Mythosaur Skull

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I decided to make a giant mythosaur skull to dress up the house for Halloween.
This will be a 2.5D sculpture to give it some depth but I will still be able to hang it on a wall later.
I started with the basic shape cutout from pink foam.

And started carving in details and a basic shape to give some depth.

Once I got to the point I was satisfied, I hit the foam with a heat gun. This slightly melts the top layer to soften the details and also gives the foam a skin so it will take impact better.

Off to painting, dark brown for the base, carefully getting into all the crevices, followed by a with top coat and then a medium brown wash to age it and sealed it all in with a satin clear coat. I could go further but have to get onto the next project. I may revisit the paint if I have time and airbrush some shadows and dry brush some highlights.

The last thing I want to do is backlight around the eyes with some leds.

 

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Looks good

 

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It is amazing how the camera can distort the image. Here is another pic that shows it laying flat.

 

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I added a light box tonight made from some scrap acrylic sheet I had. I taped it to the back with some foil tape and painted the back of the light box white to reflect most of the light through the eyes and prevent most of the light bleed around the edges. It runs off a cell phone battery charging pack.

 

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Finished prop at Halloween.