tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80488573480536723782024-03-13T22:12:19.621-07:00[Matrix Armory]Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-61178749358634402592015-02-13T02:20:00.001-08:002015-02-23T15:58:26.700-08:00Simple BlueprintingSince I'm still getting my garage set up as a work space I've been illustrating a lot recently. I drew up a new logo for Matrix Armory because I was tired of the old one. All my friends call me a dragon because I horde money, I can be a little... grumpy, and, as my wife puts it, I like to "hole up in a mountain by myself." I like being called a dragon so I ran with it.<br />
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I also started drawing up some blueprints so I can start building them when my garage is all set up. I decided to write up a tutorial on it. You might wonder why you would need to draw blueprints when you have the reference image.<br />
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-It familiarizes you with the prop you are about to build. This is really important because you won't be blindly cutting pieces not really knowing what they are for.<br />
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-It gives you patterns that you can use to make your pieces. This is especially helpful if you need to make more than one of something or two pieces need to line up.<br />
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-Doing this creates a vector file. What that means is that your computer uses math instead of pixels to create your lines and shapes. In laymen's terms, it makes it so you can scale this image to any size and maintain quality of your drawing (obviously there is a point where making it too small would result in a low quality image, but that's really too small to worry about). This means you don't have to worry about how big the image is when you are drawing it. You can scale it up or down to the size you need when you are ready to print out the blueprint and it won't get pixel-y and need a CSI team to figure out what it is you printed out.<br />
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-Blueprints look really cool when you print them out on nice paper. They make really good wall pieces... And that's why you should make blueprints when you can.<br />
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This week I'll be going over some basic methods for drawing using software like Illustrator or Inkscape. I'll be using <a href="https://inkscape.org/en/" target="_blank">Inkscape </a>because it's free. Normally I'm all about using the free alternative rather than paying the big bucks for the software, but Adobe did Illustrator right. It's much easier and intuitive to use than Inkscape. That being said, the whole Inkscape being free thing is a really big incentive for me to use it, so until I can afford to buy Illustrator I'll make due.<br />
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First thing's first, find reference images of what you want to model. This is probably the most important step. The better your reference images the easier this process will be. Try to get the best shots from all of the sides (front, side, back, top, bottom). The more of these you get, the less guesswork you'll have to do later. These are the images I'll be using.<br />
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I'll be doing Sokka's boomerang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Next week we'll go with a more complex shape in the form of the De-Gun from Megamind, but I'm starting off with something simple so it doesn't get too complicated right away. Since it is relatively flat, I won't be needing any shots other than the side view to get this one drawn up.<br />
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If you are having a hard time, I suggest you just try to draw things. Play around and get familiar with the software. I learned to use Illustrator by teaching myself. Start simple, Google problems, and practice. That's the best way to get better at using this software.<br />
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Before we get started, I'll explain some basic tools that you'll be using<br />
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This is the Pen tool.This is how we'll be drawing our lines and curves.<br />
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This is the circle tool. It's used to make.... circles.<br />
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And this is the square tool used to make, you guessed it, squares and rectangles.<br />
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Lastly these are the snapping tools. These will be useful to enable and disable as you are trying to match up your lines.<br />
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Now that you have your pictures, open your first image in Inkscape. I like to start with a side view because I feel like I'm making the most progress that way. If you don't have a good side view I suggest starting with whichever image is your best reference.<br />
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Select your pen tool and start tracing around your image. Click where you want to start and every spot you want to draw a line to. This will show as a green line until you complete the path.<br />
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You'll see a common problem that will occur when blueprinting. Since the image I used wasn't super high quality there is a lot of pixelation. You'll have to make some judgement calls to get the pattern right, which is fine. Just try to figure out from your references what the image should look like. If it's to difficult to tell, you might have to find alternate reference images. Usually pulling directly from the source is your best option.</div>
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Just keep drawing around until you get back to your first point.</div>
