help, where can buy the material and paint of batman suit
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Re: help, where can buy the latex and paint of batman suit
Hi there mate - Im quite new to costuming but I have been picking up a ton of tips and tricks on here for my Batman suit ( Im working on a Batman Returns/hybrid one.
Plasti dip spraypaint (in black() will do the job.
Hi there mate - Im quite new to costuming but I have been picking up a ton of tips and tricks on here for my Batman suit ( Im working on a Batman Returns/hybrid one.
Plasti dip spraypaint (in black() will do the job.
Dude - here is the most resonable priced.. I been using it and it is INCREDIBLE!!!!
Perfect for Batman suits.. tip though.. us a coat of watered down PVA school glue first before you do it ( make suire its dry too).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/plasti-dip-spray
Perfect for Batman suits.. tip though.. us a coat of watered down PVA school glue first before you do it ( make suire its dry too).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/plasti-dip-spray
Hello again my friend (Batman233) - sorry I taken ages to reply - I been working on my returns suit hybrid loads lol.
have you considered goign down the route of making moulds? These are not as hard as it might seem even to a novice ( please excuse the use of this word as I ont know what you consider yourself to be costume designer wise) depedning how you want to build the suit.
Are you making the DKR version?
I seen a mould someone cast of the rubber latex parts all in one - just has to be cut out and finished then plasti dipped etc (depending on what you use to cast it)
Let me know how its going?
have you considered goign down the route of making moulds? These are not as hard as it might seem even to a novice ( please excuse the use of this word as I ont know what you consider yourself to be costume designer wise) depedning how you want to build the suit.
Are you making the DKR version?
I seen a mould someone cast of the rubber latex parts all in one - just has to be cut out and finished then plasti dipped etc (depending on what you use to cast it)
Let me know how its going?
Making the pieces just like you showed in the pic involves a long process : first you need to sculpt the pieces out of clay, or 3D print them or whatever can get you hard masters of the pieces.
Once you have that, the next step is indeed to make a mould of each pieces then cast copies out of latex, that you can tint in black or paint over with the plastidip or both. It can also be run in urethane, just like the movie suit, which has its pros and cons against latex. That's roughly the process to get the pieces in the pic. If you wanna go that road, I suggest getting your hands on some tutorials first, about clay sculpting and mould making. Can't really help with the sculpting as I've never attempted it, but Smooth-On, the brand that sells a lot of materials needed for mould making and casting has a youtube channel with quite a few good tutorials and there are tons of other tutorials on youtube. Now you don't have to go that road, it's possible to get good results with foam and plastitip which is easier, especially if you're new to all this.
Once you have that, the next step is indeed to make a mould of each pieces then cast copies out of latex, that you can tint in black or paint over with the plastidip or both. It can also be run in urethane, just like the movie suit, which has its pros and cons against latex. That's roughly the process to get the pieces in the pic. If you wanna go that road, I suggest getting your hands on some tutorials first, about clay sculpting and mould making. Can't really help with the sculpting as I've never attempted it, but Smooth-On, the brand that sells a lot of materials needed for mould making and casting has a youtube channel with quite a few good tutorials and there are tons of other tutorials on youtube. Now you don't have to go that road, it's possible to get good results with foam and plastitip which is easier, especially if you're new to all this.
