I’m sure some of you may have see this wonderful artwork of Daft Punk. A friend of mine, @icknaybob, the photo when it first appeared in 2017. Being a Daft Punk fan, I said to him, “We have to make it!!” So here’s my progress on how we made out 2017 Grammy’s version of Daft Punk within two weeks.
First step we took was to choose the right fabrics. When comparing fabrics, keep in mind how it will look in difference lighting and with flash photography.
Choosing fabric (Without Flash) 
Choosing fabric (With Flash) 
Collar piece 
Cutting out fabric from paper templates 
Fabric interface used to stiffen the overcoat 
Rough templates out of denim 
Sleeve length check 
Paper templates 
Rough templates out of denim 
Close to final version. Test Fitting. 
Test jacket with reference
Cutting the trim. I tried a couple different ways to do this. Ideally, it would have been great to have the whole trim to be embroidered. See that we only had two weeks to make this, I resorted to sketching out the design to size, converting that into a vector file, cut it on the Cricut cutter, and glued it onto the trim using iron-on adhesive. I also tried to cut the pattern out on the laser cutter, but the material partly melted. Not cool…
Sketching out the design 
Preparing material for cutting 
Cricut Cutter (left side) vs laser cut (right side) 
Test cut out of foam on the Cricut Cutter. 
First cut. Didn’t cut all the way through. 
Trial and error… + scraps. 
Finally dialed it in and successfully cutting on the Cricut. 
Lining each piece back to back. 
Trim backing 
Iron-on backing
Helmet & Painting. This was one of the hardest parts. We tried to truly chrome the helmets and hand plates but we kept getting bumps in the paint or the chrome plating didn’t stick dues to the residual chemicals. In the end, we resorted to using Spaz Stix paint.
Visor test fit 
Supplies 
Vacuum formed finger/hand plates 
Vacuum formed finger/hand plates 
Ear Cap 
Added layer of grey primer 
Added layer of grey primer 
Sanded and washed helmet for the black coat before the chrome 
Airbrushing black coat before the chrome 
Custom Button positive mold for silicone 
Custom Buttons – Mod Podge into silicone mold 
Custom Buttons – Mod Podge into silicone mold 
Resin cast pendants 
Resin cast pendants 
Resin cast pendants 
Finished gloves. Pieces added onto the inexpensive work glove from the hardware store. 
Painting overview
Final version completed for WonderCon 2017
Photographed by @FatManPhotography
