tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48854990392503653902024-03-04T23:06:23.909-05:00Mel-Far SuperstarAn online sketchbook and other stuff!Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-49040135084106833052012-12-18T21:04:00.000-05:002012-12-18T21:04:34.382-05:00Winter Elk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Scanned a secret santa illustration today for someone over on deviantArt in the <a href="http://stylized-animals.deviantart.com/">Stylized-Animals</a> group. They requested an elk or a bison so I chose to draw an elk since the antlers enticed me. Here's the finished product.</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-57490169657390241372012-06-27T19:56:00.002-04:002012-06-27T22:16:25.455-04:00Veggie Trays!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Today was a busy day at work. Made a lot of veggie trays. I took some photos because I thought they were pretty :). Even at my part time job I take any excuse to be crafty that I can.</span><br />
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<br />Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-23925552571131283902012-06-09T15:59:00.001-04:002012-06-09T16:01:05.642-04:00Anime North 2012<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
So it's been a couple of weeks since Anime North, but I'm finally getting down to writing my after con report. I had a slightly different experience this year in that I focused far more on cosplay than ever before.</div>
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Friday was a bit hectic. Because of the sheer amount of pre-registrations the lineup to get in was crazy long. It was also really really hot out. Hopefully next year they increase the amount of people at the check in desk or something.</div>
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Friday I wore my King Kazma cosplay from the anime film Summer Wars. Mad props go out to Jen for taking awesome photos of my cosplay! </div>
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Friday evening was mainly walking around and exploring the con layout. Then the Nominoichi which is possibly my favourite thing to go to at AN. I bought a lot for really cheap. We actually crashed pretty late Friday after eating the usual coffee pot noodles.</div>
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Saturday I put on my Falco Lombardi cosplay, which I also wore to the masquerade. It was a new experience for me full of lots of waiting and anticipation, a quick rush, but I'm still planning to participate next year. Met lots of new people in the green room and saw some pretty amazing stuff. The caliber of costuming at AN has really picked up. Here's some photos of the costume and a couple with a Fox McCloud I ran into.</div>
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I ended up winning best Novice props in the masquerade! I'm pretty proud since I put a lot of work into my gun, holster, and reflector shield. I was in the same den as the winner of the whole competition - the Cheshire cat. Really awesome work all around.</div>
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Here's some photos I took of other cosplayers at the con, mostly from Sunday.</div>
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Good job everyone! Some great costumes this year, though not as many walking around while I was. Thanks to everyone for letting me take their photo (especially if I didn't ask due to my mask).</div>
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<br />Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-87479941737140276372012-04-16T13:49:00.000-04:002012-04-16T13:49:11.466-04:00Falco Cosplay Progress 2.0: The Sewing<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In my last post I only showed finished props, but in this everything is still in progress! I'm not a big fan of sewing, and as such almost all of this is either incomplete or needs some adjustments. The following image shows some of the other materials I have including the fabrics for Falco's scarf and mask ties, the leathery fabric I'm using for his gun holster as well as the straps, and a simple brown belt I picked up at Talize.