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Commission: Juri Arisugawa Wigby *Antiquity-Dreams

Photography / People & Portraits / Cosplay

Oh. My. God. This. Wig.

This has, by far, been one of my biggest challenges to date. The commissioner sent me a wig she had been working on which, thank god, it was a beautiful beautiful base from Epic Wig. I wont lie, they sell some of the nicest wigs ever (they're just typically too expensive for me to buy from). Also, props to the commissioner for even attempting this challenging of a wig so bravely. Seriously, fearless.

So I clean up the wig which was a little difficult because gel can be a huge pain in the ass to get out of wigs once it's in there. But, being that this is an epic wig and the commissioner sent me the wig before she got very far, it all came out pretty well for the most part. There was just some bumpiness I couldn't seem to heat wash out of the top of the wig.

Anyway! Then I set to work on the curls.

Now... I started with the typical Big Drill Wig tutorials which include: tape, glue, wire and half your soul.

This only sort of worked.

Actually... it mostly didn't work at all because the curls kept coming undone and the look was rough at best. Not something I could be proud of even a little. About 5 curls in (and this took me weeks to do) I decided that I HAD to do something else because this just wasn't working and there was no way I could hand over a commission looking like this.

So, I went boldly in another direction; one in which I had gleaned from a blurry scan of a magazine page about princess curls. Obviously, I promised the Cosplay Gods a pint of blood if it meant that this wouldn't ruin the wig. What did I do? I used clear, fast drying, calking silicone. Seriously... imagine my trepidation.

If this had been MY wig? No worries. But this was a NICE wig from a Commissioner which meant... NO room for fatal errors.

To my surprise, it worked beautifully.

And then to my great sorrow, I realized I had to brush out the other five curls that had taken me weeks to do.

I did it and cried the whole time. On the up side, the silicone process took less time to do and I managed to get two or three curls a day done.

And in the end... this is the finished project. Please enjoy it. Please?

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~ChasingRabbits Feb 10, 2013

I have a lovely Juri costume I never wore because I could never style a wig correctly (and I can't dye my own hair orange for career reasons). The costume has sat in my closet complete for years. This wig is beautiful, truly, you have done a smashup job. This really is a challenge!

*Antiquity-Dreams Feb 12, 2013

That makes me really happy to hear. I mean, honestly, nothing is more complimentary than from serious fans of the show I'm working to recreate. ^^ <3

~ChasingRabbits Feb 13, 2013

I'm glad, this is not an easy task, and you did it so very well. You should be very proud! The owner of that wig is very lucky.

~Phantom-Shadow Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Damn, you have some crazy ass talent girl. This wig is amazing.

*Antiquity-Dreams Jan 21, 2013

D'awwwww thank you <3

~TaPandaChan Jan 19, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

That's the best Juri wig I've seen. Beautiful job!

*Antiquity-Dreams Jan 20, 2013

!!! I'm so super honored to hear that!

~freakism3 Jan 19, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

i haven't thought about this series in so long and without looking at the title of the image i knew IMMEDIATELY what character it was for.
YOU ARE AMAZING.

*Antiquity-Dreams Jan 20, 2013

Omg excellent!! I have a slight obsession with this series so when someone commissioned me, I was just like "OMG YES. WHEN CAN I START?" lol

~freakism3 Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

i completely understand!! this series aksjlasjalkf

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