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Baby trying to eat hard food for the first time. Listen to his determination!!

drawing homestuck again for the sole reason of a really appropriate photoset

dude just CAN’T take a goshdarn selfie uninterrupted #homestuck #davejade #homestuckcosplay #davestrider

Dave is violasarecool, Jade is me, filmed by nutinc!!

for you and the squad

this is a canon undertale moment and it’s SO unappreciated pls 

endgame shenanigans??

OMG

Mettaton Live

Full Video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A7cKKZsxG18

IM

Arasol:

Erisol:

Aerosol:

Know the difference.

it really annoys me when people draw Tavros with robot legs starting at his thighs and not his hips.

but i aint gonna tell y’all how to live.

Baby trying to eat hard food for the first time. Listen to his determination!!

“ummmmm ur bra strap is showing :/ ”

Omg

draw the squad as the draw squad

how do i style aradia's wig?

First off, here is my tutorial on how to style wigs in general. 

As this artist describes in THEIR headcanon, her hair is parted and layered. The tips seem to flips up except around her face where they lay flat and flip slightly inward toward her chin. So, in that case, if you check out my tutorial or find one online you may need to layer your wig if you’d like. I am cosplaying aradia and my wig is simply long and slightly wavey with bangs parted down the middle and ends flipped up. It looks just fine!

So if you’re looking for steps, I’ll sum it up here:

1: Layer wig (of not already layered or optional step)

2: make it wavey (some ways to do this are: braid it and lightly spray it with hair spray then undo braids, curl it with a curling iron if the wig is heat resistant then straighten it lightly to keep only the wave, curl it around finger, spray with hair spray)

3: Flip up ends (ways to do this: Curl only the ends with curling iron, curl only ends with finger wrapped around it, spray with hair spray)

4: Spray entire things lightly with hair spray to keep it’s shape.

5: Applaud all your hard work :33

That’s pretty much that basics of it. Good luck, friend!

~Fangy

Somebody asked:

Do you know why you have to seal your face paint makeup? I’m a bit confused why you need to.

Here’s why.

Super long Wig Buying and Styling Master Guide For All Your Cosplay Needs

Wigs can make or break a cosplay, seriously. If you’re going to invest in one expensive thing for a cosplay, let it be the wig.

Sure you can get a cheap wig from party city, but trust me, you’ll regret it. Cheap wigs are impossible to style, the skeleton shows through, and the hair falls out like crazy. When buying a wig look for a heat resistant and skin top wig. Special parts and pulled back hair calls for special wigs such as lace front and lace top.

I’ve had people ask me about using their own hair instead of a wig. I do not recommend this at all, unless your hair is just like the character’s. Anime characters are extremely stylized, and over the top. Natural hair typically does not stand out enough to look that great for cosplay. It’s also a pain to have to style your hair each time you want to cosplay, and making sure it’s the right length.

I advise getting a wig if your character has: 

Any unnatural colored hair. It’s a PAIN to dye your hair a super bright color and keep up with it long term, and it will usually not look as good as a wig.

Any spiked or weird crazy style. Natural hair is usually not full enough to make spikes work well.

Jet black hair. Even most people with “black hair” actually have dark brown hair. A black wig will usually look more rich

There are exceptions to all of these, of course! 

Real hair is usually better if your character has:

A natural color that is close to your own hair including: blonde, brown, and red. If you’re dirty blond but your character is platinum blond, don’t sweat it unless you’re really concerned about accuracy

A length that can be easily maintained. I do NOT recommend cutting your hair in a weird way for a character unless you KNOW you want that cut every single day of your life for a while

All of things above plus a crazy part like a zig-zag part or pig tails. Zig Zag parts or ponytails/pig tails take a LOT of work and extra money to do to a wig. 

A good example: I have waist length long brown hair and am cosplaying Painwheel. She has a zig zag part and a bun with a big hair loopy in the back. My hair is long enough to form the loop, and all I have to do is buy a clip-on bun and I’m set. If I wanted a wig like this, I would have to buy an EXPENSIVE full lace wig. Using my real hair is the best choice in this case

Where to buy: Note, all of the sellers I list only sell heat-resistant wigs

Arda wigs is my new favorite. All of the wigs are very full, and use the same, incredibly realistic fibers. Their lace fronts are absolutely fantastic. 

Lucaille has an AMAZING selection. They have the biggest character-specific selection I have ever seen. They all look very accurate, and are extremely cheap. They also have some nice fashion/lolita cosplay wigs. 

Epic Cosplay Wigs has a very large selection, and they are recommended by lots of professionals. They are very soft and good quality with minimum sheen. 