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0vcnotVsnVXBXg9lpdALcMC_u1PnVIdTfYfSuCNwmK9Alj9J1qTlQ1Y0Odpow27Ls4strI6tUMgzkpsAfTUiUazzCPOArBlEXScF_mGbfLDsnsUoq8GATVjmHnlUCrCxX_S5h7uWQttu/s1600/Falco13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0vcnotVsnVXBXg9lpdALcMC_u1PnVIdTfYfSuCNwmK9Alj9J1qTlQ1Y0Odpow27Ls4strI6tUMgzkpsAfTUiUazzCPOArBlEXScF_mGbfLDsnsUoq8GATVjmHnlUCrCxX_S5h7uWQttu/s400/Falco13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Next up is his jacket. It's very incomplete. Still needs the collar and sleeves which involve quite a lot of pattern changes and interfacing etc. I love the white fabric. It's leather like in appearance but silky to the touch and lightweight. The lining fabric is a nice pale smooth grey, which matches the dark grey fabric I'll be putting on the front/back exterior.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWB59FjF8KtfSlIz8gm3O8OE-jOp5ZJ3ivd8oEx6YEa65U4f-7R7Elcl75wo87GFtK0Q09Z1dpaxvqYon01kDEkJJ8_QqfopWr6RlVXcwUC2Pz6wJ1yU7dKGtqpGWajSeTwuGwF-cocW9/s1600/Falco14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWB59FjF8KtfSlIz8gm3O8OE-jOp5ZJ3ivd8oEx6YEa65U4f-7R7Elcl75wo87GFtK0Q09Z1dpaxvqYon01kDEkJJ8_QqfopWr6RlVXcwUC2Pz6wJ1yU7dKGtqpGWajSeTwuGwF-cocW9/s400/Falco14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The jumpsuit is almost complete but I'm unhappy with much of it so I'll be changing a few things around. It needs some tweaking in the sides, length and so on. I do like the fabric, it changes with the light!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And I tend to sprawl with my mess when I'm working on something. This photo only shows a fraction of my mess...I'm sure it will only get worse!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LLpmQVf7YlZFbNzHUNWNpK5OanU5vd7OXKgiCvddZwn3nFrO0LvY6ff32E9fyhVcZ0bDxujLesKOmy04rkJiWWE8Lz83MIO2J2vpqFRJmGYIjnckYUbyAsDvWZSO4f1SkNvVROSts-1G/s1600/Falco16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LLpmQVf7YlZFbNzHUNWNpK5OanU5vd7OXKgiCvddZwn3nFrO0LvY6ff32E9fyhVcZ0bDxujLesKOmy04rkJiWWE8Lz83MIO2J2vpqFRJmGYIjnckYUbyAsDvWZSO4f1SkNvVROSts-1G/s400/Falco16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When my King Kazma wig arrives in the mail I'll take photos of that as well as the vest I've purchased in laziness for that cosplay! May approaches ever so quickly, wish me luck!</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-46606336933926684712012-04-09T12:36:00.000-04:002012-04-09T12:36:30.830-04:00Countdown to AN Begins!A<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">nd with that countdown comes cosplay crunch time. I've not worked on Falco in a while, but yesterday I decided to finish the reflector shield he wears. Pretty pleased with the outcome, though it is different from the original design.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I never posted the completed gun on here either, here's an image of that:</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm planning an additional cosplay for AN, King Kazma from Summer wars! Ordered a wig online for it today. Here's to hoping I can finish both of these on time! In other news, Guild Wars 2 prepurchase opens tomorrow! I'm having some issues finding an EB that knows anything about this, but hopefully tomorrow all will go well. I'm aiming for the Collector's Edition :D.</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-50856064679126453042012-02-10T01:52:00.000-05:002012-02-10T01:52:27.042-05:00Con-G Prep!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;">Con-G is just around the corner and so I've finally started working on some 'moichendize' for it. I'm a bit out of the loop as for what's popular in the anime crowd these days so I'm just focusing on the things I still like and probably always will. If anyone has suggestions that'd be great. I whipped out this HP tribute last night in the wee hours of the morning:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRjh49b_Lo_7tcIxXQhgvUl7oLegWm7asT5n9PjKJ-WpbytMcw20jPCfZg1hCpd9gTP8jaGqOChwxe6xESBVSppcGwIuNXcC0phH9FGwbkeJZMdY8oycJNEhZviWZOMr2i6HQzeVp9a5j/s1600/HPHedwig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRjh49b_Lo_7tcIxXQhgvUl7oLegWm7asT5n9PjKJ-WpbytMcw20jPCfZg1hCpd9gTP8jaGqOChwxe6xESBVSppcGwIuNXcC0phH9FGwbkeJZMdY8oycJNEhZviWZOMr2i6HQzeVp9a5j/s400/HPHedwig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"> It's a bit more realistic than I usually work, but it was a nice exercise in backgrounds/atmospheric perspective. May as well use fanart to experiment if it can't go in a portfolio :). I've also made some bookmark designs to add to the few I already had. I'm thinking of also making a few more, possibly Batman, HP, or Reboot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found Tanooki Suit Mario way too cute, so I also drew this picture of him, tempted by a mystery box.