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Don't worry about following curves for now. We'll fix that later. Just try to get the basic shape. We can add or remove points later. Do try to stick to straight lines as much as you can. It'll save you time in the long run.</div>
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When you connect the original point to your end point you should have something like this. Notice the tip is buried in the snow in this image. I have a plan to fix this later. The good thing about computers is that they are super flexible and forgiving.</div>
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If you hide the image you should have something like this.</div>
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Next I added the circles just to get them on there. If you hold control while you are drawing or scaling a circle, shape, or path it will maintain it's current dimensions. In the case of a circle it lets you draw a circle instead of an oval. Then I copied a second circle and lined them up.</div>
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If you click a node with the node tool it lets you move, delete, or curve that node individually. This is how we'll reshape our path. There should be two little handles coming out of a selected node. If there isn't, in the top tool bar select smooth node and it should bring these up and make a likely unwanted curve appear. These handles are Bezier handles and control the curve. The handle to the left mostly controls the depth and angle of curve left of the node and the handle to the right controls the depth and angle of curve on the right of the node. Sometimes changing the left means the right side of the curve changes and that's when you fiddle until it looks right. The distance from the node determines the depth of the curve's bend and the angle of the handle determines the angle of the curve. Inkscape will automatically try to match a node's location with a curve if you delete the node. If you want to match a curve just draw a point on either side of the curve with one at the depth of the curve and delete the middle curve. That usually gets a pretty good approximation of the curve that you can tweak to match.</div>
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Now I need to flesh out that pesky bottom. I did that by importing the other, less helpful reference image. I lowered the opacity and lined them up to get an idea of how long the tip extended and what it looked like.<br />
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Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-79493152766960048562015-02-12T11:28:00.001-08:002015-02-13T12:48:02.166-08:00New LogoI've been on an illustrator kick recently and decided to make a new logo. I decided to update the color scheme too.<br />
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I recently moved to Vegas and once I get my garage up and running I'm gonna start working on projects again, which brings me to my next point. I've recently decided to put costuming on hiatus and focus on making props. It's what I like and I don't like abandoning projects or not being able to work on something because I don't have a costume to go with it. So, for the foreseeable future, I will be making props with the occasional costume thrown in.<br />
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We were going to be a Zelda Group, but everyone kinda got a case of the lazies, so it ended up being a Link, Dark Link, Navi (who's wings I did not spend enough time on and died shortly after we got to the con in costume) and I was Phantom Ganon from WindWaker. I think it came out pretty darn good considering I made it in about a week and a half. I was originally going to do Skull Kid, but I didn't think I could do it justice in such a short amount of time. Some of you might be asking, "Why didn't you start earlier Matrix?" Well I was devoting most of my free time to my Hiccup costume from How To Train Your Dragon 2. I realized that it wasn't going to be done so I switched gears.<br />
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Hiccup will come in a future post, this one is about my Phantom Ganon Build.<br />
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Here is a reference for those who have never seen him before.<br />
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I was wracking my brain as to how I was going to build this (remember at the time I had under two weeks to start and finish everything). I was playing around with some foam when my wife needed to run to target so I took this as an opportunity to procrastinate further. But alas, inspiration struck while I was trying to sip my Starbucks. I bought a $10 IronMan child's mask. I told my wife I was going to turn it into Ganon and she was like "Okay...."</div>
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This part was really fun. I used EVA foam for the beard and hit the surface with my cutoff disk on my dremel to make it look like hair.</div>
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Now it's time to start working on the horns!<br />
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First thing's first, I need to make a template. I doodled one out and cut out a cardboard mockup.<br />
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Then I cut it out of foam. Unfortunately I didn't have any foam big enough to make it a single piece so there was a seam... :/<br />
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It's also two layers of EVA foam to help hold the shape.<br />
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I then trimmed the horns at an angle. Gave it a nice little effect...<br />
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And make sure it's the right size...<br />
