I've also used a plastic beach ball from the dollar store and cut it alone the curvature lines. Makes a great pattern as the curves are already in the design!
Thank you so much for this video!! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. I wanted to make a faux Tiffany lamp shade out of a wire hanging flower basket and stained glass patterned window cling film and was having a really hard time figuring it out. I don’t think I could have pulled it off without your video.
Ted thank you so much I have had no luck making the helmet I talked with you about a year or so ago... it's so awesome you made this.. forever grateful
Mind-reader. I wanted to make a 1950's style space helmet. I thought about it a lot and mused as to what to do. Thank you for hauling off and doing it. I am going to order something through Amazon as a sign of gratitude.
Thank you for this! I'm really working to improve my pattern making skills! And why have I never thought to put the foam mat under the poster board! My pins will stay in so much happier now!! Thanks again!
Ted you are the king props! Thank you so much for your channel, you have inspired me so much and helped me create cosplays I never thought I would ever create. Thank you for teaching us!!
A very nice tutorial! I will be using the dome idea to do shoulder armor for my LARPers. Your methods are great for the armor we want to make! Thanks for all your help!
Looks nice. If you do domes often enough you could just make a jig with two small boards at 90 degrees and a 45 degree line in the middle. Mark on the edge, stick it into the corner where the boards meet, turn your mark so it sits jig line, and mark the other side where it sits on the jig line.
I'm doing costuming in my high school Art class and found wrapping a balloon in plastic wrap and tape also worked (they're not going to get perfect shapes the first time anyway). We didn't cut all the pieces separately, but instead cut darts and left them all connected in the middle. We used a heat gun to round out the center and glued the edges to continue the ball shape.
Hi Ted you have inspired me so much I am currently building a stormtrooper armour set from GRP Fibreglass so I am simultaneously building another suit from foam keep up the epic work
Thank you so much! My 12 year old has to design a Roman helmet with a strict limit of only $10 for a school project. All other online instructions and patterns i’ve seen want at least $8 which would blow the budget.
Fantastic as always, Ted! Your videos are bar none the most helpful out there when it comes to foam fabrication. It would be awesome to see some sort of foundations series for basic shapes like this, I know one of my downfalls with my current project is getting spikes to look good, especially since I need the structure that comes from thicker foam. I'd love to be able to do them in a single wrapped piece but I can never seem to get them to come together cleanly.
Nice techniques! I'm getting ready to make some Mandalorian armor out of PVC foam board for me and my daughter. I think I'll try this out and see if it works the same for the different material
@@gidgetsmart7186 yeah it worked pretty well, but now I think I'd rather go the 3D printed route. No reason in particular other than I've got a 3D printer now 😅 The "sintra" or PVC foam board is very easy to work with. Highly recommended.
On your shoulder pattern at the end, your method works great but what I do differently is when I take the pattern and flip it to make the other side,I flip it but put it against the first pattern and "Butterfly" my patterns together to try and get rid of some of the center seam (Preferably no cut line from the most viewed side) Another thing I do is hit the glued edges with my heat gun, when it stops making bubbles it's ready to stick and sticks hard!
Thanks for demonstrating heat forming. There's been times after darting and gluing the pieces together where they've turned out flat and I wondered why. I was relying on the darting alone to reproduce curved surfaces.
informative video, but I was really looking for some way to make a shape without having the shape already. (If I already HAVE a cake, I can just eat it) Extra points for the shopping list though. Always nice to see that.
wizard of flight has made the definitive mando helmet patterns many years ago. I have built 3 using his patterns and they are almost perfect. If I wanted to replicate the dome used on my 3 piece Boba bucket, this comes in handy.
+Scottish Props by jordan the only inner parts you need are the top and bottom supports and those are just until you reinforce the body and it holds it's shape on it's own. I know alot of people who have used this pattern on abs plastic, styrene, and sintra to make theirs. I made all of mine out of poster board and cardboard, then coated in fiberglass.
