check out my sweet "art" project

[cp[mike]]

for art class i need to create, with a partner, a pair of wearable items or sculptures that can be presented in some way as having a connection to the other person. it needs to be created out of household supplies like cardboard, bubble wrap, plastic bags, tissue paper, tape, whatever.

soooo me and this girl amanda decided to do something along the lines of a knight and his lady...

which turned into "A Knight in Shining Cardboard" and "A Damsel in This Dress"

so im almost done building the armor. i havent seen her dress yet, but its due tomorrow and we will be taking pictures in class, so i will be able to provide updated pictures afterward.

but i wanted to show you guys waht i made!!! lol


the body armor is cardboard lined with a combination of sheets of aluminum foil and aluminum tape. trimmed with electrical tape.

the sheath/skirt thing is strips of aluminum sheet metal hanging by duct tape to a cardboard vest, held up with duct tape "suspenders" and velcro.

the "chain mail" leggings are just wide-opening aluminum screen (roll of flexible gutter guard) stapled in loops and duct taped through one of the edges.

knee guards are cardboard covered in aluminum tape, with a rubberband stapled to the back.

tomorrow morning im going to build a helmet real quick, and hopefully ill have time to throw together some armor boot covers that can be set overtop of my sneakers.

hope you like haha, it took me a lil while.

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor/armor.jpg[/img]

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[fatboy1185]

bwahahah... next years halloween costume also?

[MikeW]

finally Mike!!

your creativity being put to good use!

GL with the grade and pics of the "damsel" or ban

[Chrisisiced]

A knight in shining armor pledging his allegiance to the flag of McDonalds

[Grumpys93]

lol did you steal that mcDs? Armor looks sweet, but LMAO thats a funny pic LMAO

[JoshM]

Haha. That is pretty sweet.

[Gemini]

cute

[F22HB]

Next.......



optimus prime outfit.

[Charliehstle209]

Hahha, sweet mike!

[cp[mike]]

i finished it during the morning today before class. devised a way to make it all one flexible piece that you actually pull up over your legs, then wrap the armor panels around your neck and tuck the flap in the back, held in by velcro.

also built the helmet.

i didnt have enough time to make boots, but im going to keep this and probably use it as a costume in the future, so ill make the boots later.

it all fits really well, but ill wait till class to get any more pictures of it on me :P

and yeah i have a lot of signage on my walls... that mcds is just the start :X


[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor/overall.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor/stripes.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor/legs.jpg[/img]

[Grumpys93]

out of curiousity what class is this for? Medeval times?

[90Cb7sleeper]

you should drive around town in your coupe with that helmet and a cape on.

professor kaos!

[oneoffaccord]

mike u got problems i gots to see it in person

[Dani Filth]

ill be at the ct meet and you better be wearin this

[cp[mike]]

presented it to the class and they loved it, it was so much better than everyone elses muahahaha.

amandas dress was cool, simple, but perfect for what we had in mind. its a project for Intro to Drawing and Design... not sure how "creating something wearable out of found materials" is drawing but it was a fun project nonetheless...

it is complete minus the forearm bands and boots.


unfortunately i dont have any pictures of both me and amanda, the only one with a picture is my teacher, ill have to ask her to send it to me.

butttt heres a couple of me wearing it. i had to walk between a couple buildings on the campus and EVERYbody stared and made comments as i walked :P

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/armor/sitting.jpg[/img]