How to Make The Sandman Helmet Part 1 - Free PDF Templates - Netflix Dream Cosplay Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2022
- How to Make a Sandman Cosplay Helmet. One of my bucket list builds is Dream's helmet from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. This comic book series is absolutely fantastic and I am excited to see the live action version on Netflix. In this video I show the steps I took to create Sandman's helmet out of Eva HD Foam. If you would like to build one as well I have Free PDF templates available on my website. This helmet is a mix of several comic book references as well as the Netflix version. In part 1 I cover the fabrication of Dream's helmet and in part 2 I will go over all of the steps it takes to paint and weather the piece.
Sandman Helmet Template - www.sksprops.com/templates
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Hey there, do the guys from dickblick ship internationally to Colombia? I want to buy enought foam for this mask, or dont you sell throug amazon perhaps?
I'm making this. Unfortunately I just looked at the links when I ordered the supplies and didn't confirmed they were correct. For the foam you have 2, 6 and 10 mm on the link instead of 4, 6, and 10 mm that is required. Will it work just as well if I double up on the two mm?
@@bryniac5 Blick can ship you'd just need to contact customer service
@@p10091518 that could work 4mm is used around the eyes. you actually need all of the sizes 2,4,6,10 or just see if you can add 4mm to the order
@@SKSProps early in the video you trace the pattern onto the foam but seem to cut about 6 mm further out. Later I don't see the patterns trace though on either side. Do you trim some later or am I imagining the thicker cuts?
I am BAFFLED that you crafted this by hand. I kind of expected this to be 3D printed - super freakin cool. Great introduction to the channel, can’t wait to see more from you!
Thanks! Yeah I own printers but when it comes down to it I personally love to build with my hands. I just feel there is a level of artistry you can’t get from a machine. Plus this allows me to teach others how to build that don’t own or can’t afford a printer 👍
Glad to see you so happy with this build. I saw your video on burnout, which I'm working through myself. So it's nice to see you getting out there and enjoying your work.
Thank you! And yeah I needed this build 👍
This thing looks absolutely bananas so far. Fantastic job. Can't even imagine the frustration getting this thing right! I'm sure it will look even more sick painted up!
Awesome build, thank you for sharing Steve!! Can wait to see that mask in action on the up coming show.
You're welcome! and yeah I can't wait to see it painted either
This is absolutely amazing! Great job and thank you for sharing your process. I'm a sculptor and big Sandman fan, I'm looking forward to building this piece.
Awesome, thank you!
Just found this, and it's super super cool! Can't wait for part 2! I thought the Netflix series was phenomenal, and this helmet is so cool! It's my favorite out of the three items.
Welcome aboard! and thank you!
Wow 😮 It's nice when you make stuff that's a bit easier and is more for everyone, but you really shine when you let yourself loose and start all that detailing. Great build!
Yeah 😁 I gotta do my crazy detailed builds from time to time to keep me motivated 👍
This was so helpful and amazingly detailed. The helmet looks awesome - thank you so much for sharing your work process!
Thank you very much and you are welcome! 🙌
Your finished creation is so appealing and intriguing to me..... especially the spine you've scuplted from foam clay..... can't wait for part 2 where I can see the Sandman helmet is painted on.....
Thank you very much!
Thank you for sharing this process! I've been planning a cosplay of Mr. Dream for a while and was trying to wrap my head around how I wanted to do that funky helmet. Gonna use some of the tips and tricks here in planning mine. Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
Your work is amazing, thanks for sharing . I'm trying to make the helmet, almost its done.
Thank you so much! 🙌🙌
That looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your tutorial with us.
You are very welcome!
Amazing work. Cant wait to see it with a paintjob! Well done.
Thanks! I can’t wait to paint it!
Looks awesome so far. I can see the spine template getting some usage for other projects.