I did leave a comment on another video, but it's better mentioned here. To mark a straight line over your dome, get yourself a spring steel spine out of a windshield wiper blade. You can clamp one end to your first mark, then bend it all the way over to the other side. Traditional thin ones will flex easier, but the thicker ones from the new frameless 'aero' blades will resist twisting, and give a truer straight line. Just slightly pre-form it first to the same radius as your dome, and you should be able to hold the second end in place with only thumb/finger pressure. Being metal, you can run a knife along it without damaging it and help you cut straighter lines.
Hello Ted, I really love these videos of yours since I started crafting specially creating home mask and helmet to various tv characters. Do you have tips or technique if you wants to achieve the shape that you want like this dome but without the object? Like you are really going to scratch before you will gonna start wrapping the desired shape in aluminum foil then making the template
Put the acrylic bowl upside down,level the new (open )topside,drop a bit of water in it.....there you go:thats the middle,the centerpoint. If can drill a little hole to transfer it to the other side..or hold the dome to the light,so you can see it.
Hey man, great tutorials! I´m always confused what to buy exactly when it comes to foams and worbla stuff, if you could make like a short video on that, like what thickness are good for what and when you should use this foam or that foam. Look forward to your next tutorial.
@@EvilTedSmith Thank you Ted! I'm going to check that out now. Would you happen to have an oval shaped template? It's going to be my first time building a helmet. I'm working on a semi big helmet that will be in the shape of a very large bean or grape. A big helmet like dj marshmallows but in a flying saucer grape shape. lol. Thanks a ton!....I'm on your site and found an egg pattern! Thanks a ton!
can you use your pattern enlargement technique to make larger domes than you buy in a store? say if we wanted to make this sucker 9ft. and a full sphere?
Great vid. just started leather working and trying to learn how to make patterns/templates. Would you think this would work for patterns making techniques for curves in leather?
Hey +Evil Ted Smith, I'm new to your channel, but loving what I'm learning. My only question is that link to best duct tape dummies tutorial. it says the link doesn't work.
Schlep TV If i did my math right the diameter turned out being around 22.9. I went off of his measurments for cuting sections at the beginning. If i'm wrong i'm sorry!!!
hello evil ted i've been watching ur videos for a while and i wanted to ask if u have any advice or if u could make a how to make a foam shoe either a shoe from scratch or gluing the foam on a shoe and what is the best kind of glue or adhesive to use in that case can i use contact cement on it or will it ruin the shoe too much that it will melt and ruin the whole thing ? ty for ur time :D
Hi, I'm a complete newbie to this kind of foam. What kind of glue are you using, are there any alternatives? I don't have a heat gun is there anything else I can use? Thanks
Hey Evil Ted Smith, what do you think about the idea of using one of those chaulk lines that carpenters use when they need to mark lines on wood for 180 degree cuts?
I first learned of this taped over form pattern making from Tom Banwell's blog. I've found it essential to all of my crafting and prop making needs. I'm wanting to make something a bit more complex for a mask, but my problem is that I have to sculpt the form before I can make the pattern... and I SUCK at sculpting. I can do hard-edge modeling just fine, but anything really organic or squishy mediums try every ounce of my patience... Is there any sculpting material that's a bit more forgiving to a newbie like me? Pink insulation foam I hear is nice to work with.
I enjoy the videos and have started a Tyrael foam build. I noticed in your other videos that your barge goes on sooo smoothly. I bought a can of barge and received the blue can. The stuff is very thick. Is they yellow can of barge thinner? Or do you thin yours out a little bit? Thanks for the videos keep it up!!
Unfortunately, the blue barge is total crap. And I'm saying this from personal experience. Try to get the yellow can stuff, it makes a world of difference.
Would you have any suggestions for making a chest plate for something like shovel knight, as the shape seems a little finicky and it is only one sided.
awesome sr. i have a question , what kind of glue is it ? i live in México, so could be an a similar name, i watched is really clean at joining all parts
This is what makes the internet so great. An expert like you can share knowledge with the world for free. Thank you!
My pleasure!
if you need a dome to make a dome, where did the first dome come from?
A-dome and Eve.
Timothy Jones you mean Eva
Corncob Johnson real make it out of cardboard
I often wondered who invented the hammer that helped make a better hammer...
was wondering te same thing
I've also used a plastic beach ball from the dollar store and cut it alone the curvature lines. Makes a great pattern as the curves are already in the design!
