Character has been Decided

CHARACTER CHOSEN IS...

 

Twilight Sparkle (Before she became an Alicorn)

 

Twilight Sparkle is a unicorn pony and the main protagonist of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, who turns into an Alicorn in season three's finale. After the events of the two-part series premiere, she moves from Canterlot to Ponyville in order to continue the study of friendship under Princess Celestia's guidance, and regularly maintains correspondence with the Princess. She lives at the Golden Oaks Library along with her assistant, Spike, and her pet owl, Owlowiscious. She has an older brother, Shining Armor, who is introduced in the two-part finale of season two. Shining Armor marries Twilight Sparkle's former babysitter Princess Cadance, which inducts Twilight into royalty; she was listed as royalty on trading cards of Cadance and Shining Armor even before the finale of season three. Twilight is transformed into an Alicorn in the third season's final episode thanks to her completion of a new magic spell. She represents the element of magic.
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Now before I do too much, I will be going for a human Twilight and not a pony-pony costume. I will try to find a dragon or owl to use as a prop. (or buy the Spike baby doll from Wal-Mart) There will be time needed to complete this due to the different ways I can go about it. I could go with an evil version like DarkTwi or MOV Twilight or I could have done Alicorn but that's too new to try and analyze. So with that in mind I could even do incest Twi with her love fetish for Shining Armor.

New Character Pickings

Here is the list for this next round of cosplaying. Hopefully this on will be better organized and I can add videos later. Anyway, this is going to be a pony run.


Character Number One: Twilight Sparkle

Twilight Sparkle is a unicorn pony and the main protagonist of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, who turns into an Alicorn in season three's finale. After the events of the two-part series premiere, she moves from Canterlot to Ponyville in order to continue the study of friendship under Princess Celestia's guidance, and regularly maintains correspondence with the Princess. She lives at the Golden Oaks Library along with her assistant, Spike, and her pet owl, Owlowiscious. She has an older brother, Shining Armor, who is introduced in the two-part finale of season two. Shining Armor marries Twilight Sparkle's former babysitter Princess Cadance, which inducts Twilight into royalty; she was listed as royalty on trading cards of Cadance and Shining Armor even before the finale of season three. Twilight is transformed into an Alicorn in the third season's final episode thanks to her completion of a new magic spell. She represents the element of magic.



Character Number Two: Rarity

Rarity is a unicorn pony who resides in Ponyville, and is one of the main characters of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She is the older sister of Sweetie Belle and the love interest of Spike. Rarity works as both a fashion designer and as a seamstress at her own shop, the Carousel Boutique. She has a white Persian cat named Opalescence. She represents the element of generosity. Unlike Twilight, her magic is used for activities related to her special talent, and for basic tasks such as holding and carrying items or finding gems

 

 



Character Number Three: Rainbow Dash

 

Rainbow Dash is a Pegasus pony and one of the main characters in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She is responsible for maintaining the weather and clearing the skies in Ponyville. As a huge admirer of The Wonderbolts, she dreams of one day joining their elite flying group. In Sonic Rainboom, Rarity and Princess Celestia both declare that she is the best flier in all of Equestria. Rainbow Dash has a pet tortoise named Tank, who was given to her by Fluttershy in the episode May the Best Pet Win!. She represents the element of loyalty.



Character Number Four: Apple Jack

Applejack is an Earth pony and one of the main characters of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. She lives and works at Sweet Apple Acres with her grandmother, Granny Smith; her big brother, Big McIntosh; her little sister, Apple Bloom; and her dog, Winona. She represents the element of honesty. Applejack is dependable and loyal, always willing to help anybody in need. She works at Sweet Apple Acres mainly as an apple bucker, though the Apples occasionally farm carrots and corn as well. She is a good sisterly figure to Apple Bloom and supports her friends well on their adventures.



Sorry for no update

Sorry but the Marceline cosplay will have no further update die to the lack of.... well... I just do not know what else to tall about. I feel I have hit all the points but I may be wrong. I will try to find a new character and be able to go into better detail.
There are many options but I want to choose something simple. Maybe one of the many six from my little pony. There are also characters from other things I am heavily into at the moment like... slenderman. Hahaha. I may even switch to fanfiction instead of sticking to cosplaying since I am on a writing kick. I do feel bad for not wanting to stick to cosplaying but I just do not have the time or money... but I will try to find something useful to write about. I don't want to have all my posts be like this one where I ramble a lot in hopes to get a spark of an idea of what else to write.
I will hopefully get a camera that works in hopes that I can have that video blog on Marcey. But that might have to wait till summer when I am not swamped in homework and failing grades. Until then I hope this message will be good enough till then. Sorry and hope to have an update sooner.