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is actually more fanart than I drew for the last convention I sold at already, but I'm hoping to get a bit more done...as well as jewellery and buttons, providing I can get the button maker to work properly!</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If anyone is going to Con-G, hopefully I'll see you there. Also if there's any interest in a particular print, I'd be happy to set one aside.</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-37352862144678339562012-01-11T02:24:00.000-05:002012-01-11T02:24:53.253-05:00Falco Cosplay Progress<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">So I've been once again struck with the inspiration that is cosplay. I'm completely obsessed with my current project, Falco Lombardi, from Star Fox fame. If you're not familiar with the Star Fox series then you've probably seen him in Smash Bros.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'm pretty satisfied with how it's turned out. I'm not too experienced with using cardboard to build things, but it seems to be fairly simple to grasp. Hopefully with a paint job it'll look even better!</div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-36347570534624604632011-12-13T18:24:00.001-05:002011-12-13T21:29:13.442-05:00Some Gods for D&D<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A while ago my boyfriend started writing up a Dungeons and Dragons campaign and I said I'd illustrate some of the gods for it. Finally I got around to finishing these two today. Hopefully there will be more to come.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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God of thunder, lightning, and festivals.</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-40849776745829624002011-10-22T19:51:00.002-04:002011-10-22T19:53:20.574-04:00Halloween just around the corner, and some art!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've been working on a costume for Halloween lately. After a little bit of thought I chose to go as Rupert the Bear. I grew up watching this show, and every so often the theme pops into my head to this day. On top of that, his outfit is rather simplistic, and stylish to boot! If you don't know who Rupert is, check out the TV intro here:</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If it still isn't ringing a bell, go watch the show, because it's great. Thus far I've finished the cowl, purchased the sweater and the pants are on their way. I think it's pretty managable before the big day :).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Other stuff in the works: </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Falco Cosplay - 5% done</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rei Ayanami Cosplay - 60% done (some alterations left and minor costume additions)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thor Cosplay - 0% planned (for the Avengers movie)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sewer Urchin (the Tick) - 0% planned (for FanExpo 2012)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
I recently purchased two new wigs for my falco and rei cosplays, can't wait to wear them to an event!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And last night I randomly got the urge to draw, so I put it to use on a contest entry for Con-G! They were looking for an image of their mascot, Kon, and I can never resist drawing a dragon. Here's both versions, with and without the logo. The winner gets a free con pass and artist alley table. As my only other selling experience was at FanExpo, I'd like to see what a smaller con is like!