Thanks! Wayne and yeah I already had some friends saying they were going to use it for Halloween
That looks so cool. Love how you made the spine
Thank you! 🙌
crazy skills man, this is a great build. Can't wait to see the painting
Thank you my friend! 🙌
Dude... You saved my hopes to cosplay dream in a proper way... THANKZ💗💗💗
Awesome! Glad I could help! 🙌
Amazing work. Thank you for a brilliant interpretation.
Thank you!
Steve thx for the free template again love the tutorials hope to see you at a con one day to show my gratitude for the hard work you put in, I look forward to Halloween for this
You're welcome! Have fun and be sure to tag me so I can see your progress!
I'm hoping to go to SiliCon again this year to show you what I've done with your templates and products. Thank you yet again! The Hellboy mask and Loki crown were given as gifts, but this one will be all mine.
Hell yeah! just a few more weeks 👍
Damn, dude! I saw the WIP pics on FB, didn't even notice who was posting it! I gotta order more SKS foam!
Thank you! and thanks for the support 👍
Thanks for this awesome video! I used it for my costume at NY Comic Con
That's great! Glad I could help!
Just incredible! Gonna have to make use of those templates and whip one up myself!
Thanks! Have fun and be sure to tag me so I check it out 👍
It looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you and you’re welcome! 🙌
This is amazing! I want to do this for Halloween and I'm so happy I found your videos!
Awesome! Have fun with the project 🙌
I've been thinking of drawing Morpheus for a few days now and knew his helm would likely be quite difficult. Seeing your interpretation gives me hope that I can do it.
Awesome glad I could help!
Amazing. Looking forward to the 2nd vid.
it's out now enjoy!
I juste found out your Channel, i’m so impressed by your skills, that’s crazy to see what can be done with just foam. This helmet is a masterpiece 🔥
Thank you! And welcome to the channel 🙌
Have you ever considered of making a skeleton? You are a amazing artist, thank you for all your videos!
omg this is freakin' beautiful!! definitely inspiring me to try and recreate. ❤
Thank and you should! 🙌
I was just looking for a tutorial on this since I want to make one for halloween, and this is the F*****g BEST tutorial I have seens so far and I tried many of them (even in spanish and Portuguese) so new subscriber here.....
Thank you and have fun!
I love the spine...the whole helmet has an Engineer (Aliens) feel to it.♥️
Thank you!
fantastic work, dude!!
Thanks a lot!
It was exactly what I needed, Thank you! I'm thinking of making this mask to use with my plague costume (which is similar to Morpheus from the series).Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
You’re welcome! Have fun!
@@SKSProps As soon as I finish mine, I'll tag you on social media to show you the result. I'll see if I finish by September 10th, when there's an event in my city!
Awesome vid!!!! Your crafting skill/ style is unparalleled to every foamsmithing channel I’ve seen!!!!!! Also when build a large build, like the orc build, that is physical bigger than any human and has different proportions, how do you make the arm cresses, proper shoulder width, and hands?
Thanks! I’ve got a full walkthrough of the Orc on my website that you can check out. Tons of pics with explanations
Omg!! Me too!! And I love this rendition of it!
Thank you!
i wish you all the success for giving us the pattern of your INCREDIBLE works for free. You deserve the world and i wish you're getting everything you want in life♥♥♥ lol
Thank you so much!
Awesome build the spinal section looks amazing! Would love to see something from the new prey movie maybe the federal predators biomask?
Thanks!
I really appreciate your efforts
Thank you! 🙌
I need to order more of your foam to start building this next weekend
🙌🙌
Such a wonderfully detailed build! Looking forward to Part 2 & seeing the paint job bring it to life. Any eye suggestions for those of us who failed to buy Easter eggs in April?
I just checked and the Walmart ones o got aren’t on their site. I did find a couple of options putting in clear Easter egg on Google. I’ll see if I can find a close one before the painting video is edited
@@SKSProps You're awesome!
I really admire how you can do so much of this. This is all so very amazing! I’ve tried to dremel like a very small piece of foam and it’s so difficult to control haha
Thanks! Lots and lots of practice. Plus the flex shaft and type of bits you use make a huge difference
Damn Steve, it looks so good!
