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tasukigirl — Courtesan Fan wip
Published: 2011-02-10 03:52:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 2798; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 36
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The fan is made from basswood, paint, and fabric. The design is based on the one from the promotional art for the courtesan.I think my templar cross is a little too short and I'm a little worried that it won't stand out, but we will see... I suspect I'll be making a few adjustments to this before taking it outside.
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It's awesome!!
As an aspiring Assassin, what did you use to attach the blades together? Does it move?
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Yes it moves! I can fold it up and open it up again. It's held together with strips of stretchy fabric between blades. Imagine a piece of ribbon with elasticity. It's like that.
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Oh wow! That's really clever! 
Thank you so much for the reply!
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Oh yeah, there's a wooden peg at the bottom pinning all the blades in place. The top blades are held with fabric to stop them from spreading too far.
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Do you mean for the supplies to make it yourself or for a commission? Making it yourself in much much cheaper.
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I don't commission these because of the amount of labor that goes into it. The materials aren't too expensive, but the hand painting is killer.
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I apologize if I already sent this to you. I really love that fan, by chance you selling this one or willing to make one? (not needing one till august!)
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Unfortunately, now through the end of July is con season for me. I'll be working on my new projects. :/
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I guess no luck for the fan then?
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Just bad timing, I guess. I'm not organized enough yet to be able to handle commissions. :3
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So cool, I think this is the best courtesan's fan I've seen! The patterns look great, and it looks really sturdy (especially knowing it's made of wood).
The photo of your cosplay looks amazing, I can't wait to see more!
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Thanks! I'm hoping it holds up. I used fairly thin strips of basswood so it can still break if I'm too harsh with it. But I also don't think I'll really be clocking anyone.
The costume is in progress. @_@
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Wood is probably better than card, which is what I made my mine out of. Keep the hidden gun for the killing, then
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Just be careful how you store it? 
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Yeah, I'll be careful with it, and I should probably stop playing with it constantly as well lol
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Aha, I'm terrified that I'll break mine so I hardly touch it. The blades are fine, but the backside of the pin holding it together is a little fragile. The design isn't perfect. I might have to brainstorm a little to make it sturdier.
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Oh dear :S My excuse for playing with it now is that if it's going to break, at least it'll break when I'm at home and can fix it rather than breaking at the expo 
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That is an excellent reason to play with it. I'm going to go do that... so I can figure out how to fix it when it breaks.
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Yep, this was my mistake with my previous cosplays, the expo was the first time I actually wore them for more than about 5 mins and by the end of the day they'd all broken somehow. Not this time! It's also my excuse for wearing my cosplay while I'm making it
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It looks beautiful and deadly, just like it should if it's what I think it is. Or am I wrong in assuming the courtesan uses a bladed fan?
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Nope, you're right. It's a bladed fan.
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I did! I kept trying to make a stencil via photoshop from the high res scan of the promo art and it was not working. So then I drew it by free hand in like 5 minutes. @_@ I scanned it in and cleaned it up and used that to make a stencil instead.
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Very nice, I love the colors you used!
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Thanks! It still needs some adjustments but it's almost there.
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Wow! It looks great!
I have an aspiring courtesan sitting next to me, and she would love to steal it! (stay away from airports, she's european!)
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Ack! And here I thought I only had to look out for the thieves!
Luckily I won't be in any European airports anytime soon... or unluckily o.0
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No I more meant USA airports, she might go so far to get it! XD
It's amazingly done, and I think the cross is just right! ^_^
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Lol. Got it. Granted, I think if I busted that out at a U.S. airport, security would jump on me before she had a chance. XD
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Thanks!
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