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've got some other art pieces in the works as well, hopefully the next couple weeks prove to be productive! </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQimv1WrtuPlm-D5bx64viRi0FG-QSquK14RAazHEquNlCiDZRpWl3ANIKoSDEhCmnwBx9O8Wf1CE4UbwYNNC3-UpVgn9XXMrxE2kEmqVOQjtjBv1izPNb_00hsTCsEzZyb4tghBb8crh/s1600/Melanie_Colley_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-85569414254819706162011-08-30T16:35:00.000-04:002011-08-30T16:35:02.410-04:00Fan Expo 2011<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Luckily I was able to make it down to FanExpo this past Sunday. It was a pretty swell time. I mainly went to get Tom Felton's autograph, but in the end got a photo op with him and also went to the Q&A. He's a pretty nice chap. I didn't take too many photos at the convention as my hands were almost always full and I spent most of the day standing in lines, but here are some of the ones I did manage to get!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Here's the cosplay I chose to wear down. I picked it simply because it's my most comfortable to walk around in. However it did prove to be quite warm when I was in the tight packed crowds. I think I may also have scared a kid or two purely by looking their way, oh and Tom Felton probably thought I was a total weirdo as well, but oh well. Gotta be yourself right? </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I really enjoy this model of Abin Sur. The Green Lantern movie was kind eeeegh, but I did feel the aliens in it looked pretty well done. Especially Sinestro, he was pro. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Couldn't resist snapping a shot of this giant Lego Hagrid. Super props go out to whoever put this together.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> I thought this costume of Hawkman was really well done. I don't particularly enjoy the character, but I can appreciate a good costume all the same. I would absolutely die to see a well done Martian Manhunter, but that'll probably never happen.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> And I had to ask this Rufio for a photo, just because, it's Rufio, and I'm pretty sure I've never seen something so cool before. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And last but not least, the swag. My lovely autograph from Tom Felton. It was really cool meeting him, unfortunately though so many people were there to see him that everything was really rushed. The photo op especially. I can't blame them really, wanting to get through everyone quicker, but I don't feel like I really met him! Not to mention the fact that I'm not terribly social with people I don't know. All the same it was nice to be there, he was very kind. It must have been a very tiring three days for him, I imagine resulting in some serious hand cramps. Someday I'd love to be able to actually sit down and have a real chat with some of the Potter cast. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">I guess the next events on the way are Dot-con in November, D-Tac, and Con-G. Hopefully I can make it to at least one of those.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cheers!</span></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-49451895571365970842011-08-22T19:24:00.001-04:002011-08-22T19:25:02.249-04:00Potterfest<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Just this past Saturday was Potterfest here in London. I had a good time, and dressed up in my Slytherin cosplay. The turnout was a lot greater than expected. Props go out to Robert Watson for organizing the event, I hope you keep it going in the years to follow. I've got lots of photos of various things like cosplay progress and swag and so on. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_1YJtu0piV4r8NFhAtRx94d1EI3GR78o18evY8CCyuMfO5zNHkSqzqrhTJitU3ht2FI8iQSdeYG4HIBxeOFo8Mbx1Po5WzDA7fvMyVhLmKxpF5-8nSlnTEkBCCNWedeKD_9RgCmT1eRn/s1600/DSCN4827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_1YJtu0piV4r8NFhAtRx94d1EI3GR78o18evY8CCyuMfO5zNHkSqzqrhTJitU3ht2FI8iQSdeYG4HIBxeOFo8Mbx1Po5WzDA7fvMyVhLmKxpF5-8nSlnTEkBCCNWedeKD_9RgCmT1eRn/s320/DSCN4827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> The first 100 attendees got a copy of this letter signed by JK Rowling!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaSkzHmEi7EQ-tVtxf57g4C4G_9bK7tQVorUx7nT04OvKBo7mn9Ry_RWdw-iXY_FMWuZCSnysXgrmxrA3V6zMoj-pJGI-NmeQUZWXg3Oj-AA6WE-_GSJEzTKMV0ge6yqBTiQnL9VX7_YO/s1600/DSCN4828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaSkzHmEi7EQ-tVtxf57g4C4G_9bK7tQVorUx7nT04OvKBo7mn9Ry_RWdw-iXY_FMWuZCSnysXgrmxrA3V6zMoj-pJGI-NmeQUZWXg3Oj-AA6WE-_GSJEzTKMV0ge6yqBTiQnL9VX7_YO/s320/DSCN4828.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> A chocolate frog! These were really tasty...my first one melted a lot before I could nibble on it, and it still tasted fantastic!