Thread: Create Realistic Corpses In 30 Minutes or Less Without Actually Killing Someone

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Not a typical Gizmodo article, but a good video none the less;

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/f...illing-someone

Sorry, the origin link is;

http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2011...y-corpses.html

Gizmodo just picked it up.

That's a great technique. I really like it - great post.

And he's a funny guy! I bet he's great to live next door to!

I wonder if you could do it with the heat-dryer activated basket shrink wrap. You get 9ft by 5ft of the stuff for $4 or $5 at the craft store and you don't need a heat gun to use it. My one concern would be if that stuff would take the stain and paint or just slosh around and bubble until it all falls off. Could be fun to experiment with.

here where you can a cheep skeleton http://www.trendyhalloween.com/New-P...ch-P11653.aspx. this should help if anyone wont to do this .. good luck ..

I don't want to sound like a kill joy but it's my experience that stain and paint won"t stay on plastic very long....it flakes off.

A good test to do on this would be to take a small section of the plastic drop cloth and put some paint and stain on it and put it in the sun to dry. Once it drys shake it and see if you get flakes and you could also use a water hose to simulate rain.

Originally Posted by DoctorGrim

Sorry, the origin link is;

http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2011...y-corpses.html

Gizmodo just picked it up.

I think the origin is actually:

Allen is posting a new tutorial video every Wednesday. Check it out!

Allen is a great guy, he is very open about his techniques and it willing to help out anyone in the haunt industry. Plus, he has awesome ideas and techniques.

Originally Posted by madmax

I don't want to sound like a kill joy but it's my experience that stain and paint won"t stay on plastic very long....it flakes off.

A good test to do on this would be to take a small section of the plastic drop cloth and put some paint and stain on it and put it in the sun to dry. Once it drys shake it and see if you get flakes and you could also use a water hose to simulate rain.

That occurred to me as well. I would think it work better with black plastic and staining the whole skeleton before corpsing. Great idea overall.

Thanks for the post. I really like Allen's technique.

Half the struggle with creating props are

1. The cost of materials. Making a corpse out of anything can cost a few bucks.
2. The waiting and the drying time of these materials.

I use a heat gun and glue gun a lot because of the short drying times. I used to use a heat gun on foam board. But I cut that out because concerns of how healthy it is. Anytime you are melting plastic you can be giving off hazardous vapors. I didn't catch if he said he normally wears a mask. But I think it would be a good idea.