I have a head sculpt made in Plastilina clay. I'm trying to make a mold of the head with moulage, but the moulage doesn't cling to the clay so I'm getting lots of air pockets where I try to push it into, say, the nasal folds, and it just comes away with my finger. Have i made a wrong choice of...

It's been a longtime goal of mine to make the singing busts for my Halloween display. I wanted to share how I did it, and make some recommendations for those who are interested in doing the same. First, I started the project with a budget in mind. I wanted to keep it under $500. Second, I...

Don't know if it will be so much a tutorial, but I've decided to revisit one of my old props and attack it with some lessons learned. Back in 2012 I created the original Trevor. It was meant to be a one-off, and sold after Halloween that year. I was unhappy with a couple little...

This was my first time attempting to sculpt a prop and I think it turned out pretty well. My plan is to finish the pneumatics of it tomorrow so he can hopefully pop up from behind his headstone.

Hey Guys ! I hope everyone had a great Halloween season! I would like to share with everyone my latest sculpt. This is almost completed and will be a Silicone piece with glass eyes punched in facial hair. It's a pirate from the ride Pirates of the Carribean. I hope I've done him some justice. I...

Hey everyone- where can I buy Apoxie sculpt or Magic Sculpt at a retail level? Im searching Joanns,Michaels, Hob Lob etc to no avail on their websites to see if they have it in store. I have also heard of using plumbers putty for similar effects...any thoughts? Anyone use it for sculpting? I...

I'll be sculpting a full head latex mask pretty soon, and just bought some WED clay for the sculpt. Now there should be some sculptors out there that use WED clay for mask making and prosthetic sculpting; so what I would like to know is by how long can WED clay stay workable till the point of...

I decided to try sculpting this week. I have never done this before so the effort is not great, however its better than I expected. I grabbed a box of clay on a whim since it was on sale for 5 bucks. Old wig head jammed on a pipe stand I had in the shop made a pretty good stand. 2 hours in...

A sculpt of the Leota plaque on the tombstone at the HM?

My newest styrofoam sculpt the Basket reaper.

hey guys I've been working on a new sculpt this past week. This sculpt will be a new hat box as well as Ezra one of the hitchhiking ghosts. As you know the same head was used on both props. After these are done I will make Phineas and Gus next. Stay tuned. Here is A picture of the sculpt I'm...

There was a post a while back that someone had modeled the Madame Leota face from the tombstone and was selling casts of this. I REALLY need to get one and my "search-fu" is not strong today. Does anyone know the link or can PM me details? Thanks: Rich.

Hello Haunters. Each year I usually add at least 2 or 3 new big mechanical or static props to our haunt and just started the second (not yet October but starting to feel the heat!). I tried my hand with a sculpt back in '09 of Bride of Frankenstein who turned out pretty good for first attempt...

Building on the lessons we learned while constructing Pete the Pirate ( http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?t=34880 ), we've started the build of our newest character. I'm planning on adding a pirate bar scene to my display so the first build will be a bartender. So here's the start of...

My Most Detailed Prop Build for 2013 COMPLETED One of my goals for this year was coming up with a method to make my figures so that I could vary the poses from the standard straight style. Most of my stand up props are made with 2x4 legs and pvc upper bodies which work fine but it didn't...

One item we're working on for 2013 is a large cauldron with three witches so I've been sculpting and casting the witches. Here are photos of the most recently finished one. Original sculpt in Monster Maker's clay Making the silicone mold Finished latex cast with paint Finished head with...

This weekend we took one of the first steps in the creation of a zombie animatronic that we are building for a film. This zombie tongue was sculpted in Chavant NSP clay, and will be cast in a special blend of latex. We poured up a basic plaster box mold last night, and should be ready to cast...

My first try using paper clay over a foam head. Before: After: needs some touch up, another layer of shading but most of all a better wig and hat!!:D

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!..well.. ok so i'm a little late and haven't been around much. I started this guy about 2 weeks ago. the head is gonna be resculpted shortly as i'm not totally happy with it. but i wanted to share some pics anyway to show people whats what. and everyone loves looking over pics...