Tutorial: How to Make Use of a Duct Tape Dummy!
Have you ever wondered how people who use Duct Tape Dummies actually use them? Want to start using them for your own work? This isn't how to MAKE a duct tape tummy, its what to do with one once you have it!! There's still a few DTD-making tips, but the focus is on what exactly you DO with a dummy!
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Happy crafting!
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I've used heavy duty masking tape and it works very well. In Australia there is a lot of confusion re Duct Tape..
For the sake of clarity for those reading on:
The tape I am referring to, Duct Tape, is an adhesive tape that is plastic-based with reinforcing cloth within it, it has a strong adhesive that the application, once taped, is not easily removed. It is flexible, can be stretched, the adhesive is long-lasting and for the most part semi-permanent. It is primarily found in hardware and home construction sections of stores. Commonly it is silver-grey.
In contrast, Masking Tape is a paper-based tape with no reinforcing cloth within it. It is found with special adhesive intended to be removed easily (for its purpose of masking off painted areas, etc), since this tape is removable-- or intended use to be removed in the future, I would be very concerned with using masking tape to send a dummy to a fursuit maker who would need to use it to build a costume off of. I'm sure it would be fine for personal building purposes, however, especially if it is for you you can patch it with your own body for reference. Masking tape can be found at art stores and paint stores, it is not used the same as duct tape in most cases. Masking tape cannot be stretched, it can breaks under stretching conditions since it is paper-based rather than cloth-based.
Because of the semi-permanent nature of duct tape, you would not use duct tape on walls to mask off paint, it would ruin it because it is too strong -- Masking tape is used for that purpose, though. In the case of making a body double for sewing, using the right tape can help prevent the dummy coming apart during the middle of a project or before the project is complete. It can be difficult to dress a dummy without taking advantage of the flexible nature of the duct tape.
further reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masking_tape
As a sidenote. I use Masking Tape in my work to tape-pattern my foam heads to prepare my furring patterns. I like it because it is less sticky than duct tape, and I can remove it without residue as well as taking advantage of the paper-stiffness of it when planning my darts and gussets.
I hope this info helps anyone reading on about what tapes are commonly used where in fursuit making.
The tape I am referring to, Duct Tape, is an adhesive tape that is plastic-based with reinforcing cloth within it, it has a strong adhesive that the application, once taped, is not easily removed. It is flexible, can be stretched, the adhesive is long-lasting and for the most part semi-permanent. It is primarily found in hardware and home construction sections of stores. Commonly it is silver-grey.
In contrast, Masking Tape is a paper-based tape with no reinforcing cloth within it. It is found with special adhesive intended to be removed easily (for its purpose of masking off painted areas, etc), since this tape is removable-- or intended use to be removed in the future, I would be very concerned with using masking tape to send a dummy to a fursuit maker who would need to use it to build a costume off of. I'm sure it would be fine for personal building purposes, however, especially if it is for you you can patch it with your own body for reference. Masking tape can be found at art stores and paint stores, it is not used the same as duct tape in most cases. Masking tape cannot be stretched, it can breaks under stretching conditions since it is paper-based rather than cloth-based.
Because of the semi-permanent nature of duct tape, you would not use duct tape on walls to mask off paint, it would ruin it because it is too strong -- Masking tape is used for that purpose, though. In the case of making a body double for sewing, using the right tape can help prevent the dummy coming apart during the middle of a project or before the project is complete. It can be difficult to dress a dummy without taking advantage of the flexible nature of the duct tape.
further reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masking_tape
As a sidenote. I use Masking Tape in my work to tape-pattern my foam heads to prepare my furring patterns. I like it because it is less sticky than duct tape, and I can remove it without residue as well as taking advantage of the paper-stiffness of it when planning my darts and gussets.
I hope this info helps anyone reading on about what tapes are commonly used where in fursuit making.
Many thanks for the update.
Here in Australia Duct tape is just PVC tape with no internal reinforcing cloth. One person I helped insisted on using this tape and when he was cut our the tape shrank and the resulting dummy was unusable.
In Australia the correct name is CLOTH TAPE and this is available from Bunnings and other hardware stores.
for example http://www.bunnings.com.au/norton-b.....-tape_p1661564
I hope this clears up some of the confusion Matrices :)
Marc
Here in Australia Duct tape is just PVC tape with no internal reinforcing cloth. One person I helped insisted on using this tape and when he was cut our the tape shrank and the resulting dummy was unusable.
In Australia the correct name is CLOTH TAPE and this is available from Bunnings and other hardware stores.
for example http://www.bunnings.com.au/norton-b.....-tape_p1661564
I hope this clears up some of the confusion Matrices :)
Marc
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