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Re: TMNT's Leatherhead
Thank you Chris. I couldn't have done it without the Stan Winston School of character arts. I mean, I could have, but it wouldn't have looked as good.
The tutorials that helped me the most were Shannon Shea's Garage Monsters series, and Steve Wang's creature mask painting.
I took the lessons Shannon gave about building a puppet out of foam, cotton balls, and latex then applied it to making a costume.
If the TReX head lesson had been around at the time I would have sprayed glue over the foam to seal it before coating it with latex. I did not know that trick and the foam soaked in a gallons of liquid latex.
Another tutorial that really helped me was the first I ordered. That was Steve Wang's. The way he painted Gill man was an inspiration. The lessons on motteling made a huge difference in the realism of the costume.
My only regret was I did not use thinned rubber cement to apply the paint. I was worried about the health side effects of the thinner and my garage having bad air circulation. So I just used water thinned acrylic paint. It looked great but did not flex with the costume. All the areas that rubbed the paint flacked off.
An alternative I wish I knew at the time was to tent the liquid latex with the acrylics and thin that down with water. Then the paint would bond and flex with the costume. I used that on my following costumes.
I coated the body of the lizardman in a flexible gloss coat but that only helped a little.
Live and learn.
The tutorials that helped me the most were Shannon Shea's Garage Monsters series, and Steve Wang's creature mask painting.
I took the lessons Shannon gave about building a puppet out of foam, cotton balls, and latex then applied it to making a costume.
If the TReX head lesson had been around at the time I would have sprayed glue over the foam to seal it before coating it with latex. I did not know that trick and the foam soaked in a gallons of liquid latex.
Another tutorial that really helped me was the first I ordered. That was Steve Wang's. The way he painted Gill man was an inspiration. The lessons on motteling made a huge difference in the realism of the costume.
My only regret was I did not use thinned rubber cement to apply the paint. I was worried about the health side effects of the thinner and my garage having bad air circulation. So I just used water thinned acrylic paint. It looked great but did not flex with the costume. All the areas that rubbed the paint flacked off.
An alternative I wish I knew at the time was to tent the liquid latex with the acrylics and thin that down with water. Then the paint would bond and flex with the costume. I used that on my following costumes.
I coated the body of the lizardman in a flexible gloss coat but that only helped a little.
Live and learn.
Re: TMNT's Leatherhead
Exciting stuff! Your previous costume turned out great, so I can only imagine this one will be even more awesome. Can't wait to see what you do!
/Chris
/Chris
Psycho mask from Borderlands 3
Hey, I'd like to share a prop mask of a Psycho from video game Borderlands 3 I made a few years ago. It was sculpted by me with monster clay, mold in silicone and slush cast using urethane resin. All was left was to paint it using an airbrush and then a lot of handpaiting to look like it was pulled straight.
from the game.
To make it more accurate I installed some small blue LED lights behind see through mesh in the eyes and added some elastic straps to make the mask wearable.
Project by me (TentacleCreations) on instagram and fb and TentacleMakes on twitter
from the game.
To make it more accurate I installed some small blue LED lights behind see through mesh in the eyes and added some elastic straps to make the mask wearable.
Project by me (TentacleCreations) on instagram and fb and TentacleMakes on twitter
"Outsider" original character
Hey! I'd like to share a project I made for my sfx school diploma! This is Outsider, a murderous yet highly developed entity from a different galaxy.
I used many techniques in this project. I made a head and teeth cast on my model. Had to sculpt fake teeth, a front mask and a caul. This was my first time making fake teeth and a sillicone prostethic mask. The caul was made out of urethane resin and it acts like a helmet but it registers as a part of the organic mask.
The armor is just to highlight the sfx make up here and tie the character all togheter. It is made out of eva foam with RGB led lights programmed via an arduino pro trinket so the lights has a "breathing" animation.
The big black claws are actually made out of plastic "teeth" for decorating pumpkins.
I had a lot of fun making this project, I had to design it, plan everything and then finally make it!
Project by me (TentacleCreations) on instagram and fb and TentacleMakes on twitter
Photos by SandyGraphycos on instagram
Model - Glorfxedian on instagram
Project for this diploma was made for International College Dziewulscy
and here a quick video of the creepy teeth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDFkq2W9Wk0
I used many techniques in this project. I made a head and teeth cast on my model. Had to sculpt fake teeth, a front mask and a caul. This was my first time making fake teeth and a sillicone prostethic mask. The caul was made out of urethane resin and it acts like a helmet but it registers as a part of the organic mask.
The armor is just to highlight the sfx make up here and tie the character all togheter. It is made out of eva foam with RGB led lights programmed via an arduino pro trinket so the lights has a "breathing" animation.
The big black claws are actually made out of plastic "teeth" for decorating pumpkins.
I had a lot of fun making this project, I had to design it, plan everything and then finally make it!
Project by me (TentacleCreations) on instagram and fb and TentacleMakes on twitter
Photos by SandyGraphycos on instagram
Model - Glorfxedian on instagram
Project for this diploma was made for International College Dziewulscy
and here a quick video of the creepy teeth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDFkq2W9Wk0The Mutant - character silicone prosthetic
The Mutant - A disgusting creature based on horror icons like The Thing, SLiTHER and The Blob.
This character makeup was done by me as my final SFX Diploma at Międzynarodowe Studium Dziewulskich. It was done with sculpted silicone prosthetics and garage-made inflatable plastic suit (special thanks to SWSCA and Bill Bryan for amazing lessons on plastic monster fabrication).
Design, Creation, Application: Kajetan Wójcik (ig: @czart_zly)
Application Assistant: Aleksandra Maksimczuk
Model: Benedykt Tyszkiewicz
Photos: Michał Sobociński
Diploma Supervision: Michał Zabielski
Application Timelapse:
https://youtu.be/RHNmYq-iqDo
Photos:
This character makeup was done by me as my final SFX Diploma at Międzynarodowe Studium Dziewulskich. It was done with sculpted silicone prosthetics and garage-made inflatable plastic suit (special thanks to SWSCA and Bill Bryan for amazing lessons on plastic monster fabrication).
Design, Creation, Application: Kajetan Wójcik (ig: @czart_zly)
Application Assistant: Aleksandra Maksimczuk
Model: Benedykt Tyszkiewicz
Photos: Michał Sobociński
Diploma Supervision: Michał Zabielski
Application Timelapse:
https://youtu.be/RHNmYq-iqDoPhotos:
Re: Character Design Collab 'Gary the Debt Collector'
That's excellent! I like how dynamic it is while still being anatomically correct.
Spider Head The Thing
Here’s another submission this time a Lifesize Norris Spider-head from the original John Carpenters Movie The Thing.
Traditionally sculpted in wed clay and cast in
Pu Resin features custom acrylic eyes and applied hair.
Traditionally sculpted in wed clay and cast in
Pu Resin features custom acrylic eyes and applied hair.
Conan the Terminator
My idea for this work comes from a funny crossover. What if Conan was a Terminator??
Cast in pu resin , synthetic hair, pendant and fangs made in polymer clay, leather headdress with metal rivets.
Thank you!
Cast in pu resin , synthetic hair, pendant and fangs made in polymer clay, leather headdress with metal rivets.
Thank you!
Sara78
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