Target Skull to Witch Conversion

[Dr Morbius]

Otaku had a great idea of turning a Boris skull he has into a witch, and I liked the idea so much I stole it...er borrowed it..heheh..
I don't have Boris skulls, but I do have a pair of skulls I got at Target. They were the Bride and Groom set I used with Wilfred singing last Halloween, but this year I'm going witchy. This is the first of three witches I'm making this year. I covered the skull and did a preliminary sculpt in Celuclay then did a thin sculpt over that with paperclay. I need to keep the weight down for the jaw, and what's lighter than paper? The LEDS glow behind the eyes as it talks but that may change. I haven't finished it, or painted it yet, this is just what I have so far, and I wanted to share it.

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[Sickie Ickie]

Looking pretty neat, doc. Are you leaving the rough edges on the sides?

[Dr Morbius]

Nope, it's still wet, when it dries, I'll cover it with paperclay too. Then pain it.

[buckaneerbabe]

That looks great Doc!! I planed to make some myself but different characters for next years haunt and was thinking of using latex where the jaw and cheek come together. Since it's stretchy I was thinking that might make the jaw seamless. I have a Boris head just collecting dust, maybe I should just try it and see for myself.

[Bloodhound]

That's a great start Doc. Scary!

[Bone Dancer]

A classic look for a witch. Nice job Doc.

[Dr Morbius]

Thanks guys...I wonder who she'll be talking to? Hmmmmm....(hint..it's NOT Wilfred or a lantern).

[mymania]

Looking awesome!!

[eanderso13]

Man! You make me want to learn to skullpt ;) and redo our talking witch from last year!

http://www.freewebs.com/eanderso13/witchypoo.htm

We used latex, like BucaneerBabe mentioned. But damn, Doc! That looks sweet!

[AzKittie74]

Awesome job! now can you come do mine? haha

[perdidoman]

Great Job

[beelce]

Nice sculpt!!!! DM....I may try red eyes on my medusa now that I'v seen yours...thanks

[Dr Morbius]

Man! You make me want to learn to skullpt ;) and redo our talking witch from last year!

http://www.freewebs.com/eanderso13/witchypoo.htm

We used latex, like BucaneerBabe mentioned. But damn, Doc! That looks sweet!
Thanks, I love that witch of yours...it's that and others like it that inspired me to do this.
Awesome job! now can you come do mine? haha
You know, that may be possible. Let me see how Summer pans out and we'll talk.
Nice sculpt!!!! DM....I may try red eyes on my medusa now that I'v seen yours...thanks
I like the red eyes too, but not everytime a word is spoken. I'm going to rig them differently to go off at set times.

[Sickie Ickie]

"I'm going to rig them differently to go off at set times."

Must be great to know electronics like that!

[Dr Morbius]

Don't need to, Sickie. I'm just wiring the LEDS to a relay board and control it with VSA so I can sync them to a routine. It' really is very simple.

[Sickie Ickie]

I found this link while surfing today. Two part masks. I doubt it's even in business anymore, but these would work great for the talking skulls...

http://www.gerardenterprises.com/masks1.html

[Dr Morbius]

Those look great, Sickie! I wonder how much they wiegh though, if those mouth pieces are latex they may be too heavy for a skull jaw to move it. At least the toy motor Gemmy kind of skulls. A Bucky jaw with servo might be OK though.

[Sickie Ickie]

Some better than others, and you're right- the latex is prob too heavy. Like I said, I don't even think it's in business anymore, but it should provide some ideas. :)

[Dr Morbius]

Paint..Basecoat Olive Green, drybrushed with a light green.
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[Sickie Ickie]

Lookin' good!

[bourno]

Looking good Doc !!

[Dr Morbius]

Thanks, so you guys know it isn't finished, these are just progress shots. The paint will be refined and I still need to add ears and hair.

[scream1973]

Sweet

[buckaneerbabe]

Thanks guys...I wonder who she'll be talking to? Hmmmmm....(hint..it's NOT Wilfred or a lantern).

Someone new??? Come on now doc you have to at least give us a hint.

[Dr Morbius]

Quid pro qou I tell you things you tell me things.

Seek out Miss MOSFET, Clarisse. She once was a patient of mine.
Look within yourself. There you will find the answers you seek.

[tonguesandwich]

She's hot!

[Terrormaster]

Doc this looks fantastic! Instead of a mask I think this may be a better approach for Agnes. I've never worked with Celluclay or Paperclay before (although have looked up both products so I know what they are). Was there any particular reason for using both in this case? Paperclay looks to be a smoother and more clay like product than Celluclay so I can see why that was used on the outer layer (or my naive assumption). But any reason you didn't just do it entirely in Paperclay?

-TM

[Uruk-Hai]

That looks GREAT!

[Terrormaster]

Hey Doc, my first layer of Celluclay is about dry and will probably start on the Paperclay this evening. I have some progress pics over in the Black Agnes thread (http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?t=11042&page=4) (don't wanna hijack yours). This is my first time using Celluclay and sculpting in general. I noticed that the Celluclay is a bit flaky and doesn't seem to stick to the skull very well along the edges where it's thin and dried already. I'm sure a coat of latex paint will help but is this normal and what did you do to help combat it?

Think I will end up using eanderso13's latex technique on the jaw before painting.

-TM

[Uruk-Hai]

I had that problem with a zombie head I'm working on - the celluclay would lift where it feathered off into the mask. I spread a thin layer of white glue over the edge and that seemed to seal it.

[Dr Morbius]

Just make sure the celuclay is wet enough. It should stick to anything, alot of people mix it too dry and it flakes.