Tutorials

[rollerboi]

I thought that a thread with pointers and links to tutorials elsewhere on the web would come in very handy here. Here are a few of my favorites, as they relate to paper props. I have no affiliation with any of these websites.

A List of Handy Tools:
http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropTips&Supplies.html

Paper Aging Techniques:
http://cephalopodprods.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/paper-ageing-techniques/

Another Paper Aging Tutorial:
http://www.curiousgood.com/aged.htm

Aging Photographs:
http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2008/11/aging-photos.html

Making a Wax Seal:
http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=64

Cartographer's Guild Tutorials (mapmaking galore):
http://forum.cartographersguild.com/forumdisplay.php?&f=48

 

[Rhett J Martin]

NICE! Thanks for those!
:cheers

 

[Petseal]

Thanks for sharing those rollerboi! :cool
They will come in very handy! :thumbsup
Later, Petseal

 

[rollerboi]

How to use freezer paper to print out stencils and transfer to fabric:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=15045.0

Other options for stencilling:
http://img59.echo.cx/img59/2250/paper1cq.jpg

 

[rollerboi]

(placeholder post for more tutorials; people, feel free to add others!)

 

[darthinvictus]

http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=34402
a tutorial i did for a raiders notebook

 

[darthinvictus]

http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31487
tutorial i did for a maprrom brush from raiders of the lost ark

 

[Coz]

Paper Prop Tutorials? Anyone have any?

Hey, I figure we're a pretty slick bunch when it comes to paper props, but sometimes there's more to do than just print something out and be done with it, so I wondered about tutorials & how-tos for this section - kind of an extension of the resources thread.

I mean for aging documents, bookbinding, etc.
Or laminating an ID badge & getting a clean look.
Making Drivers Licenses or credit cards.

Even if only links to websites - good enough, man! Post 'em up!

I got a few examples here:
Bookbinding (small scale):
http://www.apocprod.com/Pages/prop_pages/ninthgate.htm

See also:
http://www.miskatonic.net/pickman/mythos/tome.htm

Aging documents & tools:
http://www.cthulhulives.org/toybox/PROPDOCS/PropTips&Supplies.html

Dummy up a credit card / plastic ID card:
http://www.zug.com/credit/student/

Please chime in with your ideas & tips!

Later,
Coz.

 

[juno]

Re: Paper Prop Tutorials? Anyone have any?

I have two tutorials up, one on aging documents and one on making faux wax seals:
http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=7

 

[propologist]

Re: Paper Prop Tutorials? Anyone have any?

I have two tutorials up, one on aging documents and one on making faux wax seals:
http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=7

that's a great one for the wax seals , i'm working on a project right now

 

[juno]

Prop -- try this one http://ragehaus.com/?p=1215 too. I like the stamp stuff for super detail work, but the wooden dowel gives a really nice look too. Just make sure you seal it REALLY well.

 

[propologist]

Prop -- try this one http://ragehaus.com/?p=1215 too. I like the stamp stuff for super detail work, but the wooden dowel gives a really nice look too. Just make sure you seal it REALLY well.

yeah I like that too. I'm doing the letter from Marvin the Martian and have it completed but the seal has been giving me hell. I used the real wax , but afraid it might melt in shipping , so the hot glue is perfect.