Costume Design

Costume drawings for mAlice in Wonderland

Alice

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Dormouse 

Queen of Hearts

Final Show

Our end of year presentation















A good semester's work.

mALICE

For the dark version of Alice in Wonderland, I did the Dormouse and the high tea.

Step 1
Drawings
 

Step 2
Shop for materials. Luckily it was around halloween. I got a rat at wallmart. my neighbor Emily had some some spray foam, and i bought two plastic champagne glasses from the dollar store
I got a tea pot from the prop stalk and 3 sizes of plates for the the 3 teir plate, and two tea cups and saucers

DORRAT IN TEAPOT

Step 1
cut open the side and pull back the fur.

Step 2
Wrap mascing tape around wire stick it in the styrofoam core to create ribs

Step 3
Paint with rubber latex and acrylic paint

Step 4
FEV

Step 5
Cut off tail

Step 6
Put rubber latex and red paint blood in ears and mouth on paws on base of tails. Also  put rubber latex blood all on the teapot too.

Step 7
FEV the tea pot to make it look tarneshed using black and brown FEV

Step 8
FEV the blood

Step 9
Paint eyes white



TEASET

Step 1
Cut stems off the champange glasses on angle

Step 2
use epoxy glue to attach the plates and the stems

Step 3
FEV the plates the teacups the creamer and the sugar bowl

SANDWICHES & SCONES

Step 1
cut out soft foam into triangles

Step 2
use hot glue on a plate greesed with vasilene to make cucumbers

Step 3
Make toilet paper clay out of toilet paper and white glue to make tuna
and Scones

Step 4
make cream cheese out of plaster

Step 5
Put spray foam on top of the scones

Step 5
before painting gesso everything but  spray foam and the toilet paper clay


Step 6
Paint

Step 7
Hot glue the sandwhiches together

Step 8
put hot glue on top of the scones to make topping
***Note: I was tryignt to make jam however it came out looking like hardened chocolate, next time i would try somthing different.

Step 9
paint polyester pillow stuffing and attach to with white glue to Sandwiches and scones


MOUSE DROPPINGS

Step 1
Pour black leather dye on uncooked rice.

Step 2
Let dry for a couple days

Tea cakes

Step 1
Cut out a little squares out of foam

Step 2
Cover with Fondant
***Note: Fondant takes getting used to, I had to start over several times.

Step 3
Let dry out and harden

Step 4
drip FEV on it.

Step 5
sprinkle cornstarch on top

Finished product

ps. what did sushi A say to Sushi B

....

WASABI

Mythical Creature

Mythical Creature project I picked a dragon

Step 1
Using newspaper and tape build the base shape for the head and the neck of the dragon

Step 2
Paper maché the crap out of it with alternating layers of craft paper and tissue paper 6-8 layers of craft paper is best

Step 3
Cut open the head to form the lower jaw and the upper jaw and head

Step 4
Using plaster strengthen the head piece and add or fix detail on the head. Making sure to plaster the inside of the head too. Plaster the Neck as well

Step 5
Using air-dry clay make the teeth of the dragon with pairs of various sizes and a wire down the middle. let dry

Step 6
Roll a large snake out of air dry clay place around the inside the head where you want the gumline of the mouth, securing it in place with a piece of plaster.

Step 7
While clay is still wet, stick in the teeth with the pairs split on either side of the head.

Step 8
With small strips of plaster wrap around each tooth to secure it and give the gums more detail. Let dry

***Note: Next I would have painted the teeth and the inside of the mouth.

Step 9
Using  two paper cups cut off the bottom and curl into cone shape. and tape together. bend and curve cone to make it look like is is a horn


Step 10
using plaster build up the ridges of the horns

Step 11
Using lots of hot glue, glue the back of the dragons head together connecting the upper and the lower jaw in an open mouth position.

Step 12
Use plaster to smooth out the back of the head and mouth,

Step 13
cut hole in top of neck piece and on the bottom of the head to create the troat and attach the two

Note: Due to how heavy the head is with the plaster and teeth I used a hard card tube as reinforcement.

