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?

and then, i tried to thin the bulging areas for my bonesword and repainted those before i left the house for work in the morning.



boo hoo hoo.

happened to be repairing my bone sword on sunday too. carved a completely new one out of maomao's blue foam.



and sanded it with big particled paper. had a furry effect after that.



damn sian. it's so hard to shave somemore. needs lots of patience. perhaps i won't do him after all. (-_-`)

i redid my kimimaro pants over the weekend. it was like a spur of the moment thing, when i have near to nothing to do and too much black cloth lying around. lols. at least it's now longer, so more ready for a 2nd naruto shoot coming up xD

i'm practicing the stretchy thing so much too haha.

OHHh hahahah this is so fun.
had a photoshoot on saturday for naruto and i was doing kimimaro. i picked this cos it's my favourite pose/angle etc, but my wig sucked and this hair was in my way. so this is the original photo



i removed the stray strand of hair and added the logo



then of cos... the lighting is bad so i looked dark. (i had super thick foundation meant to make me white... and still!) and kimimaro is supposed to be white. so i replaced the color.. and ta-da!



yay! gotta love photoshop.

bought this white wig from one of the tw websites through a spree and managed to cut it over the weekend.

it looks kinda thin from the site, but i didn't know it would be so thin. balding scalp. sighs.

but at least it still looks decent after i gave it a cut. this photo makes it look good for some reason. doesn't look as good when worn though.

kudos to my sister for being my wig model. :D i do so want to post her wearing the wig here but i think she'll kill me.

i love mondays because i get to go home early. so i had some time to work on my kimimaro pants. with only the wig problem left, i'll be able to go for the photoshoot on 21st :D



and this bone sword i made quite some time ago. paper rolled up, with sponge around the tsuba-bobbed area, then white spray paint. accidentally deleted the full-length picture. oh well.



the tapes peeling are a bit obvious. we'll see what else can be done to improve... maybe more tapes??? (-_-`)

here's what i've done for kimimaro so far...

his onepiece


closer look at the crest i've sewed on with satin



the back



it is sliding off me rather easily now (-_-`) perhaps i'll put tapes inside to secure it so none of me accidentally gets revealed xo

the shoes



and the purple ribbon. initially stuck sponge and wiring, then corrugated board but it doesn't stand upright and looks very messy and slouchy (i wonder if you can use that to describe a ribbon). then i bought these thick wires for $5+ a roll at artfriend and it works perfectly. can stand upright now! and has the shape i want. :D



now i only need an abandoned black pants (donations, any?) and his bone sword.

will be joining the naruto group for eoy and photoshoot so i've decided to do kimimaro since orochmaru was taken. yes... i like these 2 guys in naruto xp









reference from naruto's shoes since i couldn't find zoomed up of kimimaro's. it's slightly different though.



and the version i'm making...



HAHAHA ya right. it's just my favourite picture of him but not the version i'm doing of cos. and no drop down shirt like one of the pictures above. sorry, cosplay is pg13. will be making his bony sword though!

kimimaro (naruto) shopping list

purple cloth: $2/m x 2m = $4
wiring: $5
white wig: $40
black soles: $1.50
bandage: $1.55 (90cm x 1m) + $1.20*2 (2 smaller rolls)=$2.40
white welt: $21.20
green contact lens: $22

total: $97.65