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Re: Digitigrade stilt feet questions
To my knowledge, there are not many off-the-shelf parts specifically made for digitigrade stilts. There are companies that make/sell full stilts, often with some customization for fit. If you are looking to make your own, it's advisable, for safety reasons, to use reliable, sturdy, and durable materials. This generally… -
Re: How to make Digitigrade stilts
Hi Lyric, Your best bet may be to take one of the popular digitigrade stilt tutorials and adapt it over time (and possible through a few prototype iterations) to get the look (and performance) you are after. Some actors and stunt performers train a great deal to be able to perform in some of the less stable digitigrade… -
Digitigrade/Werewolf Stilt Plans?
Hi everyone. I was wondering if any of you might know where I can find good sets of digitigrade stilt plans. I'm currently working with the ones featured here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Werewolf-Stilts-digitigrade-legs/ but I'd like other options for personal projects like xenomorph and Pumpkinhead costumes. While… -
Albino Wendigo - Complete with Digitigrade Stilts, Antlers, and Glowing Eyes!
My initial idea was to create a happy little faun. I may have steered off course just a tad. I chose to take the more monstrous route and depict my wendigo as a bipedal, elk-like creature. Many Native American tribes see albino animals as sacred, and to kill one is to curse yourself with rotten luck. Coming across this… -
Re: Velociraptor Feet
Hi Anna, This is known as a digitigrade foot, where the creature walks on its toes with an elevated heel. So what you need are a set of digitigrade stilts. Here is an instructable on how to make them: http://www.instructables.com/id/Werewolf-Stilts-digitigrade-legs/ The cosplay community uses this type of stilt very… -
The Moa - HELP!
Hello! My name is Hannah White, and I'm currently a senior enrolled at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. I am in a bit of a tricky situation and any help that could be provided, or any resources I could be directed to would be wonderful. Right now I'm working on my capstone as a Digital Media Communications… -
Re: Reverse Stilts
That's a solid looking pair of digitigrade stilts you've made there, very nice work! /Chris -
Re: What would you like to learn from the Stan Winston School?
The bouble-triple parallellagram! Or, the way you can manipulate a puppet head, the way it turns and angles. Or Stilts for digitigrade werewolves/aliens/other Or Snarl mechanisms for jaw reactive masks! -
Werewolf Transformation Practical Effects?
Hi! I'm putting together an upcoming series and a few scenes will involves me quite literally turning into a werewolf. I'm wanting to know where to go to create these props; the key pieces are the snout pushing forward and the feet lengthening into a digitigrade shape. I have zero clue where to begin, please help! Thank… -
Khajiit in Elven Armour - cosplay contest
My first cosplay Armour build taking a little over two months to create. From foam and thermoplastics, some sewing of the pleather skirt and tail, all patterns I did myself from in game character images. The stilts I'm most proud of as the give her great height and longer digitigrade shaped legs. Also the face painting I… -
Re: Fiberglass Casting Tape - a Strong Alternative to Plaster Bandages
Theoretically, yes, but the main reason I made this discussion so that you knew that you could use it in place of plaster bandages to create the mother mold, but if you want to use it to make fiberglass armor plates, I won't stop you. I will however, if you want to use them to cast supports for digitigrade stilts, I have… -
MOTHMAN
Hello everybody,My name is Lisa and this is my interpretation of the Moth(wo)man.The origin of this creature is an north american legend: In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a humanoid monster (half human, half moth) with glowing red eyes and capable to fly, reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area in the 60s. I… -
Re: Large Feet / Oversized Boots
I've made a couple of stilts although mine are more geared towards the digitigrade stance. Most of my observations on the making have been from the Underworld series and also from chatting to the creator of the WETA stilts Kim Graham. Depending on how much motion you want - and the motion is the ability to squat down an… -
Heroes and Villains- Alpha Deathclaw (94% finished)
I'm Caitlin Gonzalez (Yeah its me again) and this is my unfinished Alpha Deathclaw from Fallout 4, ultimate terror of the wasteland. I am 16 as of july 19th and I've been making this bad boy since December 27th. Hes about 10 feet tall and long and 3 feet wide. Made from various upholstery, insulation, eva, and spray foams… -
Khorne Beastmen
I have built a Beastmen costume for a friend for live-action role-playing. Based on the Khorne beastmen from warhammer. The mask is made of thermoplastic material and was modeled on a plaster head and then molded.The fur is fake fur, the horns are carved from foam and painted. The hood is made of leather, teeth are made of… -
Alien Queen Cosplay
Hello. This is my Alien Queen cosplay I built last year, and it's the second cosplay I have ever built. All parts were handcrafted by me, including the digitegrade stilts. The jaw can be opened with my own movement and the tail is also flexible. I had a lot of fun making it and even more wearing it. Video and photos below,… -
Re: Werewolf Transformation
Hi Eddie. I have wanted to make a werewolf movie - however I prefer to see my werewolves combining the best of both worlds.. rather than the worst (yes there are some good werewolves tales.. consider Sir Marrok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisclavret) I'd see the transformation as not a disjointed popping and painful… -
Unicorn creature work in progress...
I'm currently working on a bipedal unicorn creature thing for a cosplay/convention outfit. Two weeks left to get things finished! I'm following the Ted Haines muscle suit fabrication rebroadcast, which is saving my life. Since these pictures were taken, the head was mounted onto a cycle helmet, so the performer has more… -
Progress
by Paul Dipastina · · Home› Muscle Suit Fabrication with Ted Haines› Homework - Muscle Suit Fabrication with Ted HainesSuit Concept So I did a bit of work going into this to figure out what I wanted the monster to look like and collect reference images. I'll break it down into parts. Prologue: Matriarch Concept The original monster I built during the Kaiju class (Matriarch) was a two person monstrosity based on the Gorilla Wolf… -
Demon Hunter Cosplay for Contest
Hello! My name is Hunter aka Vraskaa Cosplay and this is the Demon hunter cosplay I made this year. I made digigrade stilts from scratch with 2x4, metal bars, bungee cords, and old shoes. Made the demon body parts with 4, 6, and 8mm eva foam with liquid latex textures over the top. The green is dyed and painted PETG with…