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSXmWX0lDnv_LJjQeigXiszSlunDqNOe6jTwkqwWVJ0ZINt3qt6sJybghDeDlGS8m1jJKEoo-THzWQM371upuszbWsr4pXsScjfVLM9pFbcM7bA7X-ahgt7Tzdyw3oOztr_4ysoNjmqap/s1600/DSCN4829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSXmWX0lDnv_LJjQeigXiszSlunDqNOe6jTwkqwWVJ0ZINt3qt6sJybghDeDlGS8m1jJKEoo-THzWQM371upuszbWsr4pXsScjfVLM9pFbcM7bA7X-ahgt7Tzdyw3oOztr_4ysoNjmqap/s320/DSCN4829.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Zack won this for his Lupin costume, a time turner! I stole it because I love it and I made his costume :) (he actually gave it to me, but I would have stolen it otherwise :P)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjXToL-_Gqq1GXXXnYa8btftV1KtXXt2_mzEwIe8gUrk4ONLzqywy-pEgGOD319Jsc9oWyYCuKBd0ZAg7uMiIA4p809NGa7E39q8kRXS-WjnLBeovXM3hRL_WlPydrKObEfESYlN6gkxR/s1600/DSCN4833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjXToL-_Gqq1GXXXnYa8btftV1KtXXt2_mzEwIe8gUrk4ONLzqywy-pEgGOD319Jsc9oWyYCuKBd0ZAg7uMiIA4p809NGa7E39q8kRXS-WjnLBeovXM3hRL_WlPydrKObEfESYlN6gkxR/s320/DSCN4833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> A hand knit Slytherin bow I purchased!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGNRMVYqU9Fgu_5aibSd0wKRc_z2DaFuQ9na9BcBBq9iFBX-URssnF7UfQXqByBS86g4CaYnhXtQIr_4tm5rkVRrvmlTcLe4wc16cIoJg6gO33GMqjref11iFIN1pRhgvtlqUE4RsvUa/s1600/rings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZGNRMVYqU9Fgu_5aibSd0wKRc_z2DaFuQ9na9BcBBq9iFBX-URssnF7UfQXqByBS86g4CaYnhXtQIr_4tm5rkVRrvmlTcLe4wc16cIoJg6gO33GMqjref11iFIN1pRhgvtlqUE4RsvUa/s320/rings.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> My two snake rings! I bought one at the Folk Festival and the other at Sunfest. Together they made my hand quite slytherin.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgFhT1hpgXqedSGvWHOH20IfDW1RfizqU2SSs4NrgNF78Zrwd8zBGAtPR8KljVx-NHL8TwR3o78PzumKuQVRqpq-L6Fum-YUhCTmMurzHNEDv0hnSFX52dgKw3_lkTMXiYzuw9z7ZavJl/s1600/Robes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgFhT1hpgXqedSGvWHOH20IfDW1RfizqU2SSs4NrgNF78Zrwd8zBGAtPR8KljVx-NHL8TwR3o78PzumKuQVRqpq-L6Fum-YUhCTmMurzHNEDv0hnSFX52dgKw3_lkTMXiYzuw9z7ZavJl/s320/Robes.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Some robe detailing...I sewed the entire robe myself, the cording was the most annoying part by far. I used a satin for the lining and a simple black cotton for the exterior. I think my favourite part is the fastener. The patch was purchased from Patch Palace ages ago, and is no longer available unfortunately.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This was the smallest event I think I've been to like this, and it was really fun. Potter fans are certainly a tight knit group. I hope the fandom never dies. Next weekend is FanExpo! I'll be going on the Sunday and wearing an old lolita outfit. My main plan of action is getting Tom Felton's autograph. Hope to see some of you cool dudes there.</span></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-80162693702470469872011-07-07T20:06:00.000-04:002011-07-07T20:06:21.094-04:00Window art by me!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yesterday morning I got up at a ridiculous hour to go in and paint the windows at Chapters North London, to help promote the Harry Potter party they'll be hosting there on July 13, 7-9pm. I worked from 5am to about 2:30pm and these are the results. Basically the goal was to make the front entrance look like the gates of Hogwarts. This was my first time ever painting windows, so it was an interesting experience. Sorry for the glare! The windows were in direct sunlight almost the whole day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'll definitely be at the party as well as the midnight opening for the film, dressed up in my Slytherin gear. Costume photos to come!</div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-3570445842210065952011-05-26T23:48:00.001-04:002011-05-26T23:49:21.409-04:00One more sleep!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Final post before leaving for Anime North! Tonight Jen came over and whipped up some awesome anbu tattoos on me with henna. I think they look fab, best anbu tattoos at the con for sure! They should darken up nicely by tomorrow afternoon :)!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And here's a ridiculous shot of myself wearing my Saiyaman helmet with the changes made to it.