Guides: North Metropolitan TAFE: Reusable content: Prop Design and Costume Armour

eBooks

1,000 Incredible Costume and Cosplay Ideas Find inspiration for costume design from popular film/television, game, manga and other media sources.
Creating the Character Costume For beginners and those who are more advanced, this book features practical instructions on creating a costume.
Make: Props and Costume Armor Detailed step by step instructions on how to create costume armour.
The Prop Building Guidebook Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials.

Make: Props and Costume Armor Detailed step by step instructions on how to create costume armour.
The Prop Building Guidebook Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials.

Using a Mould

Using Foam

Painting and Weathering Techniques

Kitiya Palaskas Studio Australian business, website includes portfolio of significant projects.
Meg Ashforth Studio Australian prop design and costume armour business. Includes portfolio of projects.
Onset Arts Melbourne based business for design and construction solutions.
Pink Cactus Australian prop design and costume armour business.

Punished Props Academy Some great links, videos and information for prop creators from beginners to the advanced.
Hench & Scrap Foundry Two Australians who build props and costume armour - includes a collection of video demonstrations.
SKS Props This website includes free templates for prop building and links to Youtube demonstrations.