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Description Best full shot I have of the costumes. Here's where I detail costume construction.

Do you want to make any of these? Anyone want a tutorial on how to make these?

Cosplayers

N
Me, Touko/Player Name


Costumes

Touko

Main Clothing

Most of the clothing was easy to find. The white shirt fits me perfectly for my body type, so make sure it does for you too.

That vest took 4 months searching in thrift stores around the United States, to find. They just aren't in style, I guess.

Shorts

Assuming that the white portion of the shorts is just a design, I ironed & stitched the white ovals and the flaring white wing-like portions onto existing shorts. 

Hat

I used fabric paint in this one. I have a template I used to cut out a perfect pokemon shape, and then I just painted it.

Wristbands

Wristband details here

Hand-knitted, since I felt knitting was better in this case than sewing it on. I couldn't think of a good way to sew a stripe on black fabric that gave it a clean finish. These were decently quick to make though, with basic knitting skills.

Boots

I reused black boots from a previous cosplay. I have been fielding questions about this, so here are some suggestions.

First, find black boots. You can find this in a military surplus store or in thrift stores. It may be difficult/easy to find these depending on the weather season you are at now.

You need pink, long shoelaces, so once you get the boots, you can measure how long your shoelaces need to be.

Now, as for the pink band and soles on the boots: Pure-Resonance used pink acrylic paint. Bajiruru used pink masking/duct tape, which is great for reusability!

N

Main Clothing

It turns out that white button down-collared shirts, in either the mens or womens section, would work just fine. We got the sleeves right on this one. So if you plan to cosplay as N, you may find the perfect shirt in the mens or women's section.

The turtleneck was hard to find, just because of the season and I didn't want a thick material. Otherwise, N would just melt underneath the Los Angeles sun, and no one wants that.

Hat

See, I started with a white hat from the local crafts store, and had the perfect plan: Spray paint the black on, with masking tape covering the white part. Turns out the black paint still leaked, and I still needed to go over all the white parts with white. - . -

Accessories

Necklace & Necklace Tutorial

Void Cube/Menger Sponge details & Void Cube Menger Sponge Tutorial here

The void cube didn't take too long to make. We just needed the right materials for it, and N needed time t cut out the squares.

The pendant was made with polymer clay, and with some color-changing, metallic paints. The paints really gave it a nice shine. This piece seemed really popular.
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Comments: 33

AmericanPatriot2011 [2012-02-11 03:57:26 +0000 UTC]

Your cosplay is absolutely awe-inspiring!

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CiLiNDr0 [2012-01-03 20:38:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice costume!

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craftysorceress In reply to CiLiNDr0 [2012-01-04 17:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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annsquare [2011-09-02 04:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Hi, this piece is featured here! [link] Enjoy

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craftysorceress In reply to annsquare [2011-09-04 16:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Aaww, thanks for picking a piece of mine! Thank you so much!

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annsquare In reply to craftysorceress [2011-09-04 19:41:47 +0000 UTC]

You commented on my forum a while ago, and here's the promised feature

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Rosiiee97 [2011-08-31 05:17:50 +0000 UTC]

wow that is such a amazing cosplay ! :,D wonderful job!

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craftysorceress In reply to Rosiiee97 [2011-08-31 12:27:01 +0000 UTC]

AAww, thank you humbly for the fave on this & the watch! Just checked out your gallery and you have an awesome gallery for being on in 2 weeks! (Picked my fave too!) Keep it up!

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Rosiiee97 In reply to craftysorceress [2011-08-31 19:43:03 +0000 UTC]

your welcome :3
aw thank you so much this means so much to me:,D aha , yeah i want to be a manga artist *^* it is my mission LOL XDDD

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craftysorceress In reply to Rosiiee97 [2011-09-04 16:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Make your dream happen, I'm cheering you on!

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Rosiiee97 In reply to craftysorceress [2011-09-04 19:25:24 +0000 UTC]

:,D thank you !

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SheWhoLovesPineapple [2011-08-28 07:19:24 +0000 UTC]

Looks awesome.

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craftysorceress In reply to SheWhoLovesPineapple [2011-08-29 13:36:41 +0000 UTC]

Oh my, the fire princess Azula favors my art?! 0_0 *drops to the ground and bows* Als, thanks for the fave on Touko's Knitted Wristbands . You should ask some of your humble servants to knit one up for you!