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now off to finish packing and organize my thoughts!</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-28885542816798064492011-05-24T21:13:00.000-04:002011-05-24T21:13:27.232-04:00Final pieces!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've finally finished my costume completely! Yaaaay! And here are the final two images for it. The first is my anbu vest, which was quite difficult to make only because of the fabric and batting it's stuffed with. I'm pretty sure I'll never combine the two again, and stick to plain cottons for my next several costumes :). The second image is my anbu sword, base being a plastic halloween ninja sword. I've painted it, added fabric and details and made a holster of sorts for it to attach it to my back.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And here's some terrible quality pictures of myself in the full costume...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lastly, my improved version of my Great Saiyaman helmet. I feel it's much better now, more true to the original design, despite the differences that do still exist. I still have a few other touch ups for this cosplay, but nothing unmanageable in the next few days.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My next planned cosplay is Draco Malfoy just in time for the final midnight opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, mid July. I'll also be picking up the 7 movie passport hopefully tomorrow :D, exciting exciting! </div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-91023573461659953402011-05-18T18:32:00.001-04:002011-05-18T18:45:00.082-04:00Leg Wraps and Wig Test<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have mostly nitpicky small things left to do for this cosplay, and these leg wraps were no exception. Unfortunately I'm mildly handicapped when it comes to using scissors to cut straight, so I had a few mishaps in terms of consistant size. Also turning everything inside out really sucks when you have something 1cm wide. I will probably need a couple safety pins to keep these up during the day but that's okay!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This leg wrap is something all anbu seem to have, so I made it and decked it out a bit more because, well it wouldn't be me if I didn't add something weird to it. Not sure if I'll actually end up wearing it....I really should have made it slightly bigger but oh well. The shorts here were a six dollar purchase from Value Village, which saved me from having to sew something similar.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And finally I managed to get my mask ready to wear, so I figured I'd do a wig/mask placement test. I think it all looks pretty good together. Love the wig so much, but I'll have to be careful to hide my hair at the bottom back as it's definitely made for a slightly smaller head, it'd be perfect if I had less hair. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With some whisker scars and makeup it'll be super cool! :)</span>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-54461525205808859242011-05-17T12:40:00.000-04:002011-05-17T12:40:54.553-04:00Gloves, Kunai, and a Sneak Peak! :P<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had no idea how to approach these. I sat around for a while looking at photos of what other people had done, but still had no idea. I didn't want them to be too squishy, or too lumpy. I eventually got fed up and grabbed an old amazon box, some duct tape, gesso, paint and went at it. This is the result. The shape is off slightly, but I don't mind too much. :P</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vLeYwhWuFa5-r3O7mm8z6BaQrniuLEprY4bVXjlMsgsd_PBSEMk_4-rCY4Jzx_NFp3TMwHxLKRqWJ_2GskWB-Etf17sCY1GGvGiA3j3l-TkUNA4mULzak2n9TDqog2HBaYTqheaZOVsv/s1600/cosplay08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vLeYwhWuFa5-r3O7mm8z6BaQrniuLEprY4bVXjlMsgsd_PBSEMk_4-rCY4Jzx_NFp3TMwHxLKRqWJ_2GskWB-Etf17sCY1GGvGiA3j3l-TkUNA4mULzak2n9TDqog2HBaYTqheaZOVsv/s400/cosplay08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I hate making gloves! Usually they end up too tight around the fingers and too long at the ends, with lots of weird bunches around the middle. Thankfully this fabric is elastic, and allows for stretch, and I cut the fingers off so I didn't have to worry about the ends. I still