I love how much 'BTS' type stuff is being featured on Tested. I would love it if you guys started visiting more working prop/costume/model shops, places that are actively working on movies and TV shows. I realise their ability to show stuff they're working on might be constrained by studio embargoes etc, and they might not want to give away *all* their trade secrets, but I'd have thought that from Adam's background and contacts you guys would probably be able to get unprecedented access to quite a few places like that. There's probably a HUGE contingent of movie fans on RUclips clamouring for more behind-the-scenes info on their favourite movies etc, but I don't think there's anyone else on RUclips making that kind of content, so it'd be open season for a group like Tested.
So many questions: is he using acrylics to airbrush/age the fabric? Oils? Inks? What grit sanding blocks? This is information that would be helpful to the audience...
Norm has unfortunately always been a bit cringeworthy, but look at 1:17 where he grabs that man's pauldron and he literally says "hold it," and gets ignored...........
ok speaking from someone who takes a lot of uniforms through dirt. dirt does stick if you are rough enough with it. i have shirts pants and jackets that have been washed multiple times and still have a brown tinge to them. aside from that the man is amazing!
What I absolutely hate hate hate with ageing and weathering of armor is weathering just for the sake of it and where non is necessary or even possible. Everytime I see an Iron Man armor in the movies for instance there are areas of the individual pieces that would never see any impact but the costume designers still felt the need to bruise it and chip it just to make it look cool. (not to speak of that Tony Stark would probably invent indestructible spray paint) It takes me right out of the movie. Right out!
You can clearly see that this man know what he is doing, but has no "tv personality", he could teach you so much, yet here, Norm had to squeeze almost every sentence out of him. It's a bit sad, as weathering is one of the most important processes in costume making, that I think a lot of people do wrong - either to little, too much, or just plain wrong. And as a, let's call it, cosplayer and hobbyist costume maker (especially post apocalyptic themed), it hurts that so much potential was wasted. Well... I know most of the techniques he used here, and I could learn from that, by observing what he does, but that's because I know what he does. Here it's similar to watching already done costumes and reverse engineering them. And that's not an easy way of learning for most people. Btw. dragging a costume behind a car is a great way to distress tough materials, like leather, and even fabric, if you go for a very old/destroyed/worn out look. Also - real dirt does not stick to fabric well, but it does stick to paint, and paint sticks to clothes. Add the two together and you have a way of making your piece look like it's seen some serious shit. But again - only if you're going for that kind of look. What I like to do, when I'm making a piece, I imagine how and where it would be used. And then, looking at, preferably real life, examples of clothes that had similar past as what I'm going with, I imagine how to do that to it. Oftentimes it's just good to replicate the way it would get destroyed IRL. When I was making a helmet (not EVA foam, but from an old protective helmet and some steel sheets), I just hit it with a blunt-ish sword a couple of times, and shot it with blunt arrows from a weak bow. Then I spray-panted it, and when the paint was stil wet, I just tossed it in some dirt. When paint dried out more, i rubbed it with just my hand, so bigger dirt pieces fell off, then some sandpaper around the edges, where it would be most likely to get scratches from handling/transport/whatever, then a pocketknife to make some more, fine this time, marks, and a tiny bit of drybrushing the edges. Clothes? Edges with sandpaper, serrated knife or hole saw drill bits. Want a burned part? Just burn it!. You think of a sneaky character, that is going to crawl a lot? Wear your piece and crawl in it. Dirt that you'd get this way won't stay long, but it gives you an indication where to put more permanent one.
I know what you mean. Teaching people anything is a skill all of it's own, really. And with all due respect to mr. Stewart here, I, too, feel he could've said more.
gotta remember armor that's medieval was hand hammered, sharp crisp corners is fantasy and sci fi, most real armor looks rounded and uneven. only non combat ornamental royal armor was shiny and crisper for looks
i find for tattering up clothes and making en frayed, using a drill bit used for cutting out large circles in wood, and raking it across the area i want looking ragged.
he wants to control the process. Using tea would probably be more evasive. And if he had to do it multiple times, i bet it would take longer. Also he mentioned that he want to do the pweathering differently depending on colour and fabric. I think it all boils down to control and paints provide a lot of it.
it would take away all of the white, instead of leaving most of it with a more graded effect. a tea soak does work nicely for making modern paper seem like old parchment. shred and abrade the edges and make your own pirate maps and spell scrolls.
Looks amazing, I dont thing i would have the patience to do all this :O though i not the biggest fan of some of the pieces they've shown as their isnt really any crisp edges, everything looks like its made of clay/playdoh, doesn't hold up in the closeups.
