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turns a cheap $8.00 plastic skeleton into this
horrifying rotting corpse. Neat! |
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First I cut out all the "extra" plastic to make the skelly look more like a
human instead of a mutated alien. Then, a little tip that I got from TS
books, (great books - buy them!!) I got out some of those white stretchy
cobwebs and CUT them into little sections. The reason I cut them is because
if you try to tear them, they get real stringy, and if you cut them, they
separate nice and loosely. Then I got a small dish and filled it with latex
paint (a little trick I learned on MOM) instead of the usual and highly
expensive liquid latex! Then I dipped the small pieces of cobweb into it
and totally soaked it. After I pulled it out and it was done dripping, I
stretched it and put it on the skeleton body. I continued with this until I
achieved a desired effect. Then, WAIT! I would let it dry about 3 days
before the next step - AT LEAST!
Then, I did bust out the liquid latex (only used a small amount) and smeared
some on over top of the "flesh" parts) This gives a glossy surface for the
finish to go over creating a wet and disgusting look!!
Finally, probably the easiest and most rewarding part of the project was the
finishing. The ONLY thing I used was a small amount of Mahogony (I think
that was the color) wood finish. No airbrushing, no detail painting! I
just slapped the first coat on (literally slapped - you should see my
basement floor!) then put a few more dabs on the "MEATY" parts, and that was
IT!! Let dry for about 3 days and you got a real cheap corpse! For an even
grosser effect - I didn't do this on mine - spray some gloss enamel over it
and then some more wood stain - REALLY WET AND SICK look!
A few other pointers - If you look closely at my pics, I left the top arm
bone on, but took the lower arm bone off. Yea I know, real technical - HA!
To make the lower arm, I combined some other people's ideas and made them all
work together. I made a wire armature - very quickly, not detailed - based
off a medical book. Then I used a combination of paper and masking tape
built up to form the bones and rotting fingers and knuckles. I then just
corpsed it like mentioned above. This helped tremendously, because in an
arm, there are two bones, not one in your lower arm - the attention to detail
really stood out and I highly recommend that step. OR, for a quicker
alternative, you could just cut out the middle section of the lower arm and
masking tape it up.
Finally for the skull...Now I must admit, I did cheat a bit with it, but
lets call it time management!! A while ago I purchased a pretty realistic
foam filled latex skull and I decided that I wanted something similar to
corpse. So, not using any common sense, I first thought of making a clay
replica and making a mold. Then, I got smart and decided to just use the
bought skull to make a mold.
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This is just the bought version of the foam filled latex skull that I
casted. I chose this instead of a
bucky skull because it isn't near as
detailed, doesn't have any undercuts,
has a flat bottom, and still looks
pretty cool. |
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Here
you can see the first layer of
silicone on the face. Before
this was applied, I put a light layer
of handsoap on the face to make it
easier to take off. The red is
where the clay divider was. It
is about 1/2 in. thick. |
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The second layer is plaster that is poured and smeared over the silicone. This will allow the silicone to hold its shape while making a mold. |
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Here is the first layer on the back of the skull after the clay divider is removed (the red should have been on the last pic as well, I guess I got lazy.)
It is silicone just like I put on the
front. The next step, (no pic) is
to just put the plaster on the back
like I did to the front. Separate the
two halves, let dry fully, reconnect,
and squirt about 3/4 full of great
stuff. |
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This is just a picture of the foam I used
(Great Stuff) and a picture of the finished product. |
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Just another shot of the unpainted finished skull ready for the corpsification process or anything else your sick and twisted heart desires!! |
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I sat the skull down (it had a flat bottom) on a piece of plywood and secured
it with some hot glue. Then I smeared liquid hand soap over the whole skull
lightly with a brush. Then I made a piece of clay that was about 2 inches
high and 1/2 in thick and made a divider wall to split the front half from
the back half. Then, sticking with my penny pinching methods, I bought 4
tubes of home repair 100% SILICONE caulking. I
then smeared that into every nook and cranny until
it was about 1/2 in thick all the way around.
Then I put plaster of paris over top of
that. there is an excellent and MUCH more
helpful how to on www.vilethings.com
check it out!
Next I removed the clay divider and repeated the
process on the other side. When dry, I had 2
separate pieces that, when put together, formed a
skull mold. Buy some great stuff foam, spray
it in and let it dry. Pull the 2 halves
apart and you got a realistic looking skull that's
ready for the corpsing process. And really cheap,
I might add!! |
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