DGM Photoshoot

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

I had two mini photoshoots with epiic who did a marvelous job of... well... everything... and I thought I'd share.

The Cloud Nine pictures are meant to show the emotion of what she felt when discovering her students had been killed; the Lenalee pictures started as a joke as a certain someone whose name is definitely not lazyartistgirl requested I borrow her Lenalee cosplay when she did Allen. However... we had a better idea and well, let's say this is the creepiest Bak you'll see.

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[mittens-220.livejournal.com]

The Klaud ones are nice! The darkness makes the atmosphere better as well.

The Bak ones are funny! I imagine someone found out what he was doing in the last picture.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much. And aha, yes, indeed. Literally. It was lulz.

[mizuaoi.livejournal.com]

wow I am really impressed with the Klaud scarring makeup its beautiful and realisitic. kudos for pulling off that shot, there is alot of emotion on her face.

Bak makes me lol :3

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I actually didn't care for the scars as much this time; we were running late so we did them out of wax instead of latex. And thanks. It's so interesting cosplaying her because I have a huge mancrush on her she's a character who's stoic generally, and if there's emotion it needs to be subtle.

Bak is win.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the makeup compliment. I'm the person responsible. Don't know why animalboything is making excuses about running out of time when we hadn't and the wax was planned but I do agree it could have been better. I'm still trying new things with wax so I can handle it better... definitely not the easiest product to work with.

Again thanks for the compliment. It means a lot.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Maybe because we discussed this before about using Latex because, to quote you, "the wax won't look as good." Also considering the running out of time, we really did--there were only thirty minutes.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Actually it was quite the opposite and I had told you I had planned to use the wax a good couple weeks before Otakon. I had planned to sculpt it ahead of time but then ended up not having the time to thus sculpting it straight on your face. It wasn't going to look as good as it could have if I had pre-sculpted it.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

No, we said before latex prosthetic to make a few weeks before considering it'd be more realistic, in your words and according to your panel, plus my hating wax, and again I still consider thirty-minutes to be a rushed job.

You'll improve, and it sounds like you got into that SFX school so let's leave it like this.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Not possible because trying to make a scar that detailed out of a latex prosthetic I would have had to make a mold of that area of your face and I didn't have the materials for that until right before Otakon so it wouldn't have been discussed.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

And you said with your kit that we could do that easily. You probably forgot.

This conversation ends. This is highly inappropriate for a public forum.

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[dgraymanmods.livejournal.com]

Freezing this thread to prevent drama. Play nice, kids. Any issues that you have with one another can be dealt with privately. Thank you.

[sailormac.livejournal.com]

The pictures are all gorgeous, the Klaud ones are beautifully moody and the Bak ones are HILARIOUS.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot! Hee. ^^ It's good to see you cosplaying too!

[mrpanadabear.livejournal.com]

The makeup for Klaud is gorgeous.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks muuuuuchly. :)

[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. I'm the makeup artist. You can see more of my work at www.dnmakeup.webs.com

[sinistersundown.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous job on Cloud, the lighting is really haunting.

Also? Bak-cosplayer? Consider yourself stalked *_____* A friend of mine was Link at Otakon and you're in a few of her shots. Seriously, you are an adorable Bak. *____* ♥♥

[lazyartistgirl.livejournal.com]

Lol, yay, stalkage XD C: Ooh, really~? Which Link was she? I think I may have a few photos with her in it as well :P Thank you very much! ^^ <3

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I absolutely love Cloud and have such a ridiculous mancrush on her it's ... well... ridiculous. lol.

[doggiedynasty.livejournal.com]

Haha, Bak and Skirt shots eh?

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Oh yeeeeeah.

[fantasia0829.livejournal.com]

The makeup for Klaud was great. :D

And Komui should so find out what Bak did. XDD

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Oh, trust me, Komui did find out. >)

And thank you so much!

[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the makeup compliment. I greatly appreciate as I'm the makeup artist responsible.

[iris-irin3.livejournal.com]

Bak!! XD
The Klaud pics are great!

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D

[lazyartistgirl.livejournal.com]

Really nice Klaud pictures~ :)

OH MY, WHO IS THAT BAK? SUCH A SEXY BEAST *SHOT DED* I'm not that creepy looking... I think. :B

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

I think with the light it made the whites in your eye really stand out, adding to the creepiness. I'm glad I had the idea to do the shot. Thanks for lending me your cosplay; I actually had fun with it.

[danybel.livejournal.com]

Kloud looks WOW

and Bak was lols XDD

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks a million.

[aruka-san.livejournal.com]

Bak made me shat brix. XD

He just came out of nowhere with that face... Oh gawd the lulz! XD

Amazing photos, by the way. :3

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thanks a ton. :)

[aruka-san.livejournal.com]

Not a problem, dear ~

[ladyxnoxluck.livejournal.com]

The Cloud is AMAZING. I would love to know how you did the make-up. Lenalee and Bak aren't bad either; the situations are funny and somehow utterly... Cannon <3

I think Kanda's chest-binding needs work. In my experience I've found it's best to start at the top of the chest, under the armpits- as high as possible. This prevents any bulging (I know in this case it would cover part of the tattoo, but if the assumption is he's bandaged to cover wounds [or something similar, since we all know Kanda doesn't keep] it could work). After one or two layers on top, I find that immediately moving on to the bottom of the breasts for a few more layers before finishing in the middle helps keep everything restrained and even more square looking- like pecs. Keeping the binding as flat as possible is also really helpful.

