I was wondering what people's opinions of this sort of cosplay are and if it is considered kigurumi. I don't think I saw a discussion on here about this epic Toothiana cosplay, so now here's one. Personally, this and a voice changer is more my style than the traditional static kigurumi masks. youtube.com/watch?v=nAcaZbrbgSY
Does this count as Kigurumi cosplay?
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Oh, she's legit, though the animatronic aspects of her cosplay and portraying a character outside the usual canon of anime inspiration is what sets her apart from the dollfie. kawaii moe contingent usually associated with kigurumi. My opinion: we have to remember there's a very talented artist and studio behind her mask, costume and animatronics. Still, she's a high effort cosplayer in a category plagued by lazy and very conventional and unimaginative attitudes and forms - at least when you're looking at Facebook. I see the bookmark of that YouTube video is over four and a half years old and the technologies for mobile eyes, ears, tails and other attributes have only improved and become more accessible.... so don't lie on your cot and sulk because now, your dreams are closer to realisation....^^..........Keep this in mind, in Hell the manager's name is Karen....'>......
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Ok, really long post with lots of links and images incoming.
But first here is a link to a video of that mask in action. Like I already mentioned before, not my aesthetic BUT the potential here is amazing.
makingtoothcostume.tumblr.com/…making-this-head-it-looks
With enough of that tumblr out of the way, here is more of what I have found from obsessively googling on the topic.
Forgot all about this guys tutorial series. AMAZING for beginners and super friendly tone. Shame about the comments being gone now, some of them were really actually really helpful/interesting from what I remember...
youtube.com/watch?v=bg0JdKvwq0k
youtube.com/watch?v=Yd3EP7u62XA
youtube.com/watch?v=0JA2wDHYn7o
youtube.com/watch?v=b8mtJQT2b3A
youtube.com/watch?v=bg0JdKvwq0k
These Instructables pages had some cool insight
instructables.com/id/APOSEMA/
instructables.com/id/Realistic…n-Mask-with-stereo-night/
soranews24.com/2018/02/10/otak…aracter-voice-megaphones/
Voice changing can be done with an old android phone, this app play.google.com/store/apps/det…om.mikrosonic.RoboVoxLite and a WIRED headset, with instructions here reddit.com/r/cosplayers/comments/3k93y0/help_voice_changers/reddit.com/r/cosplayers/comments/3k93y0/help_voice_changers/
[/url]Maybe I could figure out how to size down or flatten one of these microphones for voice changing? Throat Microphone
Guitar wire could be an interesting way to shape the lips and eyelids as seen here [url='http://www.servocity.com/blog/the-art-of-animatronics[/url]
This old short blog was informative visually. I don't know a better way to word it. puppetcircuits.wordpress.com/category/silicone/
and puppetcircuits.wordpress.com/category/robotics/
An informative post from THE place for animatronics forums.stanwinstonschool.com/d…l-cables-to-silicone-mask
Post on animatronic puppets. The methods they used to animate the lips are very relevant hackaday.com/2018/07/27/animat…ion-software/#more-317865
Youtube video on a similar mask concept youtube.com/watch?v=BbH1zgaZyFk
Undertale mask with animated eyes and eyebrows kaiborgstudios.com/papyrus/ub5sfcy4w701pbhw5w6x2c9bedgxcy
Relevant posts from stop motion forums stopmotionanimation.com/forum/topics/face-armature and stopmotionanimation.com/forum/topics/mechanical-heads
Reddit post involving silicone masks and magnets reddit.com/r/robotics/comments…mask_to_the_moving_parts/
Cool idea to control it all instructables.com/id/Adding-Bl…-headset-for-Mind-contro/
Or even this tongue controller forums.stanwinstonschool.com/d…imatronics-tongue-control
indiamart.com/proddetail/ir-ba…k-sensor-16232700455.html
Better eyes
youtube.com/watch?v=rK7Gk9TDiyk
reddit.com/r/blackmagicfuckery…can_see_through_from_the/
Mimicat Animatonic Mascot Head
improbable.com/2013/08/21/perfecting-the-mimicat/
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/254463258_mimicat_face_input_interface_supporting_animatronics_costume_performer's_facial_expression
Control + F Mimi the link below for a useful diagram from the team behind the project
gouessej.wordpress.com/2012/08…raph-2012-at-los-angeles/
Cooling
instructables.com/id/Automated-cooling-fan-for-Pi///www.instructables.com/id/Automated-cooling-fan-for-Pi/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-Heating-and-Cooling-System/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-Dry-Machine-or-Cooling-Machine-for-Hoodies/
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-e-Cooling-Cap-Intel-IoT/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Water-Cooling-Wearable/
http://www.youtube.com/user/JerryRigEverything Using phone cooling somehow from quality old cell phones might be a good idea? Or it might just be a good idea on paper? Worth mentioning though.
I apologize for this mess of a post. Hopefully, the links are fun to look at, and some really clever people here get some more ideas from it all. I will be editing this from time to time to add everything I have and to make it... more organized than my computer.
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cici wrote:
That pretty cool progress. Keep us up on your progress.
None of the posts here is about a mask progress but pics she found. This kind of response is why people avoid this forum as it sounds like made by a bot, due to being out of context like if none of the posts were read.
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Ribbon-Kitten wrote:
Also if anybody has any input on any of the links or anything to contribute on animatronics in kigurumi cosplay, please do! This needs to be a thing and I didn't know a better way to get people talking about this concept.
Just keep on researching. yeah there will be people giving negative replies but let's not fall into their self absorbed narratives and gaslighting. but we are interested in your progress. that's what this site was created for. -
You can share what you're working on when you're comfortable with doing so @Ribbon-Kitten
As you work through the design and start building your project you will flub up but, that's how you learn. Mistakes are so much more time consuming than successes but the learning curve flattens as you go.
Hobby away and remember to have fun! That's what we're up to here. That and sharing positive experiences. -
In regards to the IoT ideas,
I've had some experience with ESP8266 micro-controllers and people out in the world have made some crafty things with them. You may want to have a look into them if you have any familiarity with the Arduino ecosystem. I did actually get a working remote thermal sensor with one talking to my iPhone over HTTP one time.
I can also suggest PICAXE chips; whilst they are easy to program for with BASIC syntax, you find you'll be hitting the ceiling limits with them rather easily.
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Oh, I found this from 2018...
20180614-1.jpg
On Flickr
It's a custom op-amp-based fan controller I designed and derived from an old DIY kit (upper, larger controller) from more than 13 years ago.
I made it to run off of 5-to-6-volt battery packs, and it's slightly smaller than a fully grown adult's pinkie finger at approx 0.6x1.9".
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