Insomnium wigs is great! 

Amphigory has a HUGE selection of wigs and extensions

The Five Wits has great character-specific wigs

ebay user Agree518’s Fashion-Cosplay-Wigs shop has a humongous selection of wigs. I have been buying from them for years, and am happy with all of the wigs I bought. However, they aren’t all made the same and some of them are much thinner and courser than others. None of them are going to be super-fantastic quality like Arda and Insomnium.

AnimeStuffStore on ebay has a great Cosplay wig section

Cosplay Wigs USA has some unique styles

Matchwigs are alright, but be warned: they all are VERY full and look a bit too poofy and unnatural. Good for super styled spikes. 

Cosplay.com Shopping I’ve heard mixed reviews about, though I’ve never bought wigs from them.

I Kick Shins is great for extensions and styling supplies. I bought lots of human hair wefts from them and they’re absolutely gorgeous, and cheap!

Petting Zoo Wigs has extentions

Doctored Locks has extentions

Milanoo gets a lot of mixed reveiws since, unlike the other sites I have listed, their wigs come from many different sellers. I would stay away from them.

God Save The Queen does custom wig commissions

Here is my masterpost on what wigs to buy for every single Homestuck character

Styling:

- Products:

A Styrofoam mannequin head is essential for wig styling. They are $5 at hobby lobby.

Hair wax to style bangs, spikes, and to tease hair.

Spiking glue to style spikes

Many people say not to use gel in wigs. While I somewhat agree since gel will cake the fibers together and make them extremely stiff and shiny, it is necessary in some cases. I used gel to smooth down and solidify my Elsa braid. Otherwise, it kept coming out because it was so full. Gel is good to use on the end of super styled spikes to keep the fibers together. Gel is not good if you’re trying to make semi-realistic spikes. 

Hairspray to hold the wig’s shape. I recommend freeze spray for holding spikes and special curls

Wide tooth comb to comb the wig. Never use a comb for curls, use your fingers to lightly brush it

Rat comb is used to back-comb wigs for volume, or spikes

Blow dryer for styling curles

Never use hair straighteners or curling irons

Sewing shears are my personal preference for cutting wigs. Many people say not to do this because they’re so sharp, and can leave edges too perfect. I just know how to work them. It really depends on your methods of style. If you want good hair thinning shears, here are some. Don’t use the scissors you use for wig cutting on anything else, and especially not paper

Foam curlers work best for curling wigs

-Layering:

Layering a wig

Wig styling/layering part 1, part 2

-Cutting Bangs:

Comb the desired amount of bangs that you want to cut to the front. Divide the hair into several sections Pinch each section of hair and always cut longer than you need. If you’re using a razor use an up and down motion if it doesn’t cut through all at once. Do not use a sawing motion.  If you’re using scissors (sewing shears), than cut with the scissors at an angle so that the edges are not too sharp

Cutting bangs

Cutting bangs 2

How to cut thick bangs

Fluffy Bangs

Fluffy Bangs 2

Super anime gravity defying bangs 

Cutting simple bangs

please for the love of god do not do this!!!

-Styling Spikes:

Spikes (roxas)

Spikes 2 (L)

Spikes 3

Long, thin spikes (Dark Mousy)

Perfect, stiff, authentic spikes (cloud)

Huge, gravity defying spikes (jinx, from teen titans)

Building a spiked wig with a foam base (Yugi Moto)

- Curling: 

The best way to curl a wig! (In my opinion)

General how to curl 

General How to curl 2

Curling huge drill spirals

Curling huge drill spirals 2

Curling huge drill spirals 3

Pincurls

using hot water to curl

-Straightening:

Never use a straightening iron

How to straighten 1

How to straighten 2

Straightening a spiky wig

-Teasing: 

Teasing a wig to make it look fuller

Adding volume: Video tutorial

Style a beehive

-Dying: 

There is no way to lighten a wig with die if it’s too dark. The only method is leaving it out in the sun, but be careful because this is inconsistant and could create streaks, or gradients

Do not use colored hairspray to try to dye a wig. Don’t use colored hairspray to dye your hair as a substitute for a wig. DON’T EVER USE COLORED HAIRSPRAY

Use Actual wig dying ink, or FW ink (video tutorial)

dying with polyester fabric dye

dying with (very cheap) rit fabric dye

You can make your own wig dye

You can use acrylic ink (tutorial)

Or you can die your wig with sharpie

Painting designs on a wig

You can sometimes remove wig die, but it doesn’t always work depending on what ink you use. Put the wig in a ziplock bag filled with rubbing alcohol and squish and shake it well, then rinse. You only need to let it sit in the alcohol for a few seconds; the die should come right off. Just make sure it gets everywhere. If the die doesn’t come out completely, let the wig air dry and repeat the process

Wig dye does not work well on Elora fiber, but the only Elora fiber I’ve seen is the New Look line so it’s not a big worry

Special Styles:

-Cowlick/hairlines:

Cowlick

Ahoge

Easy widow’s peak (or any) hairline

Cowlick/widow’s peak part 1, part 2 (same method)

-Lace Front Wigs: 

I buy all of mine from Arda wigs. They’re cheap for lace fronts and VERY good quality. Extremely thick and sturdy with very realistic fibers. 

