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Lambentworld — Homestuck Horns Tutorial Part Two
Published: 2011-09-17 10:14:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 56278; Favourites: 1633; Downloads: 314
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Part two of the Homestuck Horns Tutorial I first did. It only took me about a year to get it to people but I hope it's okay! Again my descriptions and English is atrocious but I hope It's enough for people to understand.Thank you everyone who has shown interest in them! I hope this helps.
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Where do you get the polyester headbands from? I don't see any on ebay or amazon in bulk or anything like that.
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I know you use polyester headbands as it stated in the FAQ, but where can one buy a bulk amount of them?
I'm making a bunch of horns for my friends and I
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I just googled goody headbands and found some online stores.
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Are there any other ways to cut the horns for the headband?
I was making my own the other day, and the knife slipped from the groove and sliced my thumb
Just wondering if there's another way I can do this because I kinda have a small phobia of exacto blades now
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Thanks for this awesome tutorial! I'm close to starting my very first cosplay, and I'm making Gamzee horns; do you have any tips on attaching them to the headband/wig? I'm not sure about whether I should sew them to the wig or headband them. And how I would hide the headband under the wig. If you have any suggestions that would be awesome!
:')
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I've had people drill small holes through the horns and sewn them to the wig itself for extra stability. I, myself, have not tried such a method ; ; I usually just style the hair around the headband and horns to hide it the best I can ; ;
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Oh, okay :')
Thanks for the advice!
/Seeing as I don't own a drill I think I'll just hide the headband
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Thank you very much for these tutorials!
I've been looking everywhere to learn how to do this but noone else shows you step-by-step how to do it!
I do have one question though, most people I see use styrofoam or wires to hold the horns up and cut down on weight,is that necessary or do they generally hold up well?
I'm making a pair of Eridan,Feferi,and Gamzee horns so breaking under their own weight is something I've been worried about.
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Would hot glue be able to be substituted? I have an awful lot of it. Also, I am attempting a pair of Gamzee horns; did the G horns you made provide any difficulty?
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I usually use super glue because that with the model magic and polyester fibers actually bond FAST and hard to one another. Hot glue will take some time to dry and there's not always a good adhesive bond. You could TRY I suppose? But personally, I just use Super glue ;3 ;
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Since the horns are made of model magic clay, is it really weigh heavy and difficult to move the head?
Also is paper clay a good alternative then model magic clay?
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Model magic isn't really all that heavy when it completely dries. It fills in it's own air pockets with expanding and feels almost weightless. The bigger they get the more awkward it is to move the head because of the height and yes, there is a weight to the larger ones.
I think the only comfortable way to make huge horns would be out of expanding foam which is pretty much just weightless.
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I make my own horns but I was wondering how do you keep them round mine end up flattening. And since they are kinda big I can't just stand them up.
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It depends on where you leave them to dry/harden. If you lay them on their sides, they will flatten. You can try hanging them from a huge sewing needle, or roatating them once every 10 to 15 minutes.
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i used the same headband and i didnt even need to use hot glue, because i made it such a snug fit that as long as i dont get hit by a bucket, it still stays on 
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0h an di have a questi0n b0ut the c0l0r 0f paint. what specific c0l0rs did y0u use?
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as gamzee w0uld say, this is a m0ther fucking miracle
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I have a question about the horns. What brand of paints do you use?
Great tutorial by the way >
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Usually just a thick acrylic that goes by "Folk Art".
Thank you. ^^
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What kind of headband do you use? or where do get them from?
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We use the Goody brand polyester headbands. We order them in bulk on eBay.
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Thank you for the amazing tutorial, but I had a question. My horns keep on cracking relatively bad. As in, pretty thick/long cracks, and when I fill them with superglue and sandpaper them, the cracks still seem to show through the paint. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Usually I just use the really thick acrylic paints [it's like, almost goo] and I add about 3-4 layers. So I let layer one dry. Add another. Dry. Add another and repeat. With some of them you aren't going to be able to remove the cracks COMPLETELY but when you take pictures they won't be prone to showing up either. You only notice them when you're eye to eye with the horns really ;3;
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Awesome, thanks so much!
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Thank you for the amazing tutorial, but I had a question. My horns keep on cracking relatively bad. As in, pretty thick/long cracks, and when I fill them with superglue and sandpaper them, the cracks still seem to show through the paint. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Did you try covering the cracks with the filler and not just filling it in? As well, have you tried wood filler?
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Question. My main concern is getting the horns to stick. What kind of material are those headbands made of?
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Polyester. Polyester and Model Magic with super glue seems to do really well with one another. If you have sort of a plastic-like headband, use a strip of paper or tissue paper between the model magic and the headband and glue those to both. It acts kind of like a middle conductor that forms a bond with the adhesive.
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Where do you get the headbands? I was at Walmart and I searched for just plain black headbands and all they head was like frilly girly ones and those aren't very trollish.
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We actually buy them in bulk from eBay.
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Would the crayola air dry clay work for this??
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Actually no, the air dry clay is heavy clay, which is hard to mold, and is messy.
Crayola Model Magic is lightweight, and is more like play-doh then clay.
Don't use air-dry clay unless you want your horns to be fragile as shit.
Use the Model Magic instead.
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ooh alright alright!!
thank you very much <33!
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No probleeeem~
I'm currently half-assing some horns for halloween, and today im painting them.
HOPEFULLY THEY COME OUT GUD
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That's actually what the Model Magic is.
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ooh! ahaha;; silly me but thank you for your response <3!
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I was tempted to merely buy a set, but upon finding how much they cost...especially the ones I was looking at....I opted for the cheaper way of getting them. Making them myself. And I must say...this is going to be extremely helpful for when I do decide to make them. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for uploading this here!
I've been struggling to find a way to make homestuck horns for awhile now, and with a con coming up, i've really been freaking out!
But, a friend sent me a link to this, and It looks like a MUCH easier method than the others I was finding! I just hope I have enough time to make all five sets! XD
Again, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!
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Are the ancestor horns any different than the normal horns? Are they only colored a deep orange?
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I don't believe so? I was going to paint the color off of [link] that image. ^^
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