September 15, 2002

Let's make a chair :)

If you have a art supply store that sells these rollers, BUY IT :)

It is very usefull to soften your Super Sculpey and make flat surfaces. For the pillow we need about .5cm

September 15, 2002

Once the Super Sculpey has been rolled flat, cut a 3cm X 4cm rectangle. This will be our pillow.

Take your heat gun and harden the sculpy enough not to deform it in the upcoming steps.

Of course you can bake it in the oven if you prefer, but we do not need a fully cured piece for now. We just want to get it hard enough not to deform in our hands when placing it with other pieces.

September 15, 2002

As you can see, Han's back is just at the right depth.

If you are making a chair for a bigger figure, you might need to cut deeper then 3 cm.

September 15, 2002

4cm as you can see is just a right size for the figure to sit and extra room for the Jedi's who have all those layers of material on their robes.

You don't want the figure to be smooshed in the chair.

September 15, 2002

Since we are making Palpatine's Office Chairs, we need to start with a U shape base.

To do this I flattened more Super Sculpey and then cut 2 pieces 3.5cm X 4cm and 1 piece 4cm X 5cm.

September 15, 2002

Attach the 3 pieces together like you see above.

I used some toothpicks to prevent the side ends from falling off.

Also before you harden this piece, you need to cut each top end at a 45' angle.

Now you can harden the Super Sculpey so it doesn't deform in the next step.

September 15, 2002

Next up, the inner armrest pillows. Roll out and cut 2 pieces 2cm X 4cm.

Do not harden them just yet.

September 15, 2002

Place the pillows on each side of the U shape. Don't press TOO hard. Even though the U shape has been hardened it is not yet super solid.

Use your tools to blend the pieces together as if they were real pillows leaning against the chair's armrests.

Instead of cutting the inner pillows at 45' they are rounded. So use your tools or finger to give it a smooth rounded look. Now heat to harden.

September 15, 2002

Now we can place the very first piece we made, the chair's cushion.

You can attach it with the hot glue gun and later use Super Sculpey to blend in the seems.

September 15, 2002

Now we need to make the chair's back.

This piece should be rolled out about 1cm thick. Aproximately double the thickness of all the other pieces made so far.

After you roll the Super Sculpey, it might not look like the picture, that's ok...

September 15, 2002

Align the bottom of the chair with one edge of the back piece.

Now use your Xacto blade to cut along each side of the armrests.

Then you draw a circular shape like a moon crescent on the top.

I measured in the center a maximum height of 4.5cm and then brought the circle in towards the edges.

September 15, 2002

Once your outside is cut and you have the shape you see in the picture, use a tool to trace along the inside edges.

September 15, 2002

This is the tracing you should have made on your back piece.

Take your Xacto blade and cut along the lines.

September 15, 2002

See that wasn't too hard now was it?

We now have our chair back. But wait... there is still one easy yet crucial step left before we heat it up.

September 15, 2002

Start by cutting a straight line across the bottom part of the chair back.

To find your guide line, just place it upright against the chair and measure at the top of the U shape piece, NOT the top of the seat cushion line (that would take too much off) Should be between .5 and 1cm.