Re: Rapunzel ( and Flynn ) WIP! :: Pic heavy 1st post!
Thank you both, I appreciate the vote as well as the comments.
tk1055, I don't have a pascal yet! I wanted one that was a promo item with the BluRays sold from BestBuy but they were only available in the US and I couldnt make it there in time to get one and they sold out online fast too. Now they occasionally pop up on ebay but for a free promo item, it's pretty overpriced at $25...but I did end up getting the BluRay on ebay for 10 or 15... so it ALMOST evens out... the Disney store ones are kinda big and funny looking...though I might get one as a last resort. I think I'll have to give it a paint job and maybe some new eyes too, though. The Disney parks ones are terrifying as they're the size of baby dinosaurs. LOL I've seen a couple cosplayers have them modeled and I MIGHT try to sculpt one...but I'm not sure how well that will go over as I have very little experience in that area. Then again, I had little experience in wig making as well and it turned out pretty darn good so it might be worth a try!
Regarding fabric on demand... I've heard that they are a great site to work with and sometimes has more accurate colour results... but the biggest difference for me is that with them you have to send a giant image file, tell them what you want it to be like size-wise, they send you a thumbnail image and you're supposed to order from that.
With Spoonflower, once you upload your image, you can size it up on scales they have width and length wise to your own specifications, adjust colours and basically make it exactly how you want it and set it up how you want it to print, yourself. It's much more involved and I feel a lot safer being able to create and work with my pattern as opposed to someone else trying to scale it to the size that I need without knowing how important it is to have it to the right scale. I have had some issues with spoonflower colouring, but that's my own fault for not ordering a colour blanket first. Either way, I've been able to work with what I've had printed, with good results. Whether I dealt with it and used it anyways ( my Angelica fabric, which was slightly higher contrast than I wanted ) or had to do a dye job at home ( which is also ok 'cause then I REALLY have control of the colour ), in the end my results have been good...except for the first run of my bodice fabric in which the pattern was WAY too soft. For the record, I find the cottons are always a couple shades brighter ( light purples come out almost pink, regular yellows and bright reds come out almost neon ), but from what I've printed on the sateen and silk, the colours are pretty much perfect. Just something to keep in mind before you do some printing if you don't get a swatch book and colour blanket yourself.
Guri, thanks for your comments. I thought it was a fun and exciting contest and definitely was not expecting the backlash but I'm VERY glad it seems to have died down now. There were a lot of really hurtful things said, especially since I've been around here for a while, enjoy contributing, and was really NOT expecting that to happen but I've been trying to just brush it off. Hearing things like what you said make me feel proud that I made and entered what I did. So really, thank you!
