Making The Berserk Skull Helmet In Leather!

Are you a fan of the anime and manga series, Berserk? If so, you're probably familiar with the iconic skull helmet the protagonist, Guts, wore. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create your Berserk helmet using leatherworking techniques. Whether you're a cosplayer looking to complete your Berserk armor set or a leatherworking enthusiast interested in taking on a challenging project, this video has something for you.
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[@Princearmory]

Hello all! Please like/comment/share to help boost the signal! More vids coming soon! Get the BUNDLE HERE: bit.ly/BerserkerBundle Let us know if you'd like to see a video on the foam version too!

[@zedzknight]

will the helmet patter be available separately? or just as part of the bundle?

[@cuirlash]

What is the source for the flowing eye plates you considered using on this helmet?

[@ppinmouth2649]

Can you make a Femto mask? How much would you sell it for?

[@EnoughAlready]

Oh Yes! Foam version with the red led eyes please

[@stayatfoamdadcreations8591]

With how many cosplayers love this Manga, you should absolutely do the foam version as well.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah it makes sense

[@carlpowers7291]

Definitely would love to see the eva foam version 😅

[@Princearmory]

Noted, thanks!

[@dapperbard7880]

Can't wait to give this project a try. Personally, I would like to see you put the glowing eyes in the foam helmet. Awesome stuff!

[@Princearmory]

Yeah it's possible!

[@DiegoDeMarko]

The eyes, DO IT PRINCE! The foam one would be cool. Subscribed.

[@Princearmory]

Thank you!

[@jetshadowcrow]

Foam Crafting is a good medium. I find it is easier for kids and beginners to get into, and watch the crafting addiction grow.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah I think its a good gateway drug for crafting.

[@nehuenmorbidoni132]

You should give life to a character with that powerful voice!

[@Princearmory]

haha thanks

[@koyotestarrk]

my goddd the EDITING! cant wait to see the entire armor

[@brianmusco5791]

FINALLY!!! I've been excited for this!

[@Princearmory]

The best is yet to come!

[@mrmadhoney5177]

just ordered my set, can not wait to give this a whirl

[@Princearmory]

Awesome, thanks so much!

[@Consuldude]

Red glowong eyes? Yes, please! Your work started my journey with leather. Thanks!

[@Princearmory]

You're very welcome!

[@DenizBo]

I love it looking forward to the hole armor build

[@Princearmory]

Thanks, Yeah, we are too!

[@salty__stormtrooper6216]

What a stunning build! I think it would be cool to see the red eye lenses but probably not ideal to have them there permanently.

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

That was my thought too.

[@Princearmory]

Makes sense!

[@wesplybon9510]

Very cool helmet. Foam version would be awesome to see!

[@Princearmory]

Agreed, we'll get it in the works

[@bigjohn75]

I think the glowing red eyes would’ve been cool

[@Princearmory]

Yeah I think they would have been cool but I decided against it because the non-lit up state with the white out look might have detraced from the base look a bit. It would have been a tradeoff and I figured I could always go back and add some later.

[@bigjohn75]

@@Princearmory afternoon. Are going to offer the helmet on it Owen pattern. In your shop

[@scottiusnevious5143]

Ding the skull knight variant. That is insanely good. I can't imagine the hours. This is definitely a medium I want to eventually get into. Next I would say the boots. Or something with the legs. Amazing work.

[@Princearmory]

The good news is with the patterns a lot of the heavy lifting is done so it's not all that laborious.

[@kaynan3754]

thats awesome. i'd love to see Guts version too

[@Princearmory]

It's coming too

[@gsa7970]

Stunning. Beautiful.

[@Princearmory]

Thank you!

[@terrywisdom5301]

Any more videos like these as I am loving them also any other channels like this

[@louisphildurand]

This is a real treat to the eye. I would love with red eyes for sure! Keep up the amazing work and video presentations.

[@Princearmory]

I might have to do a followup video for it at some point

[@MDeLorien]

Absolutely stunning piece as always. And Yes please, show us the foam version of this helmet 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@Princearmory]

Thank you. Good to see there's some interest!

[@ragingwerewolfdude3797]

amazing, cant want to give this a go

[@Princearmory]

Awesome!

[@jollythesmith6568]

EERRRRRR MAAA GERD IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE Ive been debating buying the pattern pack for this armor and after seeing the helmet i think it answers my question this is freakin glorious!!!!!!!!

