Semi-Major renovating of the forums~^_^

Spent a couple of hours or more renovating and upgrading the forum features today. Added a new forum under the general catagory called "Kigurumi Chatter"~^_^ There are many times when I just want to gossip or talk about new websites (kigurumi or non kigurumi related) but find it hard to find a reason or a place to bring up the topics. Since there are so many new kigurumi websites popping up over time, I thought that there are many nice comments, thoughts and hehe... gossip we can talk about in the new topic~^_^ (I hope that me called the new forum a topic, forum and category didn't confuse anyone, nvm you didn't noticed it hehe.... anyway, you know what I'm referring to~^^)

Also, added permissions for some of the categories which requires member login in order to view. It is about time lurkers give a little response when viewing categories like my elaborate mask making techniques that I shared unconditionally~^_^ Was also considering making the "Showcase your pictures" category a login required section. Then I thought since the images are showcased there by members, it would mean they want it to be seen right? So I didn't change the permissions in the end. What do you think? Hmm I really should start thinking about how I can allow users to give an answer to questions like the one I just asked.

Okie anyway~
All the Sailor Mars cosplay by T-fa images are ready, thank you T-fa for modelling in the outfit for us~^_^ Hmm I should really find a way to facilitate users to leave comments in such situations...>_<; Oh well, means more work for the webby for later~^_^ Below should be all the remaining pics I want to put up on Sailor Mars T-fa. No videos. Enjoy everyone~^_^

T-fa cosplays Sailormars~^_^

At last, got all the C.C. pictures I wanted to put up sorted out. They are all from the same set of images, I haven't got time to improve the look for another shoot. Hehe... but eventually I hope I will~

Took a little shoot today, T-fa has black hair so I thought about who else I can cosplay using T-fa and I recalled that I have the Sailor Mars costume. T-fa make a better Sailor Mars than Yu in terms of alikeness I feel~^_^
T-fa has long straight black hair reaching her waist which is exactly the same as Sailor Mar's. Yu's hair is shorter, a little brown and curled, though her Sailor Mar cosplay was still good looking~^_^

Good thing that the masks I make has removable hair. Otherwise The tiara cannot be put on. The hair was in the way of the tiara at first which has to be slipped under the hair and attached to the top. Conventionally, it will poke through the hair if you just try to put it between the hair. I lifted the wig and placed it inside instead~^_^

More T-fa as Sailor Mars pictures are on the way.... >_< busy preparing them and trying to sleep early... phew~
Hope you like the pictures~<3

 

New video added, Yu in black bunny suit

Wow... This video was taken during easter. Time sure flies real quick. I'm actually wondering how come I've placed an image as the link to the video instead of embedding the video here right away... well, picture already made, might as well not waste it hehe ^_^.

The pictures of the black bunny girl outfit was posted a while back, just look at the drop down post menu on the right or scroll down to read the earlier posts if you want to see them. The video is only the moving version of those pics. Kinda running out of ideas to pose in on video hehe~>_<;

The costume is really cool in my opinion, always wanted to have a play boy style bunny suit and here it is. Might use it again with my other characters in the future. Don't forget to rate and give a comment if you like the video okie~^_^

Thanks everyone~... and enjoy~^_^

Tess mask refurbishing 90% completed

Hmm... found myself in the state that updates to my website becomes hindered by busy schedule once again. Did a little refurbishing on the Tess mask which belongs to Daza. Waiting for some parts of the varnishing to dry now.... will work on it and finish it tomorrow. Won't be expecting me to model in it... I'll probably pass out from ...fumes.

The picture on the left shows how its like now... I've mentioned a little but more but mainly posted pictures of some parts of the hair styling process.

I styled the hair in stages, first seperating parts of the hair and then fixing those parts, then styling another part then fixing those part. Tend to be easier I thought... anyone pro at styling hair can give advice~^^

Anyone watched Kurogane No Linebarrels? I feel that the Tess mask now resemble one of the characters from there... watch it to know who I mean. Its a nice anime btw~^_^

Tell me what you think.

