Saturday 19 July 2014

Cyber Planner Tutorial

So quite a few people have been asking me to do a tutorial for the Cyber Planner face unit that i made a while back, so here goes.


First of all, i tried to get an outline of the piece that was vaguely accurate from a few screen shots, trying to include all the lines and details and ended up with the picture below.

From this template i then shaped pieces of super sculpey roughly into the shapes on the page.


At this point i decided it would be a good idea to make it in seperate sections to allow easier movement, you could do it all in one piece, or just two. I ended up with  four.

Once the basic shapes were done, it was time to put in the detail. I used a scalpel and a cocktail stick to draw in the lines.


I added a little extra clay for some of the details and scrap wire.

The next part was rather tricky, although im sure there are easier ways to do it!
I very awkwardly and gently moulded the sections to the shape of my face (this is tricky because they fall off... alot)
Everything then went into the oven for 5/10 minutes.

Then once its cooled down and hardened you can paint it. I just used silver modelling paint and a tiny bit of black for the details.

and there you have it!
I feel like i should point out that the last photo is of course photoshopped. One day i will be clever enough to figure out how to add bits that glow.... one day!


Tuesday 3 June 2014

I think my entire wardrobe should now be character themed. Starting with these


Sunday 25 May 2014

MCM Comic Con 2014

Ill be honest, this years convention was a bit of a mixed bag.
Friday was great. I met up with Louise and Phil and got sorted out in their hotel room. I went as the Tenth Doctor, but once I got to the venue I decided to ditch the coat since it was stupidly hot but I was still armed with my sonic and a banana (bananas are good, you should always take a banana to a party).
I didnt take too long to get through the queue and it was still relatively quiet enough for us to walk around and get a good look at the stalls. By the afternoon it was pretty packed though, and started to get a bit too much.
Doctor vs Deadpools! (He did not expect me to pull a banana on him!)
We found a stall that sold tails, I was so happy i was bouncing

Drunk!Ten was a lot of fun

Pub times on Saturday night (Loki wanted to join in with the cocktail drinking!)

My costume for Saturday

I got an awesome shirt

Loki No!

Wednesday 14 May 2014

What on earth have I got myself into!!
I've started a vague attempt at a Winter Soldier costume, and i have no idea what i am doing!
I've started adjusting a corset that I already had by adding on some straps and details, which im going to wear over a black turtleneck.


The arm is proving tricky though.
ive got as far as making a plaster mould, but from here i dont really know what to do. Ive seen some brilliant ones made from craft foam and worbla, maybe thats the way to go? Or just go for paint. Paint i can handle!

Anyway, making the plaster cast was fun even if i dont end up using it!


This mask. THIS DAMN MASK!
It will be the death of me i swear. 
I just cant get the shape right, and its pissing me off so much!