Creating a Demon Costume

Step 2 Materials and Tools

Depending on the monster you're building, your needs may vary. You can also improvise on what I used in order to create the various bits.

The key materials I used in this costume were:

Plastic canvas
Brass paper fasteners
Yarn
Elastics
Upholstery foam (I used 1" thick)
Plasti-Dip (liquid latex can be substituted)
Spandex fabric
Copper wire
Copper tubing
Acrylic paint
Spray sealer
Wire
Quilt batting
Thread
Velcro
Sculpey

The tools I used:

Scissors (anything you can use to carve the foam will work)
Utility knife
Airbrush
Sewing needle
Hot glue gun

Some of the details were made with random things that I found that would suit the purpose. The eyes were made with a bit of fabric, Crayola Model Magic, two halves of a clear, hollow ball and some bits cut from a cheap beach ball. Be creative with whatever you have on hand!

Comments

[amachia]

how much of every thing do u need?

[dragonfyredawn]

To be honest, I couldn't say. I bought foam as I needed it, so I don't have a definite amount there (and it'd depend on what kind of critter you're doing and your body size). It took about a dozen containers of plasti-dip to coat the foam. Beyond that, it was small amounts of whatever I needed.

[apitner]

Have you ever worked with fosshape or wonderflex? Seems both of these could be used for a lighter easier way ..? Thoughts