Step 14
Hot glue and plaster into place.

Step 15
Make the tongue by making a wire frame, then wrap in newspaper and tape.

Step 16
cover and shape further with plaster

Step 17
Paint it with gesso

Step 18
paint it red with acrylic paint and rubber latex Note: I did not attach the tongue untill way later to make painting the mouth easier

Step 19
Attach the Horns in place with hot glue and plaster

Step 19
Use plasticine to create more detail like brow ridges and nostrils and other feature


Note: remember that when sculpting with plasticine one must use snakes and balls

Step 20
Use a styrofoam ball cut in half to make the eyeball. And use plasticine to fit it in and make the eye socket around it.















Step 21
Once happy with the features paper mache over the plasticine to make it hard



Step 22
Let dry and tell a joke
what did sushi A say to sushi B?... WASABI

Step 23
Gesso the whole dragon

Step 24
Paint the inside of mouth red and black with acrylic paint

Step 25
I put a silver and gray base coat all over the dragon minus the interior of mouth, teeth, and horns



Step 26
Build up layers pof colour on the dragon skin, as well as on the teeth
use acrylic gel around the base of the teeth to make it look like saliva.











Step 27
paint the horns rub on a coat of gold paint

Step 28
Using a jigsaw cut the base  of the neck at an angle to make it come off the mount at the angle you want
Note: do not throw away pieces cut off

Step 29
Find a piece of would and use band saw to cut it so it will fit in the base of the neck and act as a support when mounting the dragon

Step 30
Find piece of plywood that fits head of dragon

Step 31
Using a washer and a screw, screw the base of the neck from the side into the support block.

Step 32
From behind the plywood screw the base thru to the base support block

Step 33
Wallpaper the plywood

Step 34
Hot glue the extra pieces of plaster from trimming the neck to the plywood to make it look like the dragon in breaking through a wall, and the it is the broken plaster.

Step 35
Lining up the pattern of the wall paper wallpaper the back of the plaster.

Step 36 FEV everything. (except the teeth and the horns) drip in on the backing to create break down

Step 37
Use acrylic varnish with high gloss all over the dragon only leaving his horns this time.

Finished product

Found a great place to hang him, over the stairs to the basement. 

Mary Brown's Fake Fried Chicken Dinner

I was assigned to make fried chicken, so I made a Mary Brown's dinner.

THE CHICKEN

Step 1 

Do research, and gather materials. I went to Mary Browns ordered a 6 piece meal, with a tater poutine and coleslaw.  the best part about this is that you can eat your research when done. 

Step 2

When I was ordering I asked the nice lady behind the counter if she could possible give me an extra of all the boxes she used in packing up the meal. so I received. 1 large paper bag, 1 tater poutine container with a lid, 1 box for the chicken with a sheet of parchment paper, and 1 small coleslaw container with a lid.

Step 3

I traced the chicken onto craft paper to create a template picked out the 2 shapes i thought would be easiest to recreate. The drumstick and the breast

Step 4

Cut out template

Step 5

Trace template onto foam. 

Step 6

Carve foam into the shape of the drumstick and breast using an Exacto knife and the bandsaw then smooth with sand paper

Step 7

Paper maché the foam pieces. Using brown tissue paper

Step 8

Using weldbond glue and sawdust pack in a thick mixture pack on to the breast and the drumstick.

Step 9
use FEV lightly to make the edges of the sawdust look crispier

THE TATER POUTINE

Step 1
Cut out a cube of foam, use band saw to cut out into a cube octahedron (cutting off the corners of the cube)

Step 2
Use sandpaper to round the octahedron into a potato shape

Step 3
Once potato like use the bandsaw to cut the potato into wedge shapes

Step 4
Paper maché each of the wedges

Step 5
Paint wedges with rubber latex, let dry

***Note: They will be sticky do not let the wedges touch each other.

Step 6
Paint wedges with rubber latex and acrylic paint.
***Note: remember that rubber latex darkens the paint as it dries. It is important to test the colour.