Thank you so much! 🙌
I like great work very much. Once again a very inspiring video.
Thank you very much!
Terminei meu capacete de Sandman... Resultado muito bom! obrigado pelos tutoriais.
That's awesome! and you're welcome!
Fantastic work!
Thanks!
Very cool! Gotta look into HD Foam
Thank you very much! 🙌
I just found out your channel, an man, you are awesome. I'm going to make this Helmet and the chainsaw man one my personal proyects to build through the year (i wan to allow my self to fail and build it again haha) and have them ready for Halloween next year. Great channel, cheers from México!!
Awesome! Welcome to the channel 🙌
Awesome as always!!!
Thank you! 🙌
This is dope as hell!
Thank you!! 🙌
Looks great. I'm thinking about making it for Halloween. And I want to use your products for the build, since you put so much into making this design and tutorial available. How much of each foam thickness are needed for this project? After looking at some of your other stuff (esp the Hellboy props), I think it would be really helpful to know how much of each of your products you need for each project.
With most of my builds a sheet of each size is more than plenty 2,4,6,10mm
El mejor, te mereces Miles de likes ❤️
Thanks!
Gorgeous work as always! I'm not looking forward to finding those easter eggs!
Thank you! and I'll try to see if I can come up with alternatives
This is so cool! I love the detailing. If you don't mind me asking, what head measurements did you use for the original pattern?
Thanks! It fits my head with room and if it fits me it should fit anyone
But be aware it’s a mix of the show and comics so width wise it’s about the same as the show. But longer in the back to match the comics
@@SKSProps i would say I have a small head, should I make it smaller then or just pad it out once I finished it? Also I am from Europe, do you ship here?
This is my first project with foam but I am good with crafting, will I be able to do this?
And do I need a rotary tool or is there a cheap alternative?
Do I need all the different sorts of glue and if not, which one is the best to get?
Thank you for the great video!
first of all, it looks absolutely amazing!! what a wonderful piece of art.
how much foam did you need for this piece? i want to try this myself but i am unsure of the amount of foam needed
Thanks! A sheet of each size 2,4,6,10 would be plenty with a decent amount leftover
@@SKSProps thanks!!
great job !
Thanks!
Amazing
Thanks! 👍
Amazing job over here, quick question (totally respecting your material and hard work), is there any other foam or material alternative you would recommend?
Use whatever you can get your hands on but foam will form the easiest
About to start watching the Netflix Sandman. I wasn't I would because I've not read any or the comics and know next to nothing about the character, but I do like that mask, so...
Also, Cosplay suggestion- Phantom Ganon mask from The legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, or the Breath of the wild Amiibo unlock costume version, which I think is a little different, I could be wrong.
It’s a great comic I hope the Netflix series does it justice 👍
Wow! This is amazing! Are you worried at all for the strength of the spine? Would a metal string going through it help?
No, like I mentioned in the video I don't plan on cosplaying it's for display. but if you're are wearing it and are worried feel free to add a wire in the spine
How would i go about making the vertebrate articulate? would I just drill holes in them and attack them on a strong string?
No I wouldn’t use string, Use armature wire it’s much more durable and posable
What did you use for the lenses? AMAZING work!
Check out video 2 for options but I used clear Easter eggs
Awesome!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Your tutorials helped make all my painting so much easier to accomplish.
Fantastic to hear! 🙌
This is awesome! I'm a little surpass you didn't put some wires or cable through the spine to help keep it flexible and act as a secondary if the glue fails
Thanks! Glue was holding fine on my test piece plus like I said I won’t be cosplaying, just for display. But if it was going through a con others builders might decide on that
Gracias, me encantó
Thank you!
It looks so great! And I'd like to try making it
May be a stupid question, but, presumably my head is somewhat smaller than yours, how do I know how much to size down the template (to 95% maybe?) and will sizing down work at all?
Thanks! And Yeah I’d only go down about 5%
@@SKSProps nice, thanks!