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SheWhoLovesPineapple In reply to craftysorceress [2011-08-30 02:28:32 +0000 UTC]

XD

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HauntedbyTwilight [2011-08-23 23:26:53 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, I saw you guys at AX!! You both looked great! I remember you almost accidentally stole my wall scrolls while I was taking a picture with N x3

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craftysorceress In reply to HauntedbyTwilight [2011-08-24 15:21:10 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, I remember! Glad to know you remembered! Did you enjoy the con? I still feel silly over that ^_^;;;; If you already uploaded the pic, I'll let N know

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HauntedbyTwilight In reply to craftysorceress [2011-08-25 06:35:46 +0000 UTC]

YES! The con was super fun!! I thought it was adorable how you both were in character the whole time (⌒▽⌒) uhmm, I didn't upload any pictures from the con to deviantart~ I feel bad, though! I wasn't thinking straight, and I didn't think to get a picture of both of you together >_< NxTouko is my OTP, I don't even know where my brain was!

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craftysorceress In reply to HauntedbyTwilight [2011-08-29 23:40:26 +0000 UTC]

No worries, what matters is that we helped make your experience enjoyable! So, no need to feel bad, you've honored us enough by remembering us. I'm totally a fan of NxTouko too, that's why I uploaded a few cutesy couple shots. -^_^- Thanks!

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RainbowZebra99 [2011-08-23 20:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Hehe. You clipped the PokeWalker onto your bag

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craftysorceress In reply to RainbowZebra99 [2011-08-24 15:06:00 +0000 UTC]

I did. I always need it nearby so my pokemon can meet other pokemon. I saw one attendee with ten! Thanks for fav'ing this piece and Meet our Pokemon Friends !

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Capella6 [2011-08-11 01:05:27 +0000 UTC]

lol wow! they look exactly like them!

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craftysorceress In reply to Capella6 [2011-08-11 17:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Awwww, thanks for the compliment! We did our best on our costumes, so I'm happy that we look like them!

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RoamingDragon [2011-08-09 22:14:38 +0000 UTC]

Cute! Nice getting all the props to perfectly match N and Hilda's character designs

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craftysorceress In reply to RoamingDragon [2011-08-10 14:43:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This one was fun because we intended to wear the costumes once, but ended up wearing it for most of the con.

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firestarhill1 [2011-07-25 04:50:53 +0000 UTC]

those are absolutly AWESOMELY EPIC!!!!!!!

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craftysorceress In reply to firestarhill1 [2011-07-26 03:48:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the compliment & thanks for fav'ing this one and Meet our Pokemon Friends ! I'm in a mode where I'm uploading all my Pokemon stuff, and those pics are my favorites so far. Glad you liked it!

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firestarhill1 In reply to craftysorceress [2011-07-27 16:55:00 +0000 UTC]

well you did a wonderful job on matching the characters right down to the cube and wrist band! keep it up! and it was a pleasure to add this to my favs!

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Yovinah [2011-07-23 03:15:12 +0000 UTC]

all the pro-ness HNNNNGHHH
the hats and N's cube look really nice >v<
<3333

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craftysorceress In reply to Yovinah [2011-07-26 03:50:38 +0000 UTC]

<3 Thank you so much, we kept it classy and professional. The hat really was a pain to paint, I'm glad you like it. Sometime soon I wanna have a tutorial on the cube, so others can make it themselves. ^_^

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LovesTaken [2011-07-22 19:37:18 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty good,I just wanted to dress up as Duke (The poses and humiliation.... Never in front of a camera again!) this once and the red vest was hard to find too, and it still wasn't right... I can't handmake things, so more kudos to you! All of the work was worth it, they're overall decent costumes (Do I have that right? I'm not used to commenting on cosplay), although I do beleive that White has actual rips in her pants that show her pockets, not white bands, but hey, only time can wear things, right?

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craftysorceress In reply to LovesTaken [2011-07-26 04:34:18 +0000 UTC]

Vests are very hard to find. I was very close to getting a vest pattern, buying some fabric and making it myself.

Aawwww, Duke is awesome, it would have been amazing to run around with his theme music!

Aah, the shorts were a design decision. The torn pants idea is one out of many ways of interpreting the garment.

I decided to give a more classy interpretation, and I didn't want to run around with frayed jean material. So, I interpreted the bands & the white portion as a mini-wings design.

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LovesTaken In reply to craftysorceress [2011-07-26 21:14:13 +0000 UTC]

I would post my pictures but I am still humiliated (and I have athing about posting my pics on my account) It wasn't as glamourous as it seems. My mom was making me pose in front of the camera.

I understand, I was just stating that for accuracy's sake. I wouldn't want to run around like that either....

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craftysorceress In reply to LovesTaken [2011-07-27 00:37:46 +0000 UTC]

You do have an eye for detail, either that or you considered doing this costume too, both of which are good! Thanks for asking, I was meaning to explain that design decision, but I forgot to. Thanks for reminding me!

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