Introduction: Dilbert Costume
Office having a halloween party? This one's for you.
You will need
1. Dark slacks
2. White button up shirt
3. Constructions paper, pink, red, black.
4. Some old glasses frames, preferably plastic
5. A piece of string
6. Some paper glue.
7. A couple pens.
Step 1: Make the Mask
The mask is made by cutting the construction paper into the approximate pattern below. Leave the eyes for later. The sides wrap around the back of your head, and can be sized with tape before gluing. I found that lining the head band area with thin cardboard gave it a little more durability.
once you have the size right and the mask is glued into a ring, glue your eye glasses to the front. Elmers glue worked for me, but I had some plastic glasses frames.
Cut out a tear drop shape for the nose and affix to the glasses.
Now cut out the eye holes.
Step 2: The Tie
I toyed with wire in an actual tie, but a paper tie really got the curled up look right, and was easy to wear. To create the tie cut out the shapes below. For the stripes, cut a bunch of strips of the contrasting color and glue them on the tie overlapping out the sides. When the glue is dry, cut off the excess.
To tie the tie on, I glued a loop of cardboard to the top of the tie, and ran a piece of string through the loop.
Step 3: Getting Dressed
Put on the pants with a belt.
Tuck the shirt into the pants. The shirt should puff out a bit. If you are lucky enough to need to, wear a sweater under the shirt to get the puff just right.
For a final touch, put two pens in the shirt pocket.
Just one problem, how to eat the Halloween candy when Dilbert has no mouth.
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25 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
Awesome! I love it so much.
15 years ago on Introduction
dood. dilbert is like the most random awesome guy ever! Great costume shirt,clothing 4/5, BUT!! your mask lacks awesomeness!!! i give your mask a 1/5. ill give you a 3/5 score. but man, if you get a good mask, that will be easily a 5 :-D good idea tho, im gona google for a dilbert mask lol.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
see here for cool mask http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinbot/82040232/
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
I was inspired by this posting to create this: http://myjunk.com/family/images/clip_image001a.jpg did not know how it would turn out so I did not do step by step photos... but it is made from 1inch foam, felt and spray adhesive... messy but effective!
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
I finally did an instructable for this costume! check it out https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Dilbert-Costume-Just-Glue-Foam-Felt/ and vote for me if you like it!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
That is an awesome mask. It made me laugh out loud, and you don't want to do that in a cubicle office.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
please pleas do a step by step instructable. Mask is wonderful!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Yeah, I'd make it shorter, but the color looks awesome... If you were making it out of craft foam (or that blue plastic insulation from Lowe's), I'd make the eyes out of a layer or two of stretched $1 Walmart pantyhose, but you'd probably want a wire frame that was oversized on the inside to hold the hosiery... Love these minimalistic (but maximum benefit) costumes!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I concede. That mask is pretty darn cool.
11 years ago on Introduction
So simple yet so... amazing!
11 years ago on Introduction
for the tie why not find a red tie w/ black stripes and get some wire. make the angle with the wires and attached them to the tie. done
12 years ago on Introduction
Seeing this made my day! Thanks!
13 years ago on Introduction
Investor - I'm looking to invest in the dogbert hedge fund. Can you show me how it works?
Dogbert - I take your money and use math to turn it into my money
Investor - Isn't that illegal
(Dinosaur costume person whacks him in the head)
Investor - I don't remember the last few minutes
Dogbert - I was saying that the dogbert hedge fund will earn you %520 annually.
fix'd
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
you can tell i stay on forums lots
13 years ago on Introduction
the tie points down?
13 years ago on Introduction
Great Fun! Way to go
14 years ago on Introduction
Nice, but you should make the glasses white and no eyes
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
A good idea to achieve this would be to use a materieal something like the veil on a wedding dress, it's white, but you can see through it, making it look more like Dilbert... :)
15 years ago on Introduction
haha, thats pretty good. The only thing is Dilbert doesnt have pupils
15 years ago on Introduction
i decided to be dilbert for halloween it only took me about an hour or so to do it except my face is kinda white, because i didnt have construction paper so i used printer paper, im trying the costume right now.. Thank you, i love the dilbert comics, plus it was a pretty easy instructable..