What is Foam Core?

[steven_aderholt]

Could anyone like to a brief desciption about what Foam Core is and

how its used?, YES, Im a newbie, so try to spare the eye rolls

please. Thanks!

[stephen_bay]

It's a piece of foam sandwiched between two sheets of paper. It comes in sheets like cardboard. I use various different sizes of foamcore as reflectors or to block the light.

[brooks short]

And because the core is foam, it's lighter, stifer and thicker than cardboard.

 

There's also a similar product called Gator-Foam. It's full of.....stiffer foam and has a paper covering but also very light. Gator foam is much sturdier than foam-core, won't bend corners easily and is available in thicker and larger sizes. You could build furniture out of Gator-Foam.

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[patrick_viebey___orlando__]

If you've ever been to a science fair, it's what they use for their 'presentations'.

 

Also makes a handy, cheap and disposable reflector for photography...

 

You can buy it in any office supply store (look for the presentation stuff)....

[scott_walton2]

As the above have stated, foamcore is a great reflector and is easily found in office stores, craft and art stores. If you need very large pieces, they make different thickness, the thickest is called Gator Foam.

[savas_kyprianides]

It also comes in black, which can be useful.