How to make a Steampunk Octopith

[@Ducttapestuff]

Too freaking cool for words. This is easily one of the most genius steampunk tutorials on KZbin.

[@paulalderson6920]

Brilliant concept & video. I've seen so many DIY videos where the presenter waffles on & on without saying anything useful. Nice to see one short, sharp & shiny.

[@_itsatrap]

It looks excellent. We've just shot a Steampunk advert using ours. (currently in post). I used stop motion techniques to animate the octopus. It is very effective with all the wiggling tentacles.

[@yedekkk-k2c]

I can't imagine myself painting the auctopus. Thans for sharing the experience

[@Amsbury]

You, Sir, are incredibly creative. Bravo! Well Done.

[@SilentReaperOFC]

He sounds kind of like a guy stalking a wild animal. You know, like the guys on the Discovery Channel.

[@_itsatrap]

Louis C The Octopus is a wild animal :)

[@rap6586]

The Octopith is a wild animal

[@shilohskye2056]

🔥❤🔥

[@canadaverydry]

ahahahahh!!! Yes that's true indeed!

[@novastar136]

Amazing final product. I loved how you took odd items like the toilet piece and the wooden snakes to make this. Very Creative!

[@wduke76]

I am so amazed at your creativity! What a beautiful piece! Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring ideas. Keep up the astounding work!

[@ebbypenn2908]

That looks so wonderful and such a creative idea to use the wooden snakes!

[@damageddystopia]

Your ideas just keep getting better!

[@littleBitsElectronics]

You make this look so easy. It's beautiful.

[@andybell5901]

brilliant! going to make one for my wife this Christmas. working in the mining industry, I'll substitute the pith helmet with a hard hat. great video!

[@ibtisamali]

You're a reality great teacher. Very easy to follow.

[@_itsatrap]

Me too; perhaps I'm developing a Pith Helmet problem, but they are such a good base to build things on.

[@_itsatrap]

The one thing you might want to try is adjusting the balance. As the Octopus is to the side in this model the weight does unbalance the pith helmet a bit, this is fixed by using the chin strap. If you can mount the Octopus more to the back/top you might get it to balance better. Good luck.

[@Steampunkscopes]

Excellent! Imaginative and brilliantly executed.

[@Kanvass01]

that might be the coolest thing I've seen all month.

[@MinxInWa]

Stunning, simply stunning!!

[@carandboatnut2]

These are the type of great KZbin videos that Inspire tinkerer's like you and me to go out and build our own version of these silly projects and yeah they're totally silly and useless but what a lot of fun and creativity involved in building them my hat's off to you sir no pun intended

[@_itsatrap]

bob sponge Yes. I just enjoy making things. It's why we started shooting short films, so the props would get used.

[@thenar]

Very clever bit. Nicely presented.

[@Doctor.T.46]

Great project. You really do a great job in explaining. Well done.

[@jf8461]

Absolutely Brilliant!! Love it!

[@Bikerbloke99]

I really like that, well done! And REALLY clever use of those wooden snake things. Liked and subscribed. Thanks for making the video.

[@rmbjespersen]

Beautiful... I'm in love with sea creatures and dead stuff... Awesome!

[@sykoteddy]

I absolutely love this piece! I've wanned to make a octopus lamps since I saw an art sculpture as one but have thought it to be to hard. But you helped me to realize how to do it. Maybe not easy but moderate depending on your resources and inventivness I guess. I'm planning on using shower metal hoses as tentacles instead. Maybe heating them up so they get that mainly magical blue color. If I'm not wrong I think that depending on how long you heat the metal, a diffrent color will appear. Maybe it depends on if you cool it in oil but for sure it depends on the metal. Like with aluminum not much would happen except for accidently vapourize it. But Stainless steel I belive is perfect, also black steel. Then after that being made I might use some copper paste or zink paste to apply kind of how you did or transparent, maybe possible mixing it with something oily or waxy to make it separate a bit but the problem would probably be to making it sticky enough to stay on it for drying...

[@TaniaShari]

I loved this so much I made it, except I added miniature suction cups from a plastic dollar store soap dish along all its arms. Added lotsa steampunk bits too.

[@WilliamJakespeareProps]

Done! I was going to post as a video response but youtube's being funny.

[@AlittleSprite]

This is awesome. I'm impressed.

[@WilliamJakespeareProps]

can't wait to see it!

[@vcancer]

Thanks I think i going to try my hand at making a octopus but in a larger scale because i have a large wall that can use a peace of art and this will come in handy.

[@priestof1]

Awesome idea for motorcycle helmet or headlight!

[@artemorbid]

This turned out great

[@WilliamJakespeareProps]

I'm going to build one!

[@Solarstar10]

I love this so much. I'm definitely gonna attempt this one day.

[@malachylewin2733]

Hey, I love your videos, they're really cool, you're a great Steampunk artist. I love th way you layer the paint, it really gives it that rusty brass/copper look to it. I think this is my favourite one of your videos. :)

[@_itsatrap]

Just mix emerald green and white acrylic paint. Or you should be able to buy verdigris coloured paint. Adding a green wash over the top gives it added depth.

[@suespann2217]

this is freaking awesome!! wish i'd seen it sooner, have a steampunk wedding to go to this weekend, and this would have been...well...freaking awesome!!

[@divegorilla]

This is excellent! I've borrowed your idea and expertise to make a couple of octopi of my own, with slight modifications. One now sits on an old bowler hat of mine, while the other has been attached to the shoulder of a jacket, a bit like an octopus epaulette/aiguillette. I've got a video on here showing them, and given you due acknowledgement. Many thanks again!

