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[Rurouni-Idoru]

So I've found the perfect wig-style in Amphigory's Petrushka, except for one problem: It doesn't come in the magenta color I'd like, a problem easily solved by the fact that Sharpies do. It also, as you can see if you followed the link, does not come in white. Obviously it'd be best to get it in a pink rather than a green or yellow or something, but does it matter if I use light pink or hot pink?

[SabienStrange]

This may be a silly question, but my brain is too dead to color theory on its own right now.
I have a bright red wig. I'd like to say it's around this color here.
I was curious if it was possible to dye it this color here, or will the red of the wig interfere too much and make it dye weird.

[MermaidSymphony]

I was wondering what color sharpies would you reccomend to make a golden blonde color?

[xoxoPanda-chan]

thanks for posting!!!

[ixxora]

Hello, quick question.. Is it possible to dye a light brown wig (think card captor sakura brown) to dark violet? (think faye valentine violet)

[Starlit Rose]

I realize most of these questions are old, but I thought it would be good to answer for anyone else looking in the future.

Originally Posted by Rurouni-Idoru

So I've found the perfect wig-style in Amphigory's Petrushka, except for one problem: It doesn't come in the magenta color I'd like, a problem easily solved by the fact that Sharpies do. It also, as you can see if you followed the link, does not come in white. Obviously it'd be best to get it in a pink rather than a green or yellow or something, but does it matter if I use light pink or hot pink?

Depends on how dark you want it. I think it could work fine either way, but if you used the hot pink, you would already be starting at a medium shade and the Sharpie dye will darken it from there. So just keep that in mind!

Originally Posted by SabienStrange

This may be a silly question, but my brain is too dead to color theory on its own right now.
I have a bright red wig. I'd like to say it's around this color here.
I was curious if it was possible to dye it this color here, or will the red of the wig interfere too much and make it dye weird.

Hmmm that is quite an extreme change. Since the purple you'd want to make it into is dark, I'd say it might be possible, but it would take a lot of dying and I think the red would still show through too much since it's so vibrant. You could always test it out on a small part and remove it with alcohol if it doesn't come out right.

Originally Posted by MermaidSymphony

I was wondering what color sharpies would you reccomend to make a golden blonde color?

Something like the Marigold color should work fine. Dandelion would be more of a yellow-y gold color and Marigold would be more of a gold color. Depending on what you want you might mix the two.
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Originally Posted by ixxora

Hello, quick question.. Is it possible to dye a light brown wig (think card captor sakura brown) to dark violet? (think faye valentine violet)

Since the color change is so different, I wouldn't count on it giving you good results, but I would expect it to come out very dark and not a very vibrant purple. As I suggested above, you can give it a shot on a small part of it and see what it does. If it doesn't work you can always rinse it out with alcohol.

[Gale]

I've just attempted my first sharpie dying job, and I'm in the "wash" phase. Just to be sure, is there anything besides running it under cold water a gajillion times I should be doing? Envel said so many times in the FAQ bit that you need to wash the wig "properly" but none of the tutorials I've found go into much detail about washing, so I want to make sure there's noting extra I'm missing.

Edit: Also, tho the water is running very nearly clear, the wig is still a bit sticky and sticky ink is coming off onto my fingers as I continue to rinse it. I assume this just means keep rinsing, right?

[Sangochan241]

I hope this hasn't been answered already, but here goes!

I'm dyeing a white wig a particular shade of yellow for my Elesa cosplay, and I mixed up my dye and tested it with a Q-tip and looks nice. However once I use it, I'm worried it may com out too light.

So I was wondering, can I re-dye a sharpie wig darker if need be?

[Suiseiseki0284]

I have a question. I'm going to be dyeing a wig soon, a short white bob from Epic Cosplay.

I've dyed two wigs from them before with good success using the dunk and dye method ( that is breaking sharpies, and mixing them with 70% alcohol)

However this time I'm going to be doing a multicolor wig, and since it's short.. I figure why not do it by hand? Few sharpies, couple cups of coffee and marathon some shows I need to catch up on.

Are there any special rules for hand coloring with Sharpies? Or is it just color on the hair, rinse when done, voila. The only thing I can think of is to make sure to rinse each section/color at a time so the don't bleed together.

Anything else?

[nikkib197]

i have a question about dying a wig black with the sharpie method (not the hand one). I have a blue black wig, and i want it to be more black than blue. I tried the ink method (3 times) and it didn't work, the ink would just wash out when i rinsed it and i still can't even touch it without turning my hands black. So i wanted to try the sharpie method. I am just hoping to dye the blue hairs to something darker, even if it isn't black. Brown or a dark purple would be better than blue. would anyone recommend this? or should i just go the long way and hand sharpie it?

thanks