Hey all,
Updated http://www.tomspinadesigns.com with pics of the latest restoration project - a foam latex "Evil Ash" mask which was used in Army of Darkness.
Each project is a unique challenge and this one was no different. The mask was extremely dry and inflexible and one half of his jaw was caved in (with his ear permanently flaring out). Additionally, one eye was badly damaged, there was a tooth missing and the lots of other little bits of damage on his nose, lower teeth and other eye, etc.
To further complicate matters, the piece had dried around a styrofoam head and someone had stuffed the jaw section with plaster bandages (which likely contributed to the condition of the caved-in jaw... as the plaster likely sucked away moisture).
The client (a private collector) wanted the piece restored to a more displayable condition and also wanted eyes created to complete the piece as part of a lifesized display.
Pics below show the piece before, after and during the restoration. I did what I could to "salvage" as much of the caved-in area as possible... carefully removing it from the plaster below and then reassembling the useable pieces once I'd sealed the plaster (to prevent further drying) and build up the jaw with layers of foam.
The eyes were hand painted and created in latex, so they could be squeezed in through the eye holes (as there was no access to the inside of the mask for glass eyes).
More info and pics of this and other projects can be seen in our galleries: Movie Prop Restorations and Custom Mannequin Movie Prop Displays
Thanks and enjoy the pics
Tom
Updated http://www.tomspinadesigns.com with pics of the latest restoration project - a foam latex "Evil Ash" mask which was used in Army of Darkness.
Each project is a unique challenge and this one was no different. The mask was extremely dry and inflexible and one half of his jaw was caved in (with his ear permanently flaring out). Additionally, one eye was badly damaged, there was a tooth missing and the lots of other little bits of damage on his nose, lower teeth and other eye, etc.
To further complicate matters, the piece had dried around a styrofoam head and someone had stuffed the jaw section with plaster bandages (which likely contributed to the condition of the caved-in jaw... as the plaster likely sucked away moisture).
The client (a private collector) wanted the piece restored to a more displayable condition and also wanted eyes created to complete the piece as part of a lifesized display.
Pics below show the piece before, after and during the restoration. I did what I could to "salvage" as much of the caved-in area as possible... carefully removing it from the plaster below and then reassembling the useable pieces once I'd sealed the plaster (to prevent further drying) and build up the jaw with layers of foam.
The eyes were hand painted and created in latex, so they could be squeezed in through the eye holes (as there was no access to the inside of the mask for glass eyes).
More info and pics of this and other projects can be seen in our galleries: Movie Prop Restorations and Custom Mannequin Movie Prop Displays
Thanks and enjoy the pics
Tom
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