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Now I attached both. Something went... I'm not gonna say wrong because I like that the horns are different, but they are obviously not the same...<br />
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I screwed them in through the inside and then added Apoxie Scuplt to the outside as a transition and to hold it in place. This is exactly how I attached my Professor Pyg ears to my mask<br />
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Some sanding.<br />
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Now for black paint.<br />
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Two bottles of glow in the dark paint later and EL wire attached around the horns and we're all done.<br />
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Next up we make a sword. The sword and mask took up the entire weekend. There are definitely refinements I want to make and things I would do differently if I had more time. The sword is made of pink insulation foam from Home Depot that I had laying around.<br />
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First I glued the two pieces of foam together to give it the right thickness. I did it wrong at first, but that's why there are two sides right?<br />
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The cut, cut, cut out the sword.<br />
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Hmmmm.... needs a cross guard....<br />
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That bit where the gap is is where the blade will fit in and there is a fourth piece that locks the blade in place. Think foam sandwich.<br />
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Now we add a hole for the handle and measure the length of pvc we need to put in.<br />
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Bam! now it has a handle. My wife told me not to do this and to go to sleep, but the stubborn man I am decided who needs sleep. This sword needs a bevel. Here I've marked off where the bevel will be cut.<br />
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I used a file at first and let me tell you was that slow. Then I realized I had a coping saw. More tools is always the answer.<br />
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Bevel done, now just to sand and add the letters.<br />
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I drew out the letters and used this as a guide.<br />
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Then, since these are rectangular I just poked a hole with a pen and used those marks to carve out the letters.<br />
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First find a picture of what you want your pinata to look like and print it to scale. This is about 20 inches tall.<br />
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He loved it! These are easy to make and make great gifts (though make sure not to become the pinata guy/gal as no one wants to be "that guy").<br />
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<br />Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-74487521127222773932014-01-11T21:48:00.000-08:002014-01-11T21:48:09.058-08:00N7 BuzzThis is a costume I thought might be cool for my wife's Yule ball. We were doing a Disney theme so I picked Buzz Lightyear. I decided to do an N7 Buzz (Mass Effect/Buzz crossover). Like usual, I waited too long to get started and didn't quite finished, though I got a lot done. This is what I came up with using some patterns I got of the RPF. I started construction on a Friday for the following Thursday, but it was the week of Christmas and I didn't get a lot done around then.<div>
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Before you start Pepping, you need a few things. First and foremost, you need a model to Pep. You three options when it comes to a Pep model. First you can use a Pep model someone else has made. This is the easiest and fastest way to get what you need, though it may not be an option if no one has made a Pep file for what you need. The second option is to make a model yourself. This takes a while and you need to know how 3D model. Once you have a model you can export it to a .pdo (the file type used by Pepakura). Your last option is to pull a 3D model from a game and import it into Pepakura. I am using the Pep model from 405th user zombiegrimm (the model I used and others can be found <a href="http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/36462-Skyrim-Pepakura-Files" target="_blank">here</a>). I had to shrink the model down because it was way too big to start off. </div>
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The next thing you'll need is the <a href="http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/" target="_blank">Pepakura Designer</a>. If you are going with an option other than using a Pep file you find, you'll need the Pepakura Designer over the Pepakura Viewer. The Designer lets you edit and unfold a 3D model. The viewer will let you arrange the way the Pep pieces print out. </div>
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Now you'll need some cardstock. You need to use cardstock over paper because it holds up better than regular paper. I would use at least 50lb, but not more than 75lb. I have some 100lb that I couldn't get through my printer without it jamming.</div>
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Now that you the paper you will want to print out your Pep file. I like to turn the thickness of the lines up to 5 because it makes it easier to tell the difference. You'll want to make sure that all of the parts fit onto the pages and use as much free room as they can before you print.</div>
