Thread: Looking for some aging advice on my staff.

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So I've been trying to build out a staff for my undead / grave digger costume this year... (yes that's right the undead can dig thier own graves). At any rate. It's not to the point I want yet. I want to age it more and make it look older. Any ideas?

halloween 2008 construction 002 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Pictures are attached.


I also thought about attaching some led's inside the eyes and wire it back around the back . Attaching some red gel filters to the eyes and basically making it glow. any ideas on this as well?

I also picked up a bunch of moss and am letting it dry out.

go to michaels and get a skull for $4

That part is done did you see my pictures?

You could try an oil based stain. Put it on then wipe it off. Try different shades.

Or for real cheap just get a knife make shallow cut on the skull then rub dirt all over it. then clean off. not quite sure without seeing it in person.

I came up with an aging technique that could work for this but not sure. Here's a link:
Ancient-looking tombstones