Hey again guys! This is probably coming from a place of perfectionism and paranoia, but I'll ask anyway. The planning stages are over and now I need to actually buy foam. Choosing foam seems harder than I thought though, even after scouring over all the FAQs at various places.
The head I'll be making is quite large. Not quite "over the shoulders mascot head" large, but still. I drew a picture of about how big the head will be.
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The ears are also huge, obviously!
The particular way I'm making the head also factors in. I basically created a 3D model of the shape I wanted, imported it into Pepakura Designer, and then created a pattern suitable for foam instead of paper (I hope).
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I'm gonna trace all these shapes onto foam and then assemble it into the head shape, trimming or editing where need be. These weird factors make normal foam estimates kinda useless to me, too.
Basically, I was thinking 1" upholstery foam would be fine for this... but unfortunately my local (barely local) Joann's only has the green foam, and a crummy selection of it at that. It feels firm enough but I'm going to use a lot of white fur. So my options are to either buy those 4-pack sheets from walmart, or buy online where I'd have to know what density to buy without being able to even feel it in person! Joann's website has stuff like this, but is it similar to the walmart foam?? Those foam specialty stores online have way too many options... I'm going to need at least 3000 square inches foam in order to fit the whole pattern twice over. (each piece twice for the left and right side)
Does anyone have any tips on what foam to use? Should I do anything special with the ears? I can always reenforce the inside of the head if it's a bit too soft, I guess... I'm just really nervous about getting this right, especially since I'm on a budget. I'm also going to be making a padded body and legs, and a huge tail.
The head I'll be making is quite large. Not quite "over the shoulders mascot head" large, but still. I drew a picture of about how big the head will be.
The ears are also huge, obviously!
The particular way I'm making the head also factors in. I basically created a 3D model of the shape I wanted, imported it into Pepakura Designer, and then created a pattern suitable for foam instead of paper (I hope).
I'm gonna trace all these shapes onto foam and then assemble it into the head shape, trimming or editing where need be. These weird factors make normal foam estimates kinda useless to me, too.
Basically, I was thinking 1" upholstery foam would be fine for this... but unfortunately my local (barely local) Joann's only has the green foam, and a crummy selection of it at that. It feels firm enough but I'm going to use a lot of white fur. So my options are to either buy those 4-pack sheets from walmart, or buy online where I'd have to know what density to buy without being able to even feel it in person! Joann's website has stuff like this, but is it similar to the walmart foam?? Those foam specialty stores online have way too many options... I'm going to need at least 3000 square inches foam in order to fit the whole pattern twice over. (each piece twice for the left and right side)
Does anyone have any tips on what foam to use? Should I do anything special with the ears? I can always reenforce the inside of the head if it's a bit too soft, I guess... I'm just really nervous about getting this right, especially since I'm on a budget. I'm also going to be making a padded body and legs, and a huge tail.