Thread: Pumpkinrot How To?? Do They Exist?

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I really want to try and make some things similar to this guys stuff.

are there any how too videos out there that im missing? i cant seem to find anything on my own...

What guys stuff are you talking about? If you do a search on here there are a bunch of tutorials or you can check out Spookyblue - Halloween Haunts, Props & Other Things of Varying Degrees of Interest there are some there too.

Pumpkinrot is definitely somewhat of a recluse. However, in past years he had corresponded with several other artists and freely gave advice and tips on how to create similar works. Unfortunately, from what I have gathered this is no longer the case. Moreover, it seems that those who have the inside info are a bit reluctant to completely share it. There always seems to be vague references to exactly what techniques were used. Maybe you will have better luck finding the info, or maybe you'll stumble upon some great new techniques!

Check out Season of Shadows

Not exactly like Pumpkinrot but similar.

Play around with these ideas and then practice, practice, practice.

If you want to make some cool pumpkins check out spooky blue.

You might want to check out Boo Spooky, Scotty ART, and or Grimvisions – Where Grim Visions Become Dark Art Grimvisions

But to be honest, all you really need to know is how to paper machie and have a bit of an imagination. Oh and don’t forget about the skulls from Wholesale Prop Skeletons, Skulls, and Bones | Skeleton Store It helps a lot, trust me.

thank you so much!!!!!!

Maches Ideas:

I use mr. chickens mache, which is blue shop towels in latex exterior housepaint. Use more towels than you need to cover because its wrinkles your looking for. Bunch it up!

Then use I also use cheapo toilet paper with white glue and a touch of water. I brush on the runny glue and tear the edge of the toilet paper (so there are no heard edges) then set the paper onto the corpse and wet down the toilet paper with more runny glue. I pushed the toilet paper around with the brush (like 2" wide bristle brush) and make wrinkles and tear little holes hear and there. Thin wrapping tissue paper is used sometimes when I want a thin membrane like skin.

here is some tissue mache:


Here is Mr. Chiken Mache with some dry brushing:


This is tissue over clay and skull:

and you can see more chicken mache around the neck.

Great stuff devils chariot!

DC took my idea and ran with it!

I use regular kitchen paper towels, and I try to use the color of paint for dipping the towels that I want for the base coat. If I don't have that on hand, I spray paint the base coat and drybrush on top of that.

Here's the first "chicken mache'd" props I did: