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Rirukuo — How to lighten a wig
Published: 2012-06-09 20:43:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 110108; Favourites: 1643; Downloads: 333
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This is a tutorial for lightening the color of a wig. It's only semi permanent, so if you wash your wig some of the color are going to wash out. But it looks great though!! xD And I haven't heard of anyone else that has been able to lighten the color of a wig, so this is revolutionary !! haha, just kidding! I hope you find it useful. Thans for viewing : 3Related content
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Yeah, I think posca markers wold be great for that. I don't think normal yellow markers would be able to show up on a brown wig.
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Would you recommend using a yellow or a white posca marker?
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If you use the white marker the hair will become light brown. If you use the yellow marker the hair will probably become a yellow/light brown mix. I do not know what will make the best shade of blonde, but I'd suggest buying the posca marker with a color that looks the most like the blond color you want on your wig.
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this is really helpeful, but i was wondering if there were other markers to use sine it seems difficult to find posca markers
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I have not found any other type of markers that work, sorry. But a lot of people have commented and asked about it, so maybe you could ask them if they have found something else that works.
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hi there, i have a wig that is unfortunately way too bright for what i want. i have never seen posca before in my life, what type of marker is it so i can maybe find an alternative?
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Hi 
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oh okay... then maybe i could use acrylic paints?
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No, acrylic paint gets really hard and stiff, I have tried it before :/
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ahhh crap then. where do you buy them?
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I buy mine at Staples, but I don't know if they sell the same stuff at the different Staples stores in different countries.
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there aren't staples stores in different countries xD
at least not in mine.... but thankfully i will be returning to the USA soon (i'm studying college there)
My photoshoot event fell apart anyway, so now i have more time to return and buy the markers before i ever need the cosplay xD
thank you so much for your help!
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Does the texture of the wig remain the same after the coating?
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yeah, it stays pretty much the same, but you can feel that there's something on the wig if you stroke it. Kind of feels like there's a lot of hairspray on it.
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Alright! Thank you so much for this. <3
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Wow, that's really pretty. What website did you order the wig off of?
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Thanks :3 It's a 12 dollar wig from ebay.
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Wish you were slightly more detailed about this.
How many layers did you have to paint on to get it that light? How'd you keep the strands from leaking onto other parts of the hair? What was the average wait time till it dried?
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Sorry.
I don't know exactly how many layers it was, but about three I think. The color doesn't leak, if you paint a straight line on the wig it will stay as a straight line. And it takes only a minute or so to dry.
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This is going to work perfectly for a Lilith wig I'd like to start on. Thanks for the tutorial!
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I'm glad! Thanks for reading it
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This might just work; it's the best idea I've found so far. The only other one I found was baby powder, which would make a mess. Do have any suggestions where I can find these? I checked the websites of a few stores near me and none of them seem to carry Posca markers.
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I can't recommend any online stores, because I buy mine at local stores. I buy mine at Staples or Panduro, but I don't know if these are Norwegian or international stores.
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Thanks, I didn't think to check Staples. I'll keep that in mind for Comicon.
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How opaque are these? I want to do this to a black wig but I don't want it to go from white to black, just from dark grey to black... could I use these to do that?
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It takes a lot of coats if you need it to be really light. So I guess they're not that opaque. I think it would do work nicely to get a black wig gray. But if you don't like the color you could always buy gray posca markers^^
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Does the white marker come off after, if you wash it?
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thanks so much, I appreciate that you shared this knowledge. I definitely think that this is revolutionary as I haven't seen anyone else figure this out!
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wow, you're so nice! Thank you, and I'm happy you find it useful!
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whatd you use to color it darker? :3
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The same type of markers, lol xD
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omg I already tried to color a wig with markers too xD it takes some time but it works xD
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I just recently washed mine, but most of the color went out :/ So it's more of a last way out if you cant find the right colored wig, or it's great for just temporary coloring.
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O AO! what an idea! we dont have POSCA here, but will try to find something else to replace
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It is possible to buy them online if you cant find them locally
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by locally I mean in my country.. so afraid the cost will be a bit much for international shipping. I live all the way in South East Asia ^^''. But I will try and lurk around. Again, brilliant idea. Loving the gradient effect ^^
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Ohh, ok, that's too bad.. And thank you again :3 And good luck^^
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