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Next you should use resin to make the pep file hard so you can mold it or use the piece directly. You do this by coating the piece in resin. I use fiberglass resin from Home Depot that's used in auto repair and boating. Stuff smells terrible, but get's the job done. I like to use cheap chip brushes used for painting. I try not to buy the brushes if they are more than 50 cents each. </div>
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I did three coats. After the resin base coats, you'll notice that it's still pretty flimsy. You'll want to reinforce this so it becomes rigid. You can use fiberglass matte, which is a pain in the butt, but will be extremely hard after a few layers. Another option, which I tried for the first time and found worked extremely well, is to use Rondo. This is a mixture of resin and Bondo. I added a layer on the inside and outside, and now the helmet is pretty darn hard with very little effort. For this particular Rondo combo, I mixed equal parts resin and Bondo without the catalysts. Once they were mixed I added the appropriate amount of Bondo catalyst and double the liquid resin catalyst. I slushed it on the inside and brushed it on the outside. </div>
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After the Rondo has cured, I added some regular Bondo to fill in some spots. After a little bit of sanding and trimming, this is what I've got so far. </div>
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I'll be s<span style="text-align: center;">tarting my Halloween costume now. I am really excited, but I really need to get it done. It's going to be a lot of work to get it done for rennfaire. This year I will actually go as Renn Batman!</span></div>
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<br />Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-36960528429459347522013-09-02T20:47:00.000-07:002013-09-02T20:47:24.665-07:00Post DragonConWe just got back from DragonCon. It was really fun! I think we'll be going back next year. We did a Borderlands group and it turned out great! I'll post more pictures later, but I really wanted to get one up before I go to bed after the grueling 10 hour drive today.<br />
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Anyways this is what a mostly finished Deathtrap looks like alongside my lovely wife as Gaige:<br />
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Anyways, Here are some things I'm working on. We are doing a Borderlands group for DragonCon. My wife has most of her Gaige done, John over at <a href="http://www.embercostumes.com/" target="_blank">EmberCostumes</a> is doing Axton, his wife as Maya, my friend Marshall as Salvador, Mindy will be Lilith, and I will be matching my wife with my spiffy Deathtrap.<br />
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This is how the Class Mod started. That's right Blue's Clues. I got some funny looks buying this at a flea market, and as Macklemore says, "But shit it was 99 cents".<br />
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And the Guzerker buckle.</div>
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This weekend was Akon in Dallas. I made one of my favorite Batman costumes, though he is one of the less well known villains. I am of course talking about Professor Pyg. For those that don't know, this is what the costume should look like:<br /><div>
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Here is a picture of my final costume:</div>
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I'm trying to get some other pictures from my friends, but until then this'll have to do.</div>
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So now that you've seen the costume, you might ask how I made it.</div>
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It wasn't as hard as it might seem. The pants, shoes, shirt, gloves, and bow tie are all straight from the store or my closet.</div>
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The mask is the tricky part of this costume. I started off my sculpting the mask out of regular kiln fire clay.</div>
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I left the ears off because it would cause the mask to be significantly harder to mold and cast. Next I used my silicone caulk method of mold making for this mold since I wanted to get it done quickly. I added fabric to the third layer of this mold to help strengthen the mold.<br />
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Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of my mother mold and the mold ripped when I took it off, despite my reinforcement. I didn't put enough fabric/layers of silicone, but I was in a hurry and I did get one cast out of it so it all worked out in the end.</div>
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So this time I used Smooth-Cast Onyx, and I've never used it before. I wasn't expecting how quickly the resin set up so when I was slushing the cast the resin cured before I got even coverage. </div>
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The yellow circle shows the edge that is thin and you can see where it actually chipped. It's hard to see, but the red square is a very thick mass of resin where it pooled while I was trying to get the resin to the edges of the mask.</div>
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Somewhere I have pictures showing this, but I drilled out the thicker parts and used Apoxie Sculpt to reinforce the thin edges. For those who don't know Apoxie Sculpt is a two part Epoxie putty that starts soft and pliable like clay but in about 30 minutes gets very hard.</div>
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The straps are attached with waxed thread. I saddle stitched the straps on through holes I drilled in the mask and then coated the outside holes with Apoxie Sculpt to hide the stitches and reinforce the connection. The good thing about a saddle stitch is that if one of the stitches breaks the whole thing doesn't fall apart.</div>