Great tutorial! I'll build this for my Halloween costume!
Can you estimate how long the shipping of the foam and other tools will take if I order from Central Europe?
Shipping from the US to you would be very expensive Overseas check out polyprops and Lumins workshop. They both sell foam in your area
The sandman mask reminds me of the engineer mask in Prometheus.
This is such an incredible creation! Quick question, what could I use instead of a rotary tool? I tried sandpaper on a test piece and it's not really getting the job done. Thanks!
First off thanks!
There isn’t anything. If you’re going to foam work you’ve got to get a rotary tool of some kind
They aren’t expensive
Check out this video I did on the Wen m.ua-cam.com/video/7j1b0dTu2y8/v-deo.html
@@SKSProps I figured as much. Thanks so much for the reply and again, you're an incredible artist and craftsman
@@SKSProps and $20 is perfect! Thanks for the tip, cheapest I could find was $50
Hi Steve ! I am currently making this helm using EVA foam (that's the only thing I could find in my country, it works well but the sanding part is kinda okay), and I wanted to know how wide are the 2mm strips @5:35 ?
Thank you! :) I would have never tried to make it if it wasn't for your tutorial.
That’s awesome to hear! The strips are approx 1/4 inch wide
@@SKSProps thank you very much for the fast answer! 😊
Question: Is it comfortable to look out of the helm because it looks to me the area between two lenses is pretty thick. Is it blocking your vision in any way? Should I adjust anything or is it clear enough as is?
Btw awesome tutorial and template, it looks really cool!
Seeing out is fine. There is a bit of space between the eyes but the helmet also comes off fast so you could only put it on when you need a pic
I’m really wanting to build this! How many sheets of each type of foam did you use? Just trying figure out how much to order from your shop.
A sheet of each 2,4,6,10 will be more than eough with a bunch left over 👍
Awesome thank you.
Did you use all of those tools in your description for this build as well ?? I am buying most of the supplies I seen you use in your videos for this build
the list is pretty much my go to favorite tools I use all of the time not jus specifically for that build
What do suggest for to tack pieces in place? Is there some material you used that will kind of of hold things in place without a permanent bond? I'm having trouble aligning a few things by the eyes.
for a removable adheasive id use low temp hot glue. you can easily pull it apart and if you want to melt it off you can use a heat gun
@@SKSProps Perfect...and I have that available. I appreciate how easy you make these things look in your videos...but there's a bit of learning curve. Fun project....though.
HOLA Buen Video Saludos🖐
Thanks!
Think I'd like to give this a try. Figure if I start now...be Easter by the time I need those lenses...just in time for eggs. Any ideas what size hole punches were used?
Punches ranged from 10-15mm but I bought a set on Amazon with a bunch of sizes
@@SKSProps thanks…much appreciated
I cracked soft soft today!
I'd wear this at the beach and throw sand in kids faces
WELCOME TO THE DREAMING! *POCKET SAND*
Aww and here I actually thought about doing a pocket sand joke! 🤣
Surprised not to see the easter eggs added to the eyes in this video, but hoping that will get covered in video 2!
Just filmed that section yesterday for part 2 the eggs don’t get installed until after all of the paint work is done
@@SKSProps awesome! thank you, I'm excited to see it! I'm a new subscriber because of this!
Quick question. When it comes to using a bandsaw is there any specific types of blades that work best for foam? I just picked up a smaller table top one second hand and need to replace the blade.
Depends my blade is 20+ years old can’t cut wood because it’s so dull but works great on foam. But you want a straight blad with no offset teeth. McMaster carr sells specifically foam blades I bought one but haven’t used it yet
Awesome thanks! I'll look into both of those
Yo I asked him the same question! I use a 18 tpi metal cutting blade that was recommended by bill doran and evil Ted. Hope this is helpful!
Excuse me, can you tell me what size should I print the pattern? Your work is increíble
Thanks! Watch my how to print templates video it will answer your questions
So that I can print the templates on a single sheet, which sheet size do you recommend using to print the templates, So that each piece comes out in the original size you used?
