Gravedigger – Completed
After several weeks of on and off work, I’m happy to report that My Gravedigger prop is finally complete. With this being my first attempt at Latex/Cotton corpsing on this scale, I am very happy with the outcome.
The skull used for this prop was a Lindberg Pirate Skull model which was purchased from My Atomic. The Structure was built entirely from scrap wood, newspaper, duct tape, wire coat hangers, and a few pieces of CPVC. It was then covered with a layer of duct tape, 3 layers of newspaper mache and 2 layers of paper towel mache. The final layers of skin were made from cotton balls unrolled and coated with Liquid Latex, and hand painted with hobby acrylics. The eyes are made from wooden craft balls (see our Projects pages for a How-To). The jeans were an old pair of mine that no longer fit. Special thanks to my friend Tracy Carpenter for the donation of the boots, and to her husband Al for wearing them out so well.
So without further ado, here are the photos.
2 Responses “Gravedigger – Completed”
Very cool!
He looks great! Nice job. I’m sure your gravedigger will be well received in your Halloween display.