[@Princearmory]

Oh yeah, definitely buy it, the value is out of this world. This is literally based on a $20-25K custom project the client has amazingly offered to the academy.

[@mackenzielamp6358]

This helmet looks so sick, but I think it would look even more Badass with dragon horns

[@EdWard-ue6cb]

Good job on the helmet. For the eye pieces you were considering, I am glad that you decided against installing them in the leather design as the wire and power supply would have been difficult to compensate for. However that might not be as much of an issue for the eva foam version. Thank you for the video!

[@Princearmory]

Yeah seems like opinions are split on this topic

[@sanguinemoon9201]

That's pretty cool. I'd like to do one in a deep merlot color

[@Princearmory]

That would look great!

[@origamikira]

foam tutorial? yes please

[@Princearmory]

On the way haha

[@RBBanner]

Hell yeah I'd love to see the foam build!

[@Princearmory]

Noted, thanks for the feedback!

[@TheRavnKnight]

this set will be amazing ... cant wait to see it all

[@Princearmory]

Same here, hope we can get a model to come in for the photoshoot and see it all in action.

[@alteredexistence4115]

I love it...looks amazing. Would be cool to 3d print it too!

[@Princearmory]

Yeah that's true, I'm considering something like that too at some point.

[@HungL0W]

Absolutely stellar! Can please make one in steel with a dash of magic?

[@Princearmory]

I might do one in steel, we'll see if there's interest.

[@GregoryHaynes]

Looks fantastic! Please show the foam build too.

[@GregoryHaynes]

And I want to see the glowing red eyes on the foam helmet!

[@Princearmory]

Thanks! And Noted!

[@Princearmory]

@@GregoryHaynes It's possible!

[@ryulee458]

Instead of buying the kit to do it and go through all that headache I rather pay somebody to do it for me someone like you that has mad skills

[@Princearmory]

Yeah I get that, but it's often cost prohibitive for unique one-off custom projects. If I could pause time and just make cool stuff for everyone I would but I'm very short on time these days and my rates are... a touch on the expensive side.

[@rossmurphy7675]

You loose the enjoyment of making and building the items yourself

[@ryulee458]

@@rossmurphy7675 nah don't think so to each their own

[@savannahmeier582]

Amazing! Keep it up!😀👍

[@Princearmory]

Thanks!

[@Xoroxouselric]

An EVA foam build would be nice to see, as i'm thinking of making an EVA foam build of the imperial knight in the future. I was curious as to how to get all of the leather tooling effects replicated to EVA foam. Like, since you can stamp the leather to make detail, i wonder if the EVA foam can be crafted much the same? The foam build for my armor project will just be easier and cheaper than trying to make it in metal, the price of metal is just so expensive right now, and that would take a long time.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah foam is dirt cheap and so easy to get into. You'll have a very hard time getting the same level of detail with leather, just due to the fact you can get such crisp impressions with tooling but you can still do a lot with foam, you just go about it differently and accept that they will have different methods of decorating them. The shaping and structure carrys over pretty well though.

[@redslay5]

Amazing job!

[@Princearmory]

Thanks!

[@kcg3927]

Awesome work...👍🏽👍🏽 Can't wait to see the next part. Glowing eyes....? Uh, yes please! Lol

[@Princearmory]

Haha, thanks!

[@makeithappenwithjayinZBrush]

This is amazing! Easy to follow and inspiring!

[@jordangerding4336]

Excited to see a new video! This looks amazing, and can't wait to see what all is coming down the line.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah, so much to come! Sorry it's taking so long!

[@jordangerding4336]

@@Princearmory There is such a noticeable increase in the filming and editing quality and clarity (not that anything was lacking before!). Everything looks dialed up to 11 on the tech side. It is definitely going to be worth the wait!

[@_shadowsaiyan99_17]

You gotta make the full suit! Please? 🖤

[@Princearmory]

Yeah, it's on the way!

[@carlpowers7291]

I would make sure that with the light up eyes they could be placed in the mask or taken out because different occasions may call for different looks

[@Princearmory]

Makes sense.

[@vivalascrin9570]

Question for you: the title of this video mentions "hard leather". Are you ever possibly going to make a video on best way to harden leather? I realize that the different stain blocks and resists do harden leather somewhat, but not to the quality of armor grade. I've heard of a bunch of different methods (boiling, boiled beeswax, baking, solvents, etc), but I would really appreciate a video from an actually reputable source on leather working. Thanks for the video!