Watch my how to print templates video 👍
Do you have any advice for knowing where some of the pieces go precisely? I have the templates cut out but am nervous I'll mess the helm up when trying to glue some of the pieces together and they won't fit properly as it seems like an easy thing to mess up.
I always mark the pieces with a pencil first with some small hash marks that way everything lined up just how I want
This ain't easy but I'm using this for my first cosplay and gotta finish in 4 days already almost done cutting but ran out of 10 and am using double up 6 mm for the vertebrae which I assume that'd be fine because I'm sanding it before I put it together. Also I'm using it as my first cosplay because 2 months ago I wanted to make dreams helm.
You should totally make the classic doom guy helmet
May I ask what kind of adhesive you are using? And what modeling clay?
Links for everything I use can be found in the video’s description section
I am going to attempt to make this and it will be my first time doing any project like this. How much of the foam should I purchase from your link to have enough for the mask (plus room for error)?
One of each size 2,4,6,10 will be plenty 👍
@@SKSProps thanks so much! This video is amazing & your mask looks incredible :)
hi sks
Greetings from Argentina, first of all I want to thank you for the plan or pattern.
My question, with what we could substitute those plastic eggs since they are not available here.
PS: written with Google translate
Watch part 2 almost to the end I go over alternatives for the eggs
4:45 what is it the heatgun does to the piece? It's my first time making something with foamplates.
And another question: About how long does it take to make a piece like this?
Heating the foam closes the pores, it will make the surface smoother and less paint will soak in
@@SKSProps Thank you
Could you use a high gage wire to connect all the vertebrae instead of cementing them?
You can, I didn't because I sanded the induvial pieces to get the correct curve. Without doing this you're gong to have to have more space in-between each piece
What paint colors did you use can you put the color names and number ? I am trying to figure out which ones you had used in
I list every paint i use in the part 2 video before it's applied
Wow
Thanks!
Hi Steve, 2 questions i'm stuck on! It looks like 8 connector parts were used to connect the 9 bones.... but the template and video call for 9 connector pieces. Where did you place that 9th piece?
Also: it appears that connectors 1-5 (vs 1-4) are thinned on the bottom to make the curve, while connectors 6-8 are thinned on the top to "straighten" the vertebrae (vs 5-9). Which do you recommend? Thanks in advance!
I added an additional connector in case you wanted to continue the spine how it looks in the show with the spike on the end but it’s not necessary
And yes you want to angle the connectors to get the curve to the spine
@@SKSProps Thanks so much. working my way through step by step ahead of nycc. hoping to have something cool to credit your template and tutorial with.
Just wondering what size Dremel head did you use to sand the helm?
I’ve got multiple sizes. There’s a generic drum set on amazon with lots of replacement heads
If I were to buy the 10mm from you, do you have any idea how many 24x60 sheets it would take for this build?
One of each size 2,4,6,10mm would be plenty 👍
Dumb question: The 9 connector pieces for the vertabrae: I see 8 used to connect the 9 bone parts.... but the template and video call for 9 connector pieces. Do you have the 9th connector piece at the very tip/bottom?
additionally: it appears that connectors 1-5 (vs 1-4) are thinned on the bottom to make the curve, while connectors 6-8 are thinned on the top to "straighten" the vertebrae (vs 5-9). Which do you recommend? Thanks in advance!
yes you want to have them at an angle to give the spine a curve. the extra piece is for people that want o continue the spine to match the show where I made mine to match the comic book version
How many foam did you use ? So i can order my matirials :)
Sheet of each size 2,4,6,10 would be plenty with quite a bit left over
Will it work if I glue together sheets of 2mm foam to get to the thickness of 4 and 6 mm?
I don’t think it would turn out well. The glue in between the layers would make the foam really difficult to bend and manipulate properly to get the correct shapes
@@SKSProps Thank you for the insight.