Every fan must have a white stormtrooper helmet from the Star Wars saga. Interest in the universe created by George Lucas is so great that people are willing to spend huge amounts of money and time to create costumes exactly like those of the film characters. The characters and costumes of the story are so well thought out that it is not at all easy to do.

Fans know that there are more than eight types of helmets alone. The costumes of stormtroopers of different types of troops also differ from each other. But if a fan has firmly decided on something, then nothing is impossible.

Creating a design layout for a Star Wars stormtrooper costume

The first step is to choose the costume that needs to be made. Once you have decided, find as many high-quality images of the characters in costume as possible to examine the outfit and equipment from different angles in great detail. For example, you can take a first order attack aircraft, the photo of which is given below.

It is necessary to carefully study the suit, select parts and elements that can be replaced with ready-made things, for example, look for similar shoes among old shoes and simply paint them white, pockets and bandoleers can be replaced with plastic boxes, and the role of an elastic underwear suit will perfectly play a black thin turtleneck and knitted pants.

It is known that the stormtrooper armor from the first Star Wars film had 18 parts. Consider the level of detail of the costume: instead of 18 parts, you can make 10, but the character’s costume will still remain recognizable. The following image shows the main parts of the stormtrooper suit armor.

Templates for stormtrooper costumes and helmets are freely available. Finding patterns to suit your size will not be so easy. You can cut out the suit using ready-made patterns from plain paper, glue it together and arrange a fitting. Selecting and editing ready-made drawings can take a lot of time and effort; sometimes it’s easier to do it from scratch than to edit already finished work. The helmet drawings deserve attention in the finished patterns - you can safely take them to work.

Choosing material for a stormtrooper suit

The choice of material determines all further work on the costume. The helmet can be made from plastic bottles, papier-mâché and cardboard. When choosing the first option, you will need to look for a bottle that is similar in shape and suitable in size; for papier-mâché, you need to think about what to make the base from and whether the artist’s artistic skills will be sufficient for this, and if you choose cardboard, you will also need putty or epoxy resin to strengthen the product.

Regardless of the material chosen, a lot of paint and varnish materials will be required:

• paint base;
• white spray paint;
• black spray paint;
• glue;
• black electrical tape;
• felt-tip pen;
• sharp knife for cutting thick cardboard;
• scissors.

How to make a stormtrooper costume out of paper

For a stormtrooper costume you will need a lot of thick cardboard. According to the layout of the outfit, draw the details of the costume on cardboard. Next, the blanks are cut out with a special sharp knife, the necessary folds are made and tried on for the future attack aircraft. If necessary, parts are shortened, and a fastening system is thought out depending on the individual dimensions of the model.

Parts made from thin cardboard are easier to bend - there are no bends left on them and they look better. The downside of such armor will be its fragility. Putty can help in this situation. It is necessary to dilute the putty and apply a thin layer to the inside of the armor.

When the parts of the costume are fitted and processed, apply a base to them, and after drying, cover them with white spray paint. It is better to apply black parts with a felt-tip pen over white paint.

Costume detailing

The most crucial moment in creating a stormtrooper costume with your own hands is the detailing. Even if inaccuracies and flaws were made at the stage of creating armor blanks, adding small details to the existing base will help correct the suit and make it easily recognizable.

It’s worth spending time in a toy store and trying to pick up the most similar models of plastic guns, boxes and other small and seemingly unimportant parts. If you do not find elements similar in shape and size, you can use polymer clay to make jewelry. It is necessary to sculpt on top of the armor and cover it with paint. Plastic weapons should also be painted in the signature black and white colors.

Making a stormtrooper helmet

As mentioned earlier, for a helmet it is better to take ready-made patterns that need to be cut out of simple cardboard. The helmet parts have a large number of small folds. They are all carefully cut out and glued together. The photo below shows the helmet already glued together.

To hide the joints, you can use electrical tape and cover the helmet. A thin layer of plaster must be applied on both sides. The helmet is then painted and the details are applied. The costume is ready!

Loved by audiences of all ages. And your children are no exception. Does your child ask to buy action figures? Invite him to make Master Yoda, stormtroopers, Darth Vader and fighters together with his own hands using the origami technique from paper.

Star Wars features intricate costumes for its characters. But for origami this is not a problem. Volumetric modulation made of paper allows you to accurately depict characters and equipment.

All you need for this is square sheets of colored paper with a side of at least 20 cm. And also patience and attentiveness. By violating the execution technique, you will deprive your Star Wars origami figures of clear lines and recognizable shapes.

We have collected five videos that literally show you how to make Star Wars origami.

The videos are accompanied by instructions in English. But even you are not strong in English, you can cope by simply watching the actions of the author of the video and repeating them.

How to make Star Wars characters using origami technique, video

If you're a beginner, you'll love the easier ways to make Star Wars origami. These Darth Vader and Master Yoda figures can be made in 5-10 minutes. It will also be easier for children to start learning about origami with simple figures.

How to make a stormtrooper from Star Wars using origami technique, video

If you are already familiar with paper modeling, more complex and interesting versions of Star Wars characters using the origami technique will suit you. The videos are detailed and understandable, but you will have to reserve time.

How to make origami Master Yoda, video

How to make Darth Vader origami, video

How about making Star Wars spaceships out of paper? And not only ordinary ships, but even the legendary Millennium Falcon. Try it! Detailed step-by-step videos to help you.

How to make the Millennium Falcon from paper

Today we present to your attention 4 designs of imperial stormtrooper helmets.

Imperial stormtroopers came to us from the Star Wars universe. They are the elite fighters of the Galactic Empire, who were called upon to convey the will of the Emperor to the “infidels” and keep thousands of star systems at bay.

The first helmet model is high-poly, not so easy to assemble, takes 12 pages in pepakura, textures are present.

Paper stormtrooper helmet -

The second model of the helmet is designed for foam, located on 8 sheets, textures, of course, are absent, repeating details are moved outside the sheets.

Foam Stormtrooper -

And the third helmet is the helmet of the new stormtroopers from " Star wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens". The film itself will be released only in December 2015, but a teaser has already been released, which showed a landing of stormtroopers:

The craftsmen have already drawn and developed such a helmet, in pepakura it is located on 25 pages, without textures, it is very difficult to assemble, but I think it’s worth it.

Make a new stormtrooper helmet -

In the comments they expressed dissatisfaction with the helmet from episode 7, and finally another scan of this helmet has appeared, with great joy we post it for your consideration. The model itself has fewer polygons and made the shape of the helmet close to the original. The development takes 24 pages in pepakura, it is assembled in an average manner, but it may be difficult to assemble small parts, but they can be made from available materials. There are primitive textures.