Idea Darkraihin lähti siitä, kun keskustelin erään henkilön kanssa Pokémoneista ylipäänsä sekä eritoten juuri elokuvista. Darkrai on ollut aiemminkin mietinnässä, mutta olen työntänyt sen mielessäni taka-alalle. Tämänhetkinen projekti saattaa tarkoittaa joitakin pieniä muutoksia cosplay-suunnitelmissani, mutta no, saanpahan tuon kankaan pois tuosta pyörimästä.
Suunnitelmana oli tehdä asuun tuo takin ja liivin yhdistelmä, hihakkeet sekä säärystimet. Loput osat kehittäisin jostakin. Hahmo on lisäksi Bulbapedian mukaan sukupuoleton, joten päätin tehdä miespuolisen version.
I haven't had the time or money to buy more fabric for my Sylvar costume so a few days ago I started to think about a new project. There were a couple of criteria: I should be able to use a great amount of black fabric which has been in the corner of my room for ages and I should also be able to use the silver-colored wig I bought for my Icy cosplay.
Why Darkrai? Well, I was talking about Pokémon and the movies with one person and that conversation started this project. I've thought about cosplaying Darkrai earlier but for some reason I have never done it before. This project may also mean that some of my cosplay plans for next year may be cancelled but at least I don't have to stare at that black fabric pile in the corner of my room anymore.
My plan: I would make the combination of a cloak and a vest, the arm things (I still don't know the right translation) and the gaiters. The other parts of the costume should be found from my clothing closet. According to Bulbapedia Darkrai doesn't have a clear gender so I decided to make a male Darkrai.
Peruukki/The wig
Peruukilla on pituutta noin metri, ja Darkraihin se sopii sävynsä puolesta täydellisesti. Darkrain tukkalaite olisi semihaastava väkerrettävä, joten mitä oletettavimmin pidän peruukin ihan vain tuollaisena. Mokoma on lisäksi niin ohut, että pitäisi lisäkuituja jostakin vääntää, mutta menkööt noin.
Jonkin käsittelyn tämä yksilö tosin vaatii ennen varsinaisesti päivänvaloon tuomista, tuo on varsinainen takkupesäke ja äärimmäisen ärsyttävä huoltaa.
The wig is about 100 centimeters long and the shade of silver is perfect for Darkrai. It would be pretty challenging to make a wig Darkrai actually requires so I guess that I'll just roll with this wig. There aren't a lot of fibers either and at the moment I'm too lazy to order another wig for extra fibers so I think that that wig is good enough.
But at least it needs a proper brushing...
Takki/The coat
Takin mallia mietin pitkään. Oli selvää, että halusin helmasta rikkonaisen ja kauluksen pitäisi olla punainen, mutta kaikki muu olikin sitten vähän auki. Kaksi pääasiallista kysymystäni olivat takin pituus ja se, tekisinkö siihen hihat.
Lopulta päätin, että takki olisi edestä lyhyempi kuin takaa, enkä tekisi siihen hihoja. Sen sijaan päädyin hiha-asioissa vähän toisenlaiseen ratkaisuun, kuten myöhemmin näette. Kaulus on perus pystykaulus.
Takki on vuorittamaton, ja tarkoituksella myös hieman epäsiistin näköinen syystä että Darkrai = painajainen. Painajaiset eivät ole kauniita. Siispä myöskään versioni Darkraista ei tavallaan ole kovinkaan siisti. Perus langanpätkät sun muut tietenkin siistin pois, mutta se idea, mikä ei Conchitan asun yläosassa toiminut, toimii Darkrain takissa.
Takki on myös edestä avonainen.
It took me a long while to decide what kind of a coat I wanted to make for Darkrai. It was obvious that I wanted to make the hem look 'broken' and the collar should be red, otherwise I had no idea what kind of a coat I should make. The two main issues were the length of the coat and the question "To make or not to make the sleeves?"
In the end I decided that the coat should be shorter at the front side and longer at the back side. I also decided not to make the sleeves. The collar is quite simple - I can't actually explain that in English but you'll see the photoshoot pics soon!
The coat has no lining and it doesn't look that neat because Darkrai = a nightmare. Nightmares aren't neat or beautiful. That's why the jacket is like it is. Of course there won't be any extra threads or anything like that showing, that's a thing I can promise.
One can't close the jacket at all; I decided to make things easier for me this time.
Takki on myös edestä avonainen.
It took me a long while to decide what kind of a coat I wanted to make for Darkrai. It was obvious that I wanted to make the hem look 'broken' and the collar should be red, otherwise I had no idea what kind of a coat I should make. The two main issues were the length of the coat and the question "To make or not to make the sleeves?"
In the end I decided that the coat should be shorter at the front side and longer at the back side. I also decided not to make the sleeves. The collar is quite simple - I can't actually explain that in English but you'll see the photoshoot pics soon!
