Rigid Soft Goods

 

“So, I have been asked to show how I made the cape/poncho that is on a figure of a Jedi I made.

Being that everyone here is so nice, sharing is the least I can do.

Welcome to my Workspace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ll be writing this as I make the figure, so, you won’t get to see the finished product until I do.

Here’s the stuff I use: Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is some cloth that I pretreated. It keeps it from fraying and makes smaller pieces easier to handle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Figure I’ll be using. The head fits nicely and it’s one of the few figures I have that is taller than the Jedi I made, so, this will be my Mandalore. It’s my opinion that the hottest Jedi in the galaxy would kick it with the coolest badass in the galaxy and few in the galaxy are cooler than Mandalore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You see here that I have drawn the shape of my cape leaving extra to trim later.

So I have cut the shape I want and poked a hole for the neck. I try not tear the fabric too much when makeing the hole, but rather stretch. Then I soaked the cloth in the acrylic and water, then I wrung it out. I laid it flat on some paper and smoothed and blotted it with a wet sponge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cover the the figure in plastic wrap, so as not to get acrylic all over it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put the cape on the figure and arrange it the way I want, adding more liquid as needed. Don’t be afraid to get it wet. Then I bound it LOOSELY with a pipe cleaner and let it dry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here it it is after a second coat and some tweaking. I trimmed the edges as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And with a wash of red paint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not too bad. More paint will make it hold its shape better. I’ll keep tweaking it as I go.