Post by jerrico on Aug 6, 2007 7:39:31 GMT -5
back in 2004 I did a basic variant of the temple of Doom battle torn shirt, and just recently completed a more screen accurate version, pausing the DVD and looked at photos to get the best reference on the exact position of every rip and tear,
as well as looking at where the sleeve was ripped off etc...
How I dirtied it down?
many people apply dust and scrub the leather jacket to get the weather beaten worn look, but dust doesn't stay on for long, and the grime is worn into the shirt and mixes with the sweat in hot climates, Indy is constantly sweating while on the run
This is how i accomplished my temple of doom shirt.
firstly i put some brown paint ( warhammer miniature paint from games workshop ) in a small cup, 6 drops or two teaspoons worth
then add 2 drops of skin tone and mixed it
then added half a cup of hot water and stirred it, hot water makes the paint run and mix better than cold water. so you end up with what looks like light brown soup, plus hot water makes the paint soak into the fabric better too
I then took a paintbrush and hung the shirt over the bath, and liberaly painted the watered down paint onto the fabric, not completely though as i wanted to make it look washed in layers.
when it dried i added a second layer in long brushed "stripes" diagonally across the front, arms and matching the position of the slashes in the back and let it dry
when it was dry it looked like the sweat had bonded with the dirt and was ground into the shirt material and looks streaked like the sweat looks in the film
then i opened up a bottle of stage blood, the thicker blood in small bottles works best on fabric and is more effective than using paint to look like blood.
I applied the blood in droplets along the edges of the slashes in the back and left sleeve and used a small caliber paintbrush
( 3mm ) to spread the blood along the edges of the fabric, while it was still wet i dipped the small brush in the watered down paint mix and applied that over the wet stage blood so that it spreads it into the fabric and mixes well, otherwise it looks false and people can tell it is added seperately.
you want to make it look like the blood was there to begin with before the sweat and dirt was even there!
it should spread nicely if done with a small detailing brush, do not use a thick or wide brush for adding the blood. I will take new photos and eventually show them here.
as well as looking at where the sleeve was ripped off etc...
How I dirtied it down?
many people apply dust and scrub the leather jacket to get the weather beaten worn look, but dust doesn't stay on for long, and the grime is worn into the shirt and mixes with the sweat in hot climates, Indy is constantly sweating while on the run
This is how i accomplished my temple of doom shirt.
firstly i put some brown paint ( warhammer miniature paint from games workshop ) in a small cup, 6 drops or two teaspoons worth
then add 2 drops of skin tone and mixed it
then added half a cup of hot water and stirred it, hot water makes the paint run and mix better than cold water. so you end up with what looks like light brown soup, plus hot water makes the paint soak into the fabric better too
I then took a paintbrush and hung the shirt over the bath, and liberaly painted the watered down paint onto the fabric, not completely though as i wanted to make it look washed in layers.
when it dried i added a second layer in long brushed "stripes" diagonally across the front, arms and matching the position of the slashes in the back and let it dry
when it was dry it looked like the sweat had bonded with the dirt and was ground into the shirt material and looks streaked like the sweat looks in the film
then i opened up a bottle of stage blood, the thicker blood in small bottles works best on fabric and is more effective than using paint to look like blood.
I applied the blood in droplets along the edges of the slashes in the back and left sleeve and used a small caliber paintbrush
( 3mm ) to spread the blood along the edges of the fabric, while it was still wet i dipped the small brush in the watered down paint mix and applied that over the wet stage blood so that it spreads it into the fabric and mixes well, otherwise it looks false and people can tell it is added seperately.
you want to make it look like the blood was there to begin with before the sweat and dirt was even there!
it should spread nicely if done with a small detailing brush, do not use a thick or wide brush for adding the blood. I will take new photos and eventually show them here.
