Love4arms

Violet and friends

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Where to find me

Well, so far none of my posts have been flagged, which is pretty funny. Still, I know that could change any day so I'm going to try a couple of new places, in case anything gets too hot for DA to handle.

Main gallery: http://deviantart.com/love4arms

Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=29020362

Newgrounds: http://love4arms.newgrounds.com

Also, a few of us are trying a discord server setup to see if it could work as a nsfw home of sorts. Please stop by and check it out. https://discord.gg/enm4tX

I'll probably keep posting here until they remove any of my stuff, or until it gets too quiet which seems like it will be very soon now.

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Many Momos (Cosplay Outtakes 5)

...and that's the last photo Violet sent.

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Hands Free (Cosplay Outtakes 4)

"Trying out ideas for showing Yaoyorozu's powers of creation. I couldn't help it hehehe!"

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Must Come Down (Cosplay Outtakes 3)

I guess this one is more officially in the "outtakes" category. :D Violet says:

"Like I said on the last picture I can actually juggle. But I also was not properly juggling for that picture and this is what happens when you just kinda throw three things in the air to look cool. You end up not looking cool at all haha!"

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What Goes Up (Cosplay Outtakes 2)

"I liked this one a lot as a photo but it was pretty out of character for Yaoyorozu. I can actually juggle pretty well especially with only three things. You don't normally have everything in the air at once so for this photo I just kinda threw the dolls up at the right time so it would look better."

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Soo... I don’t know how much my work will end up being flagged as the new Tumblr anti-nipple laws take effect, but I’m looking for another second home for my work anyway. I’ll keep posting here until then.

Meanwhile, you can find all my art and stories at http://deviantart.com/love4arms

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Wig Out (Cosplay Outtakes 1)

Violet sent in another handful of photos from her halloween cosplay photoshoot. These ones are more out-of-character, or things like this one:

"This is the aftermath of one of the attempts at the leaping attack. I stopped but the wig kept going. Honestly I'm just happy it stayed on as much as it did because wearing it and feeling hidden really helped me get into character. But I was adjusting it and putting it back on a LOT haha!"

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"Since someone requested a picture of Jane I found the selfies we took. It was so much fun doing the photoshoot I want to find another excuse to do another one with her!"

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Gentle Persuasion

"It took some work to convince Jane to spend her day taking photos of me but she couldn't argue with a girl with a plastic sword. Haha jk she volunteered and had a great time!"

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Thanks! (Cosplay 11)

Violet originally just wrote "So kawaii!" but she sent in a longer note and a name change.

"Since it's closer to Thanksgiving now this photo took on a different meaning for me. First thanks to Jane for spending her day off taking photos with me. Thanks to Charlie for letting me make a mess of the house while I was working on the cosplay and for just being awesome in general (I love you!!) But I really wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been helping me in my life. The past 18 months or so have been amazing and I feel like I've grown so much. And that includes everyone looking at my photos here. Your comments and questions and encouragement have meant so much to me and I don't think I ever would have dared to wear something like this if it wasn't for your acceptance. I love you all!"

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Fully Armed (Cosplay 10)

All Violet had to say about this one was: "ha ha ha I'm so funny!" (She gave it the title, don't blame me.)

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Swordmaker (Cosplay 9)

Violet says: "I really wanted to try to show how Yaoyorozu creates things and while she can use any part of her body a lot of the time she creates them from her chest and belly. We had to get the angle right to fake this one but I think it worked. Look! I can create a plastic sword hahaha!"

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Attack! (Cosplay 8)

"We tried this running attack with the staff a few times and this angle really came out better than I'd hoped. Jane was a safe distance away since I'd already hit her with a doll before but the zoom worked out great. Super hero landing!"

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Leaping (Cosplay 7)

"All I have to say about this one is I had no idea I was making a face like that hahaha!"

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Running (Cosplay 6)

"This isn't the most exciting picture but I love the effect Jane got with the photo. Her camera is pretty nice and she set it to keep the shutter open a bit longer and then followed me as I ran. We tried the moves for this sequence a few times from different angles but this shot worked out great. Also I just have to say it's not easy running in those boots haha!"

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Catch! (Cosplay 5)

"Capturing some more anime-inspired action shots was harder than some of the other poses but that was why we wanted to shoot out in a park. I wanted to try to show something being created and show how the dolls were still a weapon for her. This was the picture were I didn't manage to hit Jane with the doll when I threw it hahaha! (Sorry about that Jane! Your photos are awesome!)"

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Yaoyoroshka Dolls (Cosplay 4)

Violet said this should be another cosplay diary, but I'm leaving it in the regular photoshoot set. She wrote:

"I forgot to show you her matryoshka dolls which were the first props I worked on. In the manga there's a page called 'The Curious Case Of The Yaoyoroshka' which tells her backstory about how she would practice her quirk by creating Russian nesting dolls as a child to match a set that she owned. She tells Todoroki when they are training against Eraser Head that she got so good at them that she can pop them out without thinking about it. She creates a lot that are filled with flash grenades and in that episode and in the new game the dolls look like her so I wanted to make some like that.

I bought a cheap set of dolls and then designed a pattern around the biggest one based on the episode. Then I printed and cut out templates in the different sizes to help me get nice clean lines when I painted. I made her doll's hood red so her face would stand out too. Then I painted on a clear coat to help it look shiny and protect them in case I dropped them which I totally did haha! It took a while and I think I did it more as a fangirl than as part of a costume but it was totally worth it."