[@Princearmory]

It's hinted in most of our vids but gratuitously soaking the pieces in acrylic finish gets you 85% there. Additional steps can harden it further, yes, but you start running into more cons than pros (brittleness, warping etc) so I find for 99% of my clients, acrylic hardening is more than sufficient.

[@badassfood5713]

Try a kitty litter box for dedicated dye tub/area.

[@Princearmory]

We have bigger tubs but bigger isn't always better, it means more volume, more fumes, more dye. This works for a single piece. For bigger batches we'll definitely use bigger bins.

[@deeveig1124]

Amazing job

[@Princearmory]

Thanks!

[@kesmeby]

I've wondered how the stamping techniques would carry over to EVA foam. I'm probably not going to buy leather and a bunch of high-end tools any time soon, but I have foam lying around from a previous costume and would be curious about making something like this with it.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah check back soon, and I should be able to get a foam tutorial up and going.

[@massies]

Please do the Eva foam version as well.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah I think I will!

[@UnWiseGuy1]

I would love a eva foam version

[@Princearmory]

I've got it in the works!

[@red_beetle4282]

So awesome! Is there going to be a 'helmet only' pattern available for those of us without the space for a full suit of armor?

[@Princearmory]

It's tricky because there's a lot of additional premium tutorial content that is necessary for the helmet as with the rest of the suit so I have not committed to what to do for parting it out yet. So at this moment, I'm not sure.

[@Melehan]

Ah nice work. At some point I shall buy the template to this one too!

[@Princearmory]

Please do, the support always helps of course but this one is such a good value for many reasons which I hope will become apparent as the series progresses.

[@donnychrisvalen8276]

🙌🙌 very fine arts

[@ppinmouth2649]

Did somebody mention BERSERK?! I'm listening

[@Princearmory]

Much more to come too!

[@davidlargen6945]

Very cool helm😊

[@giovanniluisbarrantesl9563]

Amazing!

[@Princearmory]

Thank you!

[@Floki1313]

I would love to make some armor that goes with a demon style for a movie I'm working on

[@Princearmory]

You could so easily tweak or mix and match this or some of the other designs in our academy for a demon style look.

[@Floki1313]

@@Princearmory I like the mask on here. But I would add horns and find a way to make a jaw that moves when talking

[@Floki1313]

​@@Princearmory I hope you show how to make this in foam.

[@kolthandy129]

I love your work! Any chance you might have a Lich King themed armor set planned down the road?

[@Princearmory]

If enough people request it we could consider it.

[@Lobo_TH]

I love your work, I always liked leather "armors", especially those of thieves and assassins. Have you ever made something similar to the leather armor Garrett wears in Thief 4?

[@Princearmory]

Ah we've made just about every genre you can imagine.

[@bosshog9185]

The wild hunt helmet would be sick

[@herrb.3756]

Awesome. 🥰 You'r a Genius at Leatherwork. How thick are the Leather you use for?

[@sonny2593]

That is gorgeous! Do you think a beginner would be able to make this or is this an advanced level make?

[@Princearmory]

You could make it as a beginner. The only hard part will be shaping the face and tooling which is covered in a premium video included with the bundle. If you're unsure though, just start with our more affordable warrior or fantasy series projects which are focused on introducing you to the craft and getting you started.

[@sonny2593]

@@Princearmory fantastic, thanks for the advice mate! Keep up the great work. Subscribing so i can see the rest of this set 👍

[@sejembalm]

Great idea for an armor project! Will you be able to articulate the other pieces well (instead of just riveting them rigidly together?

[@Princearmory]

Yes the rest of the suit will be heavily articulated and functional to a high degree.

[@sejembalm]

@@Princearmory Great! Sounds like a masterpiece build.

[@Mr0kyuubi]

In the next one chest piece with the neck guard pls

[@Princearmory]

Everything will be coming in time, not sure what order yet specifically. I need to finish out the warrior series first and then I'll get to the berserk bp and other parts

[@drewsaccucci7907]

Exactly which black rivets do you use? I can't find any that nice. Does the finish ever scratch when you are installing them? Thanks

[@Princearmory]

The nicest black double capped rivets I've found are from Weaver. The finish holds up pretty well but it's still a coating so it technically can be scratched to reveal bare metal but I haven't had issues with it.

