How to Pattern Large Costumes, Tutorial. 

Holy MOLY. I think I finally figured out how to do my costume. I have a 1/6 action figure that's very detailed and every piece of armor can come off. When watching this video a light bulb went off in my head. What if I put the aluminum foil and duct tape over the toys pieces of armor, and then take those mini template pieces and buy a overhead projector and do what is basically done in the video. This might work.

Ted has taught me everything I know about foam fabrication, also he's awesome! Give him a sub!

Genius! This helps me solve how I'm going to make a Totoro costume! You guys rock!

wow, i'm glad i found this again. i had my laptop lost and saved this tutorial on it. now i found it after hours of searching again. hope i can now make a baymax costume with the help of this video. so fucking awesome, thank you very much.

I love your tutorials! Always clear, concise, and with amazing tips! And a great collab with the amazing and talented Holly!! I hope this tip can help some people too. Projectors can skew images so the top is bigger than the bottom. If this concerns you, add a grid to the background and check that the squares in each corner of the image are the same size and square on the projected image. If they aren't you can try moving the projector up or down, changing the angle, or adjusting the keystone setting for computer projectors. Most libraries or schools, at least where I'm from, will let you use a projector, or even a computer projector, for free.

You know when you have those little eureka moments and just suddenly understand something? I had one at 2:19. Just that one little motion made me think about patterning in a new way! Thanks Ted.

This can work for so many costume ideas! For example, the space marine suit.

Watching this get made was just as, if not more, amazing as watching the final product in a action. I have a soft spot for "prototype-y" looking things, so I loved seeing the assembled form with all the measurements and the labeling. That just about made my day. Thank you Evil Ted.

I subbed to this channel quite a while back because I noticed Holly was liking a lot of your vids. So great to see this come full circle.

man i wish i had the space to do stuff like this..my creativity is being stifled..i want to make stuff!!!

I just saw one of Holly's videos and wondered if you were involved ET. You genius.

You're amazing Ted, thanks for this tutorial

Evil Ted, you're a straight up, stone cold GENIUS. Thanks for ALL these great videos!

ever since i met you and holly in little tokyo a fews months back and you showed me your channel, ive been going crazy with eva foam creations! its so versatile. thanks for posting these videos! hope to see you at a con soon!

oh my god thank you so much i was thinking how i was gonna figure out the size and pattern for my cosplay and this is the perfect guide

Ted is such a great teacher of his trade! Thank you very much. Great ideas and useful tips

Wonderful, fantastic!! I’ve been absolutely fixated on fabricating a specific Halloween costume and this gives me an idea of where I might be able to start the process for the body piece. It’s all very fun and informative - thanks so much for sharing this!

I liked and respected your work and videos. And then I saw your R51 in the garage! I'm drooling! :D

Its so awesome seeing two of my favorite cosplay makers on a channel working together! Awesome Job Ted and Holly c:

What a wonderful collab you did with Holly, I was kind of shocked that it is, indeed, Commander Holly! Your tutorials are always great, I can't believe I waited so long to Subscribe, I've watched your videos so much. Can't wait to see more, you're definitely inspiring!

I've always dreamed to make some cosplay like this, lmao. This video makes it so I can think on easier steps to do it...Thanks!

:D Holly actually introduced me to this channel way back when

Using a projector is so obvious but so clever, I would have never thought about it xD Thank you for all the things you are teaching, your channel and your work goes to show, that simple is still best :D

Thank you. Your videos are a great help. Trying to make my first costume out of EVA foam. You're an inspiration!

This forever really help any generation

you make it look so easy~~ I definitely want to try my hand at making a mascot costume now :3

Hey that's Ross's wife! Hooray!

Thank you! I am a step closer to constructing a mascot costume for our Quidditch Team now. You are great!

I recently used this technique to pattern a mascot head for the Animal Crossing Villager. I used a polystyrene ball and used model magic to get the jawline shape I wanted. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I've subscribed :D

That was so awesome...I am inspired and you made it look easy and the video edits made it quick and kept my interest the whole time...very cool!!

Si estuviéramos más cerca os daba un gran abrazo!!! Muchas gracias por compartir esos conocimientos!! Saludos desde Barcelona 😉

I could follow this tutorial exactly and make a costume of the Fall Guys character; that'd be really cool for halloween!

You are truly the greatest. The Grandmaster of costume fabrication . Love your channel thank you so much for positing videos :)

Great now I'm thinking about making a viagra pill costume

Ted! You should upload the final video of the costume she sent you! I remember seeing it on your Facebook page, but it'd be super-rad to see it here!

I love your videos they are so helpful and really do cover the basics. I would love to see your take on different kinds of cosplay weapons like guns, swords, hammers etc.

this will come in handy if i ever build a Gigantor cosplay!

Glad I stopped by your booth at Comikaze 2015 and glad I subscribed to your channel. Great stuff!

Found your channel through Holly and I'm really digging it. :) I hope to learn stuff like this and work on cosplays in the future. I'm currently a broke 20 year old in college studying film and broadcasting, but I've decided this summer to start honing in and learning how to make props and dolls and such with the little money I have lol. Dreams are expensive but worth it. Hopefully soon I'll have my own channel. :) Thanks for the tutorials and inspiration.

