Love the concept! I can’t help you with how to go about it, which is why I haven’t said anything yet, but upon reading what UrbanKunoichi said about the nbeck area…you definitely need something, and I think a neck corset/collar with all sorts of elegant madness coming off it would rock. Something creepy-elegant to accentuate the horns a bit. I’m not sure if I’m wording it well, but something like this. Maybe subsituting the feathers for more papier mache horn-like things to mkae it seem more part of the demon rather than a peice of clothing…with ribbons and more gems all over it…I dunno. Just an idea you might be able to tie into the chest peice.
Can’t wait to see what you do with it, in any case. Your Halloween costumes have always impressed me… I wish I had your dedication and skill with makeup and costuming. Have fun!
I have a feeling some sort of peacock style extrusions would look good. I love the sketch though, it’s…spectacular!
Seriously though, I think using a rubber swimming cap will give you a good base. You could use thin twigs to form the basis for the papier mache, it works.
I love the hangy-down jewels, with muskrat silver (cures lycanthropy) in them, no doubt…
Yeah, I definitely need a collar or something. I’m just undecided on what kind of design I want on it.
I sort of like the idea of the horns starting near the cheeks rather than the more common area around the temples - mostly because I’m not really looking to look ‘pretty’… but I’ll see. Funny thing about making masks, for me, is that I usually start out with one idea and end up with something else entirely.
Right now, I’m thinking gloves. I want neat gloves on her, or claws, or whatever, and I can’t figure out how on earth I can do something like that. I mean, fingers are so flexible. I can’t just glue stuff to them the way I can do my cheeks and brow.
Maybe you should get/make those “claw rings” - I don’t know what they’re called… it goes over your finger and looks like a claw… umm, similar to the one in your painting of Hehsebamon. It makes me think of crab shells… you should definitely try something like that.
Or get a pair of neat gloves and glue fake nails to them =P (joking… that would look terrible if done improperly)
I’m clueless about the mask itself, though. Maybe you could make sort of a hat (similar to one the swimmers wear) and attach horns and other devil stuff to it?
I think the idea of the horns coming from the cheekbones is a cool idea, duno how your going to keep it attached to your cheeks withouht some strap, maybey incorporate some kind of mask into it so you can use the straps, somthing smaller than this
anyway you would need somthing to connect it to your face which is why I suggested latex.
For the gloves… get some sholder length gloves… and glue on realistic nails… I once made a cg image for a fashion magazine of a woman with gloves that became part of her body, dont have it anymore, but it looked really cool…
The cheekbone horns are very original, it is just that it would be more difficult to balance them. Perhaps the base of the horns could be larger so the horns have more support. As far as the gloves, I think you should get shoulder length film noir style gloves or biker gloves (with the holes where fingers protrude) and glue gems to them. Perhaps you could henna tattoo paterns to your fingers, it would look absolutely gorgeous. Instead of making fake nails perhaps your could just paint yours and still have the leathery jewel studded biker style gloves on your arms. All of this has really inspired me to do some artwork. I really want to work hard on my Spectacular entry but I want to work on a fabulous halloween costume instead (although I have more than 70 hours worth of homework every week). Well, good luck with your costume! I am sure it will turn out great. And a swimming cap would be a pretty decent base.
Hmm… that’s cool, I had the same idea about the horns, since there’s a good natural slope there allready. Unifies the features pretty well. You’ll have trouble with those weird tears(:curious: how’s my spelling?) on your cheeks. But you can paint with silicone stuff I’ve read, then it will fold along with your expressions. Otherwise it might tear. Otherwise looks like you could pull it off. Very good concept.
Really nice design Linda! I love the gems and the idea of having things dangling from the horns. Really creative idea. I’m looking forward to seeing you make this!
I like the corset idea, I’m looking forward to seeing some sketches of that.
Ooooooh… I love the decorative approach to your demon horns!!! Awesome how they kinda emerge from the cheekbone area (and that exposed jaw muscle… brilliantly grotesque!). Can’t wait to see more! Sorry I can’t be of any help with the actual construction. All I can do is cheer you on.