Hmm, tempted to merge the forum and blog together.
Saw some mods while creating the forums which allows blog+forum merger... its kinda cool an idea, but phew... I see that it is a huge job.
But... I'll just put that into consideration for the next version of the website.
I'm saying this because Its kinda inconvenient to redirect users to this blog into the forums to carry on the discussion over there. The forum has grown considerably in size and Its kinda like a second website...
If any pro web devs are around here lurking, I'll greatly appreciate if you can enlighten me on what options do I have, thank you~^_^
(I bet no one here knows what I'm talking abt >_< ... or so I thought?)

I upgraded the website part of my site today... now all individually opened html files will be redirected to open up in frames as it should. Still waiting for a few replies to questions I asked in forums.

Anyway, I've posted some images in the forums for some feedback. Yeap, they're new images of the C.C. cosplay, think I'll post the remaining up tomorrow, time to take a break now. Do drop by the forums and give me some feedback on the cosplay. I thought of some improvements myself for the next shoot (if I have time) too~^_^ Finally put the C.C. black rebellion costume to good use~^_^
Don't forget to write~

C.C. (C2) from Code Geass R2 Black Rebellion

C.C. One of my favourite anime female characters from the animated TV series (there's manga too) called Code Geass. Finally got the Ignis mask set up to cosplay as C.C. in her black figure hugging dress worn in the second season of Code Geass. For visitors unfamiliar with Code Geass, I've attached two videos below, try to see if you can spot C.C. in the costume here ~^_^



Took quite a number of photos of C.C. during the photoshoot. And also of C.C.'s cute little companion Cheese-kun~^_^. I didn't take a video this time, I suppose I might have to do it again another day~

The Ignis mask is a modified version of the original C.C. mask. I wonder if you see any resemblance to the original C.C. mask here. I thought they look quite different hehe. But as always, there is C.C.'s pouted lips and semi closed eyes ^_^ (I think I love the look of C.C.'s eyes hehe).I've posted some images below, but I couldn't get them all ready in such a short time. I only took the shoot less than an hour ago. Meantime, I hope you enjoy the pictures, I'll put more up shortly. Don't forget to move over to the forums and chit chat okie~^_^
Have a fabulous day~^^

Tess mask partially refurbished.

Worked as far as I could with the Tess mask sent in for refurbishing (at some fee). Currently waiting for the new hair to arrive in to finish the refurbishing work. A little like waiting for supplies to turn up at a construction site. This idea inspired me to make the picture on the left. Click on it to take you to the refurbishing forum thread which talks about each stage of the refurbishing process.

Talking about refurbishing, there are things which I can improve and there are things which are beyond my a small job. Its kinda fun (while you have some time) to give yourself a test if you are able to beat your old work. I thank Daza for this opportunity to have some new experience, while at the same time earn a little while having fun. Though there have been much learnt between the time when the Tess mask was made and now, making it easy for me to find places to improve on. I don't know if I'll do refurbishing work again in the future. Its a rather ...hmm dirty job hehe ^_^;

Well, no really captivating updates this time. Drop in the forums and talk/give comments or put up something interesting to kill boredom. I've some backlogged work yet to post up, once I get any done, I'll put them up as soon as I can.

Seen an inspiring video some time ago and felt wanting to watch it again today. It is so so encouraging and touching. Moved me close to tears. Unrelated to kigurumi cosplay, but I thought no harm side tracking a little to share some inspiration. I would guess most people have already heard of her? Susan Boyle. The very good singer (not professional, so don't compare her to one.) who shook the world with a wake up call on "Do not judge a book by its cover" lesson hehe.
Enjoy... if it touched you too, I don't mind having a discussion on this in the forum.
Susan Boyle's show on Britain's got Talent

Products page updated with new T-fa mask~^_^

Phew at last, the products page is finished. One thing at a time, on to the next task tomorrow.
I redesigned both the Live Wear Yu and Ebay mask sale listings hehe. Hopefully they can be honeypots to attract some nice buyers who will buy my artwork ^_^

