The Gravedigger
Over the past few weeks, my focus has been divided over several tasks, which is pretty normal for me. I often tend to take on far too many different tasks at one time. Squeezed within the yard work, starting up the vegetable garden, a few different home improvement projects, and overhauling my 75 gallon reef aquarium, I managed to find some time to get started on my latest Halloween project.
The Gravedigger
The plan is for a head to toe, corpsed gravedigger character. With a spade slung over shoulder, and lantern in hand, the Gravedigger will overlook the Cemetery, ready to render aid to the emerging groundbreaker corpses.
This update is about 3 weeks behind schedule, so progress is a bit farther than seen here, but we’ll add the new photos in a future update.
The corpsing process, at the onset, will mimic past groundbreakers. The accessories and clothing will be removed and the entire skeletal structure will be covered in several layers of newspaper mache, followed by a few layers of paper towel mache. A final layer of rippled paper towel mache will be added to give the “raisin” look, but that is where the similarities between He and my previous groundbreakers ends. In efforts to better waterproof the prop, a layer of exterior latex paint will be added, then liquid latex and cotton will be used for the fleshy detailing.
The Gravedigger will also feature several areas of exposed bone, a feature well received on last years “Rotten Robbie” groundbreaker prop. The left side of the head, left arm, several ribs on both sides and fingers on both hands will be stripped of flesh.
I’m getting excited just writing about it… Time to head to the basement and get to work.
One Response “The Gravedigger”
Oh wow, that looks GREAT! Impressive!