+wwaxwork battle worn doesn't mean sanded to a round edge. I can beat a hammer against a piece of metal and give you a 100% guarantee there will at least be some sharp edges, ridges or lines. abuse doesn't magically mean there are no hard edges. I'm not trying to say it looks bad as it is, it's just that I would have liked some more definition just so it looks a bit less like something made of rubber/foam.
Delvina Okesene you are meant to make "paint washes" by watering out a dark colour of paint, "washing it" all over the helmet, so basicly just cover it with the thined out paint. Then you can remove it with a paper towel and the paint will only stay in creases and scratches, making them appear more three dimensional. They did not say gouarche, that's a whole different kind of paint that is not suitet for props. You should use acrylic paint for the majority, oil paint can be used for weathering and rub n buff is great for metalic shine. Hope that helped
Are there just the few people because nobody is able to rub on the dirt like that or is it just badly paid? Cause I find a certain appeal in that job and I'm sure with my overall weathering experience I could get into that pretty easy.
Love this guy - took it to brown town. He's like the Bob Ross of costume distressing
Bob Ross is prolly why he said it the way he did. "It actually is Van Dyke Brown"
yeah he smiled a bit saying that, maybe expecting Norm to react
+kristian1115 For sure, he knew what he was doing.
JurassicCollectables hjunmj.
Does anyone know if he uses acrylic or oil painting? Maybe something else? Thanks a lot.
"A lot of people say 'Just drag it behind a car,' but that would never work, because then it looks like it's just been dragged behind a car."
This man is a legend
I've done a fair bit of weathering for props and costumes and it's always cool to see someone else's methods - thanks!
Why does Norm feel he has to touch EVERYTHING!? He DEFINITELY wasnt supposed to touch those pauldrons at 1:18 XD, the guy almost lost it lol
Okay now I'm replaying this moment over and over again
Yeah Doug! Great work as always!
Hi ted can you make a free shoulder pattern
still can't get over Frank's grin everytime he gets to say "Frank from tested". Happy for ya m8
Yeah, I can see an inner rage building below the surface like pressurized magma in a volcano.
I love this 😍 Weathering is my favorite part of making costumes and I never get bored of watching it done.
U wana do mine lol
Do u have some tips, how I can weather my Black gambeson?
I love this format really enjoy how its almost like a guest star who just knows his shit and lays it down.
Anybody else think of Bob Ross when he said Vandyke Brown?
I sure did And I immediatly looked in the comments for comment like yours:D
checked the comments just for this
God norm stop touching everything 😂😂😂
I love this series with the costumes, so much inspiration
I love how much 'BTS' type stuff is being featured on Tested. I would love it if you guys started visiting more working prop/costume/model shops, places that are actively working on movies and TV shows. I realise their ability to show stuff they're working on might be constrained by studio embargoes etc, and they might not want to give away *all* their trade secrets, but I'd have thought that from Adam's background and contacts you guys would probably be able to get unprecedented access to quite a few places like that. There's probably a HUGE contingent of movie fans on RUclips clamouring for more behind-the-scenes info on their favourite movies etc, but I don't think there's anyone else on RUclips making that kind of content, so it'd be open season for a group like Tested.
oh my gaaaash, so cool, and norm you are getting a lot better in every video
Norm is the best interviewer...period!
So many questions: is he using acrylics to airbrush/age the fabric? Oils? Inks? What grit sanding blocks? This is information that would be helpful to the audience...
Norm has unfortunately always been a bit cringeworthy, but look at 1:17 where he grabs that man's pauldron and he literally says "hold it," and gets ignored...........
I am obsessed ...I love this channel
BINGE WORTHY
this is my dream job I live weathering its the best part of making anything
My gawd, I want to do this for a living!
this is nice since i am studying art and i plan to do something like this nice to learn some new techniques
For HONOR!
must be for that.. the Helm looks identical to the one sculpted for the Collector Edition
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This was GREAT. awesome job Tested!
This guy could produce excellent hobo attire.
Hobos and hobbits share the same wardrobe.
Agreed!
Damn elves... always think their better then everyone.
So can hobos
frank is freaking awesome. i would love to see more of his work
Great timing for this vid. Just working on project and weathering a helmet just as I saw this vid pop up
these are always fun
I'm not crafty at all, but man do I love these videos!
ok speaking from someone who takes a lot of uniforms through dirt. dirt does stick if you are rough enough with it. i have shirts pants and jackets that have been washed multiple times and still have a brown tinge to them. aside from that the man is amazing!