The coat has no lining and it doesn't look that neat because Darkrai = a nightmare. Nightmares aren't neat or beautiful. That's why the jacket is like it is. Of course there won't be any extra threads or anything like that showing, that's a thing I can promise.
One can't close the jacket at all; I decided to make things easier for me this time.
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| Didididididididi Batmaaaaan! ...yeah, this just reminds me about a bat. |
Ratkaisu hihaongelmaan/The solution for the sleeve problem
Niin, en tosiaan lähtenyt hihoja väkertämään. Sen sijaan päädyin hihakkeisiin, jota peittävät käteni likipitäen täysin. Osa olkavarresta olisi periaatteessa näkyvissä, mutta paita peittää senkin pienen osan.
Olen suhteellisen tyytyväinen näihin yksilöihin. Ei muuta sanottavaa näistä, olivat helppo projekti tehtäväksi. Ainoana ongelmana tässä ehkä oli tuon kankaan liukas pinta, mutta ainakin nämä pysyvät suhteellisen hyvin paikallaan.
Yup, I decided not to make the sleeves. Instead of them I decided to make those... Things that are almost sleeves but don't actually attach with the shirt/dress/coat - there is no word for them in English. Those things cover up my arms almost completely. A part of my arm could be seen in theory but the shirt will cover that little part too.
I'm pretty pleased with these things. I have nothing else to say about these since they were pretty easy to make. The only problem might have been the slippery fabric but these don't slide down my arm so... Yeah.
Yup, I decided not to make the sleeves. Instead of them I decided to make those... Things that are almost sleeves but don't actually attach with the shirt/dress/coat - there is no word for them in English. Those things cover up my arms almost completely. A part of my arm could be seen in theory but the shirt will cover that little part too.
I'm pretty pleased with these things. I have nothing else to say about these since they were pretty easy to make. The only problem might have been the slippery fabric but these don't slide down my arm so... Yeah.
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| Semmotteet! |
Meikki/The make-up
Toisin kuin referenssikuvassa sanotaan, päätin olla maskeeraamatta kasvojani tummiksi. Tämä ei johdu siitä, että näkisin sen rasistisena tai muutakaan vastaavaa, suurimpana ongelmana on vain rahanpuute - minulla ei tosiaan ole tällä hetkellä varaa käyttää rahojani kasvomaaleihin, pohjustusaineisiin sun muihin vastaaviin.
Sen sijaan päädyin vähän samaan ratkaisuun kuin Halloween-meikissäni; hahmoon sopien loin hieman painajaismaista tunnelmaa kasvoilleni. En siitä sitten tiedä, miten hyvin onnistuin (taidan näyttää lähinnä turpiini saaneelta), mutta myöhemmin ehtii sentään parannella.
Even though Darkrai has a dark face in the reference pic I decided not to paint my face black. No, it's not about the ethnic reasons or anything, I just don't have the money to buy the equipment needed for painting my whole face.
I decided to do Darkrai's make-up like I did my Halloween make-up; I tried to make myself look like a nightmare. I didn't succeed that well (I guess that I look like someone beat me up) but I have always time for improvising.
Yukiconissa nähdään! Darkrain säärystimiä en vielä tehnyt ajan loppuessa kesken, mutta teen ne myöhemmin tänä vuonna.
(Btw, I have considered beginning to write these blog posts only in English. I know that I don't write it that fluently, but I know that there are some people abroad who also read my blog and translating things from one language to another can be tiring. As you can see I got a bit lazy translating the sentences under the pictures - well, I didn't translate them at all... But yes, I might just start to write these completely in English.)
Even though Darkrai has a dark face in the reference pic I decided not to paint my face black. No, it's not about the ethnic reasons or anything, I just don't have the money to buy the equipment needed for painting my whole face.
I decided to do Darkrai's make-up like I did my Halloween make-up; I tried to make myself look like a nightmare. I didn't succeed that well (I guess that I look like someone beat me up) but I have always time for improvising.
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| Peruukkiakin tässä leikelty jo, vaan ei aseteltu. Ja jostain syystä alan uskoa, että perusilmeeni on aika äärimmäisen vihainen, nimimerkki 'tällä tavalla katson ihmisiä muutenkin'. |
Yukiconissa nähdään! Darkrain säärystimiä en vielä tehnyt ajan loppuessa kesken, mutta teen ne myöhemmin tänä vuonna.
(Btw, I have considered beginning to write these blog posts only in English. I know that I don't write it that fluently, but I know that there are some people abroad who also read my blog and translating things from one language to another can be tiring. As you can see I got a bit lazy translating the sentences under the pictures - well, I didn't translate them at all... But yes, I might just start to write these completely in English.)
