Arkham scarecrow mask

[L DIABLO]

well first let me start off by saying this is my first attempt at anything of this nature , in no way am i trying to use it as an excuse , with that being said hope you like my thread , i tried to make this mask as authentic as possible , i tried to put myself in the characters shoes per say.


TOOLS USED:

The base of the mask is made of a gold peak bottle ( center section)

i then took a heat gun and went crazy with it focusing on the shape of the scare crow face , and sculpting it as i see fit , this is what i ended with.

then i roughly drew where the eyes where located and where the stitching would end up , once i liked the look i cut out the mouth and eyes

the material i choose for the mask itself is a canvas type material , like what is used for carhart clothing ( very strong )

it looked too crisp and clean for my liking so i took some matte black spray paint to give it a dirty look , i also aged the material with some rough sand paper.

this is what i ended up with im very happy with the outcome

i dont have a maniquin head so i got an old mask and stuffed it with bags and proped it to start the fabric work.

then i threw the canvas on the mask and started to sculpt the material before i permanently glued it down.

here is what i ended up with after gluing it down (rought look)

then i cut out the eyes making sure to give myself enough fabric to roll behind the eye sockets to give it a clean look.

next i cut out the mouth , kindof looks like the oogie boogie man from the night mare before Christmas at this stage.

next up is the stitching for the mouth , i decided to use some pull chord which is very sturdy and the thickness i desired ,

the chord looked way too clean for a dirty scare crow so i misted some spray paint on the chord and went around wiping anything dirty with the chord and i ended up with this comparison.

the tool i used to make the holes for the heavy stitching its a metal scribe tool , be careful it is very sharp , i had to use this as the material and plastic is very hard to penetrate.

here is the mouth stitching finished it took me an hour and a half to do the stitching , as i had to make the hole , widen it with a screw then thread it in , be careful not to stab your hand as i did.:facepalm

the devil is in the details they say so i decided to give it actual tear damage before stitching the face , i am using a tallon razor for the tearing

here is the under eye stitching using my pick tool

here is the eye finished , the same technique was used for the middle of the face.

up next i wanted to blacken out the eyes and mouth so i looked around the house and used a black tarp material ( the same material they use on fences in construction jobs)

here are the eyes finished

for the mouth i used the same canvas material but spray painted matte black it gave it the perfect look

for the finishing touches i decided to do a heavy rough looking stitch for the back of the head.although it is going to be hidden under a hood

and here it is as it sits now

 

[L DIABLO]

update, what can i use for the filters on th mouth any ideas?

 

[HauntedKnight]

I found one I liked recently through amazon. Just look for a 'respirator'. They are as cheap as 10 bucks.

 

[RFZero]

damn..really nice job with the stitching

 

[Ratzenfumel]

Are you going to make the rest of the outfit or just the head? Looks awsome by the way.

 

[bhodie]

Well, I would say for the filters on the mouth; an old spray paint mask canister. Or look into just purchasing the replacment filters. Spray paint them silver, then dry brush some black. However, I am not sure how much those filter replacments run or what your budget is.

 

[L DIABLO]

Are you going to make the rest of the outfit or just the head? Looks awsome by the way.

as of now i needed something real quick for a halloween party on saturday as for the hood i will eventually finish the rest of the outfit.

 

[TB1181]

Great start! Can't wait to see the whole thing when you get it completed.