IMPORTANT! You must watch this if you buy one: Putting on a lace front

I used spirit gum first, but it was a pain and leaves yellow scum on the wig. Very hard to clean off. I advise using lace front tape. Arda wigs supplies it, but it’s usually out of stock. You can get them very cheap on ebay. 

Wig ventelating (GREAT video tutorial!)

Wig ventelating 2

Arda wigs also sells ventilating needles + holder, but they are often out of stock

This ebay seller has cheap wig ventilating needles + holder in 4 different sizes. (They also just needles)

Fx Supply sells ventilating needles (holder sold separately)

If you’re making your own lace front, Hugo Royer and Atelier Bassi sell super fine swiss lace

-Ponytails/buns/parts:

Criss-Cross part

Easy ponytail

high ponytail

high ponytail 2 (click on the “newer” thumbnails to the right of the picture to go through the tutorial)

huge ponytail 

parting for pigtails

Low no-weft pigtails

Bun/Odango 1

Bun/Odango 2 (click the “newer” pictures at the right to continure tutorial)

Spiral Bun

Stubbing a wig for buns

Simple, three-strand braid

-Wig wefting:

Making wefts

Making wefts 2

Sewing wefts into a wig

Sewing wefts into a wig 2

sewing wefts 3 (Video tutorial)

Making “new sew” wefts

Sewing in wefts

Sewing hair into a wig

Adding hair to a wig (alternative method)

Putting two wigs together

Putting two wigs together 2 (Nia- Gurren Lagann)

-Character Styles (some of the tutorials above are for specific characters too):

Two-toned wig (for Lolita style, Stocking… etc)

Candy roll forelocks (Zelda)

Yugi Moto

Cloud

Toph

Hozuki and Bonbori

Bobby pin-free stylized flips/curls (My Roxy Lalonde tutorial)

Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon

Chibimoon: Sailor Moon

Sasuke

Yuna Hair tail

Saber

Rapunzel

Rapunzel 2

Rapunzel 3

Merida (Brave)

Half wig/mohawks (marceline, Tavors, etc…)

Jessie (pokemon)

Geisha

Making your own wig from scratch:

Make your own wig (Yoruichi)

Making your own wig 2  (Shania)

Phoenix wright wig (a not-so-traditional method) (could work well for Yugi Moto)

Wearing:  

Putting on the wig

Always wear a wig cap. It prevents ichyness, and will keep your wig from sliding around. Even if you have short hair, wear it

Pin your wig to your hair/wig cap with bobby pins

If you have long hair, than use this method to pin your hair up. I use it every time, and if I don’t, my wig slides down with wear

wearing a lace front wig

Wig Care:

-Brushing: 

Only brush straight hair with a wide-tooth comb. Brush the tips first, then move up to the top of the wig

Do not use a comb to brush curls, use your fingers gently

If your curly wig has a straight top, or straight bangs, you can use a brush to comb the straight parts. 

-Washing and detangling:

About Washing Synthetic and Human hair

Washing and detangling (works for detangling curls too)

Washing and storing

washing video tutorial

-Detangling (also, see above in washing and detangling):

Detangling with silicone spray

Homemade wig detangler

Detangling a long wig

detangling a curly wig

Detangling and preventing further tangling in a long wig

Detangling video tutorail

De-frizzing a wig

De-frizzing a wig 2

This is a WONDERFUL METHOD to salvage a ruined wig. You can use it on cheap wigs to take out the shininess, or on seriously damaged/tangled wigs. 

This is the same method, only shown with an extremely long wig

-Storing:

I keep my most styled wigs pinned to a few styrofoam mannequin heads, this way all my hard work is not ruined by storage.

You can keep wigs with minimal styling in their original plastic bags. For spiky/teased wigs, I keep them turned inside-out in the bags. This way they don’t flatten.