The picture I attached above is a new banner I made for the mask sale page. Phew, without realising it, I think I have more masks than any other kigurumi cosplay ever... and If I include all the different characters cosplayed, it would be another record ^_^; It has been about 2 years since I started doing kigurumi. There were fun times and there were bored times. Most of the time, I'm busy beyond able to do anything else...lol. Not sure when I'll stop playing with kigurumi cosplay. But for sure, I believe that anything which has a beginning, will have an end. Let's just hope the end is a fruitful one~^_^

Do drop by my PRODUCTS page, originally named "MASK SALE". Thought this might have a more professional sounding tone. Added some special hover image gallery too hehe... simple to implement yet fancy~^_^
My Products Page

If you're interested in taking a look at my Ebay listing... hehe, there are slight changes in wordings there. Click on the link below.
My Ebay mask-sale listing

Have a splendid day everyone.
Have a Chat in My Forums~

FF7 AC Tifa kigurumi cosplay debut~^_^

FF7 AC stands for Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children. It is the title of a 3D CG Movie by Square Enix and Sony pictures home entertainment (From Wiki. Hmm aren't they related?).

I have posted the T-fa mask cosplaying as Tifa pictures in the forums. Simply click on the image to head there. I have included a POLL in the forum topic so please give me some feedback. I really love the costume, I also talked a little about it in the thread.

If anyone seeing this is interested in the T-fa mask (the mask shown in the picture on the left) it is now available for orders. The eye shape, colour and style are so limitless in possibilities, I wonder how will T-fa look like if I changed the eye shape. I'll be updating the PRODUCTS page shortly too, do keep a look out on it for the next couple of days. Thanks for the visit, hope you have a pleasant stay~^_^

Guess the character~

The item which I was waiting for was a costume, and after the last couple of weeks, it has finally arrived. The costume is really nice, I'll take note to buy from this tailor in the future as well. Drop me a message if you want to know the tailor's name. The entire costume is made from synthetic leather. Came with a white inner wear and synthetic leather glvoes too. The whole costume fitted me like a glove, just the right tightness I prefer~^^. It is really worth the money. With mask and costume complete, I took a preview photoshoot to see how it turn out.

Took pictures and some videos in the T-fa mask and this costume. Did a short live chat after the photoshoot as well. I tend to do live chats after a photoshoot since I'm already in costume, might as well go for it.

One thing I realised during the live that was that this costume is not as well known as I thought it is. Or is it? I decided to make a poll to learn from visitors if they have come across this character and costume or not. I'll post more pictures when they are ready, and eventually the videos too. Meantime, click on the image aboe and head down to the forums. There is a poll there, please poll honestly, just recall if you were aware of this character at first glance. If you need to see what other's wrote or say to recall the name, choose the No answer. Please sign-in in order to vote. Thanks everyone~^_^

More updates, Meer Campbell and Forum

I changed the name of the "FORUM" link on the main page into "COMMUNITY" to suit most forum naming terms. I really hope to make it a nice little community and perhaps add a little more of something to make things more lively. I believe inspiration is what is most important in obtaining ideas, so I'm researching around... well not really researching... just browsing around and absorbing useful ideas. I have a few ideas in mind, making me kinda excited about making a new website altogether with more dynamic content. If I get the change and burning motivation in some time soon, I'll start with it. Would probably take a while to finish ^_^;

I have updated the forums with most of the features I hoped for. Browsed through the entire library of customisations provided by phpBB and picked the useful ones out. Got ideas from the others and also learnt the potential feature I might add in the future. I have just about half a dozen more features I am considering implementing and then I'm done. At the same time, all the mask designs are finalised and I don't see myself making new masks for a while now. Until I get new fundings at least~>_<; I will really appreciate it if visitors are drop by the community forums and write, comment, show anything they desire. So far, there has been a large number of lurkers who look but doesn't contribute. I'm quite disappointed but I guess thats usually the case. Please if you have some time or just anything which can be of an interesting topic to talk about, please write.

I've included a few more pictures taken during the recent Meer Campbell photoshoot. Learnt a few issues with the new mask first hand. They will be fixed soon... could be said to be a small upgrade~^_^ Until then... enjoy the pictures~