Barefoot Hallucination
  • Blog
  • About
  • Photography
  • Video
  • Music
  • Contact
  • Links to Cool Stuff
  • Wade
  • Cabs

Boobs....

10/3/2017

0 Comments

 
No, not the salascious kind. I worked on the boob forms for my EVA foam. I had planty of fails. I watched a bajillion YouTube videos...most of which were crap. Tip...when you are making a tutorial video don't leave out any steps. Even if you think your audience already knows that part. I got the concept, but without crucial information, execution was...less than stellar.

So some of the tutorials called for forms. So I did a look around the interwebtubes, and found not very much for my size. Most metal bowls big enough for my boob size have a large flat area on the bottom. To keep them from rolling around. Because they are big. I did some guestimating, and ended up with these...a 5 inch metal bowl from Ikea, a 10 inch hampster ball, and a piece of random plastic kind of sort of in the right shape-ish.
Picture
Picture
The 10 inch hampster ball fit the best inside my bra, so I started with that. The idea was to tape my spare bra to it, cover it with plastic wrap, then cover that with tape to make the pattern. That worked up to a point.
Picture
Picture
I mean, the tape on the bra was mainly to keep it from sliding off while I worked. It fit so perfectly. I knew I was larger, but wasn't aware I was that large. :) The problems started when I began taping. See, I decided to use faux colored electrical tape I got at the dollar tree. That crap is stretchy. Stretchier than I realized. What happened is it streteched too much while I was applying it, and when I took the final product off the form it...um....deflated, for lack of a better word. It did not hold it's shape. I love this idea. And it worked ok sorta kinda ok, if I just A. used non stretchy tape and B. made sure it was loosely put on there, not tightly. Evidence of my epic failure.
Picture
Picture
So at that point I rewatched some of the videos, and regrouped a bit, and decided to try a different approach. First I cut what looked like a pacman, based on one person's video. There were no instructions on how to get the right measurements, though, so that ended in epic failure. I forgot to get pics of that attempt. So next attempt....maybe tracing the hampster ball would help. Nope and nope.
Picture
Picture
Those are all the pics I got of that step, though I wish I had more just for the comic relief. Seriously...that was a total epic over the top failure. Just the circle alone wouldn't shape. And trying to figure out how much to cut out to try to help it ended up in foam confetti. No one...I mean NO ONE...has instructions on how to get the right measurements for this step. That is so frustrating. I am not a seamstress. I can't sew, I don't get sewing. I tried, learning one on one with a master seamstress to learn how to sew for 5 fucking years. I don't get it. I am guessing the reason no one includes this info is because they assume if you are doing costumes you know how to sew, and therefore know how to make this work. How to do that part right is an important step. And not yell Evil Ted at me. That guy does not have the answers either, just already made patterns that don't fit as is, and I do not have the skill or the knowledge to alter them. They are useless for plus sized, odd shaped people. Yes, this part frustrated me.

I had tried earlier to make myself a pattern by taping myself up. That failed spectacularly, because I also have joint issues and can't reach places that need to be reached, and don't have anyone else around to help me. That is why my first pattern ended up just the bottom part. Because I COULD reach most of that. Well, I sat down and had a bit of a think, and remembered I have a roll of furniture plastic wrap on a handle dispenser for moving. I thought maybe I could use that just to get the upper part, just enough to cover my boobs, and loosely put some duct tape on it. That worked. It looked aweful, and I had to make a bunch of alterations afterwards, but I did get a general boobish shaped thing when I was done. Warning: pics of duct taped boobs next.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
So that kind of sorta worked. I got something workable, but not perfect. But whatever, it was the best I got thus far. So I cut one of them down the middle to make 2 parts, and taced the bits onto white paper. Then I taped those bits of paper together and tried it on to see if that ruined the shape. It did as little, but not enough to start over. So I untaped em and traced them onto an old grocery bag to make the pieces more durable. Then...you guessed it...I traced and cut the pieces of foam. Then I taped those pieces together to check the fit.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Worked ok. Because I am not good at freehand, though, the lines were not exactly smooth. It is foam, and I was able to kind of smoosh them together, but it wasn't great nor was it ideal. But after untaping them I took out the heat gun and used the 5 inch metal bowl to kind of shape the pieces into curves. They did not end up the shape I wanted, exactly, but they are workable. I think if I do it this way again I will need to get the 7 inch bowl. This one worked barely, but it was not the right size so I had to keep rolling the foam over the surface to get the whole thing to curve. But I did it, glued it, and let it set over night. Not spectacular results, but results none the less. I can use em.
Picture
Picture
I chose not to use the second duct tape boob, but instead make two of the same one. this is because I ended up with 2 different shapes, and I decided I could just flip it and use it for the second boob instead of having 2 different shaped boob pieces.

