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Kisshu-Neko — how to make pokeballs tutorial
Published: 2009-06-24 12:00:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 55213; Favourites: 450; Downloads: 1467
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This is how I make my pokeballs for my cosplay
. I hope it will help someone.Mine aren't 100% accurate, bu since I'm not very good at painting I can be proud of myself...
And I used styrofoam balls to do this. Maybe I didn't wrote this but it is the base of a pokeball....
I don't know what more to say, if you have any questions I will try to awnser the best I can
. Pokeballs are very easy to do but very long to finish....EDIT: Wow thanks for all those views! i'm happy to see that my tutorial is useful
And those are examples of what you might get when you are finished! (those pokeballs aren't mine, they belong to their respective owners):
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I see. 
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Awesome! Thanks for the great tutorial!
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You are welcome, I'm glad it helps ^^
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Great, easy to follow tutorial! I'm making two pokeballs now. Dry, modge podge, dry!
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Thank you ^^
Show me pictures when you will have finished! I want to see how your pokeballs will look like ^^
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[link] 'Twas a ton of fun to make. Again, a wonderful tutorial!
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They looks very nice. The surface looks very smooth unlike mines since I was in a hurry when I made them xD
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Thank you! I do believe one of the most fulfilling parts of the process was throwing them at my sister afterwards. xD
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Lol that is true. I've also done something similar when I finished those pokeballs XD
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i feel like this would be even better if you cut it in half and hollowed out the inside, maybe fill it with something heavy :3 then when you glue it back together, it'll look like it can OPEN and stuff!
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If you want your pokeball to open, I would suggest using plastic christmas balls rather than styrofoam balls. Styrofoam balls are difficult to hollow and, in my opinion, it could make them fragile. Also it would be difficult to close them back (if you want them to open and close).
Plastic christmas balls are often already cut in half and you can easily separate the two parts and close them back together. You would just have to paint the inside and put in something heavy as you say ^
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but still
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i feel like this would be even better if you cut it in half and hollowed out the inside, maybe fill it with something heavy :3 then when you glue it back together, it'll look like it can OPEN and stuff!
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Yes...all I need say...is yes. ^_^
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Why yes? x)
Anyway I'm happy that you say yes.
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Amazing 
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Thank you, I'm happy that you think they look better than the plastic ones
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Simple tutorial to follow, thanks for posting! I wanna make some of my own now
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Thanks
Can you show them to me if you really make some?
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No problem.
I'll make sure to take a picture or two, if I get around to it :]
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this is amazing, i am using this for my next cosplay! thanks!
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You am welcome, I hope your pokeballs will be great
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You can use the pot of yogurt as a stand once it is empty
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thanks for the tut! making them right now, doing modge podge step! what did you use for the end varnish?
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I used an acrylic paint varnish
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Ok good to know! I'll need to go get some then P: Also, apparently there's a new kind of Mod Podge called Hard Coat Mod Podge that's used for furniture projects etc. It dries much harder than the regular stuff and won't turn sticky if it gets wet, and has a satin finish (reading from the product site) If I see that at the store and it's cheaper than the varnish, I may try it. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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Ok thank you, it may be useful for my projects too ^^
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I'm back! I saw the Hard Coat stuff at the store, but the thing said it had a long cure time (I think a few weeks, since it's for furniture and heavy duty use items...but it would be dry before then. Just not sure if it would stand up to water before curing.) so I didn't get it. But if you had the time, it would probably be pretty useful. It was about the same price as the regular Mod Podge. Instead I just got some sealer like you suggested.
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What a special modpodge
I don't think it would work for me, since I generally want to work on my projects fast, but thanks for the info ^^
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I'm so going to make these actuality I'm making some right now three of them are drying so I can paint them later.
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That's nice, could you show me a picture when you will be finished?
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I got one done! [link] go there to see it
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It looks nice! Is it okay if I link it with my tutorial to show more examples?
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Dammit! You list the least expensive, most available supplies, and guess what? I still can't do it! BAAWWW! I bemoan my inability to access the epic that is Pokemon!
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What can't you do?
Maybe I can try to help you ^^
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This is such a cute tutorial!
So do you buy the styrofoam and shape them into balls?
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Yep yep I'm trying this as well! I just bought a 6 pack of 4" diameter styrofoam balls that are the perfect size, for about $4 ish. Make sure to get the white foam and not green florists foam. That stuff is horrible!
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Alrighty then! Thw white styrofoam balls, not the green ones.
Thank you muchly!
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No, I just buy those styrofoam balls at a dollar store or in a craft store at less than 1$ each
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So simple yet so very creative! I never would have thought of this! <3
How does it hold up? I'm planning to use them for cosplay and wonder if they could survive a bit of abuse.
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Umm... well I had them with me at a picnic, my friends where throwing them (but I don't remember much about it since it was last summer). I've also kept them in a safe place and they are still fine.
If you have time, I suggest that you add a LOT of modpodge coats. Also varnish your pokeballs to make a little more protection.
I guess that if you don't throw them in water and leave them in too hot places for a long period of time they will be fine.
And you can add some scratch at the back of the pokeball to remove it and put it on a pokeball belt. I had to put more than one piece of scratch tough.
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it looks very good. YOu could use it as part of ur cosplay if u cosplay a pokemon trainer
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