2020 Halloween Costume Contest — Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums

Those We Don't Speak Of- The Village

AAnderson — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:20:26 +0000

Those We Don't Speak Of. This costume was a request from my 14 year old son last Halloween. The Village is one of his favorite "scary" movies. The hog face is a combination of plastic canvas, furniture foam, nylon and latex. I tried my hardest to learn some monster-making skills real fast. The claws and spikes are irrigation tubing. (Not knowing of better methods at the time.) I think the end result was just what he had pictured and was a big hit everywhere he went. And to boot, we had a little snowfall that made for some great pictures.

Flying Monkey Dog Costume

creatorofthings — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:27:43 +0000

Hi my name is Gigi (short for Gossip Girl).

Costume made by my human mom. Our family did a unique twist to Wizard of Oz this year.
Wings - more gargoyle inspired. - Made from Cardboard, Duct tape and paper mache.
Hat and hair - Cardboard, paper mache and wool.
Overshirt - Polar fleece with handpainted drawing based on original films designs on the flying monkeys.

Entering for fun and because...who doesn't love a pup in costume?! VERY amatuer creator just here to learn more.

Slimer from Ghostbusters

Jesse Spellen — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:08:29 +0000

I went a little beyond the stereotypical Ghostbuster costume and decided to make the best character in the movie. Made this little guy with foam and rubber. I carved the foam on a Trautman carver and the smaller details were carved using a dremel. A little paint was added. The teeth were sculpted from plumbing epoxy, then carved and painted. I wanted Slimer to have little bubbly appearance so I heated the rubber surface to achieve the desired appearance on the skin. The entire costume also glows. The addition of the phosphorescent paint also gave Slimer his glossy appearance. I always try and create costumes using found and or reused materials as much as I can. The high density foam was collected from scraps at local shops (some of the foam that I used was from old yoga blocks and a foam step block) and glued together. The paint and rubber was found on Craigslist.

mental health demons latex prosthetic application

kollectivebykellyodell — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:42:02 +0000

hey
this is my 3rd entry for this competition
this design was inspired by my model suzi and mental health battles. such as when she feels trapped mentally and even held down by her own "demons"
or she even specifically designed it felt like she was screaming from the inside or being held down.
due to it being a personal project budget was an issue so I used latex pieces to aid with that issue. it was my 2nd ever made pull over mask too. so I know it has allot of faults. but I am still proud of this piece.
I ibfact watched some videos on here that also helped me paint the skin tone.
here are some BTS and final images
pro images were by horrify

Spawn Costume/cosplay

Steven Geary — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 13:45:17 +0000

Here is the Spawn cosplay I made! I don't have any outdoor shots of it outside but I did take some blue screen shots to make transparencies of it for editing. One of the raw shots is included. This costume was built, painted, sewn, and assembled by me. I have build progress in my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/omegashrine_cosplay/ and facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omegashrine.Cosplay. I made the suit using similar methods taught from Stan Winston school
Higher resolution images can be seen here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FEGj5dDCnCc93xM0gt2c2-dpn2EGLG2d/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jyQnnjNQkFBiTJ4N0fGnQL6GcfSxXHuT/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WpDSOVFf0OZeCZ2yw5S2QOVMA4eKQXiv/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCHgcOuV5oqnXQrLDTa7D9qHKO_qkm3A/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjSsZ01MLFanaqODr1SLF8zZZiVvIR3y/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kCDhika330PxVDWVFnmQS_enwGilPznO/view?usp=sharing

Dementor with articulating arm extensions

mrgray — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:02:41 +0000

I made this dementor costume for my daughter. The arm extensions are built on an aluminum frame and have articulated fingers that are controlled via lines hooked to her own, hidden fingers. The skin around the armature is silicone.

Here's a video of the fingers being tested: https://streamable.com/ekqda8

Meet the Harvester

HENRIvisualartist — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:33:27 +0000

This is my new and fully selfmade Halloween costume. I got inspired by the classic movie monsters of the early days and always wanted to create my own version of an authentic scarecrow with lightup eyes. It took me over 28 hours to create it from scratch. I manily used cheap materials such as a primitive 1$ mask from a toyshop sale, 3$ bicycle headlights, fake fingernails as teeth, a pair of broken sunglasses and 4$ polyester gloves. What I started with were a few quick skechtes I made during work in my office and then carefully started with the hat, then the mask and finally continued with the rest of the clothing. The most fun part was to age the fabrics and to paint the hat. Allover costs were about 150$ only for the used material.

