Indiana Jones Voodoo Doll - Tutorial - FINISHED !

[Idaho Jones]

So what do you think of this material for the pants? I still need to clean up some loose threads.

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww292/wince33/Temple of Doom/b914b3b5.jpg

 

[Alan Castillo]

Excellent ! If you dirty it a little afterwards, it'll look perfect :thumbsup

 

[Alan Castillo]

Someone is having difficulties scaling the patterns, printing to size etc. He may not be alone, so here is a mini-tutorial of how to do it in Photoshop.

Showing the head, as it is at a tilt as it is.

The rest is easier, as they are straight.

Same for the jacket & body.

 

[Idaho Jones]

Thanks for posting this tutorial, just wanted to thank you for taking the time to put it together. I've got my jacket done, I just cant find a big enough piece of balsa to do the head.
http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww292/wince33/Temple of Doom/475368cb.jpg

 

[Alan Castillo]

WOW ! Fantastic materials you used there ! And the proportions are perfect :thumbsup

So glad you found the tutorial easy to follow

 

[NakedBrain]

Great tutorial, but I wish you could have gone into a little more detail... :lol

Thanks for the time and energy you put into that - totally great!

 

[Methods]

Awesome tutorial!
Thanks for your time and sharing.

A nice little project for me to do next weekend.

 

[OpMinD]

Very great details

 

[sparrowed]

Well when you're finished with that voodoo doll, perhaps heres another one worth your consideration???
Jack doll

 

[Vitruvian]

Great tutorial!
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Idaho Jones]

Well I finished mine, still need to make a few tweeks and dirty it up some, thanks Alan!

 

[Alan Castillo]

Well I finished mine, still need to make a few tweeks and dirty it up some, thanks Alan!

FANTASTIC !!!! I feel so good to know the tutorial got your here !! thumbsupthumbsup

 

[Bizarro Lois]

For anyone who has tried this, are you having trouble getting the right size balsa wood? The widest I can find is 3in(7.6cm). I can make that work for the head. But the hat needs to be at least another inch. I've checked all the brick and mortar hobby stores in the area and the craft stores don't carry it. Their websites don't list that size either.
Can someone recommend a place to order it, so I don't have to keep sifting through Google results? Otherwise, I'm going to have to try gluing two smaller pieces together before cutting or making the hat in two halves, then gluing them.
Any suggestions?

 

[Idaho Jones]

I couldn't find Balsa big enough either, I found some Basswood at our local Woodcraft store. pm sent regarding my extra material.

Woodworking Plans & Tools | Fine Woodworking Project & Supplies at Woodcraft

 

[Alan Castillo]

Amy, I got the strip of balsa I used from the model aircraft building section of a hobby shop. They have all sizes of HUGE strips of balsa. Try looking at that hobby to source.

 

[superDrool]

This one of the coolest turtorials. Extremely informative and keeping the interest with jokes. I may have to take a stab at this sometime with my own version. Thanks for posting and bleeding for us, Alan.

 

[Bill Carson]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing this !

 

[Bizarro Lois]

Hey, another quick question. What program do you use to resize the pattern images? My scanner will adjust the length, but won't proportionally increase the width. I don't have Photoshop, and I haven't figured out how to do this in Paint. If no one has any suggestions, could someone just tell me what the actual measurement should be at its widest point?
Edited to add: Most of the programs I'm trying won't let me resize by anything other than pixels.

 

[TazVader]

Hey Alan, I been thinking. Don't you think it's time for a "leap" painting tutorial just in time for Christmas?

Best
TAZ

 

[Alan Castillo]

Wow, a blast from the past :lol I haven't made one of those in years ! Those are not difficult at all though.

1 print.
Stick on thin wood.
Cut out background planks. Stain. Stick together.
Stick thin wood on planks.


:lol


Seriously, that's it !