Photo Post #1 - X-Bears

[magneticcheeks]

Alrighty.. here's the first of a few long-awaited photo posts.

First up, May I present you with the X-Bears. :)

Comments

[superbanger]

absolutely amazing. now i'm going to have to buy a colossus bear. where did you get that wheel chair from?

[magneticcheeks]

Thank you Mattel... for making handicapped barbie.

[magneticcheeks]

I am so incredibly humbled by the comments you guys are leaving.
Thank you so much for each one of them.
It only drives me to create more silly crazy things... and who knows where I'll go next with it all.

[eaivalefay]

One day I will own a Xavier bear. *vows*

[merry_cat]

Squeeeeeeee squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
LOVELOVELOVE!
I MUST have an Ororo/Storm bear!!! I MUST!
Dang girl...those are teh awesomeness!!! I like how you got different coloured bears to play with too. Wheee!

[magneticcheeks]

I actually didn't have different coloured bears... They were all the same Ikea bear that I always use.
For Colossus - I spray painted him silver, as he's technically made of metal, so the softness of the bear wasn't really needed. He turned out a tad crunchy, but awesome still the same.
And for Nightcrawler - I thinned down some acrylic paint and 'washed' his head with numerous coats to give him the blue colour. He turned out much softer than Colossus, but still a bit crustier than the normal bears.
But I did learn something with Nightcrawler though -- do the head painting BEFORE you make the costume that includes white material... heh. I wasn't sure I was going to make him blue, but when I finished his outfit - he really needed the blue head. The paint bled through to the hands and feet and coloured his white a really cool tiedyed blue. I had to then paint his gloves and boots white.... oh well - lesson learned. :)

[merry_cat]

Maybe try using fabric paints or textile medium mixed 50/50 with acrylic paint? I've always loved the classic Storm costume.
Huggles to the busy bee!