MrGynawyn67
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Re: Movie-Version Mystique build
B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!! A plus job, you got guts gurl.
B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!! A plus job, you got guts gurl.
Movie-Version Mystique build **New completed pics added!**
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Lord Magneto
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Re: Movie-Version Mystique build
wow that is amazing. Great job
wow that is amazing. Great job
PrimoOptimoso
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That's the best execution of this costume I've seen - on par with the movie even - that's phenomenal.
That's the best execution of this costume I've seen - on par with the movie even - that's phenomenal.
Stevenisuseless
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It looked amazing.
It looked amazing.
Rider Kabuto
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Amazing job your husband is a lucky man. He got a nerd girl and crafty one at that.
Amazing job your husband is a lucky man. He got a nerd girl and crafty one at that.
Banner
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Did you set up templates to figure out where/how you wanted your scales to be applied ahead of time? I think your results turned out phenomenal!!
I've done quite a bit of SFX makeup work, but the shaving gel to remove PAX is new to me... thanks for the awesome tip! I can only imagine how hard it would have been to get that all off when the night was over. Did Hellboy one year for Halloween and I'm pretty sure I had red paint stuck in places I didn't know existed still the next day.
Did you set up templates to figure out where/how you wanted your scales to be applied ahead of time? I think your results turned out phenomenal!!
I've done quite a bit of SFX makeup work, but the shaving gel to remove PAX is new to me... thanks for the awesome tip! I can only imagine how hard it would have been to get that all off when the night was over. Did Hellboy one year for Halloween and I'm pretty sure I had red paint stuck in places I didn't know existed still the next day.
FieryRed
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Banner, I didn't use templates - I just figured out where I wanted all the different prosthetics and made a rough layout of how they should be shaped/sized based on just measuring myself with a measuring tape:
It was tricky getting everything right without being able to put them in place first but it worked out pretty well - I tried to err on the side of too large, so a few pieces ended up getting trimmed once I'd peeled them up but that was no big deal at all.
Your Hellboy was awesome!!!!
Banner, I didn't use templates - I just figured out where I wanted all the different prosthetics and made a rough layout of how they should be shaped/sized based on just measuring myself with a measuring tape:
It was tricky getting everything right without being able to put them in place first but it worked out pretty well - I tried to err on the side of too large, so a few pieces ended up getting trimmed once I'd peeled them up but that was no big deal at all.
Your Hellboy was awesome!!!!
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Hahaha how true. Costume turned out great! really nice work.:thumbsup
FieryRed
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Oh, I forgot to mention what I figured out for my feet! The solution to everything: duct tape! I slapped four or five layers on the bottoms of my feet and trimmed it so you couldn't see it from above at all. Lasted all day and walked around dirty/cold streets with no problems whatsoever. Great solution for barefoot cosplay characters!
Oh, I forgot to mention what I figured out for my feet! The solution to everything: duct tape! I slapped four or five layers on the bottoms of my feet and trimmed it so you couldn't see it from above at all. Lasted all day and walked around dirty/cold streets with no problems whatsoever. Great solution for barefoot cosplay characters!
Rider Kabuto
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Re: Movie-Version Mystique build
Lol thanks Red, I was wondering how you did it. If I ever do a hulk costume I will use your technique
Lol thanks Red, I was wondering how you did it. If I ever do a hulk costume I will use your technique
Banner
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Considering you had to trim some of the pieces, your edges in the pictures look really good! Getting colors just right is always hard (at least for me) when you're using a lot of PAX paint... all that powder really mutes down the tone, but yours turned out great!
I don't know if your yellow contacts were like mine I used for Hellboy (originally bought them for a Darth Maul makeup) but EVERYTHING is yellow... good way to simulate a hangover I guess without actually having one. :sick
Really want to get back into doing makeup after seeing all your (and others here on the site) great work from this Halloween!
Considering you had to trim some of the pieces, your edges in the pictures look really good! Getting colors just right is always hard (at least for me) when you're using a lot of PAX paint... all that powder really mutes down the tone, but yours turned out great!
I don't know if your yellow contacts were like mine I used for Hellboy (originally bought them for a Darth Maul makeup) but EVERYTHING is yellow... good way to simulate a hangover I guess without actually having one. :sick
Really want to get back into doing makeup after seeing all your (and others here on the site) great work from this Halloween!
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Marvelous!
Marvelous!
FieryRed
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One thing I really liked about the PAX is that I was able to paint the prosthetics and my skin with the exact same paint, so it made color matching so much easier than if I'd used like acrylic on the prosthetics and a separate body paint on my skin.
The powder does mute everything - I found that powdering the heck out of everything and then once it's fully dry patting it with a damp cloth and then immediately spraying it with hairspray helps bring back some of the color and still stay not too sticky. I wish I'd had more time to clean up the powder, I can still see it in some places, but we're always overly critical of our own work, aren't we?
Also I don't know what kind of powder you normally use but I found that regular ol' cornstarch worked wonderfully and it's super cheap - also since you inevitably end up breathing in a ton of it it's probably better than whatever chemicals they put in some of the commercial stuff!
One thing I really liked about the PAX is that I was able to paint the prosthetics and my skin with the exact same paint, so it made color matching so much easier than if I'd used like acrylic on the prosthetics and a separate body paint on my skin.
The powder does mute everything - I found that powdering the heck out of everything and then once it's fully dry patting it with a damp cloth and then immediately spraying it with hairspray helps bring back some of the color and still stay not too sticky. I wish I'd had more time to clean up the powder, I can still see it in some places, but we're always overly critical of our own work, aren't we?
Also I don't know what kind of powder you normally use but I found that regular ol' cornstarch worked wonderfully and it's super cheap - also since you inevitably end up breathing in a ton of it it's probably better than whatever chemicals they put in some of the commercial stuff!
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