The Making of Gaara's Gourd by ThundersSilence

The Making of Gaara's Gourd by ThundersSilence

I have been asked several times how I did my gourd so I finally got round to making this "making-of". i'm not calling it tutorial (even though i put it into that category for the sake of... well, categorization) because it really isn't. i did fotos when i made it simply to see how i did it in the end, because i don't really remember much of the process. things like that just.. happen.
anyways, if this helps people in any way, or gives them new ideas in how to make their own props, then that's good. otherwise, don't take this as a guide.. it really isn't

Krzysiek2222 Featured By Owner Dec 6, 2013

epic

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Dec 19, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

MiniAssassino Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2013 Hobbyist

What are the measurements for the top and bottem?

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Jul 9, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

I don't remember and don't have the gourd anymore. anyway, it depends on your own height how big the gourd needs to be if you want to cosplay gaara. my gourd might be too big or too small

Shin-RasFinest Featured By Owner May 2, 2013

What did you use to form the Spheres???

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner May 3, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

chicken wire

TatsukiOtaku Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2012 Student General Artist

really cool O_O thought i was the only one who used paper mache for all my cosplay stuff XD

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

of course not! paper maché is made of win! ^^

TatsukiOtaku Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2012 Student General Artist

yay!!

StrixAstrophel Featured By Owner Nov 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

GAARA'S MIIIIINE!!!

//u*

CaseyRulz101 Featured By Owner Jun 21, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

where did you get the wire for this? I love this! if i ever cosplay as him i will make this!!

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Jun 25, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

just from your usual gardening or home supply shop
thank you!

CaseyRulz101 Featured By Owner Jun 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

i will check bunnings

slayer500 Featured By Owner Oct 30, 2011 Student Photographer

any chance you can make me one

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

^^' you should try it yourself. it's fun... eventually

BlackWings101 Featured By Owner Oct 18, 2011

that. is. AWESOME.

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

GTChoirNerd Featured By Owner Oct 16, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Amazingly helpful! Thank you! This will definately help!! Thank you!!!

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Oct 16, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

thanks!

and good luck!

GTChoirNerd Featured By Owner Oct 17, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

No prablem at all! And thanks, I'll need it...

angelbelkin Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2011

i was wondering if i do the same if i would work if i put it for more thn one hook so its easier to carry

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Sep 15, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

the carrying mechanism itself wasn't that much of a problem. it was relatively easy to take off/put on again, the weight was the worst problem... but there's much to improve in this! i wish you success with yours!

angelbelkin Featured By Owner Sep 16, 2011

ok and thank you ^^

InuyashaGeekFreak Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2011 Professional General Artist

I'll have to try this before con.

usagi23 Featured By Owner Jul 20, 2010 Student Digital Artist

WOW very good tutorial!

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Jul 21, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

thank you ^^

AnaIsabelaSantos Featured By Owner Jul 8, 2010

*___*

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Jul 9, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

ObsidianHyena Featured By Owner Jun 10, 2010

I've never seen paper mache done like that before. I shall give it a try! Sounds like a much better alternative to what I had done to 'smooth things out'... the only cosplay I did was Pyramid head from silent hill, and I thought that a thin layer of sheet rock (the stuff they put on walls) wouldnt add too much wieght to the helmet I was making. I was wrong! I had to make a complex support system so that the weight of it wouldnt hurt my head, and so that the front end wouldnt keep tipping down! lol. Live and learn I guess!

I'm faving this for future refernce, for sure

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Jun 13, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

sheet rock??!!! man, you must have a really strong neck!! but this gourd actually is too heavy as well. it weighs about 6-7 kilos because on top of the paper maché i still put some kind of stuff that is usually put in between tiles for example in a bathroom. it's basically "rock" when it's dry so after all it probably wasn't the best choice, either. it looks great though, so i don't regret using it, though i probably won't use it again for a prop

kuripuck Featured By Owner May 19, 2010

thank you for this tutorial

now finally i can make Gaara

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner May 19, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

you're welcome! ^^

denlm Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2009

I enjoyed seeing the process. Thanks!

ThundersSilence Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2009 Professional Artisan Crafter

it was more like an... accident

a good one though

taeliac Featured By Owner Nov 15, 2009 Professional Artisan Crafter

This is a very helpful piece ~ I was wondering how to do the jug that Auron from FFX carries, and this may be just the thing to show the hubby to get him to start on it! Thank you very much for this, it's a great kinda "try this out" tutorial

Thank you for making it!