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Here's a project that's been in the works for a while, but is now finally complete.
It's a full Death Eater costume based on the designs from the later Harry Potter films
If you like the final costume, please be sure to vote for this to be a winner in the top left hand corner of the screen, and thank you!
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Signing UpStep 1The Mask
The mask is made from fibreglass, and finished with leather ties at the back.
I started the process by sculpting the mask in clay, using a plaster head cast as a base.
Once the sculpt was complete, I applied 3 seperate layers of silcon moulding rubber directly to the sculpt. The first was a very thin layer, lightly brushed over the clay. The second and third layers had thixotropic added to the rubber to make it much thicker and easier to apply. Make sure each layer is perfectly cured before adding the next.
Once the rubber is all cured, I applied a couple of layers of fibreglass as a jacket to keep the rubber in shape once it's removed from the sculpt.
Once that was dry, the whole mould was removed from the sculpt and cleaned out. Then I cast a fast cast resin mask in the mould, then backed this thin cast up with a coupel of layers of fibreglass. Next I trimmed off the edges and cut out the eye and mouth holes using a rotary tool.
Then I sprayed the mask with primer, then matt black, then a bright metallic silver colour. Once that was all dry, I weathered the mask using fine sawdust, acrylic paints and wood stain. All of these were dabbed on, then wiped off, leaving deposits in all the nooks and crannies. I than appplied a bit of PVA to the mouth, nose and eyes, and sprinkled on some powdered iron. When that had set, I soaked the iron in vinigar, to create some genuine rust to finish of the weathered look.
Some leather ties were then riveted in place to finish off the mask.
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im from croatia, and i don't speak english vell, but pictures are amaizing!! :DD
can you please expllane me in a lot of steps how did you make that mask, and please explane me every deitail!
thanks you much
Antonio :D