So I have just finished Shiro's crown, of course it could have a few more tweaks, but the main idea and the main look are done. So, as I promised, here are the instructions on how to make this lovely cosplay item~ doesn't even have to be cosplay, can just sit there or you could wear it to a party!
First off, here is what you'll need:
So, here is the method~
First off, I drew diamonds with diamonds on them, that's very confusing but you'll understand with the next picture. I don't have any actual measurements because I traced the first diamond shape from a prototype I had, so as long as you don't make them huge, it should be fine.
See the above diamond on diamond shape? You'll need to make 6 of those, feel free to place the cut out shape on the other foam to make them all the same shape.
Next, you'll be making the little gems that go on the sides of the crown, they're pretty simple to make, just draw a little diamond and then another one that is way tinier than the other diamond. Make 6 of the large diamonds and 2 of the smaller diamonds.
Then draw on a pattern like the one above, this is like a painting guideline.
This is optional but pretty helpful, on the back you may write which colours these pieces are going to be. B is blue, P is purple, G is green and the 2 tiny diamonds will be silver.
Paint them like this, the left sides are lighter, but still different shades and the right sides are darker, still both different shades. The middle diamond should be the original colour of the paint, green is probably the best example of this.
The top left square is the lightest, the one below is is second lightest, the middle is the original colour, the top right is slighter darker than the original and then the bottom right is the darkest. This way it looks, well, cuter and more cartoon-like, it also gives the diamond depth and shaping.
Now, set them aside to dry and start painting the actual crown pieces. You should need gold and yellow paint for this, make them into a nice mix. The end result should look almost mustard.
If you want to tweak the colour, that's fine too.
Also remember to paint the sides of the diamonds!
Now, leave them to dry, too. Later, you can paint the other side or add a few more coats on, just so it looks its best. Grab your lil diamonds and apply some clear nail polish to them, this will give them more of a shine and make them prettier~
Now that you have applied the coat of nail polish (one is probably enough, unless you want more), set them aside to dry, which should be quick, and start lining up the crown pieces.
In the above picture, the order of the gems are blue, purple, purple surrounded by silver, purple, blue, green.
Anyway, line the pieces up like above and then continue to tape them together, you may need a few layers of tape, and even the PVA glue (the glue isn't just for attaching the diamonds on~) to keep all the pieces together.
Sticky tape them all like the above picture. I used packing tape because it was probably better than masking tape, so if you can, please try to get packing tape, it is way stronger than normal tape.
After you have taped them all together and applied some glue in the cracks (not really cracks, just places where nothing is, most likely between the pieces, you'll find this when you fold around the pieces to make the crown shape) leave the crown to dry, yet again, because of the glue. I left mine to dry for a few hours but in the morning anyway, it was perfectly dry.
This should be your end result! If you enjoyed this or have any questions or just anything to say, feel free to share and comment, and if you have any suggestions for new things to do, feel free to suggest~ Have a good day~
First off, here is what you'll need:
- A medium square of foam (I bought mine from a store called Daiso, it was very cheap~)
- Paintbrushes (probably a medium and a small)
- Paint (gold, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white and silver)
- Ruler (30cm is recommended)
- Pencil
- Scissors
- PVA glue
- Newspapers (to put under the painting area, silly)
- Tape (packing tape is recommended)
So, here is the method~
First off, I drew diamonds with diamonds on them, that's very confusing but you'll understand with the next picture. I don't have any actual measurements because I traced the first diamond shape from a prototype I had, so as long as you don't make them huge, it should be fine.
See the above diamond on diamond shape? You'll need to make 6 of those, feel free to place the cut out shape on the other foam to make them all the same shape.
Next, you'll be making the little gems that go on the sides of the crown, they're pretty simple to make, just draw a little diamond and then another one that is way tinier than the other diamond. Make 6 of the large diamonds and 2 of the smaller diamonds.
Then draw on a pattern like the one above, this is like a painting guideline.
This is optional but pretty helpful, on the back you may write which colours these pieces are going to be. B is blue, P is purple, G is green and the 2 tiny diamonds will be silver.
Paint them like this, the left sides are lighter, but still different shades and the right sides are darker, still both different shades. The middle diamond should be the original colour of the paint, green is probably the best example of this.
The top left square is the lightest, the one below is is second lightest, the middle is the original colour, the top right is slighter darker than the original and then the bottom right is the darkest. This way it looks, well, cuter and more cartoon-like, it also gives the diamond depth and shaping.
Now, set them aside to dry and start painting the actual crown pieces. You should need gold and yellow paint for this, make them into a nice mix. The end result should look almost mustard.
If you want to tweak the colour, that's fine too.
Also remember to paint the sides of the diamonds!
Now, leave them to dry, too. Later, you can paint the other side or add a few more coats on, just so it looks its best. Grab your lil diamonds and apply some clear nail polish to them, this will give them more of a shine and make them prettier~
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| This is the original shine, almost matte. |
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| This is the shiny version! Very pretty~ |
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| Don't mind why it is pink, this was an early picture of the pieces. Line them up like this~ |
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| Again, early picture, but later, put the gems on like this. |
Anyway, line the pieces up like above and then continue to tape them together, you may need a few layers of tape, and even the PVA glue (the glue isn't just for attaching the diamonds on~) to keep all the pieces together.
After you have taped them all together and applied some glue in the cracks (not really cracks, just places where nothing is, most likely between the pieces, you'll find this when you fold around the pieces to make the crown shape) leave the crown to dry, yet again, because of the glue. I left mine to dry for a few hours but in the morning anyway, it was perfectly dry.
This should be your end result! If you enjoyed this or have any questions or just anything to say, feel free to share and comment, and if you have any suggestions for new things to do, feel free to suggest~ Have a good day~
Thank you so so much!
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