Appearance Runthrough (part 1)

We are to appearance now. Marceline actually has many outfits but most characters have a set outfit in most case though. I have found a picture of most of Marceline's outfits.

By looking at Marcline's wardrobe we can get at that reds, purple/pinks and denim blues are good Marcy colors. You can get an idea by looking the clothing and just using something in your own wardrobe. But, I have decided that I am going to pick something similar to the first outfit by wearing a red tank, denim skinnys, and black boots. The hair is obvious long black (except for 'go with me' and any younger outfits) so I will be fine with my black hair. We might however not always be so lucky to have hair like our characters. Ebay is a good place to go for cheap wigs. (Later in my blog I might do a video on ways I put wigs on by myself, with help of others, and to other people.)

Character Actions

I do not how to better explain this one then by just saying the habits or the way a character looks on the outside not by appearance but action. Imagine a black outline of a character and their stance. You could tell who they were just by the stance they took.

Example:

-Apple Jack from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, has the habit of crossing one side of hooves over the others in a laid back pose or also seen as an "Ain't Nothin'" pose.

-Inuyasha from.... Inuyasha, Has the tendency to scratch his ear when annoyed by conversations that are not deep emotion ones but just casually annoying conversations.

There are many little things that a character can do that is more obvious then little habits.

Example:

-England from Hetalia is a horrible cook, this may not be a habits but it is an action that if you said "That one character that can't cook in Hetalia?" we would know right away it was England.

-Gamzee from Homstuck and his Faygo, because when I see Faygo at Rural King I think Gamzee.

-Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender has a short temper (angst) and while that is not a specific habit it is a characteristic that makes him stand out amongst other characters

Our Character however is Marceline the Vampire Queen.

 -Marceline from Adventure Time, she has the tendency to be cool and relaxed but she does have a temper amongst her free spiritedness. She has the habit of not quite getting people and just doesn't understand what peoples deal is with her sometimes. She also has a bad singing habit which was touched on in previous posts.

Note: One of the best ways to learn a character is by writing down things that do or how they react to situations from feelings to physical actions. Also, try mimicking scenes of this character to really get the feel. Don't be afraid to copy them all the way down to the actions. (However I cannot float.)

Character Dissection (Part 3) (Song Test)

So, here my test song lyrics for Marceline. This is my work and I claim this song and lyrics. The only thing not mine is the Adventure Time referencing.

Example:
Back story: Marceline has made Princess Bubblegum upset for the last time and now Marceline is banned from the Candy Kingdom. Marceline does not take this well and begins roaming the outer walls of Candy Kingdom singing her feelings on the situation. (A mixture of bitter sadness)
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Oh Princess

(Humming)

The ground is so unmoving today

(Hum)

All you candy people better stay away

For Marcy is here to stay

Laa- aa- aa- Laa- aa- aa-

(Hum)

Don't run away from me, my glob

Have I not been kind enough to you?

Why do you chase me down like a mob?

Why do you hate me princess?

(Hum)

Ooh Princess

These little tempered feelings from me

Ooh Princess

Why can I just not let it be?

Ooh- Why do I even care?!

About how you feel about me

(Hum)

Ooh Princess

(Hum)

The ground is so unmoving today

(Hum)

All you candy people better stay away

Ooh- for Marcy is not here to stay

La- La- Laaa

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Note: I would like to think that Princess Bubblegum heard her singing.

Character Dissection (Part 2) (A little extra)

There is something that make Marceling stand out amongst the rest. Her voice. She is a very musical queen with an attitude to fit it. So there is something that I personally think that all Marceline cosplayers should try: Writing a song.

Example: The rymes

All songs have certain ryme pattern and little ways to make it flow to their unique melody. Here is one of Marceline's most popular songs "Just Your Problem"

La da da da da, I'm gonna bury you in the ground, La da da da da, I'm gonna bury you with my sound,

I'm gonna drink the red from your pretty pink face, I'm gonna...

