tmnt movie costume build from part 1

jester fx · 08-02-2012, 12:33 PM

hi all this is i believe my 2nd thread i have done over here i believe i showed my casey jones comic mask and bats. but this thread is to show a tmnt part 1 movie costume build we are doing. this build will be for a raph costume as he is my favorite.

a little info on how this will be done. we will be sculpting the torso and legs in 2 sections just like they did for the movie. we are sculpting them on 1 body cast that way we know the size and shape will properly line up and be proportionate. than after we have the body roughed out we will do a quick rough sculpt of the front shell to make sure the shell is the proper size and shape. that shell will be removed and set aside to later be finished after the body is 100% done.

once the torso is done we will make a casting of the head that is on the boy down to the top of the shell. by doing this we can now sculpt a head that will be the proper size and shape for the rest of the body and also move properly with the neck.

for the hands and feet we will be using castings of the original hands and feet that were taken to do the full body cast by parts off of the same body form and not using parts form one body and than body parts for another form you guarantee the whole costume flows moves and fits proportionate. if you dont do this the costume may be to big or small in certain places and look out of balance for the final casting and you may not even see it until you are all finished with the project

the back shell will be done after the body and front shell is done that way we can make sure the back shell the proper size and shape. as you can tell we are taking the proper steps to ensure an accurate and proper fitting costume.

the costume its self not counting the pads and belt will be 9 pieces. all sculpted and assembled the same way they were done for the movie. the body will be made of green foam latex and there will be a spandex under suit cast into all of the pieces to keep them form ripping. we have not decided how we will make the shells in the film they were also foam latex but we may use a new poly foam that is super light.

here are a few photos so far we are only about 8 hours in and are doing this between a few other jobs. so pleas bare with us if photos do not get updated often.

please share any and all comments as we love to hear what you all think and feel free to ask any questions.

if you would like to view photos faster or would like to see any other costume builds we may be doing pleas visit us on our company facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/jesterfx as we update photos there via our mobile device often

08-02-2012, 12:33 PM	#1
jester fx Random Punk Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 21	tmnt movie costume build from part 1 hi all this is i believe my 2nd thread i have done over here i believe i showed my casey jones comic mask and bats. but this thread is to show a tmnt part 1 movie costume build we are doing. this build will be for a raph costume as he is my favorite. a little info on how this will be done. we will be sculpting the torso and legs in 2 sections just like they did for the movie. we are sculpting them on 1 body cast that way we know the size and shape will properly line up and be proportionate. than after we have the body roughed out we will do a quick rough sculpt of the front shell to make sure the shell is the proper size and shape. that shell will be removed and set aside to later be finished after the body is 100% done. once the torso is done we will make a casting of the head that is on the boy down to the top of the shell. by doing this we can now sculpt a head that will be the proper size and shape for the rest of the body and also move properly with the neck. for the hands and feet we will be using castings of the original hands and feet that were taken to do the full body cast by parts off of the same body form and not using parts form one body and than body parts for another form you guarantee the whole costume flows moves and fits proportionate. if you dont do this the costume may be to big or small in certain places and look out of balance for the final casting and you may not even see it until you are all finished with the project the back shell will be done after the body and front shell is done that way we can make sure the back shell the proper size and shape. as you can tell we are taking the proper steps to ensure an accurate and proper fitting costume. the costume its self not counting the pads and belt will be 9 pieces. all sculpted and assembled the same way they were done for the movie. the body will be made of green foam latex and there will be a spandex under suit cast into all of the pieces to keep them form ripping. we have not decided how we will make the shells in the film they were also foam latex but we may use a new poly foam that is super light. here are a few photos so far we are only about 8 hours in and are doing this between a few other jobs. so pleas bare with us if photos do not get updated often. please share any and all comments as we love to hear what you all think and feel free to ask any questions. if you would like to view photos faster or would like to see any other costume builds we may be doing pleas visit us on our company facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/jesterfx as we update photos there via our mobile device often