Step 7
Place wedges into poutine container

Step 8
Mix lots of rubber latex and brown paint to create gravy.

Step 9
Pour gravy on top of taters with a spoon.

Step 10
Spoon in just plain rubber latex to try to make the grates strands of cheese

Step 11
Let dry, and tell your favorite joke: What did Sushi A say to Sushi B... WASABI

***Note: Next time I would explore an alternative for the gravy, one it turned out too dark, and too opaque.

COLESLAW

Step 1
Get small woodchips, I got my from the planer in the shop.

Step 2
Place wood chips in the coleslaw container

Step 3
Pour in white glue and let dry

Step 4
Paint the woodchips, bright green

Step 5
Pour in liquid latex to make it look like the mayonnaise-y juices and let dry

Finished Product

Under the Sea Box

Under the sea box project goal to make a box that looks like it's been under the sea for 100 years or so.

Materials
Box from dollar store
paper
paint
sawdust
glue and water
cardstock
Velvet
hot glue
FEV


Tools
Hot glue gun
paint brushes



Step 1

Cut out around 1/2 wide strips of cardstock. Glued down on top and sides of the box
***Note: Be careful to leave room on the straps around the hinges so that lid can open.

Step 2
hammer in unholstry tacks on the bottom of the straps and on the lid.

Step 3
Paper mache the box

Step 4
Add sawdust and glue to the box, especially in the creases where rust and build up would happen




Step 5
Let dry and maybe tell a joke, it is scientifically proven that laughter makes glue dry faster.  You might ask; "what does sushi A say to sushi B?... WASABI" laughter inevitably ensues and before you know it the glue will be dry.

Step 6
Make sure that you are not gluing the lid to the rest of the box so that it cannot open, this result in Vickie failing you.


Step 7
Measure the interior of the box


Step 8
Create a pattern with the measurements of the interior of the box



Step 9
Cut out pattern and cut it out of interior fabric, I used velvet.

Step 10
Using hot glue fold in the interior fabric.

Step 11
Paint the box. Remember layering adds depth.

Remember to use highlights using yellow ochre
and raw sienna.

Step 12
FEV the crap out of it. Drip it down the sides.

Step 13
Use hot glue, paint and FEV to break down the interior of the box.
***Note: I was not pleased how my interior turned out next time I would try using different materials perhaps using the metallic tape sawdust and glue and FEV.

Finished product

Painting Techniques

Painting Techniques

Marble

Raw umber
Black
White
Prussian blue
Glaze
Water

Remember that marble veins generally flow in one direction. Marble is achieved by layering and using these techniques of splattering and high and low lights on the veins.

Paint on veins, think of how water flows through the marble creating the veins


Layer of glaze


Splatering


paint on highlights and lowlights, make sure to do it unevenly through the veins then a layer of glaze


Fill in some areas as darker areas with a wash


Another layer of glaze




Leather

Paints needed: Yellow ocher, burnt sienna, and raw umber
paper towel
glue
FEV

crumple paper towel

Glue paper towel to surface (keep texture wrinkles)

Scumble layer of yellow ocher

scumble layer of burnt sienna

Scumble layer of raw umber

Then FEV

Metals

Three different types of Metals from left to right
initial layer of black, burnt sienna, and raw umber

Gold

Use gold metallic powder, glaze, and yellow ocher

Scumble mixture onto burnt sienna prepped burnt sienna surface

Silver

use silver grey metallic powder and a little prussian blue in glaze
(to make a more pewter colour use more prussian blue)

Scumble silver mixture onto black prepped surface

Bronze

Mix gold mixture with burnt sienna and raw umber to create bronze
(to create copper use more burnt sienna less raw umber)

Scumble bronze mixture onto raw umber prepped surface

To create patinated look on the bronze use white and Teal blue and greens and water





Crackle

To create crackle effect you will need a hair dryer, paint and white glue

Paint desired base coat (to be seen through the crackles) let dry

Paint layer of glue onto surface, wait for it to get tacky

Paint layer of desire topcoat colour paint on top of the tacky glue

Then dry with hair dryer