Make: Props and Costume Armor: Create Realistic Science Fiction & Fantasy Weapons, Armor, and Accessories (Make: Technology on Your Time) - Softcover

Reseña del editor

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

Biografía del autor

Shawn Thorsson is the founder of Thorsson & Associates Workshop. A lifelong tinkerer, he learned at a very young age that the best way to have the coolest toys is often to make them yourself. A hopeless Halloween addict and fan of all things science fiction and fantasy, Shawn's hobby of building prop and costume pieces for his own collection has long since gotten out of control. He now spends his days immersed in his workshop for countless hours turning whatever he can find into pure, concentrated awesome. Shawn and his props and armor have become a major attraction at the annual Bay Area Maker Faire. Today, his workshop regularly produces props, costumes, and set pieces for films, convention appearances, and collectors.