bottom of the skirt, there could be fraying so paint the very edge with clear nail polish. This will serve as the hem. (You could also hem it if you want to. for me and my lack of sewing machine, this was easiest.)
Top and Tabard:
Reference pictures:
http://img01.deviantart.net/05a6/i/2015/096/0/7/hilda_zelda_cosplay_pattern_by_kimikotan-d8oovql.png
Bust Measurement Help:
*When taking measurements, add an extra few inches just to be safe*
Supplies:
Purple fabric (Not too dark, not too light. Be selective when picking fabrics.)
Needle
Thread
Sewing machine (Yet again, if you are more fortunate than me)
Textile Medium
Light Purple acrylic paint
Silver acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Blue acrylic paint
Instructions:
Using the Reference pictures along with your measurements (Make sure you have enough fabric for the front and back) Cut out the appropriate pieces (front and back).
Front: Longer side
Back: Shorter side.
Pin them together inside out.
Begin sewing them to one another.
Turn the garment right-side-out and try it on, making sure that it fits.
If it doesn't, go back and resew the tight areas.
If it does, lay out the front side (the tabard) on some old newspaper.
Mix your paints with the textile medium in the disposable cups, following the instructions on the textile medium bottle.
Using the reference pictures paint the designs onto the tabard.
Let the mixture dry (normally takes over 24 hours), and then iron over it to lock in the colour.
Go over the edges of the fabric that you trimmed with clear nail polish to hem it. (You could hem it if you wanted to, but due to my lack of sewing machine, I did this easier method instead)
Gloves:
*I actually bought these, due to my laziness, they're actually pretty nice and a reasonable price.*
Belt:
Reference Pictures:
Supplies:
Teal belt or fabric
Measuring tape
Scissors
Velcro
Snaps
Needle
Thread
Sewing Machine
Clear Nailpolish
knife
Polymer clay
Glue (Hot glue or epoxy)
gold paint
Instructions:
Using the reference pictures, create the shapes for the belt accessories (gold pieces and details) out of polymer clay.
Paint those gold, while the clay is still damp.
(for teal fabric) Measure your waist, adding a few extra inches so that the snaps or velcro (choose the one you like best, personally I like velcro)
Hem the edges with clear nail polish or with a sewing machine.
Begin gluing the accessories to the belt following the reference pictures.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Product Review: Nyx Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick
Today, I want to introduce you to my new favourite lipstick! Nyx Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick In "Kitten Heels"! Isn't the name just the cutest thing you've ever heard?
Nyx products are 100% vegan and cruelty free. Do monkey's really care about lipgloss? Nope! And Nyx doesn't want them dying over it either.
The Lipstick, after a few minutes of being on lips or skin, dries so that it doesn't rub off when you go in for a kiss, or try to put on your messy cosplay wig that you haven't brushed in FOREVER. Creating bright red flawless lips, "Kitten Heels" brings me joy whether I'm going to class or cosplaying. It's just so AMAZING!
And EVEN BETTER!!!
Just look at all of those colours!
For the price of only $7.00 online, you can get one of these lovelies for your very own!
I normally buy mine at my local Ulta (Which sometimes costs more than the price listed online), but it's all up to you. Wait the time for it to ship, or pay a little more for it right away.
Order Here!!
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