You can find out more about my Super Monkey Ball costume at Super Monkey Ball costume.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-16_simpleBeginnings.jpg)
All costumes start from simple beginnings. This is the head bag. It's where my head will go when inside the monkey head. I made a cylinder and stuffed it with cotton. Eventually I'll take the cotton out when this is attached to the rest of the head.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-19_1_faceDiagram.jpg)
I intially wanted to make a face that matched up with the monkey's face from Super Monkey Ball. But, This is the diagram for that face.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-19_2_faceCutout.jpg)
The face is cut out here, but when I laid it on the monkey head I just didn't like how it looked. I eventually just tossed it and added my own mouth and eye features to the head. I claim artistic license.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-28_1_initialHead.jpg)
This is the first head sphere and the ears. However, I eventually decided I wanted it bigger, so later on you'll see a much bigger head sphere.
To make this sphere I actually had to use some complex math to figure out how to slice the orance slice shapes. See my How to Sew a Sphere page for details.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-28_2_goodEar.jpg)
I like this ear best. I could never get the stuffing to sit just right in the other ear, so the other ear isn't as good.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-06_blindDeafMonkey.jpg)
This is the newmuch largerhead. Here I am testing to see if the head comes down to the correct spots on my arms.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-07_1_tryingOnTheBody.jpg)
I initially intended to make the arms much lower on the body. Notice where the arm holes are right now. I eventually moved them higher because it just looked freaky having a neck that was the same height as the head.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-07_2_phallicBody.jpg)
I'm trying on the head. Ok, this looks somewhat phallic, but thankfully the final costume is much better.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-21_1_smooshyFace.jpg)
Originally I was shooting for having a stuffed face. But, it just wasn't possible to stuff it well enough while still having space for my own head in there. I just said "screw it" and added an internal sphere frame.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-22_2_faceWithMetalSupport.jpg)
It clearly looks much better with the fram.e
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-23_1_bodyAndShirtNoHead.jpg)
I put the shirt and arms on the costume. Notice that the shoulders are still about 6 inches below my shoulders. The top of those shoulders is where the head stops.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-23_2_bodyAndHeadInCrouchingPose.jpg)
With the head on, it really does create the illusion that my shoulders start where the costume shoulders are. Just from looking at the full costume it looks like a 5'4" person is wearing it. I'm rather happy about that.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-25_1_firstTryAtHandsCutOut.jpg)
There are the first set of hands before they were sewn together and stuffed.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-25_2_wholeSuitTogether.jpg)
Most of the costume is there now. This doesn't look too bad, but the hands just don't look good.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-28_1_oldHandsLoppedOff.jpg)
I lopped off the hands and designed some new ones.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-28_2_oldHandsLoppedOff.jpg)
You can continue the Super Monkey Ball adventure at building the monkey ball.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-16_simpleBeginnings.jpg)
All costumes start from simple beginnings. This is the head bag. It's where my head will go when inside the monkey head. I made a cylinder and stuffed it with cotton. Eventually I'll take the cotton out when this is attached to the rest of the head.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-19_1_faceDiagram.jpg)
I intially wanted to make a face that matched up with the monkey's face from Super Monkey Ball. But, This is the diagram for that face.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-19_2_faceCutout.jpg)
The face is cut out here, but when I laid it on the monkey head I just didn't like how it looked. I eventually just tossed it and added my own mouth and eye features to the head. I claim artistic license.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-28_1_initialHead.jpg)
This is the first head sphere and the ears. However, I eventually decided I wanted it bigger, so later on you'll see a much bigger head sphere.
To make this sphere I actually had to use some complex math to figure out how to slice the orance slice shapes. See my How to Sew a Sphere page for details.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-09-28_2_goodEar.jpg)
I like this ear best. I could never get the stuffing to sit just right in the other ear, so the other ear isn't as good.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-06_blindDeafMonkey.jpg)
This is the new
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-07_1_tryingOnTheBody.jpg)
I initially intended to make the arms much lower on the body. Notice where the arm holes are right now. I eventually moved them higher because it just looked freaky having a neck that was the same height as the head.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-07_2_phallicBody.jpg)
I'm trying on the head. Ok, this looks somewhat phallic, but thankfully the final costume is much better.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-21_1_smooshyFace.jpg)
Originally I was shooting for having a stuffed face. But, it just wasn't possible to stuff it well enough while still having space for my own head in there. I just said "screw it" and added an internal sphere frame.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-22_2_faceWithMetalSupport.jpg)
It clearly looks much better with the fram.e
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-23_1_bodyAndShirtNoHead.jpg)
I put the shirt and arms on the costume. Notice that the shoulders are still about 6 inches below my shoulders. The top of those shoulders is where the head stops.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-23_2_bodyAndHeadInCrouchingPose.jpg)
With the head on, it really does create the illusion that my shoulders start where the costume shoulders are. Just from looking at the full costume it looks like a 5'4" person is wearing it. I'm rather happy about that.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-25_1_firstTryAtHandsCutOut.jpg)
There are the first set of hands before they were sewn together and stuffed.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-25_2_wholeSuitTogether.jpg)
Most of the costume is there now. This doesn't look too bad, but the hands just don't look good.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-28_1_oldHandsLoppedOff.jpg)
I lopped off the hands and designed some new ones.
![](http://g42.org/projects/SuperMonkeyBall/monkey/2007-10-28_2_oldHandsLoppedOff.jpg)
You can continue the Super Monkey Ball adventure at building the monkey ball.
Version 5.1 last modified by Geoff Fortytwo on 11/07/2010 at 17:15
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