Project Overview

My girlfriend, having successfully recreated a flying monkey costume from the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" last year, decided to take on a new project from the movie, "The Dark Crystal" for this year's Halloween.

Her favorite character group from the "Dark Crystal" is the Skesis, and it is this character group that serves as a model for her new project. This new project will include an original latex mask and an original costume, both of which will be created from scratch on a minimal budget.

This thread will serve to keep forum users up-to-date on how far along my girlfriend is with the costume, as well as serve to solicit suggestions, product ideas, donations of materials, etc.

Completed Items:

• 08/05 - Initial sculpting of the mask using oil-based clay.
• 09/23 - Initial dying of the clothing articles.
• 09/27 - Final sculpting of the mask using oil-based clay.
• 09/29 - Creation of the two-part mother mold using a silicon base.

Items in Progress:

• Creation of wax mask utilizing the two-part mother mold made on 9/29.
• Creation of plaster mother mold based on the wax mask.
• Creation of latex mask using the plaster mother mold.
• Painting and styling of latex mask.
• Positioning of artificial eyes in latex mask.
• Sewing of costume.

Items to be Completed:

• Paper mache spinal ridges for costume.
• Costume fitting.
• Latex mask fitting.
• Armature for gloves.