The best thing about my costume is the hidden light-switch in my right glove that I could press when ever I wanted to turn on the lights in the eyes! That freaked people really out when they saw me standing still at the corner of our street. I then lifted my head and started running towards them...sooo much fun seeing them run for it and screaming!

I hope you like it too.

Please feel free to check out my other stuff on facebook and instagram with #HENRIvisualartist

Armored Alien

Noah Lillywhite — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:15:03 +0000

For the armor of the alien I used EVA foam. It was my first time using it so I it took me some time and failed attempts to figure out how to work with the material. For the alien feet, I used some old shoes which I then built the foam onto. I used probably 20 cans of plasti-dip on the armor and I tried to get in as good of an amount of detail as I could.

I started working in late September and only had so much time before Halloween, and with school taking up most of the day, I didn’t really have much time. I was originally going to sculpt an alien head, but my sculpt broke because the WED clay was too heavy on the foam. I had to re-sculpt it and by the time I was done, it was around 2 days before Halloween. I would have kept working on the sculpt if I had more time, but I didn’t so I got to work on a two piece mold. I was very glad and relieved that the mold worked out okay, because it was my first time making a successful two part mold. All of my several previous attempts have failed and thanks to a Stan Winston course, I can now properly do it. I then applied a layer of latex, and then I poured in some flex foam to keep its shape. I had less that a day after school to paint it, and the next day it was Halloween.

This was quite an intensive and time consuming project, but was also a great learning experience for me. Glad I even have the opportunity to be a part of the costume contest.

The Mandalorian (Beskar!)

Nigelchuaa — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:26:07 +0000

Finished this just in time. The goal with this project was to do as much by myself as possible, the 3D models, printing, moulding, casting, sewing the flightsuit, and painting! Only parts outsourced was the leather bandolier and metal accessories. The Child is a silicone cast that I made and painted, with epoxy cast hand painted eyes. (based off a digital sculpt by a friend of mine) He’s even got a servo in his neck connected to an arduino so he can look around!
Video summary of the build here! https://youtu.be/kSoO_J5W0Do

Dark Crystal Garthim

Kate Daley — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:47:40 +0000

My submmission for the SWSCA Halloween Contest is a Garthim from the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.

Video of the build/photoshoot (costume footage starts at 5:22 - https://youtu.be/RVHoSsHgTa4?t=322

The costume is almost all Worbla's Black Art (WBA) over L200 foam because that is primarily what we had in excess. It took nearly 10 Jumbo sheets of Worbla to complete the suit! There were a lot of air bubbles between the Worbla and L200 which was PERFECT for creating the bumps and texturing on the Garthim shell. The Worbla was primed with 2 coats of black India Ink.

Some of the under shell (such as the plastron, side shells, and shoulders) are straight L200 that have been sealed with Flexbond and 2 coats of black India Ink to make them nice and shiny! Then they were airbrushed with gold, magenta, and more black ink to give them an irridescent look.

The lower legs are 3 different sizes of pipe insulation, carved, heat sealed, and coated in Flexbond and ink. The L200 and WBA ended up being really fragile on the lower leg assemblies so it had to be reinforced with Worbla's Mesh Art, Wonderflex, and then covered in expanding foam to give it texture and MORE Black Worbla.

The shells all hook onto a PVC pipe rig that straps to my back with a series of straps and elastics. Although not as bad as the original fibreglass Garthim costumes from the 1982 film, which weighed in excess of 70lbs, this still weighed A LOT.

The pants (which are hidden beneath the legs) are covered in little tassels we made from unravelling jute cord and gluing them all over the pants. The fringe along the edge of the shell pieces is crepe wool, straightened and attcached to strips of tape that were glued in place.

Thanks for checking it out everyone!

My instagram is https://www.instagram.com/daleykreations/

* 2020 Halloween Costume Contest Winner Announcement *

Chris Ellerby — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:15:11 +0000

Many thanks to all who entered our Halloween Costume Contest! Your costumes were truly spectacular this year and it was wonderful to see you all getting into the Halloween spirit in spite of the pandemic.

It goes without saying that we're big fans of big monsters here at Stan Winston School. So perhaps this year's winning Halloween Costume had an unfair advantage. But when the "King of the Monsters" comes knocking on your door on All Hallows' Eve, you had better give him the biggest treat you have or risk being disintegrated by his atomic breath!