So I let em set over night. I didn't get the seams as close as I want. They are pulling away. My guess is it is because of how unstraight the cutting lines are. They seem solid enough, though. There is a tutorial online on how to fill gaps with caulk. I think I will try that and smooth them out. I don't have a Dremmel nor do I have the budget for one, so I have some decisions to make on how to finish them. I was going to just use a heat tool to carve leaves into it. I think that they are not pretty enough for that now. If I didn't decide to put seems down the middle of the front that may have been ok. But I think that would make an obvious detraction from the overall costume now. I think I will try to figure out how to layer cut leaves onto it. I wanted them to look like leaf scales. That may not be feasable. I also have to determine how to attach them to the stomach part of the top.
Picture
Picture
So I have decided if I do this again, I am going to use the hampster ball and bra like I did in the first attempt, but I will use duct tape and the gentle technique I used on the last one. I think I will get a much better, more consistent shape that way. I may try to redo them. Hell, I may have to redo them if I fuck em up while trying to attach leaves. But I did learn a lot. So...uh....bonus?
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Eleanor...nerd, musician, stop motion animator, techy, crafty. But not in the crafty crafty way...I just like making things. You can find me on Twitch & Twitter @TeaWeaselStopMO & Tiktok.

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Tips/ Supply Fund
    If you feel like contributing to help me upgrade equipment or pay for building supplies, feel free to click this button. Anything you contribute is appreciated muchly.

    Archives

    July 2022
    August 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    July 2020
    March 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    February 2015
    September 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011

    Categories

    All
    3d Printing
    4th Of July
    Aardman
    Ae
    After Effects
    Allergies
    And
    And...
    Animation
    Animation Rendering
    Aoifa
    Apothecary Cabinet
    Argh Sigh
    Armatures
    Attack Of The Killer Crows
    Audio Recording
    Babel Fish
    Background Music
    Bad Allergies
    Balsa Wood
    Being A Nerdist
    Birthdays
    Birthdays Suck
    Bob
    Bookcases
    Break Dancing
    Bunny Suicides
    Cake
    Chairs
    Chris Hardiwck
    Chris Hardwick
    Chuffiness
    Clay Building
    Cleaning
    Comical Movement
    Compositing
    Computer Fix
    Conventions
    Copping Out For Tonight
    Cosplay
    Craft Doo Dads
    Craft Doo-dads
    Craft Hoarders
    Crafting
    Creative Commons Copyright
    Creative Constipation
    Creativity
    Crocheting
    Cushions
    Dalek
    Damien Kulash Is Awesome
    David Tennant
    Dialog Matching
    Dice
    Digital Photography
    DnD
    Doctor Who
    Donation
    Douglas Adams
    Doulgas Adams
    Dragon Stop Motion
    Eddie Izzard
    Eddie Izzard Contest
    Eddie Izzard Is A Saint
    Eddie Izzard Sucks
    Epoxy Putty
    EVA Foam
    Excuses
    Failure Leading To Success?
    Fail Whale Video Style
    FAWM
    Fear
    Finally Done
    First Blog Post
    Fixing Things
    Flowers
    Foam-Mo
    Frustrations
    Geek Culture
    Glue Crazy
    Glue Dots
    Humor
    Ineptitude
    Insomnia
    Ipad
    Irish Music
    Jenny Lawson
    Job Hunting
    Job Interview
    Job Search
    Joco Optimism
    Kitten
    Kitty
    Lebowskifest Solo
    Macro Photography
    Magnets
    Mcgyver As A Verb
    Miniatures
    Mini Furniture
    Mini Pottery Wheel
    Minis
    Monkeyjam
    Motivation Constipation
    Movement Test
    Mushy Fish
    Music
    Names
    Neglect
    Neil Gaiman
    Nerdist Way
    New Sets
    New Year
    No Sleep
    Nostalgia
    Nothing Has Made Me Happier
    One Tiny Thing
    Photography
    Pinnacle
    Pinnacle 20
    Podcasting
    Pottery
    Procrastination
    Progress
    Really Small Furniture
    Rip Anatrax
    RL RPG
    RL-RPG
    Rocks
    Sales
    Scene 2
    Scripts
    Sets
    Skills Sets
    Snow
    Somedays You Just Want To Take The Rifle
    Sonic Screwdriver
    Spiders
    Spoon Maille
    Stephen Fry
    Stop Motion
    Stop Motion Animation
    Stop Motion Animation.
    Storytelling
    St Patrick's Day
    Streaming
    Stuck
    Talleg
    Tardis
    Testing
    The Bloggess
    Things I
    Twitter
    Ukulele
    Update
    Venting
    Video Contest
    Video Contests
    Video Cotnest
    Video Delay
    Video Games
    Viscera Cleanup Detail
    Vogon Poetry
    Volunteering
    Wee Furniture
    What The Hell Am I Doing
    Who Needs Sleep?
    Who Needs Sleep?
    Wierd Obsession
    Wigs
    Wil Wheaton Collating Paper
    Write Or Die
    Writing
    Yes
    Yes And
    Yes And. Writing

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.