Post by Captain America on Feb 21, 2009 13:39:48 GMT -5
I thought it'd be cool if I started throwing up links to all the various Tutorials and How-To's I come across. With any luck, in a few weeks, it'd be a one shot stop for how to make what you're thinking of...and usually on the cheap.
Costuming on a budget around here, folks. That and functional durability.
[red]Here's a must...a How To Make A Dress Form Out of Duct Tape. A form to work on is important to have, for sure. The second site has a couple of other ways to make a Duct Tape Dress Form. The first method is the easiest, however, the other methods on the second site will give a better fit overall. The third shows how to use this basic technique to make a head cast the same way.[/red]
etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/03/dress-form-tutorial-want-to-make-exact.html
www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3659/clone-yourself-a-fitting-assistant
www.instructables.com/id/SAET37WFMMCZD67/
[blue]This one here's about using different varieties of plastic to make armor. Kinda cool. And would probably work amazingly with Pepakura. Or a vacuum table...[/blue]
www.cosplaysupplies.com/tutorials.php
[red]Here's a couple for gloves, gauntlets and other Hand wear[/red]
www.olympiagloves.com/
www.ravenswoodleather.com/Gauntlets/swordcow.html
www.by-the-sword.com/
www.gloves-online.com/white-gloves.php
[red] Pepakura...forming shapes out of folded heavyweight papers, aka cardboard. ;P [/red]
www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/index.html
Costuming on a budget around here, folks. That and functional durability.
[red]Here's a must...a How To Make A Dress Form Out of Duct Tape. A form to work on is important to have, for sure. The second site has a couple of other ways to make a Duct Tape Dress Form. The first method is the easiest, however, the other methods on the second site will give a better fit overall. The third shows how to use this basic technique to make a head cast the same way.[/red]
etsylabs.blogspot.com/2007/03/dress-form-tutorial-want-to-make-exact.html
www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3659/clone-yourself-a-fitting-assistant
www.instructables.com/id/SAET37WFMMCZD67/
[blue]This one here's about using different varieties of plastic to make armor. Kinda cool. And would probably work amazingly with Pepakura. Or a vacuum table...[/blue]
www.cosplaysupplies.com/tutorials.php
[red]Here's a couple for gloves, gauntlets and other Hand wear[/red]
www.olympiagloves.com/
www.ravenswoodleather.com/Gauntlets/swordcow.html
www.by-the-sword.com/
www.gloves-online.com/white-gloves.php
[red] Pepakura...forming shapes out of folded heavyweight papers, aka cardboard. ;P [/red]
www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/index.html
