how to make pokeballs tutorial by Kisshu-Neko

how to make pokeballs tutorial by Kisshu-Neko

This is how I make my pokeballs for my cosplay

. I hope it will help someone.

Mine aren't 100% accurate, bu since I'm not very good at painting I can be proud of myself...

And I used styrofoam balls to do this. Maybe I didn't wrote this but it is the base of a pokeball....

I don't know what more to say, if you have any questions I will try to awnser the best I can

. Pokeballs are very easy to do but very long to finish....

EDIT: Wow thanks for all those views! i'm happy to see that my tutorial is useful

And those are examples of what you might get when you are finished! (those pokeballs aren't mine, they belong to their respective owners):

tobiismycat Featured By Owner Mar 8, 2013

i was goin to do this with ping pong balls

well still am

this is cool

ryant223 Featured By Owner Sep 15, 2012 Student General Artist

nice job

StaticG0703 Featured By Owner Aug 29, 2012 Student Writer

You used a Heal Ball! It hasn't been forgotten! x33

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Actually, I do not use heal balls in the pokemon games (honestly, I found them to be quite useless), but since it looks very pretty (and has lovely colors), I've decided to make one.

StaticG0703 Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2012 Student Writer

I personally loved the Luxury Ball. I mean, who doesn't like black?

Arrowfoot Featured By Owner Jun 22, 2012

Just wanted to say thanks for this tutorial! I made some pokéballs for a cosplay with it. They turned out great!

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You are welcome! I've seen your pokéballs in your gallery, and they look very nice. Would you mind if I added them to the description of the tutorial?

Arrowfoot Featured By Owner Jun 24, 2012

Go right ahead! ^_^

mika0308 Featured By Owner Mar 24, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

what's the poke balls made of? :3

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Mar 24, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

It's a styrofoam ball

You can easily find them at dollar stores or craft stores for a cheap price, generally uner 1$.

mika0308 Featured By Owner Mar 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I'm in a good lead XD thanks for replying anyway...

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Mar 26, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You're welcome

mika0308 Featured By Owner Mar 24, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

styro I bet? XD

Kibi97 Featured By Owner Mar 9, 2012 Student Digital Artist

I love you,this tutorial is awesome!

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Mar 9, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You are welcome

MiCoConutCarnival Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

they look nicer when u paint tennis balls. just some thought

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

That is very plausible since I haven't tried tennis balls yet. Plus I was in a rush when I first made these so I didn't took the time to put a lot of modpodge coats ^^"

MiCoConutCarnival Featured By Owner Jan 14, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

you should try them sometime then! sadly they dont bounce.
another thing i like doing is getting the large plastic bouncy balls and painting those as giant pokeballs with acrylic paint. they r still bouncy!(USE TAPE TO MAKE THE EDGES NICE!)

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Jan 14, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Yes, I'll try to use that sometime if I do another pokemon cosplay. I've been getting this suggestion several times, so I guess that it works quite well!

Ilike the idea of using bouncy balls too.

AmethystAmarante Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artist

what is the yogurt for?

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You just use the plastic pot that contains the yogurt. If I remember well, I used it either to use it as a stand for the pokeballs (it would have the same use as the egg box) or to pour modpodge in it.

I'm sorry if I did not answer your question clearly, it has been more than a year since I made this tutorial so I don't remember well ^^''

AmethystAmarante Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artist

its ok this tutorial is a big help btw what do you ues foam balls?

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Yes, they are styrofoam balls. I used them because they are very cheap and easy to find

AmethystAmarante Featured By Owner Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artist

cool thanks for the help

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Sep 29, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You are welcome

ChristineMae Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2011 Student Digital Artist

what can i use instead of mod podge??

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Aug 22, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Frankly speaking, I don't really know what you could use instead... maybe some white acrylic paint or white glue could work?

Use something that will make your styrofoam balls look smoother. Also you must be able to paint on it afterwards

grilledcheese64 Featured By Owner Aug 9, 2011 Student General Artist

so if i dont have sandpaper i can just add more hodge podge to?

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Aug 9, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You can add more coats of modpodge so it will be smoother, but I don't know how many. I did not have the chance to try it...

I only did 3 oats because I needed them to be finished quickly for a picnic event. I suggest that you add as much as you need to obtain the perfect smoothness

Also, sandpaper is quite cheap. I think that you can buy it at a dollar store, if not there will surely have some in a local craf store

grilledcheese64 Featured By Owner Aug 9, 2011 Student General Artist

k thanks!

grilledcheese64 Featured By Owner Aug 9, 2011 Student General Artist

thanks so muuuch for the tutorial now i know someting i can make on a rainy day!!!

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Aug 9, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You are welcome

XxoKatoxX Featured By Owner Aug 4, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

i like

im going to make one tomorrow by getting styrofoam balls tomorrow at the dollar store and im going to make a pokemon trainer outfit for me and my friend is going to be playboy

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Aug 6, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I hope that your pokeballs and pokemon trainer outfit will look great! Have fun making pokeballs

PrincessMoonSerenity Featured By Owner Jul 27, 2011 Student

this is cool 've been wondering how to make my own pokeballs for cosplay.

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Jul 28, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I'm glad you find it useful for your cosplay

PrincessMoonSerenity Featured By Owner Jul 28, 2011 Student

yeah but since i'm low on money i'm just going to use a golf ball but have to find a way to make it smothe and paintable.

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Jul 29, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Maybe you could try to smooth it with sandpaper? I've never tried myself, but if your golf balls are made in some kind of plastic it should work.

Oh and also, styrofoam balls are very cheap. I've bought mine for less than 2$ or something like that.

PrincessMoonSerenity Featured By Owner Jul 29, 2011 Student

alright but i finished them today and they turned out great!!!!!!!

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner Jul 30, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

That's nice

PrincessMoonSerenity Featured By Owner Jul 30, 2011 Student

thanks i will post a picture of them as soon as i can.

Princess-ofthe-Ninja Featured By Owner May 30, 2011

This is just a great idea plain and simple

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner May 30, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

It sure is. Thanks for your comment

DruidicSpirit Featured By Owner May 19, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

This is totally going to help me because I'm going as a Team Rocket member next year for Halloween

Kisshu-Neko Featured By Owner May 20, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I'm glad it helps ^^

Can you show me a picture of the finished product once you have made your pokeballs? I would like to know how people"s pokeballs look like when they use my tutorial (that is, if you want to)