The Druid
The Druid (aka D&D meets Jim Henson)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCmxbx4IsrG/?igsh=NGhicnlsZDJkcWMz
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC4ycDPKLls/?igsh=cWZzaWRyYmtjbXNt
Prosthetics (design, sculpture, moulds, run and application) by myself Begoña Fernández Martín @bbsfx
Application assistant: Mollie Rodgers @mollierodgers_mua
Model: Jason Ludwig @sifuludwig
Teeth: @fangsfx
Contact lenses: @cantorbarnard
Costume & props: Begoña Fernández Martín @bbsfx
What an amazing and happy weekend this TPE2024 was! This is a character I've been wanting to do for a few years now. The original inspiration was one of my favourite illustrations from the great Brom, contact lenses, and the final design was an older Druid character.
I sculpted the head and facial prosthetics on a plaster lifecast of the model in @chavantclay medium NPS clay. I floated off the face, and transferred the head onto a @neillsmaterials head armature, to mould the cowl separately and right away, without having to make a resin-cast copy.
Both cowl & face were run in deadened PlatsilGel 25, pre-painted with punched hair to add to the older look (a mixture of yak hair, kanekalon and human beard hair from the model). The horns were moulded separately and run in Gun Foam, with big neodymium magnets attached to them (and the cowl), for a quick and easy application, without having to make a skull cap (for the comfort of the model).
The costume was made using a mixture of fabrics, including synthetic leather, suedette, gauze fabric, recycled Faux fur (from winter hats from a charity shop!), and waxed leather thread. The cane was made by combining 3 Halloween staffs, joining them and sculpting all over them using worbla and foam clay. The sign was made out of plywood.
The application took about 3.5-4 hours.
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