I dunno if anyone posted it yet, cause I hardly have time to read the entire thread… but you should build your horns on top of a frame of netting, and I would first make a plaster copy of you head to build on, might be a bit expensive to make it, but you can use that every year… I used to do musicals and I’ve always been kinda involved with the costumes and for head pieces they usually make a rubber or cloth hat on which the metal frame is put, I would take cloth, though you might have trouble taking out all the edgy parts of the metal (no problem there with rubber bands), though it’s better for your skin, isn’t as heavy and it’s very thin… Problem with horns that run over the back of your head is that it will easily fall back if you don’t strap it over your head… so I would make a cloth band that can be tightened…
Btw sewing is dead easy, the only thing you have to watch out for is that the seams are the same everywhere and that you don’t pull the cloth in funy ways…
My uncle is a (great) fashion designer, if you have any questions about the design or creation of the dress, I can always ask him to take a look, he’ll be thrilled to help, he’s one of those guys that does it for the art instead of the money and truely loves is job… Don’t take too much of his attention though, he has to make my ichabod crane jacket
Btw your idea is very good, it’s what I had in mind when I said succubus, I didnt realise it’s a complete prostitute demon. But I definitelly can’t wait to see it finished! This is gonna be good… It’s gonna be a laugh next year when you realise, that you’ll have to top it again…
Btw, just got 3 of your paintings from DeviantArt… they’re simply superb! I love them, going to buy frames tonight!
Oh yeah for the fingers, I liked that idea of D-NA, I’ve got one of those finger harnasses
Apart from the fact that it’s very heavy, and I’m afraid it would slide down my finger, though it’s a perfect fit, it’s very easy to move your finger in it… and… it would do serious damage if I threw it at someone…
I haven’t seen anyone mention this, and I haven’t tried it personally, but it seems like it might be a technique you could use.
Instead of puting your papier mache over wire, sculpt ordinary styrofoam into the shape you want and put the mache over that. Then, when the papier mache is completely hardened, use gasoline to disolve the styrofoam out, leaving just the light papier mache exterior (and without any sharp metal underwire to deal with!).
It might turn out to be more laboreous than the headpiece. How about a ihigh collar in back and up front a daft V shape down to half your sternum, another converging band downwards on your torso mayb in back it could be wider and below a lot of drapery. I think that’s quite controllable too.
I wish I could paint in colour! I’d show the idea.
Looking great so far. Love last years costume too!
Inspired me to do more elaborate things for Haloween, though not greatly celebrated here, at least where I am, this would make it much more interesting.
Keep it coming cant wait to see the outcome. Shall look stunning, I’m sure.
creating them out of a wire frame and then covering in basic papier mache (flower and water paste works fine) then building up and adding detail with the compost out of a package mache, works great. Check out the attached pict. I simply then had a piece of yarn that when across the top of my head and a piece that fit snuggly around the sides to connect it. I added a small pad, to make it more comfortable and to keep the yarn from shifting. Making a whole helmet will be even easier. I also used basic sculpting clay that doesn’t need to be fired/cooked to harden and put a clear coat over it when I was done. Of course, I wish I had time to make them more intricate, but there’s always this year! I too need to decide upon my costume and get going…oh one more thing that can work well for adding light texture… great stuff, foam in a can. You can find it at hardware stores, it’s for filling in between the gaps when setting a door frame… works great!
-bryan
I’ve been looking around, and it seems to be true. They were the ones to introduce the JAck O’Lanterns, originally made from turnips. Fun story in there.
Apparently it’s the feast of Samhain, lord of Darkness/the dead/ underworld. Celtic druids worshipped this deity, and celebrated he transience of their ancestors on this day and warded opf evil spirits to ensure a good new year. All Hallows eve was shifted to the same date and hence it’s called Halloween. But it’s actually ‘the Feast of Samhain’, the day of the dead.
Interesting stuff, apparently there are still druids at work btw. Pretty weird.
Just an idea you might be able to tie into the chest peice.
