Thread: Cemetary Caretaker

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He is great!! I am starting an undertaker for next year. Did the styrofoam skull that you started with have an open mouth? It looks like there was already some sort of tongue. The skull I have has it's teeth clenched together so, I'm wondering if I can get the same effect if I cut the lower jaw, like you did, and hallow out the top and bottom where the mouth would be.

there was a gap. I have some like you said.

I paper mache'd over all the exposed styrofoam and even the teeth he came with .

I made my new teeth out of Creative Paper Clay. I didn't hollow out but I built up instead, lips and chin added the tongue etc.

You did such a great njob creating him.

Freakin awesome! Do you realize how amazing that is? Do you have any background in art or sculpture because I have to say, thats not easy to do and he looks incredible. I am totally amped to try my hand at something like that. Thank you for the inspiration!

Okay, I really like this
I can very easily see Dead Spider's influence in him, but there's a wonderfully, distinctly different style to the sculpt and the prop as a whole...you really made it your own...bravo!

Trinity1: Thankyou. Nope no formal training, I have just been sculpting and painting all my life. I can't wait to see what you do.

Mr Chicken: Dead spider is amazing.. all should check her blog out. Originaly I was going to make a replica of the Disney Hat Box Ghost but, I wanted a caretaker. Then I was thinking Lon Cheney and then I found DS tutorial.

Now I am really thinking about making replicas of all the classic movie monsters. Spending a year on each.

Mizerella,

I think the skull you used really makes the caretaker. Where did you get it? Do you recommend anywhere specific for getting skulls?

Wonderful job! He's awesome =)

Thank you Curlgoddess.


bmhughes, The skull I got at walgreens i believe a couple halloweens ago. They had a ton, some with clenched teeth and some with agap mouths like mine.

This year was pretty pathetic for Halloween ...come to think I can't remember seeing life size styro skulls anywhere.

He looks great! Thanks