Название: Make: Props and Costume Armor: Create Realistic Science Fiction & Fantasy Weapons, Armor, and Accessories
Издательство: Maker Media, Inc
Автор:Shawn Thorsson
Год: 2016
Количество страниц:288
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:42 Mb
Prop making represents the ultimate collision of creative imagination and practical maker skills. Sculpting, molding, casting, 3D printing, CNC fabrication, wood- and metalworking, and painting are among the many techniques the seasoned prop maker employs. In this book, master prop maker Shawn Thorsson reveals the tools, techniques, and processes that you can use to create professional-looking science fiction and fantasy props and armor. In this book, you'll learn:
how to use the popular Pepakura software to build 3D models with paper
a variety of molding and casting techniques
how to build a "vacuforming" machine to make armor from plastic sheet stock
painting and weathering techniques that will bring your props to life
Preface v
Acknowledgements xiii
Part I Prototypes and One-Offs
Building with Sheets and Tubes 3
Starting Off Easy
Starting Off Simple 4
Battle Axe for the Wolf Warrior 8
Hunter’s Rifle 18
Working with Pepakura 29
Print a Science Fiction Helmet on
Your Inkjet
Pepakura Boot Camp 30
Putting Pepakura to Work 35
Making It Hard 43
Making It Smooth 50
Detailing 53
EVA Foam 57
Turning Floor Mats into Armor
Sourcing: Where to Get Foam 58
The Basics: Making Foam Obey Your
Every Whim 59
Patterning 64
Final Detailing 77
Prepping for Paint 79
Paint! 80
3D Printing and CNC Carving 81
Let the Robots Do the Work
Part II Molding and Casting
Mold-Making Basics 87
Leave a Lasting Impression
The Simplest Molds Ever 88
Mold-Making Material 88
Mold-Making Terminology 89
One-Piece Molds 93
You’ve Got to Start Somewhere
Easy Version: A Part with a Flat Backside 93
Slightly Harder Version: A Piece with
Details on All Sides 101
Multi-Piece Molds 109
When You Need to See Both Sides
Starting Simple: A Two-Part Mold
with a Mold Box 110
Not So Simple: A Three-Piece Silicone
Rubber Jacket Mold with a
Mother Mold 117
A Few Tips and Tricks for Better Castings 131
Molds for Rotocasting 133
Bigger Doesn’t Have to Cost More
Prepare the Prototype 135
Prepare the Work Space 136
Building Up the Rubber Jacket 136
Building the Mother Mold 140
Rotocasting 147
Trimming and Prepping the Cast
Part for Painting 150
Part III Vacuum Forming
Vacforming Basics 155
Make Factory-Looking Parts at Home
Terminology 156
Designing the Forming Bucks 156
Building the Forming Bucks 157
Choosing Plastics for Vacforming 163
The Simplest Possible Vacforming Setup 164
Build Your Own Vacuum
Forming Machine 175
Step Up Your Game by Stepping Out
of the Kitchen
Begin by Building the Clamping Frame 176
Heat Sources 179
Common Configurations 180
Building the Platen 183
Vacuum Sources 184
Putting It to Work 188
Part IV Painting and Weathering
Basecoats and Masking 193
Building a Believable Finish Starts with a
Solid Foundation
More Than You Ever Wanted to Know
About Paint 194
Basecoats: Building a Believable Finish
Starts with a Solid Foundation 196
Masking and Stenciling 205
Faux Finishes 209
Making Something into Something Else
Metal 210
Leather 212
Wood Grain 214
Carbon Fiber 218
Weathering 221
The Fastest Way to Wear and Tear
Additive Weathering 222
Subtractive Weathering 227
Mud 230
Rust 231
The Path to Patina 236
Scorches and Burn Marks 237
Burnt Metal 238
Blood Spatter 239
Part V Bringing it All Together
Strapping and Padding 245
Hold Yourself Together!
Padding 246
Armor Attachment Options 247
Strapping Materials 249
Buckles and Related Hardware 249
How to Attach Straps to Stuff 250
Design Considerations for Strapping
Your Armor Together 253
The Tricky Bits 254
Odds and Ends: A Few More
Strapping Tips 260
Showing Off 263
Now That You've Got It, Flaunt It!
Handlers 263
Field Repair Kit 264
Posing for Photos 265
Planned Photoshoots 266
Index 269
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