Thread: Wendigo Costume-Skull Mask Help!!!

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From my understanding Wendigo refers to a spirit that posesses people and calls to them from the woods, and the people who answer the call and get the hunger. So if you are refering to one who is posessed by the wendigo then they look human- If you are refering to the spirit that does the posessing then often antlers are in the description. It is a symbol of something they eat tormenting them into eating each other.
I have to make a wendigo costume as well before to long and I will also do it on stilts as a stalk around. I will be sculpting my own mask,but I think this one could make a good base.
http://www.ghoulishproductions.com/w...php?item=26346
Lets keep each other posted on costume updates!

Here's something to think about.
Being a taxidermist, this the first think i thought of, this is a full sneek white tail manikin.
with a little carving out to lighten the weight this may work for you project?

awsome idea and would love to see pictures when everything is done and yer ready and hope the dreams stay away aftwards

For the skull, you should be able to find a deer or elk skull pretty cheap, depending on where you live.

Otherwise, you can carve the skull out of foam, and coat it with a few layers of latex. Foam would also be light weight, which is great for headpieces that will be worn for an extended period of time.

Personally, I would go the foam route. It's easier to get exactly what you want if you make it from scratch, and a deer skull is pretty easy to carve.

pretty cool! I don't know if I could handle making costumes of some of my nightmares. Can't wait to see more pictures!

I think a Wendigo is a terrific, underutilized idea - although I'm not so sure I'd feel that way if I were having nightmares about them. Whatever works for you, though...

My first thought for the skull would be a plastic skull mount intended for displaying antlers. You may want to select an animal larger than a standard whitetail deer since their skulls are so small compared to a human's.

Here's an artificial elk skull in an interesting fall camo from Cabela's and here's a more traditional bone-colored artificial whitetail deer skull from Van Dyke's.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, please keep them coming. I have really enjoyed reading your ideas.
Some more decisions I've made on my costume. I'm defiantly going with an elk skull as deer will be to small and I adore the use of the elk skull, like in my icon. I also have some various 1800s reenactment supplies from when i do reeanctments and plan on hanging and wearing various trinkets like a compass and other pieces on my costume and antlers that I've acquired from my "victims". My mothers is making me realistic, edible hearts and eyeballs too (she's been looking for an excuse anyway lol). My aunt who does 1800s reenactments full time is going to give me her scrap leather and fur so the main costume is pretty much done. I am saving to buy the ditigrade stilts and am still working on putting together a cool mask. I like the idea of doing a reproduction elk skull but I can probably get ahold of a real one cheaper. I need to figure out now, how I am going to attach it in a comfortable way similar to this http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...k/c9f77af1.jpg

REALLY looking forward to seeing what you come up with. I'd love to make a mask like this myself to wear on-stage with my band...