+Carlo-Rufino Sabusap Ah, good ideal.
hy didn't I think of that? I got mine online.
That's what I was thinking of doing. Thanks for letting me know it works!
Ted, you read my mind! How did you know I needed a dome tutorial? It all seems so obvious and simple when you explain it! Oodles of thanks!
Developing this technique required creative genius. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for this video!! Your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. I wanted to make a faux Tiffany lamp shade out of a wire hanging flower basket and stained glass patterned window cling film and was having a really hard time figuring it out. I don’t think I could have pulled it off without your video.
Wonderful! That is my mission. To show others you can do it your self. All I asked is to tell like minded friends about me!
Ted thank you so much I have had no luck making the helmet I talked with you about a year or so ago... it's so awesome you made this.. forever grateful
+Blackthorne Joshua You're welcome. I have a helmet pattern in my store eviltedsmith.com
Mind-reader. I wanted to make a 1950's style space helmet. I thought about it a lot and mused as to what to do.
Thank you for hauling off and doing it. I am going to order something through Amazon as a sign of gratitude.
+Yu Damman Thank you for subscribing. Shopping through my Amazon links help me keep making videos.
Thank you for this! I'm really working to improve my pattern making skills!
And why have I never thought to put the foam mat under the poster board! My pins will stay in so much happier now!! Thanks again!
+tricia stone You're welcome. Be sure to tell your friends.
Ted you are the king props! Thank you so much for your channel, you have inspired me so much and helped me create cosplays I never thought I would ever create. Thank you for teaching us!!
Thank you for watching and subscribing.
THANKS A MILLION MR SMITH FOR SHARING & CARING STYROFOAM IS THE FUTURE MIKE
This is so helpful! I am making a cauldron shaped helmet (or a helmet shaped cauldron) for a play! Thanks so much!
Glad I could help!
A very nice tutorial! I will be using the dome idea to do shoulder armor for my LARPers. Your methods are great for the armor we want to make! Thanks for all your help!
I'm addicted to your videos! Thank you so much!
+Hidekin Happy to hear it!
Looks nice. If you do domes often enough you could just make a jig with two small boards at 90 degrees and a 45 degree line in the middle. Mark on the edge, stick it into the corner where the boards meet, turn your mark so it sits jig line, and mark the other side where it sits on the jig line.
I'm doing costuming in my high school Art class and found wrapping a balloon in plastic wrap and tape also worked (they're not going to get perfect shapes the first time anyway). We didn't cut all the pieces separately, but instead cut darts and left them all connected in the middle. We used a heat gun to round out the center and glued the edges to continue the ball shape.
+PictureJapan Cool technique. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Ted you have inspired me so much I am currently building a stormtrooper armour set from GRP Fibreglass so I am simultaneously building another suit from foam keep up the epic work
Thank you. As long as you keep watching.
Evil Ted
Love your video, I'm making a mandalorian helmet and this was exactly what I was looking for....
Thank you!
Thank you for subscribing.
Thank you so much! My 12 year old has to design a Roman helmet with a strict limit of only $10 for a school project. All other online instructions and patterns i’ve seen want at least $8 which would blow the budget.
Awesome! I'll just hop on over to my pile of acrylic domes of my desired sizes for a template.
Or you can hop over to my new foam dome patterns. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
Perfect for my new project!!! R2D2 with foam. I only need to rescale the 10" dome pattern to 50% more. JAJAJAJAJA. Thanks for sharing Ted!
I have a new dome pattern as well. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
I have bought it you some time ago. ;-)
I´m little busy with the costume of gladiator. The Ridley Scott film. ;-)
Fantastic as always, Ted! Your videos are bar none the most helpful out there when it comes to foam fabrication. It would be awesome to see some sort of foundations series for basic shapes like this, I know one of my downfalls with my current project is getting spikes to look good, especially since I need the structure that comes from thicker foam. I'd love to be able to do them in a single wrapped piece but I can never seem to get them to come together cleanly.
