Prop Tutorial : Black Moon Clan's Earrings (Sailormoon R)

Yup..i think i'll start to compile my tutorials on prop making here.....It's a way for me to remember how to make it in the future, should my current one gets busted...LOL..

Disclaimer : I'm making these props based on what i work with best..it's not EXACTLY the BEST way to make it (IMHO) but it works.....i'm sure there are better tutorials out there on prop making and what nots, but seeing that it's kinda limited to get materials around my area (without having to drive out for at least 30 mins), i work my way around what i can find nearby...^^

ANYWAY~~~ here goes....

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Tutorial #1
- How to make Black Moon Clan's Earrings (from Sailormoon R) -

OOOOOOO.....Prince Diamond..!! <3<3<3

You'll need
- Diamonds (refer to picture)
- Earring accesories (the thing to be pierced through your ears)
- Print out patterns (refer to picture)
- UHU glue
- Gold Dust
- Fishing strings
- Black Spray Paint
- JPOP n KPOP SONGS! (LOL!)

First, you'll need to to have sketched out drawings of the top pattern of the earrings..
(i can't draw freehand on a symmetrical pattern, so i resorted to Adobe illustrator for the pattern..LOL)
Then i printed a whole lot of it out on Hard Card (this is to prevent the paper from tearing when i'm cutting them)

LOL...printed these out in my office.....XD

After that, cut out AT LEAST 3 of these and glue them together (here's where the UHU glue will play it's part ^^)
Have 2 sets of these for each side of the earring..(meaning in total you'll need 4 of these pattern thingy...)
Be generous with the UHU...it's ok if it overflows because that way, it'll be sticky enough for the gold dust to be stuck on...
After you've glued those cut out patterns together, it'll look thicker and somewhat not-so-fragile...LOL..

Apply another coat of UHU onto the pattern and then SPRINKLE AWAY..!! (be the toothfairy..!! XD)

it'll look something like this....

Be prepared for pixie dust all over the fingers....LOL

OKAY..that's the pattern part...
Now for the diamonds........It was a real pain in the neck to find the diamond shape that i want, i almost ripped apart my Sheryl earrings until one day, my colleague told me she found the shape that i wanted...only thing was, it's was transparent..not black..
WOOOT..i went..NVM..!! whatever color is ok, i'm gonna spray it black anyways..!!! LOL..
So here it is..the before and after of the diamonds...

The left image is the measurements i had for the pattern....
sort of measured it with the diamonds before i actually print them out....(worried they'd be too big..haha)

Once the paint dries up, attach those earring hook thingy onto the diamond (the little silver looking thing you see on top of the diamond)...I got mine from Art Friends for RM5.....and there were 8 pairs in that small pack...XD

After that, i took apart one of my older earrings and fixed this diamond onto it.....Glue the pattern you have sprinkled gold dust on both sides to create the 3D illustion.....
It'll look something like this...XD

One side done....another one more to go..!!

Do the same for both sides, and WALA...you got your Black Moon Clan earrings....XD

Yeah well, not exactly the PRETTIEST THING IN THE WORLD......but it works..!! XD

Will be using this for my upcoming photoshoot.....I know it isn't the PRETTIEST thing in the world, but it's as close as i can get...
I'll still go hunt and see if i could find the pattern (the gold part) for the earrings.....but for the time being....this works..!! XD

Listening to : Meine Liebe Weider - Kioku no Shandelia
Mood : ~_~.....lazy...

COFFEE QUEEN IS BACK!!!

wohooo....yup, i only manage to last 06 days without coffee.....well, it's a good start i guess?
my colleague mentioned that i look and act differently this week..

WHY?
BECAUSE I DRANK COFFEE!!!
(today i drank 3 cups....Ughh......moderation hito..MODERATION!!!)

so ya...i got fedup waiting for the office's coffee machine.....so i brought my own coffee to office and WAHLA.......the aroma of coffee..OMAIGOD..is heavenly!!!~~~!!!

and my legs are jelly now....why? i ran 6 km, climbed almost 100 steps and sauna-ed for 15 mins...*dies*
the things i do to lose weight......Oh..and my fuel is 2 slices of wholemeal bread and tuna....YAY~~!!!

and yup..random post is random..LOL!!!

Listening to : Prince of Tennis - Future
Moodd : =_= (aching legs)

Day 03 without Coffee...

Day 03 without coffee....really t'was a torturing 3 days without that black antioxidant liquid....
I tried so hard to resist it, and there were many times i almost gave into temptation....

Not that coffee is making my body rot or whatever, it's just that, i have no idea why the hell i went and make that stupid vow of not taking coffee until they installed the coffee machine in the office...

It is plain torture to not drink it every morning...i felt so restless and often times i'd be so sleepy and sometimes go through mild headache...
ESPECIALLY when it hits 4pm in the evening...that's the worse time of the day...
you'd have to pry you eyes open to complete your daily task at work, and not.....faint at the same time...

My body has gone through almost 72 hours without the caffeine beans......so let's hope monday they install the machine...
i saw the beans and ingredients ready, but it's just that machine that wasn't there...

