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Deformed human creature bust
Here is one of my favorite sculptures that I worked on for a year. I call him “Pain” because he looks like he should be in a lot of it! It’s quarter scale and in Monster Clay. Mostly made him for learning how to create the forms and textures I liked. It has been resculpted at least 4-5 times to get to a point I felt proud enough of the effort to mold it. These are all the angles of it, as well as the painting I did on a copy at a makeup fx convention. Hope you all like it!
Re: Breaking Shin Bone and Achilles Tendon
OK, mi amigo, you got the right reaction from me. Which is great for you but I woke up at 430 in the AM and was hoping to read til I was tired again...... thanks. And as they always say, "Break a leg!"Mike McCoy said:I made a bleeding leg prop for an Achilles tendon slice for an upcoming project. As well as a breaking shin bone prop (link below to Instagram video). Both silicone and foam filled.
Re: Hippie Predator Suit Build
Omg! All your learning and hard work paid off! You did an incredible job. Really cool! Love the process and your end result.
Re: Hippie Predator Suit Build
I also wanted to post some photos of the eyes and how they look since the outdoor photos made that area look dark and harder to see the eyes in some, but for closeup shots they look stunning.
The contact lenses really pull the full look together for the face to blend to the mask and add that predator realism.
The contact lenses really pull the full look together for the face to blend to the mask and add that predator realism.
Whoa, Sandworms! You h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶'̶e̶m̶ love 'em, right?
Inspiration: Tim Burton's Beetlejuice // Spirit Halloween's Prop Design
Size: ~4' 5" tall and +10' (when all three pieces are touching, larger when spaced apart)
After seeing Spirit Halloween's smaller, ground breaker sandworm design - I figured I could build something bigger for my kids' "Trunk or Treat" at school. The prior year, I decided to build a 10X size human skull, but wanted something even bigger this year (which was foolish... given this was only my second time working with foam).
To prep for the build, I probably watched Tim Martin's Styrofoam Prop Making workshop 3... 4... maybe even 5 times to get the confidence to start.
It all started with a lot of graph paper, planning, and attempting to acquire enough 12"x12"x18" blocks of foam. From there, I blocked out my creature using Great Stuff foam spray and bamboo skewers to hold the blocks together. Once everything was blocked out - I drew some general outlines and got to chopping (hand saw), shaping (hotwire), and carving (rasps and razor blades).
The only non-foam block/board elements were the foam clay used around the eyes and teeth, as well as to make the tongue; and then the epoxy eyes, which I poured because I could not find the exact size I wanted for a reasonable price.
Around the base of the three sections I used more Great Stuff to buildup "dirt" and then artificial grass to cover up the plywood bases.
The sandworm was a HUGE hit at both "Trunk or Treat" and on Halloween!
My favorite thing about it is probably the fact that it is semi-load bearing... as my 10 year-old sat on the mid-section for a family photo op.
Size: ~4' 5" tall and +10' (when all three pieces are touching, larger when spaced apart)
After seeing Spirit Halloween's smaller, ground breaker sandworm design - I figured I could build something bigger for my kids' "Trunk or Treat" at school. The prior year, I decided to build a 10X size human skull, but wanted something even bigger this year (which was foolish... given this was only my second time working with foam).
To prep for the build, I probably watched Tim Martin's Styrofoam Prop Making workshop 3... 4... maybe even 5 times to get the confidence to start.
It all started with a lot of graph paper, planning, and attempting to acquire enough 12"x12"x18" blocks of foam. From there, I blocked out my creature using Great Stuff foam spray and bamboo skewers to hold the blocks together. Once everything was blocked out - I drew some general outlines and got to chopping (hand saw), shaping (hotwire), and carving (rasps and razor blades).
The only non-foam block/board elements were the foam clay used around the eyes and teeth, as well as to make the tongue; and then the epoxy eyes, which I poured because I could not find the exact size I wanted for a reasonable price.
Around the base of the three sections I used more Great Stuff to buildup "dirt" and then artificial grass to cover up the plywood bases.
The sandworm was a HUGE hit at both "Trunk or Treat" and on Halloween!
My favorite thing about it is probably the fact that it is semi-load bearing... as my 10 year-old sat on the mid-section for a family photo op.
The sunflower - Needlefelted stop motion puppet
This sunflower man is based off of a dream I had and I wanted to capture the liminality and surrealism of it in this animation.
The set is an MDF base with chicken wire to build up the hill. It was then covered with a needlefelted backdrop which was also wet felted to create a textured effect.
The figure has an internal wire armature which is covered in felt, and has been trimmed and had detailing added.
Video available here:
https://youtu.be/qBy3R2jxCuU
The set is an MDF base with chicken wire to build up the hill. It was then covered with a needlefelted backdrop which was also wet felted to create a textured effect.
The figure has an internal wire armature which is covered in felt, and has been trimmed and had detailing added.
Video available here:
https://youtu.be/qBy3R2jxCuURe: Life sized leopard emerged from painting illusion.
That's incredible! The illusion is seamless