Cooooool. Now I can start planning out R2-D2 and Bender :-)
You're the Best Evil Ted!
+Shinichi Mizer Your the best for subscribing.
I'm so impressed, I can't wait to try this stuff
Hi I'm stuff
Nice techniques! I'm getting ready to make some Mandalorian armor out of PVC foam board for me and my daughter. I think I'll try this out and see if it works the same for the different material
Did it work?
@@gidgetsmart7186 yeah it worked pretty well, but now I think I'd rather go the 3D printed route. No reason in particular other than I've got a 3D printer now 😅
The "sintra" or PVC foam board is very easy to work with. Highly recommended.
great video as always, definitely going to be trying this when im back to working on/learning to build with foam
I just used a bowl and thank goodness what I was going for has a flat top
This method is so helpful!
Brilliant!! I'm making a costume of Earth and I need a sphere for it. Commander Holly mentioned your technique so I knew where to look
On your shoulder pattern at the end, your method works great but what I do differently is when I take the pattern and flip it to make the other side,I flip it but put it against the first pattern and "Butterfly" my patterns together to try and get rid of some of the center seam (Preferably no cut line from the most viewed side)
Another thing I do is hit the glued edges with my heat gun, when it stops making bubbles it's ready to stick and sticks hard!
Thanks for demonstrating heat forming. There's been times after darting and gluing the pieces together where they've turned out flat and I wondered why. I was relying on the darting alone to reproduce curved surfaces.
Glad to help.
that's brilliant!
+William Jakespeare Your brilliant for subscribing.
+Evil Ted Smith
You're both brilliant.
Notice me Daaaaad!!!!
William Jakespeare I love your vids
You are doing god's work Ted haha. I'm not super innovative or creative, so having some instruction like this is awesome for my cosplay needs :)
+TheOnlyLite Thank you.
Awesome! That looks so good! Well done Ted!
thank you for making easy to follow and detailed videos
Right when I needed this tutorial. Thank you!!
+Diego Amador You're welcome.
I'm using this to cosplay a Wander Over Yonder character for Halloween
Nice!
informative video, but I was really looking for some way to make a shape without having the shape already.
(If I already HAVE a cake, I can just eat it)
Extra points for the shopping list though. Always nice to see that.
thank you for this great video. How did you end up attaching the 3 inch dome to the wood dowel?
5min epoxy glue.
Great video Ted, some very clever tips in there!
+The Armored Garage Thank you Armored Garage.
Hey Ted. Got plans on making a leg armor tutorial? It would be appreciated!
The background hum around the 9:00 mark sounds like Doc's oversized amp at the beginning of "Back to the Future."
yay !! just downloaded my template!!! will be using the cover page to make tiny Domes lol !!!
Great!
guess whos freehanding a mandalorian helmet tonight! haha great tutorial ted ;)
wizard of flight has made the definitive mando helmet patterns many years ago. I have built 3 using his patterns and they are almost perfect. If I wanted to replicate the dome used on my 3 piece Boba bucket, this comes in handy.
hyperguyver2 there are soo many parts to his though it gets confusing,why are there inner parts?
+Scottish Props by jordan the only inner parts you need are the top and bottom supports and those are just until you reinforce the body and it holds it's shape on it's own. I know alot of people who have used this pattern on abs plastic, styrene, and sintra to make theirs. I made all of mine out of poster board and cardboard, then coated in fiberglass.
hyperguyver2 i find free handing easier than templates but thanks
+Scottish Props by jordan everyone has their preferred methods. best of luck.
Thank you very much for the detailed and clear explanation
You're welcome. I have the pattern free on my site. eviltedsmith.com/product/basic-dome-patter/
Evil Ted Smith
Thanks for your quick response
I did leave a comment on another video, but it's better mentioned here. To mark a straight line over your dome, get yourself a spring steel spine out of a windshield wiper blade. You can clamp one end to your first mark, then bend it all the way over to the other side. Traditional thin ones will flex easier, but the thicker ones from the new frameless 'aero' blades will resist twisting, and give a truer straight line. Just slightly pre-form it first to the same radius as your dome, and you should be able to hold the second end in place with only thumb/finger pressure. Being metal, you can run a knife along it without damaging it and help you cut straighter lines.