THOUGH, not all things are bad while i went on a coffee hiatus...
i noticed my face has less pimples popping out (but there still are 1 or 2)....and...well, that's the only good thing....

I NEED MY COFFEE FIX!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.......!!!!!

Listening to : 김현중 - Breakdown (ft Double K)
Mood : *0*

Coffee HIATUS!!!

okay, before you start yelling 'BLASHPHEMY!!!!!'......well, i thought i'd give it a try..haha.

yeah well, i've been given the nickname 'kopi gui'....aka Coffee Ghoul / Hantu Kopi, mainly because i couldn't live through a day without drinking coffee.
I could easily down 5 - 6 cups of coffee/ expresso/ cappucino/ etc......and still sleep soundly like a piglet at night.....hahaha..
caffein does not have anymore effect on my body..hahaha..

why did i start this vow?
well...first of all....i'm running low on my coffee supply, and thought 'hmm, since my office is going to have a FREE FLOW (WOHOO!!) coffee machine in the pantry soon, might as well i stop for a time being now'...because i know when the machine is ready, i definitely will be one of the top fan visiting the area...hahaha..

secondly, i notice my facial condition aka pimple attack is getting worse.....i'm not sure if it's due to coffee, but i thought i might as well give it an experimental try to stop, and see if the condition becomes better...

3rd....lol...the same old...I HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY COFFEE ANYMORE...><
thus, waiting for the machine to be ready..hahahah..

Today was my first day going through this FASTING period.....
one word..

TORTURE!!!!! *dies*
even tea couldn't help much.....PFft....=_=

Listening to : Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan - 紅ノ雨
Mood : =_= (no coffee...whatdaya think?)

A NEW MACHINE...liek..FINALLY?!?!

yup well....i finally got myself a new machine..!!!
and er...no, it's not the iMAC......(i finally gave up buying that ridiculously expensive machine...seriuosly, i dunno what got into my head in the first place.....)

for half the amount of $$$ i'm willing so spend on the iMAC, i got my-now-machine.....and at an awesomely good spec at that...(i7 processor, 12 gb ram, 1 tb hdd, i have no idea what graphic card i have...something to do with Nvidia Cyclone.....i think...)

i'm still trying to get used to Windows 7..(YES...i've been using the ancient Windows XP for the past decade...as well as the Snow Leopard in the office..i think...)

So, hopefully i'll get my gears started on photos editting, animation rendering and flash making.....GAHHh..so much to do, but so little time..><;;

Listening to : Tales of Symphonia - Tenkuu no Canaria
Mood : ^_^

Never be too Cocky and Overconfident

Well, recent happenings initiated this entry..
I'm not gonna go into too in depth on this because i'm actually writing this to get it off my chest...

** disclaimer : Somethings in this entry isn't gonna make much sense...basically it's just a rant from me... **

There are several things in life whereby you need to take the fall before actually learning that it really hurts...

I'm not too good with words, but people don't go around blowing their own horns and admitting that they are OVERCONFIDENT.....
And you do not brag about what you've done, rather.....SHOW it that it could be done.

It's a sharing session mind you, not a competition.....
You don't go around calling people kiasu, when you YOURSELF is the biggest kiasu....

Homeworks are meant to be done, and when we do it, you call us kiasu.....
have you ever heard of the word 'INITIATIVE?'
(nah, bet you haven't........)

I pity you....really, i do.....
When it ultimately came to the sharing session, what happened to the overconfidence and cockiness?

Stay humble...no one likes a 'hidung tinggi' person...
It's the basics of being a human being...
Learn it.........

Listening to : Adam Lambert - Whatdaya Want From Me
Mood : Cranky =_=

iMAC or....??? Advise anyone?

i don't know what's with my luck and computers...
eversince my laptop died on me a last year.....i've had shitty luck with hand-me-down computers...

But i managed to pull through for 6 months with my bro's computer (after he leveled up his machine, he passed his...err..not-so-AWESOME machine to me...)
And last night, after a tiring and exhausting session in gym, i came back home, wanting to look through some cosfest pics and a little FB...
i pressed the button.....once, twice, thrice....and there were no reactions from the machine..

i immediately went NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
(like literally...and started cursing..you know..the usual !@#@$#^!$#!@#$^$@#&^*)

oh well..maybe it's God's signal....by killing off my machine, maybe he meant it as ' GO GET YOUR OWN MACHINE NOW...GOSH HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO PROCRASTINATE?!?!??!'

which...got me thinking....i've been aiming at the iMAC since i don't remember when....
but then i would have to go....sell my butt or sumthing to get the iMac..(it's expensive ya know?!!?!!?)
then i considered a customized desktop...
saw my younger bro's one...not too shabby, in fact...it's kinda cool....and now that i've already gotten myself a 23" monitor......it'd go to waste if i bought the iMAC...

So....my budget for the customized desktop is RM2K++ (max approximately RM2500)
and the imac? well...it's gonna cost me close to RM7K after adding the specs....

What's your say?
Advices anyone?

Listening to : Arashi - Kotoba Yori mo Taisetsu na
Mood : *pulls hair out*