[@_itsatrap]

I like the way he peaks over your shoulder. Well done.

[@ElveeKaye]

I want to make one of these for a top hat! I don't have the tools to make that semicircle wooden piece for inserting the tentacles, though, so will probably use Apoxie Sculpt, which is pretty hard when it dries.

[@hydzz09]

That is amazing! Such simple items too :) deffinatly gonna try and make something with those wooden snakes :) x

[@lorrainestern8160]

Wonderful........thanks for the brilliant tutorial.

[@pandaphil]

Beautiful work sir!

[@marklandreth2197]

I made one of these a couple of years back and have actually won a costume contest with it!

[@jakkophfavoritos5810]

wow incredible work

[@SteamTitan]

that is amazing! I might have to do something like that on a tophat

[@necdivinosmoriinvitam9062]

SteamTitan you can get the body and put it on top of the hat then let the tenticles go down.

[@mvaguero]

this is insanely brilliant! thank you soo much for the inspiration!

[@Seeperdjie]

Stunning, well done!

[@stevefriedlander7053]

I love it. I missed what the rubber stops use used like rivets. What were they?

[@rainsongt189]

They are sold in big box stores like Lowes or Home Depot. They are used to stop cabinet drawers and doors from banging when shut. I think they are near the paint brush section at Lowes. You could also just use silicone caulking and form it into balls.

[@madman11893]

Wonderful work my good sir

[@WilliamJakespeareProps]

Thanks!

[@otaviovideo]

You're excellent. Thanks for your videos!

[@_itsatrap]

Let us know if you manage to get it uploaded I am interested to see how it turned out.

[@Shawnasart76597]

That is one sexy cephalopod sir. Good job :-)

[@_itsatrap]

Thank you. The next step is to try to animate it using stop motion techniques.

[@MonstarMk3]

Could you list the paints that you used please? I was really amazed with that copper. The brand and type would be great for the copper. The other s would be cool too. But just the copper is anything. Great video.

[@wandaburns7064]

Very creative. Your vids are well done.

[@BlueCro64]

Nice work

[@_itsatrap]

Not really. The texture paint is from a company called Rustoleum but there are other ones I have used. The colour isn't important only the texture. With regard to washes I tend to go by colour. Dark brown works the best and I prefer acrylic washes as they dry quicker.

[@sapphirephoenix75]

THAT WAS FRIGGIN AWESOME!!!

[@Pennylane3113]

Do you think you could make a tutorial on how to make a poseable steampunk bird?

[@worzeloftheshire]

Great video, going to make one of these. I`m wondering what quantity of the polymorphic plastic you used please ? Many thanks.

[@_itsatrap]

I think I used something like 500 Grams.

[@muppetmaster04]

Im going press like. Ive pressed like.

[@JuJuCrafts]

Fantastic

[@warpussnoluv]

What brand was the copper paint, magical stuff!

[@myawesomelittlefamily9440]

Man that was awesome👍so creative

[@helenebendixen5151]

Awesome work!

[@carandboatnut2]

Release the Kraken

[@thirlhupp562]

love this I am going to make a large steampunk octopus .......do you have a photo of your ...love to post were I got mt idea ...thanks !

[@geniuscrash66]

Ridiculously good!

[@pikkkkaro]

Thx for showing me ur videos. + your Short film. (Arms race).

[@adamjones-ps]

Very cool. Should show what it looks like on a person's head.

[@_itsatrap]

Nice one, I love a good pun.

[@_itsatrap]

It must have snuck in to get its moment of fame.

[@curseofkazar4539]

Question! How much of the polymorphic plastic did you need?

[@renevillalta27]

Sorry I am new on this topic, from where I can buy all the materials u are using there???

[@a_cow_says]

jw would silicon gel packets work as well. i have a huge box full of them n idk what to use them for

[@Pezzapoo]

that is super coolio my friend

[@lucs7754]

Where do you get the curtain things?

[@ashbriar5776]

I think you just changed my life :D

[@iamlegitsubbingtoeveryonew8452]

Where can I get one of those Zulu Wars helmet

[@lindagrant3204]

Beautiful

[@Animfantastic]

Octopith-tastic!

[@tstm165]

i love your voice i play it a lot of time while im making some props xD

[@joelruppelt]

That looks sick :D

[@MzCAGOMEA]

that was awesome

[@LORDBYRONII]

Excellent!!!

[@TexTam]

Great work!!!!

[@Miguel_Taca]

you are like timmy turner... everything from internet

[@jaycrossland30]

looks mint

[@GoddessProductions]

great job!

[@matadorlowlids8180]

bravo ...great talent

[@mavehave]

that is so wicked

[@Windrunner972]

this is really a fashion hat ! im gonna make it

[@Windrunner972]

but , what the material fabrics ? pls tell me , because in ur video doesn't show the material , thankyouuu mr.genius

[@_itsatrap]

What material do you mean? I bought the hat from the internet.

[@shintadewisiswanto5483]

Geli banget

[@jakespearevlogs4062]

It's uploaded, just won't post as a video response. You can see it on my channel

[@mwillettetheguy]

very cool!

[@nursenary]

Glorious!!, thank you.

[@susypironato150]

THAT'S AMAZING!

[@ShesThe1yup]

amazing, wish I could buy a made one from you :)

[@erikasartgarden8952]

Amazing

[@KeesKouwenberg]

Isn't the octopus the ultimate Steampunk animal? I dunno why, I just think so :)