Weeping Angel Monument
Intro: Weeping Angel Monument
This is a static prop of a weeping angel based on a real monument design. This is a popular cemetery monument look that we wanted to duplicate. The prop consists of a wood base covered in foam and a chicken wire and wood body covered in monster mud sheets with a foam head, arms, and carved foam wings. The hair is done with paper towels and monster mud. The entire prop is painted with exterior latex house paint (black base coat with light and dark grey detail painting).
The head is a common female foam wig head. The arms were purchased from Ghost Ride Productions as a custom order to have their stock foam rubber female arms cast in rigid foam. We cut the left arm at the elbow and bent it 90 degrees and then used 2 part expanding foam to reattach it and sanded it out to look real. We also cut the right hand at the wrist and bent it and reshaped it too.
The body is made with a simple 2x4 frame and then chicken wire attached to add form. The chicken wire is covered in bubble wrap to hide the wire shapes. We used a couple of flat cotton sheets and soaked them in a 4:1 mixture of drywall compound and exterior latex paint. We then formed the dress around the body and let it dry.
The wings are made from 2" white rigid insulation that comes in 4'x8' sheets. We layered the foam and then cut, sanded and shaped it. We glued some wing feather shapes to it and others we carve out of the foam to create the right look. We drilled 7/8" holes in the sides and inserted 1/2" PVC pipe and used 2 part expanding foam to secure them in place. The PVC pipes are inserted into holes into the back of the body to hold the wings in place.
The head is a common female foam wig head. The arms were purchased from Ghost Ride Productions as a custom order to have their stock foam rubber female arms cast in rigid foam. We cut the left arm at the elbow and bent it 90 degrees and then used 2 part expanding foam to reattach it and sanded it out to look real. We also cut the right hand at the wrist and bent it and reshaped it too.
The body is made with a simple 2x4 frame and then chicken wire attached to add form. The chicken wire is covered in bubble wrap to hide the wire shapes. We used a couple of flat cotton sheets and soaked them in a 4:1 mixture of drywall compound and exterior latex paint. We then formed the dress around the body and let it dry.
The wings are made from 2" white rigid insulation that comes in 4'x8' sheets. We layered the foam and then cut, sanded and shaped it. We glued some wing feather shapes to it and others we carve out of the foam to create the right look. We drilled 7/8" holes in the sides and inserted 1/2" PVC pipe and used 2 part expanding foam to secure them in place. The PVC pipes are inserted into holes into the back of the body to hold the wings in place.
36 Comments
n0klu 6 years ago
Don't stare at the angels... Dr. Who.
JimL173 6 years ago
Wonderful!!! I'm wondering if you have the dimensions you used to build the altar?? Thanks!!
CraftyDiva 8 years ago
Just gorgeous!
davisgraveyard 8 years ago
Thanks. One of our favorites
SparkySolar 9 years ago
wonderful and amazing
marionpixie 10 years ago
2muchfreetime8 10 years ago
taria 10 years ago
Akai Koru 10 years ago
HazelPethig 10 years ago
David-Yezbak 11 years ago
davisgraveyard 11 years ago
Cheers!
David-Yezbak 11 years ago
ecsaul23 11 years ago
SLCVeganista 11 years ago
poofrabbit 11 years ago
RavensHollowCemetery 11 years ago
poofrabbit 11 years ago
jaddington 11 years ago
I kind of thought it was gonna be a DW Weeping Angel. I need an instuctable on that because I cant afford an official one especially with shipping from the UK, and I want one for my garden. But yours looks amazing!
Obviously it is for halloween but would it last all year round , outside?
davisgraveyard 11 years ago
This would be fine outside all year round, but if it was going to get handled at all - I would recommend coating it with foam coat before you paint it.
Cheers!