Therefore, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our pleasure to present the 2020 Halloween Costume Contest winner, KaijuKrys for his walkaround Godzilla suit!

Along with his submission, KaijuKrys wrote, "This Godzilla suit was handmade by scratch using various foam fabrication methods found in the Stan Winston School Kaiju suit making course. The head was sculpted out of WED clay and cast in latex over fiberglass under skeleton forms. There’s a built-in fan inside at the base of the neck which blows in fresh air and there’s an opening behind his tongue which lets the heat coming off my body rise up and out like a chimney effect. I can last about 45 minutes inside the suit before feeling like passing out haha."

We're so happy that our online courses helped you make your epic Godzilla suit a reality, KaijuKrys. We hope you enjoy the Grand Prize sponsored by our friends at Distortions Unlimited!

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Choice 2

Headless Helga Costume - $1,150.00 value!

International Winner

Headless Helga Costume - $1,150.00 value!

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Honorable Mentions (in order of most votes)

Dark Crystal Garthim by Kate Daley
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/7955/dark-crystal-garthim

Armored Alien by Noah Lillywhite
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/8029/armored-alien

Krampus costume by misterhalloween1975
https://stanwinstonschool.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/7872/this-is-my-krampus-costume

Abaddon by Vlad Taupesh and Josef Rarach
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/7954/abaddon

Freddy. Nancy. And the In-Between. by Sfxchristina
https://stanwinstonschool.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/8025/freddy-nancy-and-the-in-between

Davey Jones by Kirill Kirillov
https://stanwinstonschool.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/7915/davey-jones

Little Red Riding Hood by Jeffery Taylor
https://stanwinstonschool.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/7891/little-red-riding-hood

The Bride of Frankenstein/ The Bride's Revenge by Ashley Bosworth
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/7924/the-bride-of-frankenstein-the-brides-revenge

Scarecrow Costume by Cory Kellerson
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/8012/scarecrow-costume

Medieval horror: The heretic king (character concept) by Ellen
https://forums.stanwinstonschool.com/discussion/8000/medieval-horror-the-heretic-king-character-concept

- Team SWSCA

Little Red Riding Hood

Jeffery Taylor — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:54:20 +0000

Our families take on the fairytale “little red riding hood”

Makeup effects from Jeffery Taylor of Infected FX.

We sculpted and applied the old aged silicone makeup and the werewolf foam latex makeup / hair.

Murder Hornet

Jeffery Taylor — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:02:24 +0000

My take on the Murder Hornets plaguing the US!

Makeup FX by Jeffery Taylor of Infected FX.
I sculpted and ran these pieces in foam latex. This was a self application for one of my Halloween costumes.

Happy Halloween!!

* The 2020 Halloween Costume Contest Has Ended *

Chris Ellerby — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 09:45:55 +0000

The 2020 Halloween Costume Contest is now closed for entries.

The winning entry will be announced on Tuesday, November 10th, so stay tuned!

Thank you all for sharing your creations with our community here at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts Forums.

Please click the "Like" button on your favorite contest entries. We take the community's reaction into consideration during the judging process. Let your voices be heard!

/Chris

Ratchet and Clank

007SNEVEN — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 06:38:11 +0000

I asked my kid what he wanted to be for Halloween and he said Ratchet and Clank. I knew it was going to be a challenge to get done in a month, but I have picked up some tricks working in my Garage and was up for a challenge. My friend told me about you guys and the contest, so I'd thought I'd submit. Thanks

Childs Lion Mask - Unique Twist on WOZ

creatorofthings — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:39:31 +0000

Hello.
Entering the mask for my sons Lion Costume for this years Halloween.
The mask was made by myself from a cardboard box, duct tape and paper mache. I made a mash of paper and glue to build up areas on the head. I did not use a template or pattern, just made by viewing images of Lions hence the angles are off, and of course as I am a complete amatuer.
Painted first layer of color with white, then layered with oranges, browns and tried to add detail.
Approximate working time on the mask was about 3 hours, however with drying times included it took about 5 days.

Body suit was NOT made by me. Just the mask.
Thank you!

Halloween Dragon

Kent Nelson — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:21:29 +0000

I've been working on this dragon for over a year. I followed the techniques from Stan Winston School with Ted Haines working with foam. I built the wooden frame, covered it with foam, and used latex and rubber cement paint. I hope to use this for a no-budget film in the Spring.

https://youtu.be/bvJ3KF6t-Tk

Taking it for a test drive.
Hey, there are legs sticking out! That's my son driving it.

