Thread: Lots of skulls

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I thought I would post some pics of my busy day. The front row is a mix of hollow plastic skulls and hydrostone skulls. The back row is cement skulls and another hydrostone skull. I change my painting technique today. I dug up the old airbrush to see what the results were. I think I will be airbrushing most of them from now on. It takes a bit longer but it is well worth it. Enjoy the pics and thanks for looking!

What do you do with all the skulls?

And how do you get them to light up with that awesome orange glow around them?!?! Haha, kidding scourge, LOL.... I think they are just great, you are the bomb!

Scourge, they look great!

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I'd love to learn more about casting - especially skulls. Anything you can share would be greatly appreciated. (materials, techniques, etc.)

Looking good, Scourge! I like the airbrushed look, too.
What are the advantages of cement vs. hydrostone vs. plastic?

Now that's a load of skulls! Nicely done. Another argument for me to get an airbrush.

Yardhauntjunkie:
I am making these skulls for resale locally. And it’s just wicked cool to have a crap ton of skulls around, LOL.

Mr. Chicken:
The cement is an indoor/outdoor skull. Very good for gardens, no weather issues.
The Hydrostone captures all the details extremely well but in door only.
The plastic is great to paint and could stand the elements for a while. Mostly if I need to ship one, the hollow plastic is very light keeping shipping cost down. Very professional looking.

Cement $15.00 for a 60 pound bag (quick dry)
Hydrostone $15.00 for a 50 pound bag (far more durable than plaster)
Plastic $135.00 for a two gallon kit

Those castings are looking great, Scourge!
You made good molds to get such consistant results with a variety of casting materials, and the paint-up looks excellent too, great job!

Would you be willing to try a couple using a can of expanding foam? Thought I would throw that out there if you are still experimenting a bit. The skulls I make with this approach turn out descent but I am in no way are your level of skill. I guess I would just love to see a true artist take it on if you are up for the challenge!

Originally Posted by Bubbels

Would you be willing to try a couple using a can of expanding foam? Thought I would throw that out there if you are still experimenting a bit. The skulls I make with this approach turn out descent but I am in no way are your level of skill. I guess I would just love to see a true artist take it on if you are up for the challenge!

Bubbles, hahaha that is funny because I already tried. And I failed miserably. Here are some pics for you. I used a two part expanding foam. The far left one almost worked out. The one next to it expanded so much it leaked through in between the mold shells. And the others well, just didn’t work. I would really like to make some foam skulls. I just need a different product I think.