If you have a huge wig collection and no space to store them (like me), I would advise getting a shoe hanger rack :)

Note: Synthetic Vs. Human hair wigs:

Synthetic hair will hold its original style, even if it gets rained on or dunked in cold water

it is easy to take care of and maintain

It is significantly cheaper than human hair wigs

they come in a variety of colors

it is really difficult to tell the difference

It cannot be styled in the same way as human hair

Human Hair can by easily styled with anything

they can be dyed and bleached

they have to be re-styled much more

they are extremely expensive

available in a limited range of colors

More references:

-my FAQ (mostly for homestuck cosplay help, also a bit of bellydance)

-This is a HUGE glossary of terms and definitions all about wigs. It’s very informative, and I advise looking it over!

-cosplaytutorial: a wonderful master list of many many cosplay tutorials. 

-cosplay.com’s FAQ. 

-Godsavethequeen’s cosplay tutorials

-cosplayresources, a good cosplay help blog

-an SFX makeup masterpost

-a great sewing tutorial site

-my “Where to Buy Wigs For Every Single Homestuck Character“ master list

-homestuckcosplayhelp, a great blog that is my go-to when starting a new homestuck cosplay

 Whew! Glad that’s finally done. It only took me three months…

Okay, So recently, I’ve been checking out Tumblr and Deviant Art in search or quality example fantrolls of which to follow by example, and which not to. If you are trying to make a quality fantroll, You should definitely read this post, because it can help you in the long run.

What is a Fantroll?

A fantroll is a fan inspired original creation by you or anyone else belonging to the Homestuck fandom. If you have not read Homestuck, but are curious about creating a fantroll, Please visit Ms Paint Adventures and read the comic for yourself. DO NOT SKIP ANY ACTS. DO NOT SKIP TO ACT 5, BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO TAKE IN AT ONCE, AND ITS BEST ADVISED ANYWAYS JUST TO READ IT AND ENJOY IT FROM THE BEGINNING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. The fandom would greatly appreciate it, and it would make the creator of the comic, Andrew Hussie, very pleased.

      2.  What is a Troll?

Trolls are the native species of Alien which are native to a planet called Alternia. They are complex humanoid creatures with grey skin, yellow scleras, differently colored blood to show the level of peasantry, mutantry or royalty, matching iris color that the same as the blood color, humanoid ears or fish fins on the face, yellow to red colored horns on the peaks of the skull, and white (mostly sharp canine like) teeth. For a good example, here are 2 different examples of trolls:

Here we see two fine examples of canon trolls. One is a Royal blooded female seadwelling troll (note the ear fins on the sides of her face) and the other is a Lowblooded (Peasant) male troll with a handicap. Both of these canon trolls are diverse in their own ways; The female is a bubbly sweetheart, who can show a diverse range of emotions, and can even be a bit of a bitch, and the male is a confidence lacking, paralyzed troll with a canonical love for card games and larping who doesn’t lack in attitude. Most trolls commonly wear black clothing with a symbol upon their shirt to represent them, which is the same color as their blood. Feferi (The female Royal blood) is an exception; possibly because it originates with her place of living, the ocean, where wearing more than one flashy color is more than accepted, as presented by actual fish:

(shown above are pictures of a Parrotfish and Giant Cuttlefish, which shows an excellent example of the diverse colors which appear on Feferi’s skirt and necklaces)

    3. How do I make a fantroll?

Well, Thats what I’m here for! To know the basics, check the list below:

Must follow the HSV Color system (Rainbow bloods, White bloods, and black bloods ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN TROLLIAN SOCIETY)

Must start off with a basic gender (CAN BE MALE, FEMALE, AGENDER, TRANS FEMALE TO MALE, TRANS MALE TO FEMALE, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF GENDER USED IN OUR SOCIETY)

Must be no Higher a blood than Feferi (Canonically, that is a rule that applies)

*If you are making a fantroll that is of Purple blood (I.E: Gamzee, Kurloz or GHB) They do NOT have to be Subjuggulators. If you want them to, thats fine, but over 85% of purple bloods in the fandom are Subjuggulators or Subjuggulettes.

*If you are making a fantroll that is of Jade blood (I.E: Kanaya, Porrim, or Dolorosa) They  do NOT have to be Rainbow Drinkers. If you want them to, thats fine. NOTE: It is acceptable to have Rainbow Drinkers (The Troll equivalent of a Vampire) of different bloods. I have personally asked Hussie in person, and he is alright with it.

Please, for the love of everything that is holy, DO NOT STEAL CANONICAL FANTROLL HORNS OR SYMBOLS. There are MILLIONS of other symbols available for you to use, each of them you can search for on your browser.