[@alan17202]

FOAM HELMET♥

[@Princearmory]

It seems likely!

[@BlackBeastWorkshop]

As a frame of reference, what size head is this pattern for at default? I have the pattern but don't want to trial and error my way to the right size since I have a really big head and a reference would help scale it properly.

[@vorpalsmithandforge4664]

Personal tip, pencil erases from leather without leaving marks in my experience. Go light when marking and you can adjust designs on the fly. Hope this helps ❤

[@Princearmory]

Yeah that's a good tip, I just knew I'd be dying it black so I used ink, but if I needed to apply a lighter color and wouldn't be painting then I'd go for graphite/pencil/chalk

[@vorpalsmithandforge4664]

@@Princearmory this is why I love this community of crafters, everyone is always happy to share advice and tips and tricks they've learned. And it's your work that's inspired some of my own in how I approach new projects and which skills I get to try out

[@TheScratcherStudios]

I wonder how you would make a close helmet. Specifically how you would make the sharp edged "beak", you see on many close helmets. And I wonder if such a long "beak" would be too heavy and deform over time. I would love to make the "fluted helmet" from demons souls but for a beginner it seems so daunting, without understanding how to do sharp edges.

[@Princearmory]

Well, I think our tutorials can probably help there. There's a lot of free stuff already on our YT channel and lots of specific lessons planned for the academy too.

[@TheScratcherStudios]

@@Princearmory Thank you for the answer. I know you did sharp edged on the gorget or pauldrons by riveting the pieces together but these are fairly big shapes. The very steep, sharp nose of the fluted helmet is still a bit different and would not look nice with rivets. Things like the mouth holes on the "demons souls iron helm" are also out of my imagination. If done by riveting the hole face would be full of rivets. Could you guide me to a tutorial of yours that covers potential methods? Thank you

[@Princearmory]

@@TheScratcherStudios That would be a great request for our discord channel!

[@jorgejesus218]

With these templates is it possible to make in eva Foam? I am making the armor right now but im very bad at making helmets for some reason 😅

[@dearestdennis]

Make the jaw attachment that makes it look more skeleton like

[@Princearmory]

The full build will feature the other bits.

[@bile897]

So dope

[@Princearmory]

Thanks!

[@hobodann]

As a 6'4 male that would love to cosplay in this would i need to add anything to the pattern to fit my size?

[@Princearmory]

No you would just scale the pattern to fit. You'd want to probably bump up the size to like 110% or so and test with a paper or foam mockup first to be sure but this and the rest of the suit can be adjusted easily to fit any size.

[@hobodann]

@@Princearmory thanks! Just order the blue prints!

[@maximeenes3105]

I think letting down the idea of the red eyes was a good choice

[@maximeenes3105]

It would make it cheap

[@Princearmory]

I guess it depends on the setting. If you saw it in a dark setting it'd be epic but in bright light maybe it would look off.

[@LowcountryBushcraft]

Show the foam one... please

[@Princearmory]

Yeah we most likely will.

[@florianehinger6348]

What is the name of this artbook?

[@funcsam]

you should do a leather prisoner helmet from elden ring! that would be really cool

[@mangobot232]

Can this be made of metal?

[@Princearmory]

Definitely. I'd like to do some tutorials with some metal examples too at some point.

[@okmizask]

templade for download ou sell?

[@Princearmory]

Links are in the description for patterns.

[@Scoutdeath572]

Omg so freaking cool and yet, so freaking expensive for foreigners :( Could you sell the pattern for the helmets separately, so I can sell a few of those and then afford to buy the whole bundle? Please!

[@Princearmory]

I'm not sure yet how or if we'll part it out, the complete collection will come with a lot of necessary premium content that is really important for the helmet and other bits. But even at that, its still only a fraction of a fraction of the cost of a full custom suit of equal detail.

[@chrisziegler2010]

Will you offer the helmet pattern by itself?

[@bobonung]

King Gaiseric would be proud

[@christinebillet3060]

Magnifique

[@Princearmory]

Thank you!

[@cloudycloudy1216]

How to buy

[@williammurphy6708]

Red eyes, before and after.

[@Princearmory]

Yeah maybe I could just do the foam version with red eyes? Or make a short.

[@lars_of_the_north]

I'll likely never say this again for as long as I live but I think the foam version looked better. Both are beautiful tho

[@Princearmory]

That's fair, I mean this build is meant to demonstrate a mid level of effort for tooling, it's hopefully more approachable to people. The full version will be a lot more detailed on the leather version. And for foam, it's super fast and easy to get a lot of details quickly and the paint does a lot for it.

[@stoneheart7482]

POG

[@neod4]

CHAMP

[@Princearmory]

When I was in grade school there was a collectible style game called Pogs... it was a dumb fad lol I may or may not have participated

[@Scott_A]

Foam please

[@NortheR2301]

that's cool but that's not truly hardened leather ^^' you should try boiling the pieces in beeswax, that'll make your leather REALLY hard. this is what I do

[@Princearmory]

There's way too much to unpack on that topic but trust me, or not, but there's a reason I go this route.

[@charleshetrick3152]

…would someone please buy the gentleman a bigger piece of Tupperware?

[@Princearmory]

Sure, and we have various sizes, but that would mean a larger volume, which would mean it would require a lot more dye to dip into, meaning more fumes, and more cleanup : ) Also, it was handy.

[@Noone24484]

Actually, in this stage the berserk helmet doesn't have glowing eyes, so that was actually a good option

[@Princearmory]

Yeah that's true, the hound version will definitely have glowing eyes.

[@Noone24484]

@@Princearmory Wait wait wait wait wait, you're gonna make hound too?

[@Princearmory]

@@Noone24484 yep, full suit plus both helmets. The base suits will be the same but the helmets will be different.

[@Edgunsuk]

That $297 is just for the helmet pattern ??????

[@Princearmory]

No, thats the full suit bundle and accompany premium course and lessons.

[@Edgunsuk]

@@Princearmory But zero materials ?

[@oddone4616]

Nice one but berzerks don’t wear armor

[@Princearmory]

This one does.

[@og3suso978]

It is cool looking like a videogame helmet but in the same way useless like a videogame helmet... Good job anyway 😎👍🏻🍀

[@Princearmory]

Cool looking like a video game helmet is literally the point lol

[@fuckmedude8167]

This looks so cool! Do you think this is doable for a beginner? It does seem like it requires some skill

[@Princearmory]

It's a more advanced project but it's kind of like paint by numbers, if you follow the instructions it will turn out fine. I would probably suggest you try one of the more affordable and simple series first though like our warrior or fantasy series as those specifically outline more tips to get you started. This series will focus primarily on the build and expanding into more advanced tooling techniques.

[@fuckmedude8167]

@@Princearmory I understand, I think this is an awesome idea anyway

[@aintnobitchms]

liked for algorithm

[@Princearmory]

Thanks!

[@123chantolfo]

Make the the entire armour, its gonna sell better than coke

[@Princearmory]

It's all coming!

[@jonandicochea8404]

Nice work...I'd like to see the foam version due to the fact that the foam has some similarities to leather. And if we purchase the and have to make adjustments, we can apply to the foam version first

[@Princearmory]

I agree, there is a ton of value in making a foam mockup if you plan to make the leather version.

[@chunkzyerith3199]

I absolutely love your videos and yess the Foam version would be an Awesome addition to your video library 😊

[@Princearmory]

Noted, thanks for the feedback!

[@francobuzzetti9424]

that hit on the granite really hurt my soul

[@Princearmory]

Haha well it wasn't ideal but life goes on.

[@FireyTinkerHell]

So much YES to the "glowing red eyes" and foam version!! Please!!

[@Princearmory]

I'll have to see what we can do

[@ProjectCambrian]

Suggest an idea you say! Well alllllrighty then! And I just gotta type it as the character would say it... The headdress of... "MUMM-RA THE EVER LIVING!! BWAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAA"

[@Princearmory]

Thanks for the idea!

[@rossmurphy7675]

Do your patterns have different sizes available? Like armor fit for me would never fit my wife.

[@Princearmory]

So the way I make my patterns is so the base size is meant to fit a 'typical male' but can be scaled proportionately up or down infinitely. Then for girth difference the sides can be brought in or out as needed. Big and tall guys have upscaled the patterns and some people have even made armor for small action figures too. And since most patterns are unisex, the can be scaled to fit any female too though some of our themes come with specific female variant breasplates.