3. its just fun to do!
That's the best reason of all! Keep up the great work!
3. its just fun to do!
Sounds good and a cheaper option.Tnx. But i did that for multiple reasons:
1. these have cost me 3 euros in total. only had to pay for the hole-ringes. the rest of the materials where free or i had them. (and this costume will be expensive enough)
2. those screen used dont necessarily will fit my replica guns. i figured, first find some nice replica guns, and the make some perfect fit holsters.
3. its just fun to do!
That part is a huge challenge to do in anything but rubber. It has such huge flex in the movie. Have you thought about making a perfect one and casting it?
I've had some success making the Plasti Dip more matte by peppering the piece with a really light coat or two. Hold the can twice as far as normal and just waive it back and forth. If you warm it up first, it'll atomize better and you'll get the tiny little particles drying a bit before landing. After a couple very thin coats, it'll take the shine away pretty well. Another way is maybe a thin watered down wash of matte black acrylic paint. Do essentially like you're weathering the piece, but because it's black, it just makes it look more dull.
From what I've read the real ones where shaped leather over a vacuform shellThat part is a huge challenge to do in anything but rubber. It has such huge flex in the movie. Have you thought about making a perfect one and casting it?
finished one boot. Damn they are really a pain in the butt. And definitly not without flawes. I dipped them but i think painting had been more longlasting. the have about 5 coats but the sharp edges and part that slide over on another will damage fairly quick. But whatever... heres the result:
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Amazing work! did you just freehand cut those shoulder pieces, or did you use some kind of template? Also, same question on the sword scabbard.
For the shoulder all credits go to Colline83. He made some for his son an i copied his method.
What i did was:
- First wrap your shoulder in aluminum foil, and cover it with multiple layers of ductape. If you want a little bit of bulcky shoulder you shoud place 1 or 2 shoulder pads underneath your shirt or under the foil. that way you can see how thick you want it.
- then you use a permanent marker the trace the outlines of the shoulder piece.
- now you can remove it from your should and cut the outside form.
- now you have something that looks like the should.
- The trick now is to trace it in 2d on a piece of paper. What i did is i first seperated the round piece from the lower half of the shoulder. (see template below)
- After that you cut the round piece from the top on 2 or 3 place to flatten the piece out.
- Now you can trace it on the paper and your template is done!
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As for the swords and scabbard. I completly freehand drawn them in illustrator to get the right dimension and then build them out sintra. Layer by layer.
The template i have is not flawless but could be a nice guideline. I'll post them later.
The Plasti Dip does add some texture, but if you make the coats really light, it's minimal. Here's some examples of it on my Zoom mask.
But still, using a really light coat of matte acrylic, or really light coat of black primer will dull the shine without giving much texture or risking flexibility. again, if it's light.