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Okay, so this was done for my boyfreind for LARP and it presented a lot of interested design requirements.
1- nothing could be rigid due to safety constraits of the LARP
2- Had to be lightweight, non constricting and require as little makeup as possible
3- had to have all periferal vision
4- Somehow come accross as being the species that its inteded to look like, while haveing almost no muzzel and being made for a fairly big guy (Mike is very very tall and build like a bit of a bruiser.)
5- have optimum ability for wearer to breath and emote as much as possible.
So what I ended up doing, is after taking a cast of mike's face and makeing a mockup in plaster, I sculpted the base of the mask onto it, and then cast a skin in latex, wich was then filled with a 2 part soft expanding foam and given an interior contour OF mikes face by putting the cleaned plaster mockup back in side while the foam expanded. The mask was then pulled from the mold and trimmed.
Fit was checked. From there, elastic straps were added and the ears were started. The ears are built in very very similar fashion to the coyote ones I did, the wearers ears will sit inside the mask's ears makeing them sturdy, non floppy and keeping ears a little bit insulated while at the same time not inhibiting hearing.
Then the antlers were constructed from upholstery foam and given multiple coats of latexs, this insures they cant possibly hurt anything but will still retain their shape. I also made them a little bit proportionatly bigger so that the average person could more easily recognise the animal as some sort of deer...
After being painted, they were attatched to the mask and everything was furred.
Paint was then airbrushed on thismorning, I may darken a few areas more.
Mike will be wearing this with just a little bit of eye-blacking makeup and a little black lipstick on his lower lip. He will also be wearing some Scarecrow brand fangs...cause Munjac males have fangs (kay technically "tusks" but Im calling them fangs.) Breathing is possible, of course through the mouth since its not at all obstructed, but also through the nostrils, as much of the foam inside was carved away.. wich will look neat on cold mornings with steam coming through the nostrils.
Now, you may be asking... why the HELL a muntjac character?... well, he came to me last week and asked me if I know of any animals with both fangs AND horns... this was the only thing that came to mind.
... I personally love the nose... lol.
So yes. Muntjac.
Pics of the actual animal:
http://www.boxvalley.co.uk/nature/sns/muntjac.jpg
http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/libr.....y/muntjac.html
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/e.....4-FB8D4554.jpg
1- nothing could be rigid due to safety constraits of the LARP
2- Had to be lightweight, non constricting and require as little makeup as possible
3- had to have all periferal vision
4- Somehow come accross as being the species that its inteded to look like, while haveing almost no muzzel and being made for a fairly big guy (Mike is very very tall and build like a bit of a bruiser.)
5- have optimum ability for wearer to breath and emote as much as possible.
So what I ended up doing, is after taking a cast of mike's face and makeing a mockup in plaster, I sculpted the base of the mask onto it, and then cast a skin in latex, wich was then filled with a 2 part soft expanding foam and given an interior contour OF mikes face by putting the cleaned plaster mockup back in side while the foam expanded. The mask was then pulled from the mold and trimmed.
Fit was checked. From there, elastic straps were added and the ears were started. The ears are built in very very similar fashion to the coyote ones I did, the wearers ears will sit inside the mask's ears makeing them sturdy, non floppy and keeping ears a little bit insulated while at the same time not inhibiting hearing.
Then the antlers were constructed from upholstery foam and given multiple coats of latexs, this insures they cant possibly hurt anything but will still retain their shape. I also made them a little bit proportionatly bigger so that the average person could more easily recognise the animal as some sort of deer...
After being painted, they were attatched to the mask and everything was furred.
Paint was then airbrushed on thismorning, I may darken a few areas more.
Mike will be wearing this with just a little bit of eye-blacking makeup and a little black lipstick on his lower lip. He will also be wearing some Scarecrow brand fangs...cause Munjac males have fangs (kay technically "tusks" but Im calling them fangs.) Breathing is possible, of course through the mouth since its not at all obstructed, but also through the nostrils, as much of the foam inside was carved away.. wich will look neat on cold mornings with steam coming through the nostrils.
Now, you may be asking... why the HELL a muntjac character?... well, he came to me last week and asked me if I know of any animals with both fangs AND horns... this was the only thing that came to mind.
... I personally love the nose... lol.
So yes. Muntjac.
Pics of the actual animal:
http://www.boxvalley.co.uk/nature/sns/muntjac.jpg
http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/libr.....y/muntjac.html
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/e.....4-FB8D4554.jpg
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 700 x 879px
File Size 239 kB
Nicely done! Is he playing a Kin/Scavenger Muntjac for NERO, or is this another LARP altogether?
Grats, doing LARP masks present some interesting challenges, and it looks like you met them all! Really spiffy looking mask, and the markings are beautiful!
One question? How did you apply the fur to the latex itself?
Grats, doing LARP masks present some interesting challenges, and it looks like you met them all! Really spiffy looking mask, and the markings are beautiful!
One question? How did you apply the fur to the latex itself?
Niiice! Hubby keeps trying to drag me into NERO, but I'm not as into the thwapping and flailing at people. Have been talking to his chapter head guy about making a polar bear mask and gloves and offering to sell basic leather goods in game as an NPC. Cuz, polar bear smiths/armorers are !
(Yes, I am a Golden Compass geek, lol)
(Yes, I am a Golden Compass geek, lol)
This is a beautiful piece of work, so incredibly lifelike, even though it's on a dummy head it looks as if it coul blink at any moment.
I live about 20 minutes drive from where the first muntjac escaped into the wild here in the uk, so I see them everywhere, from parks to gardens. I remember once walking through local woods, Just before a thunderstorm, the clouds were so heavy, that under the trees it was like twilight, and hearing their barking calls coming from the waist-high bracken either side of the path. It was almost as if a military unit , a group of rangers was following me, quite eerie.
I live about 20 minutes drive from where the first muntjac escaped into the wild here in the uk, so I see them everywhere, from parks to gardens. I remember once walking through local woods, Just before a thunderstorm, the clouds were so heavy, that under the trees it was like twilight, and hearing their barking calls coming from the waist-high bracken either side of the path. It was almost as if a military unit , a group of rangers was following me, quite eerie.
I think is looks beautiful and i checked the links of the actual creature/ it's a really great likeness while still being sweetly anthro style.
what a wonderful job!
may i ask how much it costs to do a venture like this?I have always wanted to make my character in a realistic way and this seems like the best way to go about it.
what a wonderful job!
may i ask how much it costs to do a venture like this?I have always wanted to make my character in a realistic way and this seems like the best way to go about it.
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