Princess Bubblegum: Marceline, that's too distasteful! Marceline: Oh, you don't like that? Or do you just not like me?!

Sorry I don’t treat you like a goddess, Is that what you want me to do? Sorry I don’t treat you like you’re perfect, Like all your little loyal subjects do,

Sorry I’m not made of sugar, Am I not sweet enough for you? Is that why you always avoid me? That must be such an inconvenience to you,

Well... I’m just your problem, I’m just your problem, It's like I'm not, even a person, am I? I’m just your problem

Well, I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn’t have to justify what I do I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn’t have to prove anything to you I’m sorry that I exist. I forget what landed me on your blacklist,

But I-I-I-I-I-I-I shouldn’t have to be the one that makes up with you, So... why do I want to? Why do I want to...

To... bury you in the ground, And drink the blood from your... Ugh! --------------------------------------------------- Note: See how every other line rymes every other line then rymes every line. Theres a shift back and forth. Lets Try just writing a similair matching in the next post.

Character Dissection (Part 1)

One of the easiest thing to do is find a character bio. Everything has a wiki page or site of their own. This is the bio for Marceline from her wiki page on the Adventure Time wikia:

Marceline, the Vampire Queen (full name: Marceline Abadeer) is one of the main characters in Adventure Time and a vampire that is over a millennium old. During Finn and Jake's first encounters with her, she requests that they leave wherever they are as the areas belong to her. Though initially an enemy to them, she quickly becomes one of Finn and Jake's closest friends

There is more information then this but wiki pages help you find out things that you may have overlooked since wiki pages are made by hundreds of people and not just one.

Character Chosen- Marceline

The character chosen is Marceline from Adventure Time.

Time

One of the most important things is time. You need to make sure that you have not weeks but monthes to make sure that you can have room for mistakes. Remember that a wig could take a month to order and receive.

Example:

This is a long black wig in reasonable price (And a best seller ribbon) for Marceline cosplaying. (I will just use my own hair.) In the purple box shows that when I order it that the wig should be here very soon but above that at the top of the purple box it says it is shipping from China. I have ordered many things from China and bad weather or even confused shippers have caused peices of my wardrobe to go missing in action. So be careful and make sure to make time for items that you will HAVE to order online.

Character Picking

Let's begin with character choosing. Since I am going to have a hair color change I feel it appropriate to pick a character that I can use my natural hair. I have found that wigs are the most expensive things I put money into.
Okay so character choosing:

1. I have first listed everything I am currently into.
Example:
-Hetalia
-Elder Scroll Series (Skyrim and Oblivion)
-Adventure Time
- Regular Show
-Black Butler
-Inuyasha
-My Little Pony
-Homestuck
-Ect.

2. I pick ones that I have watched or read in the last week. (You know very current ones)
Example:
-Hetalia
-Adventure Time
-My Little Pony
-Regular Show
-Home Stuck

3. Now I list characters I like that match my hair choice.
Example:
-Marceline
-Rigby (Female)
-Rarity (purple hair pieces from the dollar store)
-Hungary
-Vriska
-Terezi

4. I ask my friends what they think. Friends usually know you better and know little things that may have you hinted better for certain characters.
Example:
....no need.

5. Start figuring out what things you'll need after your character is confirmed to get to know them better.
Example:
-Marceline (TV show- dvds, dvr show, or find on youtube.)
-Rigby (TV show- dvds, dvr show, or find on youtube.)
-Rarity (TV show- dvds, dvr show, or find on youtube.)
-Hungary (Books, online manga, TV show- dvds, dvr show, or find on youtube.)
-Vriska (Online read)
-Terezi (Online read)

Hint: Everything has a wiki and every character has their own wiki page. They are good places to go for overlooked details.

 After you follow these steps we can begin character dissection on the next post. :) Bring your scalpel!

P.S. If you need any advice on character choosing don't be afraid to ask me! I will also create a Tumblr page for this as well if this goes well!

Before we start

To start off my blog I will explain what I plan to do. I will choose a character and describe steps I take to mimic and become that character in order to be them. I will also give tips on actual appearance or general cosplayer tips that I might find important to mention. I hope that my tips will be useful in helping you become who you want to be.

~Also at the end I will have a video on my finished transformation~

This is the start of the blue rose cosplayer blog