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Craft Felt. Barge. Oil. Step 1: Paper Pattern. Start by taking some construction paper and shaping it in the form of your helmet. You can copy my flat pattern or make your own. Doing a paper pattern allows you to alter your shape and size easily before you move to metal.
- 1. Start by taking some construction paper and shaping it in the form of your helmet.You can copy my flat pattern or make your own.Doing a paper pa...
- 2. Transfer the paper pattern to 18 gauge sheet steel. Simply trace it with a sharpie then cut it out.I used both a nibbler and metal shears to cut...
- 3. Now you can weld the sections together. Yes rivets are technically the traditional way to built these helmets, but we live in the modern world a...
- 4. This is where you can alter your design. Research some actual visors, or create your own.Create the visor the same way as you did the helmet bod...
- 5. Rivets really accentuate the helmet.I used larger ones for the body of the helmet and smaller ones along the visor.For a more authentic look, ru...
- 6. To make it easier to breath while wearing it, and to look even better, pick out a ventilation decoration and cut it into the face of the helmet....
- 7. Time to pad the inside to make it more comfortable to wear.Cut upholstery foam to the size of the top section and layer it in up against the top...
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- Creating the Basic Helmet
- Adding Embellishments
Making your own knight's helmet is simple and only requires a few materials. The base of your helmet will be made of poster board, but you can add any type of material onto the poster board that you'd like, such as foam or metallic paper. By cutting out a rectangle and teardrop shape before attaching the two together, you'll have created your basic...
Cut out a section of poster board that’s 10 by 28 in (25 by 71 cm) long.
This will be the section of your helmet that wraps around your face and head. Lay the poster board flat on the table and use a ruler to mark a rectangle that’s 10 in (25 cm) wide and 28 in (71 cm) long. Use scissors to cut out this section of poster board.
Don't worry if the rectangle section is too long, you can trim it later on.
Purchase poster board from your local craft or big box store.
Apply paint to the poster board if you’re not adding additional layers.
If your helmet is just going to be made of poster board, feel free to paint it a solid color like silver or gold. Use spray paint for a quick application, or use a paint brush and acrylic paints to paint the helmet section using even strokes.
Create a visor for your helmet for a movable portion.
Draw your visor in any shape you’d like, making sure it has slits wide enough for you to see out of. Make your visor at least 5 in (13 cm) long so it covers the entire eye slit already cut out in your helmet, and fasten it to your helmet using paper fasteners.
Look online for visor templates that you just print and cut out, if desired.
Add a feather to your helmet to create a plume.
Choose a feather that’s long and large in any color you’d like. Create a hole in the top of your helmet, picking a spot near the edge of the helmet so that it doesn’t poke the person who’s wearing it in the head. Use a knife or sharp pen to form the hole before sticking the feather inside and gluing it in place.
Feel free to add more than one feather to the helmet, or glue or tape several feathers together to create a larger plume.
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This is the tracing pattern that is used in the Premium Video series that teaches how to make a crusader helmet.
Great helm. 13th century German great helm with a flat top to the skull. The great helm or heaume, also called pot helm, bucket helm and barrel helm, is a helmet of the High Middle Ages which arose in the late twelfth century in the context of the Crusades and remained in use until the fourteenth century. The barreled style was used by knights ...
Let's look at what you'll need to make a helmet. Here is a list of supplies to make the basic helmet: - Cardboard (1-8.5"x11", 2-10"x16" pieces) Regular corrugated cardboard, or cereal box type chip board. - Sharp Utility or Craft Knife.