Thanks for the tip!
Evil Ted Smith It's the least I could do for all of the great stuff you've been teaching us. Keep on keeping on, brother!
Hello Ted, I really love these videos of yours since I started crafting specially creating home mask and helmet to various tv characters. Do you have tips or technique if you wants to achieve the shape that you want like this dome but without the object? Like you are really going to scratch before you will gonna start wrapping the desired shape in aluminum foil then making the template
If I'm making something I've never done before. I would make the shape out of cardboard and foil.
Just discovered your channel and it's brilliant. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for subscribing.
Well done sir. Very helpful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this! Making a bowsette costume and will be using this to make the back piece! 😊
Thank you for subscribing.
Thank you so much man!! I found this very useful
Glad it helped!
Hi Ted, thanks for the great video! Where do you get the half dome and what is the size of the dome?
Thank you!
I'm no sure where I got it? But I have new dome patterns in my shop. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
I have the dome in my cart. Is it a digital file or will it come in the mail? I didn't see that online. Thanks
Mr. Smith your videos are amazing , and you have rly cool ideas :)
+JamesJackobGermany Thank you for subscribing.
sure Mr. :)
Explanation is simple to learn.
I feel like I just watched a physics lecture, lol.
I'm using this to make a comically large spoon. Forget buying one, I'm just gonna make one.
YES! Just make it youe self!
I'd like to know what the spoon is for
@ Only a spoonful!
Put the acrylic bowl upside down,level the new (open )topside,drop a bit of water in it.....there you go:thats the middle,the centerpoint. If can drill a little hole to transfer it to the other side..or hold the dome to the light,so you can see it.
Hey man, great tutorials!
I´m always confused what to buy exactly when it comes to foams and worbla stuff, if you could make like a short video on that, like what thickness are good for what and when you should use this foam or that foam. Look forward to your next tutorial.
+Gardar Darri You will learn faster by just building it. I can't make a video for eveyone out there. It's up to you now to make it!
7:52 "Topologists hate this guy"
Im loving this stuff!!!! Thank you!
Glad you enjoy it! I now have a dome pattern in my shop. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
@@EvilTedSmith Thank you Ted! I'm going to check that out now. Would you happen to have an oval shaped template? It's going to be my first time building a helmet. I'm working on a semi big helmet that will be in the shape of a very large bean or grape. A big helmet like dj marshmallows but in a flying saucer grape shape. lol. Thanks a ton!....I'm on your site and found an egg pattern! Thanks a ton!
Hey Ted awesome job. Oh and if you were to continue would those lines need kwik seal?
+Jordan McClafferty No so much. It came together pretty well.
Thank you for this tutorial!!
regards from Chile!
are you planning on making tutorials on shin and thigh armor?
can you use your pattern enlargement technique to make larger domes than you buy in a store? say if we wanted to make this sucker 9ft. and a full sphere?
Great vid. just started leather working and trying to learn how to make patterns/templates. Would you think this would work for patterns making techniques for curves in leather?
Probably, I do not work with leather.
Hey +Evil Ted Smith, I'm new to your channel, but loving what I'm learning. My only question is that link to best duct tape dummies tutorial. it says the link doesn't work.
+Vince Mancuso Yes, the link is down. For how long I don't know.
I totally forgot about flexible rulers.... There's one right over there too. It was just sitting there looking pretty.
would a blow dryer be hot enough to shape the foam if you don't have a heat gun?
No! Sorry.
You're the least Evil Ted I've ever encountered. Thanks for this in 2024.
This has been a huge help thanks! :D
Happy to help. I have a new dome pattern in my shop now. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
Ill check it out, thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm making an astronaut helmet and I've needed this exact method
Thank you for subscribing.
Foam over a flame works very well also, just in case you don't have a heat gun
I just grabbed your dome template. And a couple other templates. What diameter does this dome end up being?
