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Costume Feet by DonQuixote (critique requested)

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Costume Feet (critique requested)

DonQuixote

Made per a customer's request as part of a costume for a stage production.

I'm a little disappointed at some of the visible seams -- but there were cost and time limitations involved that prevented further concealment attempts. As this only had to pass the ten-foot rule as they were being used on stage, this was deemed to be an acceptable trade off.

Had I been provided with more of a budget or time, I'm thinking either using plumber's caulk or PlastiDip may have worked to hide them as both substances tend to be easy to paint over -- and if they'd have been covered with fur, the seams could have been hidden even easier.

Still, they didn't turn out bad for my first attempt at making such a thing, I think.

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    Wahaneta

    What are these made out of? I know a nice way to hide seams quickly if all else fails and you're in a pinch is to just stretch one single piece of fleece/spandex(something with a good amount of 4 way stretch) over them, carefully cutting and hiding the seams (between the toes and at the back of the foot).
    Even with the seams though I'm sure they couldn't be seen from far away and they look pretty good for a first try!

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      DonQuixote

      Thanks for taking a look at them :)

      Due to the customer's price constraints, "the cheapest material possible": The exterior is a cloth-backed vinyl table cloth piece from the remnant bins at Joann's. :P

      It wasn't my first choice of materials, but at least the 'embossed' floral pattern on it helped break up the smooth appearance of the 'skin' -- and by cutting out the pieces in different directions, the profile of the floral pattern was easy to disguise.

      This was then painted with a pink "floral" spray paint, then with some terracotta paint lightly sprayed over top near the ankles (and further down after this photo was taken) and a finish sprayed on atop that. The 'toenails' were painted on with grey acrylic -- again, with more time, and if the ten foot rule wasn't in play, I would have made those separate pieces (scraps of L200 foam, perhaps) and glued them on.

      The interior was green cushion foam (Joann's again) over a pair of the customer's old shoes; with a 'flip-flop' type of foam for the bottom so it would give them a textured surface.