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As a bonus for reading this whole humongous post, here is a picture of my lovely wife as Gaige. She is so cute! I also made a bunch of her props. I'll probably do a post about those. Or not. We'll see.</div>
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It's hard to tell but it is Amon's mask. I have to fill in the top dome and smooth out this cast. I can't say I don't have anything to work on, if only I had the time and attention span...<br />
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<br />Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-16134945478304361992012-12-11T21:38:00.002-08:002012-12-11T21:38:46.217-08:00Tattoos and Ponies!So my wife and I went to Fan Days in Dallas, I dunno, a few weeks ago. I didn't dress up but she made My Little Pony costumes with her friends. Not really Armory business but whatevs, she was super cute so it's all good.<br />
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The grey guy and unicorn lady are Gunnar and Angela from <a href="http://www.embercostumes.blogspot.com/">Ember Costumes</a>. <shameless plug> If you haven't checked out their blog you should, it is my sister site.</shameless plug><br />
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Also, on an unrelated note, my wife and I got matching tattoos! Mine is the shoulder on the left.<br />
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It's the island of Catan!<br />
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The image is from the back of the cards from the best game ever, The Settlers of Catan. If you haven't heard of it shame on you go buy it and play it with all of your friends.<br />
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-MatrixMatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-5493591684276276292012-12-11T21:27:00.002-08:002012-12-11T21:27:59.507-08:00Codex Staff Speed RunOkay, so it's been a little while since I posted but I figured I'd post the Speed Run Codex Staff I did for Renn Faire.<br />
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What's a speed run you ask?<br />
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Well it's when I have like a day to work on the prop and get it done. I did this in a couple days and it's not perfect but not bad either.<br />
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I forgot the red paint when we left so I didn't get the red on the wings, and I sorta messed up the ball so it's not translucent. Oops...<br />
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Things to fix in v.2.<br />
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Anyways I didn't make the costume, but here is Mindy with staff in hand. I'm working on getting better pics, but we'll see if that actually happens since I don't actually have it with me anymore. My wife is Robin Hood btw...<br />
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I still have projects on the burner, but this semester has been CRAZY busy between work and school, so I will post stuff when it gets done.<br />
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Until Next Time,<br />
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-MatrixMatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-91450789615457630742012-01-06T18:38:00.000-08:002012-01-06T18:38:29.402-08:00Mold making, cheap and easy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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So you wanna make a silicone mold, but don't want to spend oodles of dollars on expensive silicone?<br />
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Well you are just in luck as I learned how to do such a thing when I got my fancy art degree.<br />
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Now this is a soft mold. So you probably don't want to be casting soft things in it (silicone, latex, etc.).<br />
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A general rule I follow (but as with any rule there are exceptions) is that you don't cast like into like, for example hard in to hard or soft into soft. So you don't make a plaster mold and then cast fiberglass into it. Unless you are making a one off mold and don't care that you'll have to break the mold to get the piece out. Conversely, casting silicone into a silicone mold is a bad idea. Why, you ask? Well silicone has this amazing property to stick to itself. So don't do it. Latex doesn't really stick to silicone, casting latex works better into something like porous so just use something like hydrostone or ultracal.<br />
Here is what you will need:<br />
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-100% Silicone Caulk (If it isn't clear it's not 100% silicone caulk so ,you know, get clear.)<br />
-Latex gloves (Make sure these are powderless. Powder + watery silicone = paste. You don't want that. Also, make sure that these are not silicone gloves. Silicone sticks to silicone very well. As far as Nitrile, I've never tried them.)<br />
-Plastic cup (Use bigger ones than this. I spilled a lot of water. Tupperware works well too)<br />
-Water<br />
-1 caulk gun<br />
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Also something to make a mold of!<br />
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Now if you didn't make whatever you are making make sure you have EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT from whoever did. Make sure to give them credit too. For example, Garry Newton made this and I got his permission to make a mold of this for my mom. Don't just buy someone else's work and try to remake it and pass it off as your own. If you do this is called recasting and it is a terrible, terrible thing.<br />
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Anywho, I like to stick my items to something portable. This is a piece of sintra, but wood works too. That way I'm not confined to working in one area. Make sure you use something that doesn't succumb to moisture like cardboard does.<br />
