this year i'm helping host a halloween buck and doe (jack and jill) for my best friends trevor and laura.
i got pinned making quite a few costumes, and have lots of responsiblities as far as the buck and doe. throw into the mix a couple friend i have to help move on the 30th and a busy work schedual, and i haven't had alot of time to spend on my own costume.
the bloody lunitic
it started with the straight jacket. i stitched it from scratch out of some left over canvas from some halloween back drops i painted (i can post pic's if you like)
the original inspiration came from the movie 13 ghost's (and the jackel in particular)
while his was far more degraded than mine, i went to great lengths to age the fabric.
its been stained with tea, coffee,chili,soy sause,red wine and just about every other item in the kitchen that leaves stains. i used power tools,sand paper and multiple washes to give it that lived in look.
the mask was some 9oz veg tanned leather. i used hot water and a 2 liter pop bottle to give it shape (let it dry over the bottle)
the slippers where also from scratch. believe it or not, they where made from 2" pure white fun fur. (real light and fluffy) they got the same treatment as the jacket.
pants are an old set of pj's also aged.
i needed a shrink to talk my way through the evening.
i crafted myself an old looking iv cart. its actually the base of my desk chair and a curtain rod stained to match.
the old glass iv jar is a cheap lamp. i'm gonna throw in some red mylar,water and a couple gold fish.
the severed head is a purchased piece. it wasn't the most convincing, so i added a wig, and wrapped it in plastic (to be filled with blood the night of)
so heres the costume al ready to be splattered with red paint and varnished
and after the chaos.
well that my costume. hope i didn't bore ya too much.
NEVERMORE! where are your photoshop skills? i need them
