Patterning - vanykruemelkeks

General

Successful crafting needs a working pattern. It's the same with sewing, you can't sew a set of trousers without knowing how to. You don't just cut out fabric and pin it and hope it will fit.

Swords, armour and any other crafted prop you can think of is the same way.

Good preparation helps a lot, designs and technical drawings in a ratio with set meassurements are necessary but not everything.

If you want to do a project on your own but even with a ratio-drawing and known size of the prop you can't visualise it or don't know where to start, I can help.

I can build your crafting pattern for you.

Generally I charge 10€ per pattern if you're able to cut it apart yourself to get to the layers you need and 30€ per pattern if I draw up every single layer separately. Shipping of a physical pattern will be added on top.

If you want to order a crafting guide on top of the pattern set (how I would tackle each part, which materials etc.) that's an additional 15€.

Patterns for armour will require messaurements of your body for me to make them.

Patterns in general require information about the sizes of different pieces. If you're not able to supply me with these I will gladly do the design for you as well with the listed charges.

So, as an example that someone could request in terms of a pattern and what information I would need supplied:

(Note: this is a fake conversation as it's one of my own projects)

Hi! I would like to request crafting patterns made for me. Character is Zhongli from Genshin Impact. He's 5'11" / 182cm tall, I am 5'7'' / 170cm tall. His original weapon is 230cm long. I don't know how long it would be for me but it should be scaled down to my height. I'll include references where his spear can be seen in full size. Can you make a layered pattern for me? Please send me a digital pattern.

Hi! That's possible but I'd either need exact meassurements for each part or would need to fix a design first. Please check my prices and let me know!

Thank you! Please do a design technical drawing first. I'll need patterns for everything besides the long handle but I'd love suggestions for crafting.

To summarise:

Character and Fandom
Character size and your size / meassurements
(wanted) Prop size
if you do not want me to design it: every piece you want a pattern of should get meassurements
References
Physical or digital pattern