ended up royally screwing up one glove and having to start over. Because of the nature of the fabric it's impossible to rip out seams. My favourite part as always was the detailing. Hand painted the konoha symbol and added some knuts for good measure :)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And here's a sneak peak at my vest so far. Not much to look at I know! This has been a pain and a half as well...I'm half using a tutorial, so I've gone and stuffed it with batting, but the batting is a pain, and the fabric is a pain, so together, it's a big pain. hopefully worth the suffering in the end. Plus the poofyness sorta hides my chest. A little bit. Binding has been unsuccessful, I've only managed to decrease by one cup size. Hopefully no one thinks I'm supposed to be a female Naruto :S. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I also finally finished the sixth scroll last night. The small ones are made from toilet paper rolls, and the big on a paper towel roll. Other materials include scrunched up newsprint, packing tape, bottle caps, clothes pins, fabric, ribbon, acrylic, and gesso. All in all they were inexpensive to make, and are very light. I plan on hanging the small ones from my pant legs, and the large one across my back. I also hand painted in the kanji on all of them...the represent the elements featured in naruto.<br />
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I made a trip to Value Village yesterday as well and picked up a turtle neck, which I ripped the sleeves off of and hemmed to make the basic anbu undershirt, as well as black long shorts, and this chain belt (2 bucks!):<br />
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The vest is a work in progress still, but the fabric and batting is cut and I plan on sewing it together tonight. Other things left to make include: lower leg wraps, one upper thigh wrap, the sword (needs a paint job), a sword holster, kunai holsters/leg pouch, and ties for my mask. This is definitely the most prop heavy costume I've ever made.Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-80380498962933099912011-05-13T19:15:00.001-04:002011-05-13T19:31:52.431-04:00More Cosplay Progress....:D<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I promised sandals next and here they are. I used a tutorial for this since I generally struggle most with cosplay footwear. I think these turned out pretty good, probably my best homemade shoes ever :). I added some extra decor - the fabric on the back and ribbon around the sides to help them go with my costume more.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also made the arm guards! I had no idea how to approach these, but I just ended up pulling out some craft foam and my spray adhesive and putting it all together. I coated my foot with glue while working on them since I'm incredibly clumsy when it comes to crafting...and well glue is probably my mortal enemy. After putting the chains on I really found I liked the way they looked!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And finally I whipped up this little ninja pouch and belt just today. Made a pattern for the bag from scratch and then had lots of fun decorating it. I honestly didn't think it'd turn out quite as well as it did. The belt was a bit hard to do, because of the nature of the fabric. It frays like mad...not looking forward to making the vest particularly.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And finally I purchased this replica of Naruto's necklace given to him by Tsunade on Ebay. It was the one item I felt necessary that I also had no desire to make. It would never have the luminous quality I was looking for. </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've also made some ninja scrolls with the elements on them, but I wont post a photo until I've finished all of them! Anime North is two weeks today! Hope I manage to get everything done!</div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-63249831089136896412011-05-09T13:26:00.001-04:002011-05-13T19:32:16.948-04:00Anbu Cosplay Progress Part 1<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Man I love cosplay. Every</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">time I start a new costume I always remember how great it is. Of course after I usually don't feel like touching a sewing machine for ten years or making anything crafty ever again. :P But at current I'm not tiring with the making of this costume. The mask is almost finished, quite heavy, but realistic. Hopefully I'll be able to find something to hold it on securely for the three days at AN. Usually everything always comes together. Drop me a line if you're going to AN! Oh and click the image to see it in all its glory...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more cosplay updates! :D</span></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-81309666367011455422011-03-30T18:35:00.000-04:002011-03-30T18:38:27.387-04:00Space Adventure Time and a Mammoth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">And I'm not quite sure why I haven't posted this here yet...as I actually did this a while ago, but here's an image about the future prospect of resurrecting extinct animals including the mammoth. The purpose of which I'm assuming is to make a Jurassic Park or something, because we all know that ends well. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-15809150454442592342011-03-13T17:44:00.000-04:002011-03-30T18:37:19.184-04:00Thesis Update!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Three shiny new images from my thesis!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhredYTbhQwbRYuDcpNIGBRlaMGH4Cl2lAUbTOUBGR2-kJdXyYKptHr8Hm-JrK96tTfdX0uIM4N_x-SLH2dZmk2znLU9JW3ZXZGw1GEBk85HLD-Ay7jjTprL3Q36y0ygKkcWqcEpB4gpYVZ/s1600/PeterPeter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhredYTbhQwbRYuDcpNIGBRlaMGH4Cl2lAUbTOUBGR2-kJdXyYKptHr8Hm-JrK96tTfdX0uIM4N_x-SLH2dZmk2znLU9JW3ZXZGw1GEBk85HLD-Ay7jjTprL3Q36y0ygKkcWqcEpB4gpYVZ/s320/PeterPeter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,<br />
Had a wife but couldn't keep her;<br />
He put her in a pumpkin shell<br />
And there he kept her very well. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPupTo_rtfyGHhmd28I08R4yDjp6nqBTNKyks6-OtPELiE5ZWKq4g6i3-d78Y6iB7v5HHv2CJ9yRm75xqzD5VXy4ddnv1UTNLOCG8Y2Y0273aKN-AvE24s7R2UT-VYsr0IdAOWAQaFrXQg/s1600/JackandJill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPupTo_rtfyGHhmd28I08R4yDjp6nqBTNKyks6-OtPELiE5ZWKq4g6i3-d78Y6iB7v5HHv2CJ9yRm75xqzD5VXy4ddnv1UTNLOCG8Y2Y0273aKN-AvE24s7R2UT-VYsr0IdAOWAQaFrXQg/s320/JackandJill.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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To fetch a pail of water.<br />
Jack fell down and broke his crown,<br />
And Jill came tumbling after. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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She lays eggs for gentlemen.<br />
Gentlemen come every day<br />
To see what my black hen doth lay.<br />
Sometimes nine, and sometimes ten.<br />
Higgledy, piggledy, my black hen.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The butcher, The baker,</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The candlestick maker,</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They all jumped out of a rotten potato! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Turn 'em out knaves all three.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Quite possibly the weirdest thing I've ever drawn...</span></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-89140611244507752552011-01-31T00:00:00.000-05:002011-01-31T00:06:36.375-05:00Parenting Princess Culture!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here's an mock illustration for an article on princesses as a negative influence for young girls. Created for my editorial class. I quite like how it turned out, I don't often work in reds so it was fun to do a piece in these tones :D.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885499039250365390.post-61740405706421717532011-01-27T23:38:00.000-05:002011-01-27T23:38:36.011-05:00Rethink Process!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0faUMpzwPD5sHCkFDwYVgMSFyzlJnzp-hGFcfz7uORVSqC1QFgEAju14U2VcLkjOrWKkZCA_OTG4yB_RLahvH5TQK73oHXTvDs5nJ7nSFp4ljbrPqSQZSTUIB-rVBm5r_qHbcmW1j7gxk/s1600/62_Colley_process.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0faUMpzwPD5sHCkFDwYVgMSFyzlJnzp-hGFcfz7uORVSqC1QFgEAju14U2VcLkjOrWKkZCA_OTG4yB_RLahvH5TQK73oHXTvDs5nJ7nSFp4ljbrPqSQZSTUIB-rVBm5r_qHbcmW1j7gxk/s1600/62_Colley_process.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">A super snazzy gif!</span></div>Melanie Colleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226859922695256866noreply@blogger.com0