Everything is usually about quick weight loss, but what about when you require quick weight gain? This is when The Art of the Fat Suit is required viewing. In this video you’ll learn how to create the mirage of additional pounds whenever your production requires it.

Watch as Dawn Dininger, key artist for Stan Winston Studio and Legacy Effects, provides a thorough tutorial on creating a fat suit, piece-by-piece, layer-by-layer, with detailed descriptions for every step of the process.

Beginner Level

1h 38m of duration

Fabrication

English (auto), Spanish (auto)

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Curriculum

1. Title & Introduction - 52s

2. The Basics - 1min

3. Overview - 1min

4. Materials - 2min

5. Cutting Material - 4min

6. Cutting the Batting - 1min

7. Marking the Belly Fabric - 2min

8. Tracing the Belly Pieces - 2min

9. All About the Belly - 38s

10. Machine Stitching - 7min

11. Filling - 3min

12. Upper Belly - 2min

13. Chest Piece - 2min

14. Working the Butt - 5min

15. Applying the Muscles - 7min

16. Sewing on the Chest - 4min

17. Attaching the Batting - 13min

18. Attaching Lower Belly - 2min

19. Stretch Stitch - 1min

20. Sewing Batting on Body Suit - 2min

21. Draping Spandex - 18min

22. Marking Spandex - 3min

23. Sewing the Outer Body - 5min

24. Attaching the Outer Body - 3min

25. Detail Work - 2min

26. Stitches - 4min

27. Unitard Considerations - 2min

Materials

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Joann Fabric (Michaels)

FOR YOUR WORK STATION

Body Form

Sewing Machine

EPOXYS/GLUES

77 Spray Glue

FABRICS

Flesh-colored Spandex

Scoop-neck Flesh-colored Unitard

FAT/MUSCLE/BODY SUIT FILLERS

Batting

Mattress Foam (3/4” or 1”)

Plastic (Nylon) Pellets

Styrofoam Pellets

TOOLS

Cutting Tools

Good Quality Fabric Shears

Personal Razor Blade

Scissors

Sewing Needles/Pins

Curved Sewing Needles

Straight Pins

Other Tools

Funnel

SUPPLIES

Blue Mark B-Gone Marker

Brown Paper for Pattern Pieces

Large Zipper

Markers

Silamide Thread

HEALTH/SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

When working with toxic and/or dangerous materials or tools:

ALWAYS read labels for appropriate use guidelines

ALWAYS wear a high-grade respirator

ALWAYS work in a well-ventilated area

ALWAYS protect your skin

ALWAYS wear eye protection

Artist BiographyDawn Dininger

Master Character Fabricator, Specialty Costumer & Creature Suit Performer

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