I love this channel. So glad I subscribed

This helped a lot with the material choices for my giant soot sprite costume :)

Wow u guys go all out. Them great old school projectors rock. All ways whanted one. Great idear. To inlardgen patens than drawing them free hand. Onto big sheet s of carbord to trace around cut shap out.foam. ........ I have just made. My mascot head. Outta a light wait Dow putty that's like blue tack an drys hard. Like fiber glass Can shape an sand it drill n cut it. Drys in few minutes made ears seepret then atacht them. Now sanding to get smooth all over. To make it light. Wait as I can..as its a littal hever than cuting a foam block for head. I yousd. Kids floor foam matt s .in lips an nose an mouth above eyes...an started with a balloon an stripps of papper .an packing tape .all as a mold. an just started covering it in putty. to geat shape of my head. Riptt out balloon foam paper an packing tape .... now getting a big lardge red beanie made an .pink skin glove n are s part. Next steep is to make. Denim Overall s with white shirt. Just need to figer out.how to make Foam.shape.inside denim overals. To fit to body shap. To look like mascot size. An that is ventilated good. .made shoe s outta foam .just need to cover in vynal ..its a uni mascot for my. ..hip hop Clothing brand. And Art stuff an my donut i make on side small bizz for fun promotion n give aways ..

Would you be open to creating a tutorial for wearable cosplay armour boots? It would be extreamly helpful before next con season!

This gonna help me wit my Mr krabs cosplay

Fantastic! I see there were 3 haters here before me. This is fantastic work!

this was really great to watch, i love Holly and it was very fun to learn. I can't wait to see what she starts to add next. super cool video. :33

Now I can finally live out my dreams of being Grimmace!

Aha I probably should have waited till I watched your newer videos before I commented ahaha love your work

This is an awesome idea! How well would this technique work on an intricate shape for a costume? I'm trying to find new ways to pattern the pieces of a completely foam costume, and I think making a miniature out of modeling clay would work for me.

You make this look so easy! Awesome tutorial, you're such a great teacher! Happy to subscribe :D

Great video, thank you for making it!

Thank you very much Ted. I really appreciate you'r wideos. They are really helpfull.

Even though i didn't do your project, i still understand this video! At 7:33 i dident understand at first. But then when i watch 9:16 I NOW UNDERSTAND! And the final clip of you guys putting in to like a weird shape that i dont know but thank you your the best!( ≧∀≦)ノ

Would this technique work with making a cosplay from a miniature?

awesome Ted that's giving me a idea for making my next cosplay gengar ☺

This is so freaking cool...SO COOL!!

Your vids are such an inspiration, Ted! Keep it up!

Ended up using this pattern to build Tahm Kench from LoL .

Great video Ted. You make everything easier lol

Genius simplicity. Another great tutorial ... did Commander Holly ever finish the outfit? (saw her blathers, so this one has to be great)

this is a big help and makes me really want to try making a Despicable Me Minion! What kind of foam is that? I think I know what it is but I forget the name of it. Also would sealing the whole thing in Plasti dip make a more seamless paintable surface?

I love this tutorial. Thank you!

“High tech” drying procedure!! HAHAHAHA!! The best!! 👌🏻

awesome as always so many great ideas come to mind

The best video till now~!! geniuss!!!

Im using the tutorial for the costume for my Resteruant when im an adult

Wow this is awesome!! Its a shame I don't have the access to the projector and the bandsaw but everything else looks awesome. I'm working on making a Minus and Plusle from Pokemon - might be a bit hard but its my first try! I defiantly subscribed to your channel!! Thanks Ted!! :)

Guess I need to go buy a projector. Great Video! Learning a lot from your channel

Amazing

Hey, I really like your videos and I find them all very helpful and very well explained! Could you do one "Wings Tutorial"? I have some many characters with wings that i would love to cosplay, but i don't have any idea how to do them !

was watching and had to stop and say, nice bmw ted

I know this is an older video and I don’t know if anybody will ever see my question, but I’m wondering why was one pattern piece was cut in half? While the other one remained whole? Great video!

OMG this is what I need!! Thanks!!!!!!

This tutorial just made my day ^.^

hi great video-what kind of spray glue did you use?also what kind of bmw was that?

brilliant idea

I was wondering if this technique would work on a finer detail model. There are miniature models to scale of the costume I want to make, would the foil and duct tape method work for decently small forms? Keep up the videos, they're pretty darn awesome!

Turkey knife for foam!

Ted, these are absolutely fantastic videos. You may have said so in the video, but I missed it: what type of spay adhesive is that? It acts like contact cement, but you sprayed it. Again, sorry if you've covered this. Fantastic videos, by the way. Thank you for your content.

wow that is an amazing idea!!!

Grimace Costume

I'd love to see the rest of the process! Looks like it would be pretty cool. Specifically, I'd like to know how you'd do the eye hole(s). Also, just want to give the obligitory shoutout to the Game Grumps; Ross is the reason why I stumbled upon your chanel.

AWESOME JOB!!!

oh ya, i like her builds :3

my mind just exploded

Can you do more armor? Like female armor, that doesn't really hug the body so much. Maybe knight armor or something like that

Hey ted, please, could you do a tutorial on how to make a chainmail ? i need it for cosplay but the real chainmails are too expensive

great video!

I want to be ducky Momo I was scared it would be to hard thanks so so much for the help ❤️❤️❤️

thinking about doing this but with LCD projector

Great technique!!!

Can something like this made out of soft foam (like this or thinner) be squished down to fit in a car? Will it recover its shape?

O_O Thank you for posting this haha I've been dying with my patterns!

Is there any way to do this without a projector?

Ted Smith was my great grandpa's name!

Thank you for this Tutorial I love it >

this is so good

SO COOL!

What kind of foam are you using for the body? Thanks for making this, it's very helpful!

You should do a big pattern with out a projector, cause not that many people have over head projectors laying around the house or shop.