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Tutorial - How I made Dirk ShadesTumblr link in case you want to reblog or something: chibiedo.tumblr.com/post/27423566182/tutorial-dirk-shades-tutorial-is-here
Have a tutorial by me : D
As mentioned in the text my pattern is here:
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Hope you like! Have fun!
Dirk cosplay pics:
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Hehe, this is so cool! Needed this pattern not for cosplaying a Strider, but for cosplaying Bec Noir pretty soon! :3 Just thought it'd be kinda cool to have his 'trophies' (minus Lil' Cal), even though I'll be going to that con with a Jade Harley~~ 
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Ah thank you! That's a fun idea.XDD Good luck with the shades!
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Hehe, thanks! They're about half finished and look great so far!
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Heyyy thank you for this AMAZING tutorial :3!
I just have a question (if you remember): Where did you get the Sonnenschutzfolie from (haha, yeah, I'm also living in Germany
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Aw vielen Dank! Sonnenschutzfolie gibt es im Hela Baumarkt, die ist für Autoscheiben gedacht. Ist auch nicht gerade billig, aber den Preis hab ich vergessen. Ich hätte immer noch sooo gerne schwarzes durchsichtiges Plexiglas aber das ist so unmöglich zu kriegen bei uns <.< Das Problem bei der Folie (jedenfalls bei mir) ist, dass die sich an den Ecken teilweise nach einer Weile ablöst. Aber andererseits ist die Autofolie natürlich soo riesig, dass man die Brille 100mal neu bekleben kann wenn man mag..XD Das Bastelglas hab ich übrigens auch aus dem Hela. Heißt wirklich so, ist aber Plastik.
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hmmm oke vielen vielen Dank x333!!
Aber ehrlich gesagt habe ich noch nie etwas von einem Hela Baumarkt gehört 
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Hm, Hela ist eigentlich total bekannt, schau notfalls mal im internet wo einer ist, der in der Nähe ist? Eigentlich gibt es die in ganz Deutschland denk ich. ...Ok nein anscheinend nicht: hela.de/markte/ XDD
Ansonsten einfach generell in Baumärkten vielleicht? Ich kenn nicht viele Baumärkte, Obi ist noch einer, wo es das vielleicht geben könnte. Notfalls halt im Internet kaufen, bestimmt findet man irgendwo was.
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Vielen vielen Dank für alles! Ich hoffe meine Brille wird so schön wie deine x3!
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thank you! glad you like it~
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You made my day with this! I'm SOOOO happy i found this tutorial because... just... Oh my it's perfect. I was looking for black transparent plexi but couln't find it anywhere and it pissed me off so much because I go at convention in March as trickster!Dirk AND I NEED THEM.
... OK, I got a little sidetracked. Just... Just THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH
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awww I'm happy you like it : D and yes I also tried to find black transparent plexi i even went ahead and bought some online but it was too thick and had looked more seethrough on the image ;_; I think in america it's easier to get your hands on some but I don't know for sure.XD Show me when your cosplay is done I'd love to see~ XD Good luck with the shades!
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Thanks 
By the way, do you think that red strips on Dirk's pants are really necessary?
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oh cool~
Well I'm a perfectionist. If they are stripes they have to be on the pants too. I would probably use some dark orange fabric paint or maybe they are these fabric pen pens where you are too that would make it easier. (I think it's dark orange. Is ist? )
But you don't have to of course it's your cosplay and your decision. I am not even sure why you are asking me xD
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It's just random question I had to ask somebody neutral! Well thanks, I'll look for those fabric pens, pretty curious how that works.
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Thank you for this tutorial. I was going to buy some off of Etsy but making them is personally -in my opinion- better. And your tutorial was the best one iv'e found... so yeah thank you.
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aww glad this tutorial could help : D Best would be if you could get your hands on thin seethrough black plastic (don't know the name right now) but that's nearly impossible to get in Germany so I couldn't do that.
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how much did it cost you all together to make these?
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sorry I don't remember.. but the acrylic glass wasn't that expensive... I forgot how expensive the window film was though it might have been expensive... If you have a way to get your hands on dark tinted acrylic glass though try to do so (in Germany it's nearly impossible to get but I heard it was easier to obtain in america? not sure though). And the rest I didn't buy so I didn't have to spend anymore.
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...uhm what? I don't understand sorry ...
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it's a shame that I speak Spanish, but I think I can make lenses xD
if not understood is that use translator.
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i can turn my head downwards without them falling off... XD It's just that I made it fit perfectly to my head.
[link] <--more random dirk photos XD
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I bought a pair from etsy a while ago
DO NOT RECOMMEND
I'm hopefully going to look at a picture and actually measure out the angles to get a 100% accurate pair XD
I think I'm going to buy tinted glass or tint them myself though, because it'd cause it to be 100% through the glass. What do you think?
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I know, I met someone who had a pair from etsy and it was way too big for me so it didn't fit my face. I thnk it looks really pretty though.
you can't get the angles exactly like dirk because there is no.. space around the nose? (not sure how to explainXD) Other than that of course it's a good idea to use a ref. I actually forgot if I used one for this... I just drew them in the way I liked them on my face.XD It took 2 tries until i liked the size.
I would totally get tinted glass if I were you. Here in germany it's hard to get plastic glass that is tinted but i think it's easier in other countries?... (even though someone recently told me that you can let stuff be tinted? like for car windows for example... not sure how though XD ). My shades are very seethrough which is cool but the problem is that after a while the tinted foil starts to peel off<.<
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Yeah those are the ones I bought. Also the way the... earsticks(?) fit around the head is horrible. The smaller ones work well, but making your own is a lot cheaper and more fun.
I mean more the top and side angles, though I'd probably use bro's anyway, because his are more obtuse and my hat hits every other pair.
I'm in the U.S. and if there's a will [and a bunch of money you're willing to drop on something] there's a way.
You can dye normal plexiglass actually, but at HomeDepot they give you unlimited free cuts. Just imagine us making the guy stand there and cut out our kamina shades
We made some windowtint and cardboard ones last Friday, and yeah they're aready slightly pealing which is a shame, though they're not very effective anyway. Because they're cardboard they're crumpled and such.
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How much did this cost you to make?? :0 I think I might try it out thank you~
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sorry I forgot how much this cost on the whole. Just check out the materials you need and how much they are to see. Good luck with it~
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How do you cut it out if you dont have a saw? can you?
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I think (but don't know) that there are certain cutters who can cut plastic? Other than that I don't really know... sorry. If you happen to try it tell me if it worked?
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this helped me AND my friend soo much, thank you XD. if you need help on some cosplay stuff to im super good at that shit to bro. lol i dont even know how meny Sollux glasses i had to make for my friends cuz they didnt know how. but with this you just kicked my damn ass XD
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aw I'm glad it helped you : D
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I got it from a 'hela baumarkt' but I live in germany... not sure about the english word. might be building supplies store or building centre?
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Awesome! This should be helpful considering I said I'd make my friend Dirk shades so we could cosplay as Dirk and Jake. :3
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