COSTUME FOAM ARMOR 101

BUILD AMAZING COSPLAY ARMOR FROM CHEAP

MATERIALS QUICKLY, SAFELY, AND EFFECTIVELY!
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BILL & BRITT
DORAN
PUNISHED PROPS
SEATTLE, WA
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CREATORS OF THE FOAMSMITH
SERIES
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WILL MORGAN
WM ARMORY
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FOAM WEAPON AND ARMOR
SPECIALIST
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FOAM JEDI GAUNTLETS
FOAM HAND CANNON
MASS EFFECT ARMOR
SKYRIM DRAUGR ARMOR
EVA FOAM
WHAT IS IT?
ANTI-FATIGUE FLOOR MATS
“FUN FOAM”/CRAFT FOAM
L200

WHERE TO GET IT?

AMAZON.COM
HARDWARE STORES
CRAFT STORES (JOANNE/MICHAELS)
SAFETY GOGGLES
RESPIRATOR
VENTILATION
EAR PROTECTION
FOOTWEAR
DANGLY BITS
FIRST AID KIT
TOOLS
KNIVES, SHARPENER & ROTARY TOOL
I HAVE THE POWER Band Saw
Belt/Disc Sander
Scroll Saw
Hot Knife
Power Drill/Press
ADHESIVES
BARGE//DAP CONTACT CEMENT, SUPER GLUE (CA), & HOT GLUE
PICKING YOUR PROJECT
• AMBITIOUS YET REALISTIC
• PICK SOMETHING YOU LOVE
• START WITH A SMALL PIECE YOU CAN FINISH
• GIVE YOURSELF MORE TIME THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED
REFERENCE IMAGES
• GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH
• HIGH RESOLUTION
• COLLECT MORE THAN YOU
THINK YOU NEED
• TRY TO GET MULTIPLE
ANGLES
• 3D REFERENCES FROM
VIDEO GAMES
THE ALMIGHTY FOAM RULER
DRAWING TEMPLATES
TAKING MEASUREMENTS, WITH LOADS OF TRIAL AND ERROR.
FOAM IS CHEAP
MAKE AND MODIFY SEVERAL TEMPLATES
CUTTING YOUR FOAM
KEEP THE BLADE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO YOUR CUTTING SURFACE
GLUING WITH CONTACT CEMENT
BRUSH, WAIT, & STICK!
HEAT FORMING
GLUING SEAMS
GLUING LAYERS
ADDING DETAIL
CIRCLES, LINES, & HOLES
SEALING YOUR FOAM
PLASTI DIP, LATEX, PVA GLUE, EPSILON, OR NOTHING
PLASTI DIP
PRIME YOUR PIECE
READ THE CAN
SPRAY YOUR BASE
READ THE CAN
READ THE CAN?
YES, READ THE CAN.
MASKING
ADD LAYERS OF COLOR TO YOUR ARMOR.
WEATHERING
GET STRAPPED
NYLON WEBBING, ELASTIC, VELCRO, & HOT GLUE
STRAP ADHESION
PUT IT ON
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