The breast plate
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 by tcgHere’s a quick rundown of how I made my Wonder Girl costume breast plate.
Supplies:
1 Fun Foam, yellow (light color preferred) less than $1
1 pair sew-in bra cups, less than $5
White glue
Fabric Stiffener
Mustard, Rust/brick, gold, silver craft paint, $1-2 ea.
Sponge brush , pack of 5 for $1
Marker or pen
3-D fabric paint in silver
I think that’s it. I was not confident that I’d be able to form foam to match my chest shape. I started brainstorming on ways to get around that task and thought about the shoulder pads I always see in the sewing aisle. Then it dawned on me that I could just use bra cups. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of that.
I sketched out the breast plate bird design on the foam. After cutting it out, I stitched it to the cups. Once it was one piece I began the sealing process. It took several coats with the sponge brush, front and back, of white glue, fabric stiffener, and water to seal the design and stiffen it. The cups are hard now (you can knock on them, heh).
That process took a week or so to make sure everything dried. Then I started the paint process. I wanted the cups and foam to start at a similar color so I painted the cups yellow. Then it was just a matter of layers. Several mustard for a good base. I used the marker to draw the lines onto the piece. I traced the lines with the 3-D paint (some people use low-temp hot glue for this). A coat of red, gold, mustard, gold, silver, and gold to finish the painting. Whew.
As I mentioned in the last post, I’m still working on finding the metallic finish. When I get that figured out, I’ll update you. I had most of the paints in my craft cabinet so there was very little expense for me on this project. It was time consuming because of all the drying time. I like the bra cup method and will use something similar for the armor.
Let me know if this is helpful. Don’t forget to include a pic!
Tags: breast plate, How to, Wonder Girl
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