Thread: "Dark Crystal" Skeksis Costume

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Project Overview

My girlfriend, having successfully recreated a flying monkey costume from the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" last year, decided to take on a new project from the movie, "The Dark Crystal" for this year's Halloween.

Her favorite character group from the "Dark Crystal" is the Skesis, and it is this character group that serves as a model for her new project. This new project will include an original latex mask and an original costume, both of which will be created from scratch on a minimal budget.

This thread will serve to keep forum users up-to-date on how far along my girlfriend is with the costume, as well as serve to solicit suggestions, product ideas, donations of materials, etc.

Completed Items:

• 08/05 - Initial sculpting of the mask using oil-based clay.
• 09/23 - Initial dying of the clothing articles.
• 09/27 - Final sculpting of the mask using oil-based clay.
• 09/29 - Creation of the two-part mother mold using a silicon base.

Items in Progress:

• Creation of wax mask utilizing the two-part mother mold made on 9/29.
• Creation of plaster mother mold based on the wax mask.
• Creation of latex mask using the plaster mother mold.
• Painting and styling of latex mask.
• Positioning of artificial eyes in latex mask.
• Sewing of costume.

Items to be Completed:

• Paper mache spinal ridges for costume.
• Costume fitting.
• Latex mask fitting.
• Armature for gloves.

Initial Sculpture Pictures
(August 5th, 7th, & 19th)

August 5th, 2007





August 7th, 2007





August 19th, 2007

Final Sculpture Pictures
(September 29th, 2007)

Right Side - Middle - Left Side

Creation of First Plaster Mother Mold Pictures
(September 29th, 2007)

Shims - Taped Shims with Mold Release Applied





Silicon Base - Plaster on Silicon Base with Shims Removed





View of Silicon and Plaster Layers - Completed Mother Mold

Wax Casting & Final Plaster Mother Mold Pictures
(Check back on Friday, October 5th)

WOW, that looks really cool.

WOW!

I love that movie, and the head looks fantastic!!! I can't wait to see the finished costume - what a coool idea!

Looks like we'll begin pouring the wax tonight, and if all goes well, we will begin work on the final, plaster mother mold as well. *crosses fingers*

UPDATE: Finished pouring the wax and worked on the costume tonight. Will have to wait a day or two to see if a plaster mold can be made of the new wax casting. More pictures to come!

Wax Casting Pictures
(October 4th, 2007)

One Side of Inner Mother Mold - Brushing Wax onto Silicon

Mother Mold Ready for Wax Pouring

Awesome sculpt.