Amazing work. For those without access to a 3D printer, I've found that coating clay in casting latex improves durability for things like fangs and horns. But you do lose some of the cool texture rough clay has to make it look more like teeth and bone.
Great video! I was looking for something different than the usual blank mask costume and this didn't disappoint! I'll be making a quad stilt costume for 2022 and I'll come back to this video for inspiration during the build! :)
Hey just coming back to thank you for being a huge inspiration. These types of costumes are top of the line but take So Long to make. Seeing what it could look like and having a final product to work towards is relieving. I’m also remaking my costume this year. Keep making weird art we love you!
Me and my siblings had an idea and this helps with a lot of it! My little sister wanted to be a forest elf and we thought how about we go as guards? So imwatching a ton of videos oh how people make these costumes, this gave me so many ideas!!!
You've got me to want to make a stilt monster costume but the build will be a Cthulu monster! This is gonna take a long time haha.. but you've given so many amazing tricks in this video. I'm feeling very inspired.
I loved seeing this! So cool that your grandmother got to help you with it! Mine maybe didn’t understand some of the stuff I made, but she still supported me and called it a pretty thing
I have been working on a costume like this but with my head working its head and couldn't figure out what was wrong(this is my first costume project) and now I realize whats been wrong! I just use some plain old crutches I had lying around with some fabric glued on.
I’m gonna be doing this but different I’m gonna wear a black costume and a plague doctor mask I’m not gonna be tall but creepy because I can make really animal and creature/extra terrestrial like movements.
Oh it definitely does haha. The combined weight of the skull, neck, and harness puts a lot of pressure on my back, especially while walking hunched over on 4 stilts like this. It's difficult to stay in costume for more than 30 minutes at a time! The next iteration of this design will definitely take that into account to make it easier to get around in. :)
i wanna make a Wendigo Costume for this years halloween, i just dont know where to start, this vid helped me tho, i need to get so much stuff done, and alone its realy hard
Love this build and we're using it as a jumping off point for our building of our monster for our stage version of "A Monster Calls" at the high school I teach at. Question: is there a reason you use medical tape to hold stuff in place? Would painter's tape or the like work as well?
Thanks for the kind words! I used medical tape because (I already had a bunch on hand) and the porous surface absorbs the paper mache substrate pretty effectively. It’s not the most cost-effective material so it’s worth experimenting with painters tape, however I worry the slick surface may repel the paint/ paper mache in comparison. Let me know how it goes for you and your theater team!
Hey there! I did a tutorial on making custom heads/ masks for 4-stilted costumes last year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r13pvKXIwYo.html. Hope this helps!
The tallest pair we had in the attic, haha. No idea what the brand is, but it shouldn't matter. I recommend getting the tallest ones you can find so you don't strain your back while hunched over -- a pair made for someone at least 6ft tall. Have fun!
I have a pretty good idea for another one and would like to purchase it so I can use it but I’m not sure if I’ll have enough for what I would like you to make. If your interested just view the comments on my comment
What did you use for the back legs ? I know that you use crutches for your arms (I think), Its important for me that I can walk up straight and bend over in my costume, so I was curious how you solved it considered that you used the same legs as for youf first costume
The back legs are kangaroo stilts, which are "spring-loaded" with a bow so you could technically run and jump in them. They may be pricey if you buy them new so I suggest checking second hand sites like Craigslist first. The ones I use came from the junkyard :)
@jdhatfield723 tysm for the info 💗 they are pricey, I'll really have to see what I can do. I really want to make a four legged goat spirit costume, but most importantly I don't want to fall on my face with the steep hills in my village 😭
@@emmawhitelion5136 Happy to help! Drywall stilts may be easier to come by than kangaroo stilts, and are made for stability while walking upright. Best of luck!
Thank you! I already had the stilts (found in a junk yard) before getting to work on this costume, so I did not factor them into the project's expenses.
I would love to say that i wouldn't be startled if this rounded a corner of a misty foggy night. Love to say i wouldn't make some garbled squawk, have a small heart attack before tripping over my own feet in attempt to flee. Love to say that. Except i can't. You see i happen to know a lot about me. Been in my life for, well my whole life. So i know me and I'd likely make some noise that's a mix of cussing and other primal fear sounds before the more rational part of my mind catches on enough to at least get the message to my legs: Pivot dangit! Lift foot place, repeat quickly.
The front legs are crutches and the back legs are running/ kangaroo stilts. These aren't necessarily the best stilts for a costume like this but they're what I had already on hand. Good luck!
Thanks! The foam is encasing the stilts and the crutches with buttons making pressure in 2 areas to keep them sturdy. But when in use, each step causes the foam to start falling down,
@@rubencaicedo8206 Is the foam loose and slipping off the bottoms of the stilts? or is the foam top-heavy and flopping over from the shoulders/hips? In the first case, I recommend adding additional buttons to several more spots to keep the foam snug around the poles -- one button on either side of a pole, for example, creating sleeves wherever possible. In the latter case, you'll need to add some kind of rigid material (corrugated plastic?) to help the foam maintain form. Hope this helps!
Poorly, haha. I cut some windows into the belly area so I can look down to see where I'm stepping, a small window in the top of the neck so I can peer out over the head, and can see out to either side through the arm holes. Lots of blind spots, though, so I always have a spotter to help give me directions and alert me of nearby obstacles and people.
