Goggles welder - steampunk own hands
A person's life is boring and uninteresting without hobbies. Someone from work hurries to the favorite dance classes, someone does not think a free minute without a book in hand. Some surprise their relatives with wonderful products made of thread, wood, plastic or metal, others remarkably sing not only in the shower, others enthusiastically sink into the world of history. These activities distract from everyday bustle and bustle, relieve stress and stress, give peace of mind and restore strength. It is believed that the more a person hobbies, the more developed he is, and the more successful he is. However, do not spray. There are people whose attachments tend to embrace the immensity. Their whole life out of work is concentrated in one world - fictional, but interesting and addictive. His name is steampunk. Writers, science fiction writers created it with their own hands, thoughts and works. What are its features and history?
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From English the first part of the title is translated"Pairs", the second - "gloomy". Well, the style is quite consistent with its name. Steampunk appeared in the eighties of last century. His father was Kevin Jeter, a writer inspired, however, and other works. But the honorary grandparents of steampunk are Herbert Wells and Jules Verne. What is steampunk? With his own hands created an alternative version of the development of civilization. This is a world where steam engines have won, and electricity is at a fairly low level of development. The actions of any works take place in the atmosphere of Victorian England. Aeroflot airships, the noise of boilers in mysterious and frightening rooms, the giants of thought in industrial execution, smog from plants and factories, newsmen and benches, working and crazy scientists - all this really captures and brings us back to childhood to our favorite fantasy novels, although steampunk - it is a synthesis of retro and reckless futurism. And as for the account of mechanical monsters and all kinds of computers, the filling of which is an artificial mind from ... a pair. Clockwork insects from cogwheels, men with cylinders, in coats and with a cane, women in corsets and crinolines - what could be more romantic? Brass, copper and steam - and nothing more and does not require steampunk. With their own hands (for beginners this is also available with "right" hands), many fans of this genre create amazing things. Style has found its use not only in literature, but also in music, photography, painting, design of clothes, premises and furniture. Are popular and steampunk.
What can be done from steampunk style with their own hands?
This is a fairly popular style in decoration is notonly parts of personal space, but also of the entire dwelling. As a rule, before you get excited by the idea of creating something Steampunk in your own hand, people reread exciting books and admire the artworks of the same lovers. There are also a lot of fanfics - in general, fans do not remain unhappy. In the end, each adherent wants to have at least a nice little trinket a-la steampunk. With their hands to disassemble, solder, collect and tinker with a really fine work - not everyone has the patience and skill. There are specialized shops, mainly working in the Internet environment. There you will be advised a product according to your taste: from dishes to mobile phones. In addition, often you can consult with the same lovers as you. And if the desire to do something exclusive is too strong, then the answer to the question: "How to make steampunk by yourself?" - you will find in blogs, forums and in our article. And you can come up with the design yourself. The most popular things are goggles, and also small trinkets from various mechanical details.
What materials does the steampunk style use?
You can make a lot of happy with your own handseye of objects. The basic association with the mechanisms of many of us are gears. So, these details of different sizes and shapes have found the widest application in style. They can decorate small items or make stylish accessories. Other spare parts will also come in handy - up to the dial, from which artists make wings to chimera dragonflies. Small light bulbs very, very successfully look like a body for spiders. The wire is the universal link. Experiment also with the skin. Remember that color is also important - therefore, stock up with balloons with golden or copper shiny paint, a hard cloth, napkins or nazhdachkoy to give the effect of aging to their products.
Goggles Points
So, the most successful thing you can do in stylesteampunk by own hands - glasses. Goggles can also be ordered from the master, but the homemade option you will like for sure more. As a basis, take the welder's glasses. Leave the glass (the more massive and rounder the better) and the lens strap. Apply a paint to the metal frame. On it, attach with wire a pair of glasses of a different color, like a dark red or blue - to look at the eclipse. Do not forget about the gears: on the leather strap sew on the edges of the design of several pieces. Devices with arrows also useful: if you attach the glasses to the hat-pot, you can give room for imagination and arrange a small scale on the side of the fields. In general, these glasses are used more often with headgear, so you can think about the whole kit. Very strange this style may seem - but this is all its charm.
And if you aim at something more?
If you fit on leather gloves lacing andTo leave one phalanx of fingers, adding metal elements or something in the spirit of a steampunk like a clock, you can get a good accessory. Hang in the office models of airships, and select a lamp in the style of a steam parakeet: metal, spike and bizarre shapes. Serious scientific works interspersed with models of various mechanisms. Decorate the walls with parapankovskim urban views or a portrait of scientists. Drawings of strange mechanisms will do.
Steampunk is an amazing world that we ourselves can realize.
