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Garett Franz

Garett Franz

Halloween 2019

Nov 1

Written by Garett Franz

Party monster in full effect!

Started by sketching out an idea that was approximately the size I wanted.

I used tin foil to form a rough dome shape that was the size of the sketch. Because this was the main structure of the mask , I need it to be sturdy so I covered the foil dome in 4 layers of papier-mâché. Once it was dry I removed the foil dome an

Once it dried, I cut out the mouth and added the lips by twisting tin foil sheets. I covered the foil with masking tape and secured them in place.

Sculpted the tongue out of tin foil and covered in masking tape. I positioned it so it would cover my mouth and nose.

Papier-mâchéd tongue.

Sculpted the teeth out of sculpy white clay and baked them.

I used super sculpy original to make the gums and glued the teeth into place, followed by first layers of acrylic paint.

So far so good!

Final layers of paint. I used a glaze to make the tongue look wet.

Bought some fake nails from the store and used a blade to scratch them up.

Used acrylic to make them look old and gross.

Turned out pretty well. On the backside of the mask I hot glued two layers of black nylon stockings that my face pressed into. To hold the mask on I hot glued more nylon around the outside edge that went over my head. Also It was impossible to do an

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