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Artsy Wednesday: Animation

August 22, 2013 By Michelle 21 Comments

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Most people’s childhoods were full of Disney princesses – mine was full of Asian cartoons! Doraemon, Dr Slump, Sailor Moon… But by far, the VHS tape my sister and I reached for most often was My Neighbour Totoro (dubbed in Cantonese). Even now, I still turn into a child when I watch Hayao Miyazaki’s films.

So my Artsy Wednesday animation manicure is Totoro-themed. Even though I’ve seen a hundred of Maria’s manicures, I never tried using acrylic paint until now, and boy I’m a convert! I impressed myself with this one. The base is Alanna Renee It’s a Boy!

Naturally, being Asian and female, my sister and I have a stuffed plush collection of Totoro merchandise. This is just a selection:

The blue Totoro is actually hand-crocheted by my sister, who’s really good at crafty things!

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Comments

  1. Emily F says

    August 22, 2013 at 1:23 am

    ADORABLE!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:09 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. sleepandwater says

    August 22, 2013 at 2:00 am

    This is absolutely awesome.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm

      Thank you! It turned out better than I thought it would. All my nail art projects seem to be like that – they either turn out way better or way worse than I anticipated!

      Reply
  3. Batty Lacquer says

    August 22, 2013 at 2:08 am

    Oh my goodness <3

    Reply
  4. Rachel H says

    August 22, 2013 at 3:13 am

    OH SO CUTE! I did one, but did NOT come out like yours.
    I am so in love with Studio Ghibli. I can’t wait to see their new ones coming out soon. I still have to see On Poppy Hill, and it comes out on DVD next month!!! My favorite is Spirited Away. Which is yours?
    BTW, I played Totoro for my nephew when he was 4 and for months he wanted to watch the “bear” movie. LOL

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      I think Totoro has to be my favourite, I have such fond memories of it. I love Spirited Away too. In Cantonese it translates to “dragon cat” so I never thought of them as bears, and the Cat Bus made total sense to me! I recently tried watching the English dub but the different voices were too unnerving.

      Reply
  5. Valiantly Varnished says

    August 22, 2013 at 4:00 am

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  6. LittleMonsterx14 says

    August 22, 2013 at 8:33 am

    this is incredibly adorable!

    Reply
  7. Anna A says

    August 22, 2013 at 8:46 am

    Cute!! I love the totoro! I’m going to have to try using acrylic paint soon. It seems like a good alternative when I want to mix together a specific color.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      It’s great for colour matching – the boyfriend even suggested that I stop buying polish and just use acrylic paint on my nails. Ah, no.

      Reply
  8. Mel Giandzi says

    August 22, 2013 at 8:55 am

    I loveeeeeeee this! It’s super super super cute! I love the black fluffy things! I want one!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      Yes! The black fluffy things are my favourite. My sister and I made a bunch out of wool and googly eyes when we were little!

      Reply
  9. Chelsea says

    August 22, 2013 at 10:22 am

    SO CUTE

    Reply
  10. Rose (Every Little Polish) says

    August 22, 2013 at 10:26 am

    This is so friggin cute!

    Reply
  11. Loz says

    August 22, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    very cute! and I remember watching Sailor Moon 🙂

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      Some relative of ours bought us Sailor Moon wands that lit up and played weird noises when you pressed buttons on them. I actually remember playing with those more clearly than I remember watching Sailor Moon!

      Reply
  12. Shruti Bapat says

    August 22, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    You are so talented.. and patient.. and amazing!! I’m in awe!
    MISSY IN THE MIRROR

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      Thank you! It took me hours, but I did it while studying, and I even ate dinner in the middle 😉

      Reply
  13. Marias Nail Art says

    August 22, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    I wasn’t a princess child either LOL – so I would have loved these too, and your mani is absolutely perfect, I love it!!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      August 26, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      Thank you Maria! You were the first person to introduce me to the idea of using acrylic paints, so I definitely have you to thank!

      Reply

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