High ponytails and updo's are one of the most essential, yet tricky wig-styling techniques. You really need to wrap your mind around how wigs work, as opposed to real hair, and you'll need a lot of patience and precision if you want a ponytail wig that is neat and clean looking, fits your head well, and will last throughout more than one convention.
I compiled a tutorial with photos from different projects I completed over the last year or so, and some that I made specifically for this tutorial. So the wig colors, styles, and photo quality will vary throughout the tut, but they all illustrate the same basic styling technique.
While this tutorial is for wigs with a SINGLE ponytail (or hairbun) and does NOT show how to make a back part for two or more pigtails, the technique for pulling up the hair into the ponytail(s) is the same. Only where and how you add the extra hair to fill up the bald spots in the wig will differ.
Hee-Hee That Belldandy wig is SOOO beautiful, I love it!
Kukkii-san Sure, there's technically no difference between a ponytail that's centered in the back and one that's more to the side of the head^^ Just make sure the wig is long enough so all of the fiber can pulled up to that spot so you can stub it.
Atrista I'm sure you get this all the time, but thank you so much for all the effort and time you put into this tutorial! I have to do two different wigs soon that your tutorial will be very helpful for.
NekoNivi This is soooooo great for my Nabooru AND fran! You rock!
Kukkii-san However, if you want ALL of the hair to be down in the back (i.e., an actual bob), no stubbing is needed, you can just use a short wig + clip-on extension set.
silentlamb Where am I supposed to click to get to the tutorial? I don't see a thumbnail.