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You will also need something to make a mother mold. I used hydrostone, but plaster and fiberglass work and they make a bunch of different materials specifically for making master molds. Master molds are used with soft molds so that when you are casting into the soft mold, the finished piece isn't deformed. A bad mother mold means that you get bad castings. Take your time with it. I didn't do a great job but do as I say, not as I do.<br />
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Now that you have everything, what do you do?<br />
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The first thing you want to do is put soap in the water. Use it liberally. It's better you put too much soap in than not enough. This is very important. The soap serves two purposes. The first is that it keeps the silicone from sticking to your glove. The second is that the soap acts as a catalyst and makes the silicone cure in about 15 minutes as opposed to 2 hours. I don't know why it does, but it just does. If you don't use soap, this process can take a whole lot longer.<br />
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Now that you've got the water all soapy, it's time to put on your gloves. I use one glove on my left hand (since I'm right handed) and I leave my right hand free to use the caulk gun.<br />
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Alternatively, if you have a wider container than this glass you can put it directly into the water and scoop it up. This is how I spilled most of my water, and I don't prefer to do this, but it does work if that floats your boat.<br />
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Wad your silicone into a small ball. Don't press too hard, it doesn't take much pressure. I've found it also works better to use a rolling method rather than a pressing one. What this does is it makes your silicone more manageable, but also ensures that there are no sticky parts of the silicone (showing that the silicone was fully coated in the soap).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what happens when you put it on too thick. When you touch the surface you can feel that there is uncured silicone trapped underneath. It is much easier if you don't put it on too thick, but if you do I've found a pretty good solution. Basically, you lance the spot where it is wet and squeeze out all of the uncured silicone. You are then left with a pocket of air. This is very bad for molds. If you cut the top of the "skin" off so the spot that had the uncured silicone is exposed, you can take the uncured silicone and squish it back on (not too thick) and fix the pothole. Imagine lancing a blister and covering it with a band-aid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Repeat for the second layer, thickening the mold.<br />
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Voila! The rest of the images are of the mother mold and the original pulled out of the mold.<br />
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There you go. I spent all of 10 bucks to get all the stuff, and most of it will last for future use.<br />
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This method can get some pretty excellent detail. I would only recommend using this on smaller items, but it can be used on larger items. For example I used this method when I made these:<br />
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And of course there are pros and cons to this as with any method.<br />
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Pros:<br />
-Cheap in small batches<br />
-Easy to work with<br />
-Fast curing<br />
-Easy to obtain<br />
-Good for small items<br />
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Cons:<br />
-More Expensive on a large scale<br />
-Molds tear relatively easily (you could reinforce the silicone by adding a layer some burlap to the second layer while it is still tacky<br />
-Smells bad<br />
-Since you are using soapy water, this method can trap water on the surface of what you are making. This is great if you are molding over plaster or fired clay, but less great if you are using dry unfired clay as the details can get washed away or if you use something non porous as water bubbles can get trapped on the surface of the mold if you aren't careful.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-76039697897821571142012-01-06T15:40:00.000-08:002012-01-06T15:40:37.702-08:00Over the Holidays...So I didn't really get what I wanted to done, but I finished a few things I didn't intend to.<br />
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First I introduce to you the Blendolathe v 1.0.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I call it the Blendolathe v 1.0 because after one use the plastic parts of the blender started melting (as they weren't designed for this kind of use). So I am going to take out the motor and mount it to a better setup. So here is what I turned with the lathe. Not so bad for my first time. It's a handle for my Steampunk portal gun. The top is the lathed, the bottom is the handle I tried to hand carve and made me decide to whip up this lathe from my broken blender.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPCLgnx4qWAbcuE71hNWHE26yjqR96FnnUR9-Gy4zR5ITDSt1aKchb2pUI1dN5Uwsn_79z4N-AOdMxTF7mR7hUqHOfd58dPwOKyD4e9Siki-5DBnvQnLbwzXliVUCeGgyKaV38cgzTWg/s1600/DSC_0259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPCLgnx4qWAbcuE71hNWHE26yjqR96FnnUR9-Gy4zR5ITDSt1aKchb2pUI1dN5Uwsn_79z4N-AOdMxTF7mR7hUqHOfd58dPwOKyD4e9Siki-5DBnvQnLbwzXliVUCeGgyKaV38cgzTWg/s640/DSC_0259.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div>I also got the pictures I needed for a cheap DIY mold making technique!<br />
