Introduction of Panalists More Details on Template Making using Eomer Armor as an example. |
Drawing Basics |
Reference
Material |
| *Julia* Panelist |
*Julia* - The three tests of replication - Shape, Color, Texture - Importance of Shape - Drawing skills? - Can you write your name? You can draw - Everything you see is lines, curves and dots - Practice copying the shapes and the negative space - proportions - Template building is drawing in 3-d. Still copying the lines, curves and proportions |
*Julia* - Reference Material - to know your shape - photos - every angle you can find - dolls - Using reference material - every angle - compare your template side by side to the photo to see differences - patience, do it again, ask others for their eyes as well. |
Human Forms |
Use clothing you have |
Altering Patterns/Shapes |
| *Danielle* Store bought - $100-$200 Duct tape dummy $10 Mannequin $15 - $200 Paper Mache Mold Live Model www.mytwindressforms.com |
*Danielle* - clothes that fit you - draw right on it, cut it out |
*Suzanne* Pre-existing shape or pattern - patterns on line or bought or borrowed - trace around someone else's pattern - modify it to what you want |
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Draw on muslin |
Dolls |
| *Suzanne* - Tape paper/pin fabric on for
and draw/cut |
* Julia -
Elf vest demo on Steph - use basic shape to make a muslin you can draw on |
*Julia's
elf chest armour (demo) Wrap tracing paper around doll |
Computer Generated 
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Layering    |
More Layering 
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| * AJ's and
Judy's Easterling* -
from photos of costume |
* AJ's
Ringwraith gauntlets* Layering- tracing paper |
*Carolyn
Frodo* Layering large pieces |
Hats
and helmets |
Closing |
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| * Julia* - Elf helmet - tape on posterboard
and draw shapes and cut *Carolyn* - Frodo Orc helmet |
*Julia* - Start with something
small… a vambrace or greave…
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