When he said Van Dyke Brown then started to mumble about little layers I thought the ghost of Bob Ross took over him.
Amazing video & amazingly talented artist!
Good reference for weathering some Halloween props.
This is my 2nd dream job of all time.
Aha! Distressing fabric! Just what I needed for my current project!
What I absolutely hate hate hate with ageing and weathering of armor is weathering just for the sake of it and where non is necessary or even possible.
Everytime I see an Iron Man armor in the movies for instance there are areas of the individual pieces that would never see any impact but the costume designers still felt the need to bruise it and chip it just to make it look cool. (not to speak of that Tony Stark would probably invent indestructible spray paint)
It takes me right out of the movie. Right out!
+
+mthlay15 Reported
what?
+meow meow is two words pls respect reported
+meow meow DEPORTED!
Super cool and inspiring!
You can clearly see that this man know what he is doing, but has no "tv personality", he could teach you so much, yet here, Norm had to squeeze almost every sentence out of him. It's a bit sad, as weathering is one of the most important processes in costume making, that I think a lot of people do wrong - either to little, too much, or just plain wrong. And as a, let's call it, cosplayer and hobbyist costume maker (especially post apocalyptic themed), it hurts that so much potential was wasted. Well... I know most of the techniques he used here, and I could learn from that, by observing what he does, but that's because I know what he does. Here it's similar to watching already done costumes and reverse engineering them. And that's not an easy way of learning for most people.
Btw. dragging a costume behind a car is a great way to distress tough materials, like leather, and even fabric, if you go for a very old/destroyed/worn out look. Also - real dirt does not stick to fabric well, but it does stick to paint, and paint sticks to clothes. Add the two together and you have a way of making your piece look like it's seen some serious shit. But again - only if you're going for that kind of look.
What I like to do, when I'm making a piece, I imagine how and where it would be used. And then, looking at, preferably real life, examples of clothes that had similar past as what I'm going with, I imagine how to do that to it. Oftentimes it's just good to replicate the way it would get destroyed IRL. When I was making a helmet (not EVA foam, but from an old protective helmet and some steel sheets), I just hit it with a blunt-ish sword a couple of times, and shot it with blunt arrows from a weak bow. Then I spray-panted it, and when the paint was stil wet, I just tossed it in some dirt. When paint dried out more, i rubbed it with just my hand, so bigger dirt pieces fell off, then some sandpaper around the edges, where it would be most likely to get scratches from handling/transport/whatever, then a pocketknife to make some more, fine this time, marks, and a tiny bit of drybrushing the edges.
Clothes? Edges with sandpaper, serrated knife or hole saw drill bits. Want a burned part? Just burn it!. You think of a sneaky character, that is going to crawl a lot? Wear your piece and crawl in it. Dirt that you'd get this way won't stay long, but it gives you an indication where to put more permanent one.
I personally think he's great, he has a bit of a Bob Ross quality, it's kind of relaxing to watch in my opinion
I know what you mean. Teaching people anything is a skill all of it's own, really. And with all due respect to mr. Stewart here, I, too, feel he could've said more.
Great effects, film budgets are like 😯
Amazing video! He also reminds me of Ben Kingsley
This is great! It's such an important element to costuming =)
super great work, even better than the real thing!
Vandyke brown.
Rocking the bob ross brown.
Sinaju Stein in the background! GUnpla for the win!
Wood glue / mod podge also peals if you put it underneath acrylic
you gotta do some more videos with this guy.
What kind of paint you airbrush with?
"we took it to brown town"
"He's a white knight"
I laughed so hard at that.
I read this right as he said it.
Okey that explains for the most parts the light color fabrics, but what to do with leather and black fabrics?
Dat MG Sinanju Stein on the shelf!
YEAH !
gotta remember armor that's medieval was hand hammered, sharp crisp corners is fantasy and sci fi, most real armor looks rounded and uneven. only non combat ornamental royal armor was shiny and crisper for looks
This isn't supposed to be totally realistic, and as someone who loves arms and armor, i personally think it looks fairly believable
3:23 is that a gundam model i see in the background
this guy can be the Bob Ross of weathering
Great warden costume
i find for tattering up clothes and making en frayed, using a drill bit used for cutting out large circles in wood, and raking it across the area i want looking ragged.
That's one good lookin' Speedmaster right there. The guy even knows his watches.
i dig the sinanju stein in the back ground.
