ok let's see...

rinoa

pros
-i get a proper shot with squall (seriously, if there's no squall i wouldn't even be considering this character)
-i get a shoot with squall (yes i'm so gonna corner squall)
-it's games related
-location kinda fitting for character

cons
-need to get my boots done
-my hair sucks
-my arms suck
-female character sucks
-too little clothes, i'm gonna be cold
-i run the risk of impossibly ugly photos with double chins and fat arms
-what if... there's no squall?!?!??!?!?!

kimimaro

pros
-male character, i like
-well, there's naruto games right
-lots of nice, thick make up. good, can hide face.

cons
-bonesword too furry
-i can't walk around in his shoes. hell.
-my wig hair sucks too his zigzag parting drives me nuts
-he doesn't wear much too, i'll get cold
-i need a binder, and i still haven't got one
-i run the risk that my costume might drop off (yes i repaired the zip.. but you know)

my conclusion is... i probably shouldn't even cosplay... looking at the cons. T_T ARGHHHHH somebody shoot me.

yasuaki

pros
-nice thick clothes
-yes, there's harutoki games. but it's SO NOT well known
-nice make up

cons
-i need an amulet
-should i change his furry ball?
-his hair is too troublesome to roll mans
-convention centre scenery don't exactly fit an onmyouji.

eh heh??? heh? heh?

i tried washing my wig once and i got a tangled mess in the end, so i won't try dyeing my wigs.

i think this tutorial is great. will use it to darken my oh-so-bright yasuaki wig. AND avoid tangles.

first i need to get a sharpie.. i guess.

How to Dye a Synthetic Wig

great website! and its tutorials are simple enough!

finally had time to upload all my works (since i took my laptop home supposedly for work... xp)

shall start with the oldest, my yasuaki WIP. (well it's actually done so oh well)

the inner top with orange sleeves (added a black sleeve over the orange one but have yet taken the picture)


the outer black white onepiece collar


and the onepiece as a whole (ok onepiece is supposed to refer to a dress in japanese, but i think in english it can refer to anything that's well... one piece)


black belt made of satin


and finally the buddha bead i made using ping pong balls. tried styrofoam ones and wasted my money... cos it shrinks and deforms when you use spray paint on it (-_-`) sucks. the white furry part i used my furry ball maker and the feather - i just stuck orange feathers underneath the white ones.

yasuaki (harutoki) shopping list

green zephyr wig: 3800yen/65=$58.50
white cloth: $5 x 2.5m=$12.50
black cloth: $5 x 1.5m=$7.50
black lining cloth: $3 x 1.5m = $4.50
golden medium beads: 20pcs for $5
christmas balls: $2 x 3 packet of 6 = $6
styrofoam balls: $0.50 x 2 = $1
ping pong balls: $1.95 x 3 packets (18pcs) + $1.55*2 packets = $8.95
colorful feathers: $3
green wig from taobao: $63. sold off at $40. $23 loss... bought a new wig at $35 from tb again.
2green+1black permanent marker: $8.15
maple green-grey extension: 1050yen = $17

total: $190.10

cosplay project beginning immediately after my return to singapore! showcasing... abe no yasuaki from harukanaru toki no naka de (harutoki for short). some photos of this emotionless man...