Halloween costume - Graveyard Slavic Demon
In Slavic mythology, the graveyard demon was a terrifying creature haunting those who came to pay their respects to their deceased loved ones. It was said to dig up graves, steal the belongings of the dead, and even take their body parts.
The SFX makeup for this project was entirely made from scratch. All prosthetics — including the stomach, breasts, and face — were first sculpted, molded, cast in silicone, hand-painted, and finally applied by me. I completed the entire process alone, without any assistants; the application itself took around six hours.
For this project, I also developed my own custom formula for a body dirt paste. After testing several store-bought products that didn’t meet my standards, I experimented with various mixtures, reformulating them until I achieved the desired texture and appearance.
The entire costume was created using secondhand clothing and leftover materials from previous projects. Each piece was cut, sewn, dyed, and aged to resemble a tattered collection of rags — as if gathered from the decaying bodies found in an ancient graveyard
Comments