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linglingface

linglingface

ECCC this weekend! Who all is going?
I need help deciding on nail art! I was debating between boring black french tips for Amber and changing them purple for Tink, or comic themed nails. I want to do some nail art since it has been a while but now I need ideas asap!!
I know for sure...
Capt. America shield
Spidey spider
Wonder Woman W
Green Lantern lantern
Someone suggested Hit Girl but not sure what to do to represent her character...
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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Do the whole lantern spectrum!

Okay, real suggestions: Legion of Superheroes flight ring insignia, Superman's S-shield, Bat symbol, X-men logo, Watchmen smiley face, Fantasic Four symbol, Punisher skull, Phoenix's firebird, Hawkman's logo.

Are you just looking for comic book suggestions? Doing Pac-Man chasing after ghosts would be awesome.
 
linglingface

linglingface

Love these ideas! :D I want to do the Watchmen smiley but I'm also saving a nail for "The Guild" and their smiley shield. Hrmmmm decisions, decisions...

I can save Pacman for PAX later this year. I'm afraid I'll end up with too many ideas with just comics alone. I super love the lantern spectrum idea. I'll keep that in mind for another time too! More ideas please~!
 
linglingface

linglingface


Progress shots from yesterday. The top fits a little better now and the lacing is allll finished. FINALLY! Also trimmed the ends up a bit since most were still taped and long. Used some glue to stop the fraying since I didn't finish any seams on anything (golly I want a serger SO bad...) I'm a little sad that I didn't get to finish TInkerbollywood but it gives me a little extra time to pack and do my nails. :)

Now all I'm worried about is makeup. I pretty much makeup challenged. I don't own any foundation and only wear makeup for costumes and on the rare occasion that I go to a party with friends who want to dress up. I have a little bit of powder and some crappy black eyeshadow. Played with fake lashes a little yesterday (wearing them in the photo) and I still am awful with mascara. :p The eyeshadow ended up leaving a little ring under my eye... gotta figure out how to use it properly!
 
linglingface

linglingface

Met Felicia Day & Amy Okuda today and as soon as I got up to the booth, Felicia told me I'm the best Tink she'd seen and that my costume looked better than the original! :) Amy told me I looked more like Tink than she did and even tweeted a pic! I didn't even get a chance to be much of a fangirl myself because the two of them were so excited. ECCC, I <3 you.
 
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Chibibar

Project Akon - we are working there (wife and I) costume - undecided.
 
linglingface

linglingface

As promised... ECCC nails! :)
I was smart with my nail art this time around and saved the complicated designs for my left hand! :D This is the really easy hand to figure out.


Also easy but not AS easy as the left hand. The thumb is "The Guild" btw. Had to reserve a nail for Felicia and Amy. ...and totally forget to show them... blah.

While doing this, I realized I could've done a hand with all lightning bolts. There's too many!
 
linglingface

linglingface

I got a surprising amount of compliments on them! I was really surprised... nail art tends to go mostly unnoticed but people took pics and a lot of the artists wanted to get a closer look. :)
 
Cajungal

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Nice pictures! I love those nails. How long did it take? You know, the fella has been wanting us to cosplay since we first started going out, but money/time have always been issues. Plus I'm surprisingly shy about it. Perhaps I can look to you for courage.
 
linglingface

linglingface

Do it! It's really fun and it's not awkward having people ask for photos. I thought it would be when I started but everyone is just friendly at conventions so it's a good time. :)
The nails took me longer than it should've taken... I forgot the thin paintbrush I usually use so I ended up cutting up a makeup brush I had which worked alright. Probably took me about an hour and a half? I never check the time when I do my nails, I just sit and watch TV and sleep directly after so that they have lots of time to dry completely. :p
 
linglingface

linglingface

I found a Hylian! :D

Hylian by lady_mei, on Flickr
Forgot to take a photo with him. :(

A couple photos from ECCC (full set here):

Wraith by lady_mei, on Flickr

ADORABLE!

Wonder Girl by lady_mei, on Flickr
ECCC 2011 by lady_mei, on Flickr

I has a Sweet Pea and Baby Doll!

Sucker Punch! by lady_mei, on Flickr


ECCC 2011 by lady_mei, on Flickr

My favorite photo from ECCC weekend!

PEDOBEAR! by lady_mei, on Flickr
My friend had a dream Saturday night that Pedobear was after him. We were checking out Sunday, stepped outside, and Pedobear was right there! Not the full body suit though, he just had on the head and hands. A clever disguise. :)


ECCC 2011 by lady_mei, on Flickr

The Seattle Superheroes!

Seattle Superheroes by lady_mei, on Flickr

Best. Loot. Ever. Mustache Monocles FTW!

Mustache Monocle FTW by lady_mei, on Flickr

Also, I would like to figure out how I made this face so I can do it again.

ECCC 2011 by lady_mei, on Flickr
 
linglingface

linglingface

Night Zero is one of my favorite booths. It's a photo comic book (from Seattle! <3) about a zombie apocalypse. At their booth, you take pictures with guns (like you're the last survivor(s)) and they post them all on their Flickr later on. You can take photos with them as many times as you want, too!
This year's ECCC:



ECCC last year:
 
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