Anyways, that's just my little criticque/attempt at helping. Feel free to disregard xD

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Hey, I was the Cloud and Lenalee. The make up... honestly, I was really disappointed with it and it was a very sloppy, last minute job with wax, which peels horribly. Next time, with a different situation sans drama, latex will be used and sculpted, and, in turn, look much better. The situations with Lenalee and Bak were fun; I really wanted something that was canon but a lot darker than anything they'd show in DGM. Our photographer really helped with that.

I think the Kanda's cosplay was done really last minute, but I'm not certain. I only see and talk to her once a year at Otakon, that's it pretty much. I'd actually think that the tape/open-chest binding technique would work better in this case, the binding reinforced.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Er, and thank you! Sorry, I realize I didn't post that. :)

[ladyxnoxluck.livejournal.com]

Wax? Yeah, I can imagine that'd peel pretty badly. Where can you buy latex for that purpose, and what do you use to attach it to the face?
You certainly did a good job with that; the angles for the shots are really nice too.

Ah, okay. Could you explain that technique to me, if it's not too much trouble? I've never heard of it. (Sorry for all the questions ^^; )

XD You're welcome.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

I had help doing the SFX because it's easier with a second hand but know how to do it on my own (just easier on another person than yourself, and I've done it on other people).

You get liquid latex, which will stick to your skin though you need several layers of it, a sealer, and sometimes a little spirit gum underneath to hold it in place (be careful on the cheeks; they burn). Slowly, you layer the latex, and use bits of tissue or toilet paper rolled up to make ridges, also a toothpick is great for shaping it, as is a small scissor to make the wounds open. A bruise wheel is then used for the right shading. There are some pretty good tutorials for the Ben Nye products, which I like best.

And no worries. :) Thanks again.

[ladyxnoxluck.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay! Sounds pretty easy, actually. Thanks for the info <3!

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Edited: I realize the post I made came across as sounding wanky as yumikoryuu and I are no longer friends nor business acquaintances. She's starting a business that you can find out about in one of the hijacked comments left here.

[ladyxnoxluck.livejournal.com]

Okay o-o; I didn't mean to be the spark for so much drama.

[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Not at all. I'm not going to say more here, though.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the makeup compliment as I'm the makeup artist responsible. As animalboything mentioned, it was constructed out of Ben Nye Nose & Scar Wax with a spirit gum base to help the wax stick, and then sculpted with clay tools. What I don't understand is her claim of it peeling considering I have done a lot of wax open wounds on myself and as long you aren't rough with it the material should stick fine... even better than latex in some cases. The other thing about wax is that it is easier to build up for the thicker scars because latex tends to need a lot of layers plus cotton to give it depth as well as latex is not as easy to sculpt. The other issue with latex is if you have an allergic reaction to it. ALWAYS check out the latex on the back of your hand for 5 minutes to make sure you don't have an adverse reaction. Peeling latex off to find a nasty rash is never fun... especially on your face.

BUT I will say that if you are doing it on yourself latex is MUCH easier to handle in the mirror and so is also quicker.

As for her claim of it being a last minute wax job, that is incorrect considering it was planned and not rushed at all. It could have been better, yes. I am still playing around with wax to learn how to sculpt it better.

Oh... and you do NOT need a bruise wheel for it at all. None of the colors in there are going to be what you need. What you DO need is a foundation a shade or two lighter than your normal shade, a shadow, and a highlight. That's it. Scars are your heeled flesh so unless they are brand new (in which they would be a light reddish tone) you just need skin tone paints.

Oh yeah! You also will want Ben Nye sealant spray. It helps the makeup against humidity, sweat, etc.

If you would like to see more of my work my website is www.dnmakeup.webs.com which also has my contact information.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

Thirty minutes before a photoshoot is rushed.

I'd prefer you not hijack comments on this thread considering our business negotiations and friendship is over.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have had to say anything if you had given me the credit for the makeup instead of just saying thank you and acting like you did it yourself.

Credit goes where credit is due.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

I never said I did the make up. I said in all the comments that I had help and someone else did it. To be honest, I didn't want to mention your name because I'm furious with you and I didn't want that emotion to come across in this LJ post because I want to avoid wank and that would affect your business negatively. That was one of my efforts in being fair and kind.

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[yumikoryuu.livejournal.com]

No... you said "thank you" to all of them and you didn't mention you had help at all until the 5:48pm post and you edited the 8:09pm post so I have no clue what that one said considering I was posting my comment to her.

You're not fair and kind. I didn't charge you for the makeup even through all the drama and you completely left the credit out that I did the makeup.

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[animalboything.livejournal.com]

I don't want to discuss the drama, which was never my fault and everyone agrees on that, and this isn't a place for it either. We had a deal with the make up, because of your portfolio. Finances even out.

The comment was edited because I didn't want it to come across as wankish. I don't want to discuss this anymore with you, and this is inappropriate to bring up here in the first place.

Mods, sorry for this. It should be the last comment here.

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[dgraymanmods.livejournal.com]

Same goes here.