Demon Costume

N3XU5 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 02:47:38 +0000

A demon costume I made! The horns were made entirely by me. The makeup was the main part of the look, and entirely my own. The outfit was a closet find. The fangs were made from thermoplastic. The turtle neck was meant to cover as much as possible to avoid excessive makeup, and I chose not to blend makeup all the way to my neck or ears to avoid staining the shirt or wig.

Cyberpunk Armor

N3XU5 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 02:34:38 +0000

Some cyberpunk armor made for my brother's Halloween costume. Posted to my father's youtube channel, but I made a lot of it.

https://youtu.be/monqRFTbEyI

Plenty of detail in the video/description!

Cyberpunk UV Costume

N3XU5 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 02:26:56 +0000

A cyberpunk costume for Halloween this year! UV LED strips (60 LEDs/m, unsure of total on costume) glued to a clear raincoat, powered by a 12v portable battery, light up the costume. The armor is made from foam, spray painted black with neon acrylic detailing, glued to a plain black T-shirt. An Adafruit Flora board and 19 sewable Neopixels were also added to the armor, but not powered for any of the pictures (just the UV lighting looks cooler). Blacklight eyeshadow/glitter, lashes, and temporary hair dye finish off the look.

Black lagoon inspired swamp man

Devon Beauwein — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 02:17:41 +0000

Not the greatest one here. But not bad for paper and playdoh

Halloween costume demogorgon

goingMAPESshit — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:55:14 +0000

Sad Clown by Alani Smith

AlaniS — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:54:41 +0000

I am a 17-year-old artist who loves to explore different art realms. This is my first time experimenting and practicing with SFX Makeup. This past month of October encouraged me to try out 13 different looks on myself and I had so much fun creating this look. It is a sad, depressed clown. In this as well as my other looks I've made use of toilet paper, cotton balls, and liquid latex for the base of the look. The bottom of the mouth and jaw area are completely hand-formed and my face was relaxed in the photo.

Halloween costume pinhead hellraiser

goingMAPESshit — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:53:17 +0000

pandora box made by me as well as the bald cap and pins costume was thrift store finds,binder clips, belts, and some of my own clothes

Halloween costume Maurice

goingMAPESshit — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:50:33 +0000

Infected Soldier by Alani Smith

AlaniS — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:50:18 +0000

I am a 17-year-old artist who loves to explore different art realms. This is my first time experimenting and practicing with SFX Makeup. I've tried 13 different looks on myself for the 13 nights of Halloween and this was one of my favorites. It is an infected war soldier.

Surgical Patient by Alani Smith

AlaniS — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:46:18 +0000

I am a 17-year-old artist who loves to explore different art realms. This is my first time experimenting and practicing with SFX Makeup. This past month of October motivated me to try out 13 different looks on myself and I landed on this one. It is a conscious surgical patient with inspiration from the Pinhead costume. In this look I've made use of toilet paper and liquid latex for the base of the look.

Demon of fate

Clownboy1 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:25:32 +0000

I’m new to dc make up why not give it a shot.

I used

plastic pellets for the fangs
store bought horns
eyeshadow
Black and Gray Mehron
Ben nye Scar-wax
Merhon stage blood

Ears from spirit Halloween

Dapper Doctor

WillKnoll Knoll — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:38:49 +0000

Last year we went Zombie, this year we went Plague Doctor. Granted, kind of an obvious choice, but I spent the spring learning leathercraft so this was a fun extension of that. My son and I spent Halloween night wandering the streets of our neighborhood just staring at anyone who talked to us and then continuing on our stroll. It was fantastically creepy fun!

All costume parts were made in-house except for the gloves.
Original Hat, mask, and bag are designs by Dieselpunk.ro.
Cane topper design came from Thingiverse, printed here in resin.

The vials on the hat are filled with glow pigments, blood (fake), and other liquids.
The jars on the belt had cloudy water, various creepy crawlies, and some tiny glow sticks to give them an ominous look at night.

Unfortunately, we didn't get a great picture of both of us, but the one we did get tells the story pretty well.

The Count Von Count

Begona F. martin — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:57:20 +0000

My Count Von Count costume from Sesame Street. Made and worn by me. Please have a look at the video to see how the jaw moves (and also for a laugh).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJU72mO6s6E