Could you just do a light tea soak to kind of brown up the white fabric ??
That's what I was thinking.
he wants to control the process. Using tea would probably be more evasive. And if he had to do it multiple times, i bet it would take longer.
Also he mentioned that he want to do the pweathering differently depending on colour and fabric.
I think it all boils down to control and paints provide a lot of it.
+gottimw I could agree with that .. I was just wondering for an over all grimy effect
it would take away all of the white, instead of leaving most of it with a more graded effect. a tea soak does work nicely for making modern paper seem like old parchment. shred and abrade the edges and make your own pirate maps and spell scrolls.
There is an option to buy the costume?
I really want it !!
Even if the price is not cheap costume.
cool!
I spy a gundam model kit in the back...
sinanju stein ver ka my dude
That's a Nice Sinaju Stine Ver. KA in the background
Norm: tactile sensation required, manipulatory appendages engaged
Can I do costume design in college? Can you get a degree or career from this?! Man I would love to do this especially if it's a war movie like wwii
5:45 bob Ross would be proud
1:06 got some gunpla on the shelf there, hell yeah
I would love to go to some sort of class taught by Doug.....
OOOOHHH I spy a Gundam in the background! Sinanju Stein. noice!
is that a white sazabi kit in the background? dope.
It's the Sinanju Stein, from Gundam Unicorn
+Fabio Nagumo Fuck ya it is my dudes!
ayy that's the sinanju stein ver ka. it's pretty cool stumbling upon other gundam/gunpla fans lol
Doug with a speedmaster? Must be a lucrative business!
Me: Just run around in the woods and then roll down a red-clay hill.
when will we be able to see the patterns?
Holy crap! I thought this was Tommy Flanagan!!!!! when I heard the American accent my brain took a min to catch on. I was that sure.
I need those costume
Where did Frank get that shirt?!
Thanks
where did the guy at the beginning of the vid get that brain/skull shirt? I need to know.
Finnish Knight armor =D cool
Looks amazing, I dont thing i would have the patience to do all this :O though i not the biggest fan of some of the pieces they've shown as their isnt really any crisp edges, everything looks like its made of clay/playdoh, doesn't hold up in the closeups.
Would battle worn & aged gear have a crisp edge though?
+wwaxwork battle worn doesn't mean sanded to a round edge. I can beat a hammer against a piece of metal and give you a 100% guarantee there will at least be some sharp edges, ridges or lines. abuse doesn't magically mean there are no hard edges. I'm not trying to say it looks bad as it is, it's just that I would have liked some more definition just so it looks a bit less like something made of rubber/foam.
When are we going to get those patterns
ooh i want to see his nu gundam
They should make a movie about Doug starring Kevin Spacey
Eyyyy sinanju stein hanging in the background
yeet
what is the dark block that he used for ripped the cloth?
First thing that caught my eye was that Sinanju Stein ver.Ka
ayy same
Yep, I totally spotted that - I want to see what Frank does with it ^_^
Modelmaking Guru oh hey nice seeing you here
Thanks! Followed Tested for ever ^_^
The inside info-- not bad.
I need help, how can I weather a BLACK gambeson?
Any idea what that blue fabric called? or where i can get it?
Is that a Sinanju Stein Ver. ka?
I would love to see someone make Havel the Rock from Dark Souls armor
Cool
What do they mean by washing the helmet to help weather it?
I think they said "gouache", not "wash". Though, that word is tricky, and not used much outside of the fine arts world.
Delvina Okesene you are meant to make "paint washes" by watering out a dark colour of paint, "washing it" all over the helmet, so basicly just cover it with the thined out paint. Then you can remove it with a paper towel and the paint will only stay in creases and scratches, making them appear more three dimensional. They did not say gouarche, that's a whole different kind of paint that is not suitet for props. You should use acrylic paint for the majority, oil paint can be used for weathering and rub n buff is great for metalic shine. Hope that helped
What fabric is he using?
he's got a proto sinanju on the shelf for all you gundam fans
MG Sinanju Stein in the back.
Are there just the few people because nobody is able to rub on the dirt like that or is it just badly paid? Cause I find a certain appeal in that job and I'm sure with my overall weathering experience I could get into that pretty easy.
I just kept looking at the Sinanju Stein thinking BUILD ME!
Throwing it in the dumpster for a couple days usually does the trick
MG sinanju stein ver ka behind him
Anyone knows the watches he is wearing?
Imagine doing this to your Sister's Wedding Dress, right before the Wedding, as a prank ??