jimmydellamorte
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(I've posted this before but it was my first post ever and turned out shyte so I decided to repost it properly.)
So for Halloween '10 I wanted to be Simon Dark based on the DC comic book created by Steve Niles (Writer) and Scott Hampton (Artist):
He is a really freaking cool looking character... The plot however and his backstory, kinda dorky.
I mean it's kickass he's basically a Frankenstein's monster and all, and that he looks so awesome... But a plot about how he was created by a Satanic cult to be a Neo type martyr and how the cult's master plan involves demon possessed bars of soap that turns Gotham City of all places into a zombie infested field of chaos?
I dunno.
But did I mention the character looks really, really kickass?
So...
My fiancé is a big SFX enthusiast--HUGE Savini and KNB and Dick Smith fan--and wanted to sculpt it herself. Took two days of work with oil based plastelline clay:
and then I molded it with ultracal backed with ultracal soaked burlap for strength.
Afterwards, I did a latex pour/pull slush cast style that turned out looking wickedly sweet:
Then it went back to Jenna who painted in the little details like the lines where the stitching will be, the eyes and the mouth:
She then cut out the eyes, which took forever because we casted this thing THICK, and stitched the little details.
Then, she distressed it a bit and stitched/glued a wig onto the thing and voila!
Beautiful piece of artwork.
Wish I documented the process more thoroughly and with a better camera, but we were rushing too hardcore to meet our H-Ween deadline.
I put together the costume and added my overseer's direction while Jenna worked on this amazing mask and even with such a close call of a deadline (we finished it the NIGHT before October 31st), it turned out amazing.
In fact, turned out good enough that creator of the comic Steve Niles opted to purchase one- which is now in his personal collection.
As far as anything else...
The costume consisted of a Freddy Stripe Allison long sleeve, TRIPP NYC trench coat, black Dickies pants with black Chuck Taylor shoes and Damascus (Dexter) gloves.
Here is a "movie poster" with the full costume:
And here he sits now:
On the shelf next to my next project, Dollface (well, after I finish my Evil Dead chainsaw), all beat up from a great Halloween.
Everyone that saw the mask loved it!
So for Halloween '10 I wanted to be Simon Dark based on the DC comic book created by Steve Niles (Writer) and Scott Hampton (Artist):
![simon_dark_project_by_deadheadhorror-d3grbnx.jpg](http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/139/5/8/simon_dark_project_by_deadheadhorror-d3grbnx.jpg)
He is a really freaking cool looking character... The plot however and his backstory, kinda dorky.
I mean it's kickass he's basically a Frankenstein's monster and all, and that he looks so awesome... But a plot about how he was created by a Satanic cult to be a Neo type martyr and how the cult's master plan involves demon possessed bars of soap that turns Gotham City of all places into a zombie infested field of chaos?
I dunno.
But did I mention the character looks really, really kickass?
![1213_simondark3.jpg](http://michaelmay.us/07blog/images/1213_simondark3.jpg)
So...
My fiancé is a big SFX enthusiast--HUGE Savini and KNB and Dick Smith fan--and wanted to sculpt it herself. Took two days of work with oil based plastelline clay:
![simon_dark_mask_sculpt_by_jen_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkk1.jpg](http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/140/c/9/simon_dark_mask_sculpt_by_jen_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkk1.jpg)
and then I molded it with ultracal backed with ultracal soaked burlap for strength.
Afterwards, I did a latex pour/pull slush cast style that turned out looking wickedly sweet:
![simon_dark_mask_cast_by_me_by_deadheadhorror-d3grklm.jpg](http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/140/a/7/simon_dark_mask_cast_by_me_by_deadheadhorror-d3grklm.jpg)
Then it went back to Jenna who painted in the little details like the lines where the stitching will be, the eyes and the mouth:
![simon_dark_mask_cast_painted_by_deadheadhorror-d3grknf.jpg](http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/140/8/c/simon_dark_mask_cast_painted_by_deadheadhorror-d3grknf.jpg)
She then cut out the eyes, which took forever because we casted this thing THICK, and stitched the little details.
Then, she distressed it a bit and stitched/glued a wig onto the thing and voila!
![simon_dark_mask_complete_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkra.jpg](http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/140/d/a/simon_dark_mask_complete_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkra.jpg)
Beautiful piece of artwork.
Wish I documented the process more thoroughly and with a better camera, but we were rushing too hardcore to meet our H-Ween deadline.
I put together the costume and added my overseer's direction while Jenna worked on this amazing mask and even with such a close call of a deadline (we finished it the NIGHT before October 31st), it turned out amazing.
In fact, turned out good enough that creator of the comic Steve Niles opted to purchase one- which is now in his personal collection.
As far as anything else...
The costume consisted of a Freddy Stripe Allison long sleeve, TRIPP NYC trench coat, black Dickies pants with black Chuck Taylor shoes and Damascus (Dexter) gloves.
Here is a "movie poster" with the full costume:
![simon_dark_costume_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkt9.jpg](http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/140/c/9/simon_dark_costume_by_deadheadhorror-d3grkt9.jpg)
And here he sits now:
![simon_and_dollface_by_deadheadhorror-d3gt5c2.jpg](http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/140/a/e/simon_and_dollface_by_deadheadhorror-d3gt5c2.jpg)
On the shelf next to my next project, Dollface (well, after I finish my Evil Dead chainsaw), all beat up from a great Halloween.
Everyone that saw the mask loved it!