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Malindachan β Judal/Judar Wig Tutorial
Published: 2013-05-24 04:25:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 37018; Favourites: 705; Downloads: 115
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As promised, here's a tutorial on how I made my Judal wig! After learning more about spray/expanding foam, I decided to give it a shot since it would be cost efficient and less messy than shaving down normal Styrofoam balls. This youtube video by Mogrymillian is a great intro to using spray/expanding foam! [link]The awesome part was that it wasn't too heavy! It stayed on my head even before I added wig clips, though I did add some anyway in both the front and back just in case. It only started to feel heavy after I had been wearing it for a few hours.
I'll also go ahead and post photos from using insulation foam and upholstery foam, though I feel the expanding foam is my favorite so far.
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Hello, I'm attempting to make this wig lol and I wanted to know what type of glue did you use to glue the wefts inside of the largest ball?
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oh my goodness, this is so amazing! I wish I could do this! Your tutorial helps a bunch!
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Hi, I just wanna ask what kind of glue did u use?
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This is great, thank you for putting it together.
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How did you attach the string of balls to the nape of the wig? Did you use all of the hair in the rat tail to cover the balls or is some of it threaded through the balls along with the thread?
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So this is a Vegas wig and the long clip ponytail, or a long weft from Arda-Wigs?
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this is frightening
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but kudos to your dedication
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I'm thinking about doing a judal cosplay and I like your wig a lot more than what I can buy online. So, don't mind me asking... how long was the clip on ponytail that you got?
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Fantastic tutorial! (I was the one who asked about a Jasmine wig tutorial on the Arda Wigs forum). This was so helpful! Β Thank you! Β
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My God o_o
In the end how much did you spend on wig + wefts for this bad-boy if you don't mind me asking?
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I get a cool discount for working at the company, but if I was a normal customer, wig materials would have only been $50.
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oh wow that's super inexpensive o_o
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It is amazing how much work you put into this wig, and the results really show! It looks perfect!
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This is pure genius! Thank you so much for sharing it with us, will be very useful.
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I see you attaching the wig inside at the top of the foam balls, but where are you attachint the pieces of the wig on the subsquent balls? You have not mentioned that at all and as I need to do something similar for a wig I need to know
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I've replied to your note.
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I would have bought a million styrofoam balls and shaved them down... waaaaay more expensive than a can or 2 of expanding foam! Great idea!
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This is actually very helpful since I'm also doing Judal and was wondering how to even begin with this wig. Thank you for this.
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This is seriously amazing!! I hope when I make mine it ends up coming out half as amazing a yours did!! I mean it' just so pretty!!!
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Wow this is amazing! Seeing your cosplays and tutorials always inspire me to do something similar myself...sigh, if only I had the money 
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So this is what you were working on during the mooovie~! <3 Great job.
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I do wonder how heavy the insulation foam is even though it's spray O_O
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That stuff looks like mashed potato's at first XD but damn.... I would not have the attention span for this. You're an amazing and dedicated cosplayer; keep up the good work! : D
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haha I felt like I was peeling potatos XD
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Wow. You are...just amazing. How long did this take? I wish I could pull this off... I don't know how the heck I'm ever going to get my own Judal hair together; my styling skills are nowhere near this level. v_v
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wow....was it heavy when you put the wig on after it has been made?
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Not too heavy. It only really started to feel heavy after I was wearing it for several hours. I also added some wig clips in the back to keep the ponytail from stretching the wig back.
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Where has this tutorial been all my life?
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Wow, I've never heard of that kind of foam! Do you have to use gloves handling it or is it safe to work with?
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I didn't use gloves, though I'd use them if you try handling them before it's fully cured.
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So it probably isn't the most ideal thing for shaping more complex objects then. Then again, I think I'm looking at it more like clay than something like insulation, so it pretty much defeats the purpose anyway.
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You can make some pretty complex shapes with it. It's really firm once it's cured, and it's easy to cut. I suppose it depends on how intricate you want to get. This video tutorial shows how to use it for props: [link]
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That seems a little tricky not trying to cut the cardboard pattern; I watch =CanineHybrid who does Pokemon fursuits with that large green foam, and it looks like a similar process (albeit less gluing). The expanding foam looks very sturdy and good for props though.
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