The Amazing Spider-Man Mask

[Tom Walker]

I know there are already a few amazing spider-man masks and costumes floating around the forum but i wanted to try and make a more economical and efficient mask i.e. no puff paint honeycombs you can read about a few of the tests i did before hand in this thread http://www.therpf.com/f24/amazing-spider-man-costume-material-156684/

so i went with the stretchy mesh idea (£5 a meter) attached to red 4 way stretch lycra (£3.99 a meter).

i have still used black glossy 3d paint for the web lines, however this takes nowhere near as long as doing the honeycombs. to do the web lines i made a stencil that i could see through the mesh while i applied the 3d paint.

once everything had dried i stitched all the layers of material together using a (stretchy) zig zag stitch on a sewing machine.

So far this project has cost me £16.04, not too bad for a low budget project

below are some pictures of my process so far. constructive criticism is welcome

 

[Tom Walker]

A bit of an update... Continuing with the web lines please ignore the ruffled neck haven't got a zip on it yet so i had to hold it together with my hand

 

[Tom Walker]

Still doing the web lines, but i've now made the eye frames

I used 3mm black acrylic (i know the actual frames are metallic blue but i'm working to a budget and it's pretty damn close) cut and sanded with a dremel, then sanded some more and finally polished. I then heated them in the oven so i could bend them to shape.

The eyes are only pinned on in the picture so they will look a lot more fitted once i get the lenses in and glue them on.

Would love to here what you guys think of it so far

 

[drknotter]

Looking great! I kinda like how it looks more like a fabric, and less like a shiny basketball texture like when people do the puff paint method. The weblines look spot on, too!

 

[SampleName]

I like it a lot!

 

[Tom Walker]

Looking great! I kinda like how it looks more like a fabric, and less like a shiny basketball texture like when people do the puff paint method. The weblines look spot on, too!

Thanks yeah i like the fabric look as well, and it takes a fraction of the time of applying puff paint too

I like it a lot!

Thanks a lot

 

[Tom Walker]

Better shot of the lenses, bit more polishing needed i think :lol far from perfect but not bad for hand made

 

[Equinox]

Looks cool! Pretty ingenious method for the mask. The lenses look awesome as well! Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

 

[Tom Walker]

Looks cool! Pretty ingenious method for the mask. The lenses look awesome as well! Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Thanks shouldn't be too long until its finished now, just ordered some magnets for the eyes

Also a quick update on the lenses... Made them using a gold honeycomb mesh sticker i got off eBay and some tinted film, total cost for the lenses and frames £5 :lol

I think they look pretty damn close to the film, let me know what you all think

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask (Now With More Lenses)

BIG UPDATE!!!

Almost there now, got the magnets for the eyes in the post today a little more retouching of the web lines is still needed.

Having an issue with the eyes fogging up :unsure I’m thinking of drilling some small holes in the lenses (just around the frames so they’re not noticeable), any suggestions with this would be helpful.

Also I’d definitely recommend these honeycomb stickers to anyone making lenses, they look so good and they're so cheap

Anyway let me know what you all think of my progress, enjoy :lol

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

A few more pics for today, enjoy

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

eBay UK, just type in honeycomb sticker and it's the first one i think.

 

[Vox]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

The eyes look great! How is the visibility through that material?

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

It's not too bad. Through the honeycomb sticker it's great, however i need to find some better tinted film to stick it onto, as i used a bit of an old black perspex folder and its rather hazy :unsure

 

[Mystery]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

Looks really different to other builds, great job. Are you going to attempt the whole suit too with this method?

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

Looks really different to other builds, great job. Are you going to attempt the whole suit too with this method?

Thanks man i keep thinking about it, but if i did it means i'd have to buy a mannequin to display it on, other wise all the hard work on it would be wasted if i couldn't display it, so as of now no, but maybe sometime in the future

 

[jrenemtz321]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

fantastic work!

 

[Darth Fenix]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

Hey Tom, was the Honeycomb sticker you bought on ebay enough for a pair of lenses? Or did you buy two, to make two as well?

 

[Tom Walker]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

Hey Tom, was the Honeycomb sticker you bought on ebay enough for a pair of lenses? Or did you buy two, to make two as well?

One sticker is enough to make two pairs of lenses for me, I bought a couple as I plan to do a few tests with them.

 

[Darth Fenix]

Re: The Amazing Spider-Man Mask, Big Update (PIC HEAVY)

One sticker is enough to make two pairs of lenses for me, I bought a couple as I plan to do a few tests with them.

Oh, that's great, thanks! =)