In the world of cinematography, there are not so many images that remain popular even many years after the film's release on the screen. One of them is Anakin Skywalker in the fantastic saga "Star Wars". The most popular attribute of his image is the mask of Darth Vader, which he became, switching to the "dark side of power". Only thanks to the complex costume, which is essentially a portable life support system, it still maintains life after the injuries received from Obi-Wan Kenobi. The helmet of Darth Vader is made in the ancient traditions of the Sith. For them, any warrior of the "dark side" should wear heavy armor.
The effective mask of Darth Vader
All enemies were trembling when communicating with this warrior. An important role in this played a complex apparatus for artificial respiration, which produced very unpleasant sounds. Now on sale on some sites of online stores you can find helmets, which almost do not differ from what was used in the film. He can even make the sound of Darth Vader's heavy breathing. Such a helmet has only one significant drawback - it is expensive. Such luxury can only afford real fans of this image and film, and deliver it only on prior order. But on some sites you can easily buy a watch made in the form of a mask.
Costume and mask of Darth Vader
This image is one of the most popular on masquerades, carnivals, Halloween, because it looks very impressive and completely hides its master. For those who want to buy it abroad, there is no problem, since such a suit can be found in almost any masquerade costume store. Russian admirers of Darth Vader are less likely to buy such an outfit, although if desired he can be found on specialized sites selling suits. Both the outfit and the cloak are made very qualitatively and reliably. Those who want to create such an image on their own, will need at least three important attributes of this character: a helmet (with a mask), a black raincoat and a "light sword". And if it's not so difficult to sew a black cloak and make a sword dyed with fluorescent paint, then you'll have to sweat a little over the helmet and mask. As the basic clothes the black overall and black massive boots will approach. The image will be completed with black shoulder pads and a breastplate made of dense material.
Mask of Darth Vader own hands
To produce a helmet with a mask, you need tight cardboard, strong adhesive, black paint, colorless varnish. Of course, it's very difficult to repeat all the features of the mask and helmet of Darth Vader, but if you have a good photo, you can create a pretty decent drawing, on which all the details of the helmet are cut out. On the cardboard, all the folding and gluing lines, as well as the nodes connecting the detachable elements, are noted. From the cardboard a pattern of the necessary size is cut out. In this case, allowances should be considered for folds and seams. With the help of glue all the parts are connected together. The mask and helmet are painted black. If the paint is not glossy, it is covered with a colorless varnish to obtain a characteristic metallic luster.