DO NOT RELATE YOUR TROLL TO ANY CANONICAL TROLL! This is frowned upon and laughed at in the fandom. There are thousands of available fantrolls for your troll to get in a relationship with. Your troll does exsist on the same planet as the canon trolls, though interaction between Canon and Fanon is HEAVILY FROWNED UPON. For the integrity of you and your fantroll(s), find other people with the same interests! You’ll have new friends at your side, and many wonderful fantrolls to Roleplay and fawn over.

Canonically, Trolls can dye a portion of the hair (I.E: Eridan), however, in creation of your fantroll, don’t go overboard:

THE BASICS:

Your fantroll’s creation is dependent on your interests! Like mythology? Make a fantroll based off of your favorite god, like Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Athena, or even Artemis! Like cryptozoology? Make a fantroll based off of your favorite creature, like Big foot, Nessie, The Jersey devil, Hellhounds, or whatever you please! Make something that is more to your own interests for easier creation, or get challenged and make something out of your comfort zone! The choice is yours, but for the sake of the fandom, it is wise to not make a fantroll based off of an Anime character. You can make an otaku fantroll, just don’t base them off of an actual anime/manga character.

Your fantroll’s horns and blood color can be based off of interest as well. Make sure your blood color of choice follows the HSV hemospectrum however. White bloods, Black bloods, and Rainbow bloods are not accepted. If you are indecisive of the blood color, look at the canon troll bloods: They are all relatively mildly shaded with the exception of Karkat’s bloodline. They can be a bit brighter, and even a bit darker, but almost never to the point of being white, mutated (candy), or completely black. If the blood gets closer to being a silvery tinted blood, but not white, or if it gets closer to being a blackish-murky color, that appears to be acceptable! Just be cautious!

Your Fantroll’s lusus can also correlate with what your troll is based on. Is your character based off of Cerberus? Make cerberus the lusus! Is the character based off of Poseidon? Give the fantroll Poseidon’s loyal seahorses! If you’re making a character based of something different or more challenging, search up on your search engine about unique animals and creatures that share similarities with your fantroll, or combine two or 3 animals together, and call it what ever you please.

If you are having trouble creating the fantroll, try reading up more about making one! Learn more of the basics and guidelines, and do your homework; Rome was not created in a day, so take your time. If you have trouble with inspiration, look to GOOD fantrolls that follow the guidelines! Don’t steal the fantroll, but get a good idea of what you would want to do! Still having trouble? Listen to music! Music can make your brain active and creative, which means working to complete your fantroll’s design should become easier.

Here are a few helpful links that can push you in the right direction!:

http://fuckyeahfantrolls.tumblr.com/

http://heckyeahfantrollcreation.tumblr.com/ (Not updated)

http://fantrolladvice.tumblr.com/

http://fuckyeahawesomefantrolls.tumblr.com/

http://fantrollsfordummies.tumblr.com/

http://animemarshmellow.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Make-a-decent-homestuck-troll-OC-302139512

http://ratemyfantroll.tumblr.com/

http://homestuckresources.tumblr.com/ (INCREDIBLY HELPFUL)

http://cancerously.tumblr.com/post/16497613105/prospit-and-derse-info-post-what-the-hell-is-the

http://the-fantroll-registry.tumblr.com/links

Go out, take your time, and if you’d like, feel free to spread the word and reblog this! Its taken me quite a bit of time here to get everything together and make this look decent! I can’t wait to see your creations!

Stop doing things To My heart

Do you miss Feferi?

a lot

hi eridan- there are a lot of people in this fandom who dont like you. what do you think of them?

7 % of people marry their 8th - grade love. Since you have read this, u will be told good news 2night. If you don't Send this to nine people your worst week starts now this isn't fake. Apparently, if you Send this to ten people in the next ten minutes, you will have the best day of your life tomorrow. You will either get kissed or asked out, if you brake this chain you will see a little dead girl in your room tonight

quick eridan!!! soulx is on fire!!!! do some thing!!!!

)(i and W-ELCOM-E to McGrubbles, )(ow can help you? 38D

IM SORRY. IVVE MCFALLEN.

aaaaawww, you're so cute & tiny, i could just rip out your organs and strangle myself with em ♡

chill

The Little Mermaid 1989

Oh.

Look. I'm crying

stupid boy

your story doesn’t have a happy ending

HHHHHHH

So, at the beginning of August my family went on vacation and because we love the beach where we went I decided to get my brother to take along the fancy!stuck Eridan costume I made him. I’m only getting to edit some pics now but here’s one of my favourites! Please full view this shot!

I tried to make a matching Eridan one today because I am all about FLARP Vriska and Eridan

Make way, peasants of Walmart. The prince has arrived.