How Do I Make A Realistic Dinosaur Costume

Sep. 28,

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With the spread of dinosaur culture, dinosaur costumes have become a very popular electronic animation prop in the market. Some dinosaur enthusiasts are trying to make dinosaur suits for themselves. However, making dinosaur costumes is not an easy job for people.

Today, the dinosaur costume supplier would like to share how to make a dinosaur costume.

1. Design

We cannot make any electronic animation from our imagination. To make a dinosaur suit, we need to have a draft first. The draft is usually designed by our art designer. Because we make a lot of dinosaur sets, we also have a lot of dinosaur designs.

2. Mechanical frame production

The mechanical skeleton is the skeleton of the realistic dinosaur costume. It keeps the suit strong, durable and flexible. Nowadays, there are professional dinosaur frame manufacturers in Zigong, which only produce dinosaur costume frames. All the mechanics are mounted on a steel frame and only electric devices need to be added.

 Animatronic Dinosaur Suit     

3. Shaping the dinosaur

The body of the dinosaur set is made through this step. Firstly, the workers glue the sponge to the frame and then they will use a sharp knife to carve the sponge. The appearance of the dinosaur is initially shaped after patient cutting. We need to sculpt the dinosaur strictly to the proportions of its body.

4. Creating a muscular texture

Muscle texture has a big impact on the appearance of the dinosaur. To create a realistic texture, our artist will use a large soldering iron to draw on the sponge. We don't know who first came up with this idea, but it does work well. The sponge melts when it hits the hot soldering iron. So making textures is like painting on sand.

5. Skin detailing

Now the artists will replace the iron with a smaller one to make very detailed dinosaur skin.

 Animatronic Dinosaur Suit T-rex Costume

6. Skin grafting

Gluing the silk to the sponge is the most important step in making the high-strength artificial dinosaur skin. The workers cut the stockings into pieces and attach them to the sponge. They then brush silicone rubber over the top.

A new material dinosaur suit in a different process

Making the dinosaur suit in the new material is another technique used from the skin detailing step. Instead of carving into the sponge, we use a 3D printer to create the skin details on the new material. The workers now simply glue the new skin onto the sponge. The advantages are that it is more realistic, more durable and lighter.

7. Painting

The final step is to not paint any of the materials what we use. Painting also directly affects the appearance of the dinosaur. Moreover, only an experienced artist can do this job perfectly. It takes years of practice to gain the ability to paint on a dinosaur costume.

It always takes a few days to complete the painting. And it takes a week for the paint to dry.

The dinosaur teeth installation will be completed at the same time. There are two types of dinosaur teeth available, one made of plastic, one made of silicone and one soft.

8. Packaging and shipping

The dinosaur costume will be packed after the customer has confirmed all the details. We will then ship it to the buyer.

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How To Make Dinosaur Costume?

With the spreading of dinosaur culture, dinosaur costume turns to be a very hot animatronic prop in the market.

Some of the dinosaur lovers are trying to make a dinosaur suit for themselves. But, making a dinosaur costume is not a simple work for people.

In fact, there is a industrial chain of dinosaur costume manufacturing. Nobody can make a high quality without the material and technology provided by the industrial chain.

Today, I&#;d like to share how to make dinosaur costume.

1.Design

We can not make any animatronics by imagination, to make a dinosaur suit, you need to have a draft at first. The draft usually designed by our art designers. Since we have made a lot of dinosaur suit we have a lot of dinosaur design as well.

2.Mechanical frame making

Mechanical frame is the bones of a dinosaur costume. It keeps the suit sturdy, durable and flexible. Now, there are professional dinosaur frame manufacturers in Zigong city who only making dinosaur costume frames. All the mechanical devices will be installed on the steel frame only need to increase electric devices.

3. Shaping the dinosaur

The body of dinosaur suit are making by this step. Firstly, workers will stick sponges on the frame then they will use sharp knifes sculpture sponges. Dinosaur appearance is preliminary shaping After patiently cutting. We need strictly sculpture it according to the dinosaurs&#; body proportion.

4. Make muscle texture

Muscle texture has a big influence on dinosaur appearance. To make realistic texture our artists will paint on the sponge with a big electric soldering iron. We don&#;t know who is the first one came up with this idea, but it does works well. The sponge will melt after touched high temperature electric iron. So making the texture is like painting on the sand.

5. Skin details making

Now, artists will change a smaller electric iron to make highly detailed dinosaur skin.

6. Skin grafting

Sticking silk on sponge is the most important step to make high strength artificial dinosaur skin. The raw material that we use are silk stockings. Yes, you read that right, they are silk stockings. There isn&#;t another material in the market that has the advantage of elasticity, flexibility and thin all in one.

Workers will cut silk stockings to pieces and stick them on sponge. Then they will brush silicone rubber on it.

New material dinosaur suit with different technology

Making a new material dinosaur suit is adopts another technology since the step of skin details making. We use 3D print machine to make the skin details on the new material instead of sculpture it on sponge. Workers just need to stick the new skin on sponge now. The advantage is it&#;s more realistic, durable and lighter. Disadvantage is the cost will increase.

7. Painting

The last step is painting no material what material we use. Painting will directly influence the dinosaur&#;s appearance too. And, only experienced artists can finish this work perfectly. It takes years of practicing to gain the ability to paint on a dinosaur costume.

It always needs days to finish the painting works. And it takes a week to let the paint dry.

Dinosaur teeth installation will be finished at the same time. There are two kinds of dinosaur teeth for choosing&#;hard one made with plastic material and soft one made with silicone rubber.

8. Packing and shipping

Dinosaur costumes will be packed after all the details was confirmed by our clients. Then we will ship it to the buyer. It will travel far away across the sea and meet the buyer 1 month later.

Our clients will share us feedback pictures and videos after they receive our products. All the suits are highly praised by our clients.

Feedback videos from our clients

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