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12-01-2008, 12:11 PM | #1 |
Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY
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| I need ideas on how to make a giant iPhone So for my final project in Art I have to make an everyday object large (like artist Claus Oldenburg). I've decided to do a giant iPhone but I need ideas on how to make the actual phone itself. I found a website that has the iphone's icons blown up so I'm going to print those Google Image Result for http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/1315133790_060b7b0c11_m.jpg. Any ideas?! I've attached some pictures of the iPhone for reference.
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12-01-2008, 12:34 PM | #2 |
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| All I can think of is use GIANT styrofoam, like something a refrigerator was packed in or something. Maybe places that sell refrigerators have stuff they want to throw out. ? OOOhh. maybe drape it then in black silky fabric to give the appearance of shine.... |
12-01-2008, 12:34 PM | #3 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| Paper mache a rectangular box. You could use an Exacto knife to shave off some of the corners to make them more rounded. You could use foam or Styrofoam but that might be more difficult to obtain.
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12-01-2008, 12:47 PM | #4 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| can you go to like a hardware store and get that pink insulation styrofoam> You could glue a few together to get it as thick as you need- i know it is MORE than long enough. and then like someone said you can drape it in satin fabric to make it look shiney! You could even print out the icons and use felt to recreate them on the satin!! |
12-01-2008, 12:47 PM | #5 |
Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY
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| Hmm I've never paper mached before lol. I'm guessing you can get it at any craft store? What kind of box would you recommend? Just a cardboard box? It would be cool if I could make it pretty thin but I don't know how I could do that. Thank you for your idea!!!
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12-01-2008, 12:48 PM | #6 | |
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12-01-2008, 12:49 PM | #7 |
Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY
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| Yeah I had thought of using foam. Silky fabric is a great idea! Thanks!
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12-01-2008, 12:49 PM | #8 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| ya go to like a Home Depot and ask for insulation styrofoam- it's only like 2 inches thick but they pices are huge- like 5 feet long- so you could glue two of them together. |
12-01-2008, 01:01 PM | #9 | |
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12-01-2008, 01:07 PM | #10 |
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| Oh ya, I"ve seen those here @ HD. They're like Door Insulation... they're shaped like front doors. I've seen them in white here. I guess they're meant to stick inside metal doors. That would be great for an iPhone! |
12-01-2008, 01:13 PM | #11 |
Mom 2 Carson & Bailey Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ft. Mitchell, KY
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| I had another idea of using foam board and cutting out the shape, glueing a few mathcing pieces together then paper mache over that and painting a high gloss paint... hmm or I wonder if I could paper mache over styrafoam?
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12-01-2008, 01:17 PM | #12 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| Yeah, I think it'd probably be OK. Be careful with the razor blade! I use them regularly but they still freak me out!
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12-01-2008, 03:46 PM | #13 |
T&T-DYNOMITE! Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, TX
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| I don't think paper mache will give you the smooth finish you will want. You could also get a foam mattress top and cut that with a razor blade. I think you have some good suggestions so far.
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