Patrice's Creations: Forward to space

Brainstorming for Forward, this weeks illustration friday word, was hard.

After brainstorming I knew that i wanted to do a Space ship, but I wanted it to be a character not just a ship.

I thought and drew up a few spaceships I have seen, some from the internet, research, for another project, from some movies like fight of the navigator, and tv shows like magic school bus. My niece and kids added some ideas.

I started thinking that I would just end up doing a drawing. And I did, a great drawing, I would have been happy with if... (that should read dun dun dun) I had taken pictures of my progress. That is my homework I am supposed to document it. So I ended up starting to make the ship in 3D.

So here I so to give you some step buy steps and since it is going to be big I am going to use a sewing machine so that it will save time and my wrists.

Making a pattern for the body.

Pining it on to the fabric. This is sparkly spandex!

Here I have go the many frame inside and out and the tentacles. oh and the piece for the back.

Sewn body, inserted inside each other.

Here I am starting to make the Eyes out of What ever is in my recycling box. The edges look bad but they will be covered with fabric

Here are some tentacles sewn inside out the black part at eh end is to pull it right side out. Stuffing them is going to be crazy! They are thin. I tried to recreate my kids but they wouldn't have it!