Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Master blacksmith Tony Swatton teaches innovative techniques on how to quickly and inexpensively outline a pattern for your prop armor piece, in this case, a helmet.
FULL STORY here: bit.ly/HelmetPatternYT
Learn techniques for how to make a pattern for a prop helmet using low-cost materials with master blacksmith and owner and founder of The Sword and the Stone, Tony Swatton!
In this lesson, Tony Swatton shares a simple, budget-friendly, straightforward method for outlining a pattern. Using only painters' masking tape, aluminum, scissors, and a permanent marker, he demonstrates how to duplicate a piece of armor—in this case, a helmet—by tracing around it to create a 2-dimensional pattern.
The helmet Swatton works with isn’t just any ordinary helmet! It was originally made for an episode of The Magical World of Disney, entitled “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.” And it was also used in The Haunted Mansion.
Tonny Swatton shares techniques and tips on:
- How to use aluminum foil and tape to pattern your helmet
- How to outline the pattern
- How to trace the pattern to an aluminum sheet and
- What to do if you don’t have a helmet to copy
Learn more about Tony Swatton: bit.ly/TSwattonBioYT
Check out the full blog here: bit.ly/HelmetPatternYT
Watch the full How To Make Prop Armor - Metal Fabrication course here: bit.ly/PropArmorYT
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Stan Winston School is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best FX artists & creators. Subscribers get unlimited access to instruction from Hollywood's leading pros and classes across a vast range of specialties. Stream hundreds of courses anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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Master blacksmith Tony Swatton teaches innovative techniques on how to quickly and inexpensively outline a pattern for your prop armor piece, in this case, a helmet.
FULL STORY here: bit.ly/HelmetPatternYT
Learn techniques for how to make a pattern for a prop helmet using low-cost materials with master blacksmith and owner and founder of The Sword and the Stone, Tony Swatton!
In this lesson, Tony Swatton shares a simple, budget-friendly, straightforward method for outlining a pattern. Using only painters' masking tape, aluminum, scissors, and a permanent marker, he demonstrates how to duplicate a piece of armor—in this case, a helmet—by tracing around it to create a 2-dimensional pattern.
The helmet Swatton works with isn’t just any ordinary helmet! It was originally made for an episode of The Magical World of Disney, entitled “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.” And it was also used in The Haunted Mansion.
Tonny Swatton shares techniques and tips on:
- How to use aluminum foil and tape to pattern your helmet
- How to outline the pattern
- How to trace the pattern to an aluminum sheet and
- What to do if you don’t have a helmet to copy
Learn more about Tony Swatton: bit.ly/TSwattonBioYT
Check out the full blog here: bit.ly/HelmetPatternYT
Watch the full How To Make Prop Armor - Metal Fabrication course here: bit.ly/PropArmorYT
About Stan Winston School:
Stan Winston School is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best FX artists & creators. Subscribers get unlimited access to instruction from Hollywood's leading pros and classes across a vast range of specialties. Stream hundreds of courses anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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JOIN the Stan Winston School Community!
stanwinstonschool.com
tiktok.com/@stan_winston_school
facebook.com/StanWinstonSchool
instagram.com/stanwinstonschool
pinterest.com/stanwinston
Visit our WEBSITE: stanwinstonschool.com
SUBSCRIBE to #SWSCA on YouTube: bit.ly/Zp70T4
