Replicating a Skull

Skully and his new hand. Look he is smiling...as always as the progress continues, I will keep taking pics and adding...until then kiddies...keep Creeping!
I like the added line up the center, have to keep that detail going throughout...
Side shot so that you can see the detail in the nose and eye bridge bone and socket and cheek.
Skull with first layer of papier mache on it - recipe here is 60% glue and 40% water. Don't want the glue to dry to fast and crack the first layer. Later I might add more glue to the mix. For the first layer I used TP paper so that I can lay out the details on the first coat.
Creating Skulls - I have 2 of the Skull on the right. The one on the left is the other covered in tin foil to protect it from what I am about to do to it. Once I had the foil tight against the model, I covered it all with scotch tape, something easy to remove after. Here I opened the jaws as I am going to make a ground breaker with it.

Today the weather is awesome...but yet again I find myself drawn indoors to make Skully Hands and Heads...weird...oh well a Haunters work is never done or never enough props...I will go out periodically to get a bit of sun on me...I don't want to look like a corpse...LOL

Well again today the weather has decided that it is still going to rain down on me...so after a quick trip to the store to get more supplies,I think I am ready to continue building..Shopping list consisted of Liquid Nails - Pool Noodles - Cotton Balls - Dry Lok - Styrofoam Adhesive - Liquid Latex...the regular haunter's grocery list..lol...so off to more prop building today..continue with more corpsing of my skully head.

Awesome Deals and Great Finds

As I am sitting here building up my blog, my house is getting a new face lift. New 2" insulation foam and siding. The best part is that the workers were telling me that they get an abundance of styrofoam from jobs they do and they throw it out. "Can you imagine"

Now the Awesome and Great deal about this is, they said that I can go to their shop and dumpster dive for all the foam I want...WOOT...nothing is better than FREE !! Lets see, how many tombstones do I want to add to my Cemetery!! LOL.

Weather is not the greatest, so it's an indoor prop building day... (Awww) (LOL)

Halloween 2010 Countdown

STOLLOWEEN - Papier Mache Props

Scott A. Stoll is a Grand Wizard when it comes to creating papier mache props for Halloween. Take a moment and explore his web site...Excellent work Scott keep it up, you inspire the HALLOWEEN in all of us..

Homemade Props

Here is the Cemetery Sign that I am working on....will add the completed pic when finished.




and here is where I am at so far with the signage....I still have the inside of the letters to glue back in, and then build the box around it, white and red lights to add..Red in the center so the "The Gates of Hell" is in red, the rest of the letters in white.




Tombstones made out of plywood will add final paint of grey and epitaphs give a protective coat and they are ready..




Papier Mache Spiked Demon Head to add to prop for Cemetery Entrance..

The Haunted Terminal

The Haunted Terminal is born...