QCVader
New Member
Hello fellow preds!
Last September, I started constructing my predator costume. It's certainly been a slow process. I've gained a lot of advice and construction tips from the forum. I've learned a lot!
I wanted to share my progress with the forum to encourage those with similar circumstances that constructing a pred costume can be accomplished wiith some time and creativity!
I don't have a huge budget, so I'm trying to construct the suit with the least amount of money possible. That said, I also want my suit to be as high quality and detailed as I can get within my resources.
MASK: I started with a rubies mask and followed the rubies mod threads. I used backer rods for dreads and coated them in plasti dip. The dread rings are made from PVC pipe and cut to resemble bone. For adornments, I added small strips of leather and beads and attached them randomly to some of the dreads.
BIO: I purchased a P1 bio from PTGreek (one helluva guy by the way...). I then follwed the bio painting tutorial. I choose a copper/bronze color. I wanted something different then the standard silver. I also added some corrosion to the bio using a pumice artist gel to add texture in some spots. When dried, I added some dark greens to resemble copper corrosion.
I really like the look and feel of the elder pred bio, so I took some liberties to pattern the bio after that. I also added tri-lazers, reflective lenses, and some elder adornments.
Here's pics of the final product:
Last September, I started constructing my predator costume. It's certainly been a slow process. I've gained a lot of advice and construction tips from the forum. I've learned a lot!
I wanted to share my progress with the forum to encourage those with similar circumstances that constructing a pred costume can be accomplished wiith some time and creativity!
I don't have a huge budget, so I'm trying to construct the suit with the least amount of money possible. That said, I also want my suit to be as high quality and detailed as I can get within my resources.
MASK: I started with a rubies mask and followed the rubies mod threads. I used backer rods for dreads and coated them in plasti dip. The dread rings are made from PVC pipe and cut to resemble bone. For adornments, I added small strips of leather and beads and attached them randomly to some of the dreads.
BIO: I purchased a P1 bio from PTGreek (one helluva guy by the way...). I then follwed the bio painting tutorial. I choose a copper/bronze color. I wanted something different then the standard silver. I also added some corrosion to the bio using a pumice artist gel to add texture in some spots. When dried, I added some dark greens to resemble copper corrosion.
I really like the look and feel of the elder pred bio, so I took some liberties to pattern the bio after that. I also added tri-lazers, reflective lenses, and some elder adornments.
Here's pics of the final product: