Stronglikebear
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A few months ago, I asked for advice on altering a store-bought Halloween mask to resemble the Joker's sliced off face. That didn't pan out, but in the time since I've discovered that making my own mask isn't as daunting as originally thought. This thread will chronicle my attempts to make the mask as well as the rest of the costume (although that's just a matter of finding clothes and props, most of which I already have). Let's get started.
I sculpted the mask last night, and I'm applying the liquid latex right now. I have some doubts that it's going to be big enough for my face, but for a first try, I feel like I've learned quite a bit.
One hour in: very rough, and much too small for my face. The eye holes were too oblong and the whole thing looked a little more like Owlman than Joker.
Two hours in: this was when the clay started giving me trouble. See, I didn't do enough research as to what kind of clay I should get, and I figured that it would take 3 days to harden, like it said on the package. Silly me. It didn't want to stick to itself at all and I had to fight it to get to this stage. Still, it was coming together.
??? hours in: I forget how long I worked on it, but I quit around 2:30 in the morning and went to bed. When I woke up, it had completely dried, and I practically tore my hair out to get some more work done on it. It was by this point that I decided I wasn't going to get the sculpt perfect, and I should start casting.
Casting: And here we are. I've got the first three layers down, using Ben Nye liquid latex and acrylic paint for color. Once I've got five red layers, I'll do another five white ones, and then I'll figure out how to paint details.
I sculpted the mask last night, and I'm applying the liquid latex right now. I have some doubts that it's going to be big enough for my face, but for a first try, I feel like I've learned quite a bit.
One hour in: very rough, and much too small for my face. The eye holes were too oblong and the whole thing looked a little more like Owlman than Joker.
Two hours in: this was when the clay started giving me trouble. See, I didn't do enough research as to what kind of clay I should get, and I figured that it would take 3 days to harden, like it said on the package. Silly me. It didn't want to stick to itself at all and I had to fight it to get to this stage. Still, it was coming together.
??? hours in: I forget how long I worked on it, but I quit around 2:30 in the morning and went to bed. When I woke up, it had completely dried, and I practically tore my hair out to get some more work done on it. It was by this point that I decided I wasn't going to get the sculpt perfect, and I should start casting.
Casting: And here we are. I've got the first three layers down, using Ben Nye liquid latex and acrylic paint for color. Once I've got five red layers, I'll do another five white ones, and then I'll figure out how to paint details.