Schlep TV If i did my math right the diameter turned out being around 22.9. I went off of his measurments for cuting sections at the beginning. If i'm wrong i'm sorry!!!
hello evil ted i've been watching ur videos for a while and i wanted to ask if u have any advice or if u could make a how to make a foam shoe either a shoe from scratch or gluing the foam on a shoe and what is the best kind of glue or adhesive to use in that case can i use contact cement on it or will it ruin the shoe too much that it will melt and ruin the whole thing ?
ty for ur time :D
+TheKhremix I have a video on how to make platform shoes. Check it out and see if that helps.
Is it possible to Chrome the foam or give it that mirror chrome shine??? What would be the technigue?
Awesome tutorial. Thanks
Hi, I'm a complete newbie to this kind of foam. What kind of glue are you using, are there any alternatives? I don't have a heat gun is there anything else I can use? Thanks
You can use hot glue, super glue. As for the heat gun. You need one to heat shape foam. Everything I use is listed just below the video.
What kind of glue do you use? Where can one get it?
I have it listed just below the video.
Hey Evil Ted Smith, what do you think about the idea of using one of those chaulk lines that carpenters use when they need to mark lines on wood for 180 degree cuts?
I first learned of this taped over form pattern making from Tom Banwell's blog. I've found it essential to all of my crafting and prop making needs.
I'm wanting to make something a bit more complex for a mask, but my problem is that I have to sculpt the form before I can make the pattern... and I SUCK at sculpting. I can do hard-edge modeling just fine, but anything really organic or squishy mediums try every ounce of my patience...
Is there any sculpting material that's a bit more forgiving to a newbie like me? Pink insulation foam I hear is nice to work with.
+Miguel Cuervo Yes, try the pink foam. It cut really easy.
The second dome with the wooden stand, did you make that yourself or can you buy it somewhere?
I made it my self. Check out my video Tools of the trade 2.0
+Evil Ted Smith could u do a video tutorial on tinted helmet viziers
+Odhran Logan I belive that Bill Doran/Punished Props has a video on that.
Is dome an example of hemisphere?
What thickness do I need to make a round costume
It all depends. For armor I’d like to use 10mm or 8mm foam. If you want, something more formfitting you can use 6 to 4mm.
Badass dude.... friggin badass...
Thanks. I have the pattern for free on my site eviltedsmith.com
I love this dome !! I can make a fine round head for my Cosplay now !! thank u !!
+ofe chan You should check out my How to Make a Foam Helmet video.
do you have the pattern in digital form?
Yes, I’m some of my website eviltedsmith.com
Thank you so much for this tutorial video
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for all the tips !!!
+vincent demonfreid Thank you for subscribing.
I enjoy the videos and have started a Tyrael foam build. I noticed in your other videos that your barge goes on sooo smoothly. I bought a can of barge and received the blue can. The stuff is very thick. Is they yellow can of barge thinner? Or do you thin yours out a little bit?
Thanks for the videos keep it up!!
+Roberto Sena I'll thin my barge if it's to thick. If your glue is thick, try spreading it thin with a piece of scrap foam when applying.
Unfortunately, the blue barge is total crap. And I'm saying this from personal experience. Try to get the yellow can stuff, it makes a world of difference.
To mark lines on a curved surface I believe it might come handy a piece of rope
Thanks I always wondered how to do that.
Where can I buy and acrylic dome?
I have my supply list just below the video. I have Foam dome patterns in my shop.
eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
Yo, what glue you using? Would any glue be okay?
My supply's are listed below the video. I now have a dome pattern in my shop. eviltedsmith.com/shop/basic-dome-patterns/
Would you have any suggestions for making a chest plate for something like shovel knight, as the shape seems a little finicky and it is only one sided.
ted what kind of foam you use ?
I have my supply list just below the video.
can you make a judge dreed helmet?
+Oscar Horta No, but you could now that you know how to shape foam.
awesome sr. i have a question , what kind of glue is it ? i live in México, so could be an a similar name, i watched is really clean at joining all parts
Check out my Tools of the Trade Video.
How can we curve the foam if we don't want to use a heatgun?
You get someone else to use it for you?
what's the size of the paper am i gonna use when im goin to print the patterns? please tell me
You can print them out on a standard printer.