Sunday, October 31, 2010

skeleton face paint diy

After making the skeleton costume here is an attempt at making an accurate skull with face paint to line up with the hat. This was the best photo i had but it was before a little bit of detail was added.

I used the Rainbow Face Painting Kit from amazon. Pretty happy with the kit. You might want to have a few more brushes then the one it comes with. I mostly used a 1/2" brush to do the large spaces. Then used a fine brush to make the sutures and blended them into the white.

The tips I have are:
The best way to go is to take a look at a real skull image while painting.
Start with the white and add the black after.
Feel the cheekbone, jaw and eyes to correctly make the shapes.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Accurate Skeleton Costume

This is my best attempt at making a realistic skeleton costume.

I am painting on with speedball screen printing ink overlay the correct anatomical landmarks. In this photo you see the sternum and clavicles painted with the bottom of the ribs marked in chalk. All that I really bought is a pair of small black gloves and a white hat.

Close up of hands and chest for accurate and scary skeleton costume. 

scary skeleton costume hand and glove
Oh man I wish I had thought of buying the glow in the dark ink instead



skeleton face paint


The best medical student Halloween costumes.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Framed Twins Homer Hanky

This is not a twins blog but as the playoffs approach I need to show off how I am displaying my 1987 Homer Hanky.