Tutorial- Custom Armor.

Lamanda2 · Post by **Lamanda2** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:48 am

Well, I was going to take a few pictures of how to make the shoulders on my custom armor piece for VisVires and then decided to just go ahead and make a bit of a tutorial to give you all a basic idea of how to make your own suits of armor.

I just uploaded the pictures, so it is not yet public. But for those of you who would like to view it now: (Deeplinks go from 001 to 014)

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And here is the gallery link for easy reference:

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Please, if you have any questions/comments let me know. This is my first go at a guide so if there are any problems or if it's hard to follow let me know.

Thank you, and good luck if you give it a try!

~Amanda

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:58 am

That's really cool, I may try this out seeiung as I'm no good with other sculpyings. What type of clay did you use, sculpey? Also how do you boil it?

~Ziggy

Lamanda2 · Post by **Lamanda2** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:05 am

Yes, I used sculpey.
As for the boiling, I have honestly never given it a try. So I am not too clear on that either, all I know is that quite a few people boil over at MCN and say it works very well.

good luck if you try it Ziggy, I hope you have some success.

~Amanda

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:13 am

So you blow dry? Exactly what do you do, just keep it there for five minutes, that's gotta hurt the hand! Whare do you put it afterwards, won't it get ruined whan you put it down?

~Ziggy

Lamanda2 · Post by **Lamanda2** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:27 am

I usually leave the piece right on the minifig, if you don't want to get burned stick an extra pair or two of legs on it so that you can have your hand for ther away from the heat.

Don't just keep the heat directly on the piece, as this may cause the plastic to distort. just sway the blowdryer from side-to-side to prevent this.
when you think it might be fully cooked just lightly poke it, if it feels a bit mushy keep going, if it's hard then you can stop heating it. (Be sure to check if all of it is cooked. Sometimes I might miss the back or a shoulder.)

I just set it down on a table or something for a little while after that, and so far I've never had it break while it was sitting there.

~Amanda

ZIGGY! · Post by **ZIGGY!** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:56 am

All right, I've got to try this! Wish me luck

Princess_C · Post by **Princess_C** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:29 am

Beautiful work, Amanda. I'm going to give that a try for a project I'm working on. Thanks for the tutorial

Lord Felix · Post by **Lord Felix** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:50 am

Great tutorial. I personally don't use sculpy, but it is a great tutorial none the less.

Recluce · Post by **Recluce** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:23 pm

Great tutorial Amanda, I think more and more people will be willing to try this since you made such clear step by step instructions.

Spongey · Post by **Spongey** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:15 pm

A great tutorial. Your finished piece was amazing!

kelderic · Post by **kelderic** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:32 pm

Wow, Amanda, you've outdone yourself. Very nice! Now I just need to get some sculpey.

Kelderic

NickGreat · Post by **NickGreat** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:01 am

Awesome work on the armour, Amanda! And I just love that hammered effect you gave!

Just a word of advice (if I may) for everyone else; Amanda is really good and experienced with sculpey, so although the tutorial looks relatively simple to do, effort and practice would be required to replicate that. The first time round may not be as perfect, but do keep trying! I know I would.

Fry_slayer · Post by **Fry_slayer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:40 am

Clayver!

Another way to recycle jelly armor.

Lamanda2 · Post by **Lamanda2** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:21 am

Glad you all seem to be finding it useful!

Ziggy- Good luck!

Emily- Thank you, I am glad to hear that the steps come across clear. I was worried it would be too hard to follow.

"Just a word of advice (if I may) for everyone else; Amanda is really good and experienced with sculpey, so although the tutorial looks relatively simple to do, effort and practice would be required to replicate that. The first time round may not be as perfect, but do keep trying! I know I would."

Very good point, Nick.
It is true, it may be hard to do your first time(s). And I too advise you to keep practicing! I wasn't very good when I first started out, but with patience and practice I have gotten alot better at it. (And even now, I am still learning.

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Keep on customizing!

~Amanda

daggerblood · Post by **daggerblood** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:56 pm

Thanks for this tutorial. The steps are easy to follow, I'm definitely going to try it out.