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I am going to put that in it's own post though so it is easier for myself as well as others to find.<br />
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Wahoo!<br />
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Ok so I didn't get all that much done over the break. I had to clean my stuff out of my parents garage and didn't quite feel like doing anything else. I will be going back in a week to try and get my vacuum forming machine out of their garage. I will post when I do.<br />
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-MatrixMatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-11047075045247159882011-12-13T07:13:00.000-08:002011-12-13T07:13:36.967-08:00Finals WeekSo it's finals week and I probably won't get anything done until Friday. <br />
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-MatrixMatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-59033625399573321142011-12-07T11:23:00.000-08:002011-12-15T23:04:38.744-08:00It's a VEST...So that was a total fail about posting on Monday. I fully intended to and then I ended up having 8 physics labs, a 4 page paper and a trebuchet all due on Tuesday. I hadn't started the paper, the labs were half done and the trebuchet just needed tweaking, but it still took all day.<br />
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Any ways, this is a leather vest I was commissioned to make. He gave me this picture and wanted me to make something like it, but with pauldrons.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Matrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831883288763856926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048857348053672378.post-75726076154037557762011-09-24T21:29:00.000-07:002011-12-15T23:02:58.763-08:00It's cloak time!So this Halloween we are going to rennfaire and I am making a special knight costume. For now I am going to keep it under wraps, only showing you little by little.<br />
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Ok first up is the cloak. Now I have a lot more done and I will post about that later because, well it's not done yet...<br />
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Anyways, the first thing I did was try and find a fabric. I was going to use fancy melton wool but at 18 bucks a yard my wife said no. :(<br />
That's okay though because I recently found 6 yards of black canvas. Now, I would recommend using at least 7 yards for a cape, 7.25 with a hood, but all I had was 6 so I made do.<br />
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Here is a picture of my initial drawing:<br />
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So basically for a nice, big, Sith Lord type hood you need a piece of fabric about 28" tall and have the neck hole plus about 5". In my pictures I drew the fold on the left, but I actually sewed it with the fold on top so I had to sew less. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the hood before I attached it to the hood.<br />
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Next we have the actual cloak itself. There are two things you can do here. The first is to lay out the fabric and divide it in to 6 equal triangles. Make the height of the triangles equal to the width of the the fabric (mine was about 60-62").<br />
The second option is the one I chose and is harder to pull off, but saves a whole bunch of time. Fold the fabric so it is the width of one triangle. Next, fold it back on itself. Then again, and again until you have one less fold than the number of panels. The picture in the bottom right corner of my plans shows what I mean. It should look like this:<br />
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Mark so you have a straight line to cut along and cut from the top right corner to the bottom left corner (or top left to bottom right). Make sure to cut through all of the layers at once so you cut out all of your panels.<br />
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I wouldn't use fabric less than 58" unless you are short or don't want the cape to touch the ground. Making the width of the fabric the height of the triangle makes the radius of the cape longer than the height of the fabric. If you wonder how this works feel free to ask and I'll explain it, google Pythagorean Theorem, or just trust that I have taken a lot of math and this is how it is.<br />
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Now that I have my panels I washed them so they wouldn't shrink, but they ended up fraying like CRAZY.<br />
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After much trimming and sewing I attached all of the panels together and sewed the hood on. This would have taken much less time, but my sewing machine is crap and I hand sewed them all.<br />
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Here is the end result:<br />
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I still have to weather the edges and maybe hem the edges. Also, add the clasp. So this isn't completely done, but I wanted to get it up here.<br />
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Tomorrow I will be posting how I made <a href="http://www.embercostumes.com/">John's</a> Revan mask!<br />
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Until then,<br />
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<div>I started off by creating a foamies pattern to get a feel of the size and so I knew how big to cut out the leather.<br />
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</div><div>After I had the pattern I cut out the leather and then sewed it all together.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm going to meet with the client to get better/more pictures of it, including some in action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you guys enjoyed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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