How to Make a Halloween Mask "Painting" | Monster Lab 

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That rubbing alcohol wipe out step is incredible! The detail that immediately jumps out is really surprising for a guy like me who has never been involved in this industry

Re-watched these videos and listened to them in the background at least 5 times there's something so relaxing and interesting watching these behind the scenes tutorials and making monsters.

This video takes me back to my college and early post college years. I actually learned this process as a fiberglass tech in the art department of an amusement "theme" park - King's Dominion. Our process was slightly different since the final object (singing mushroom, Scooby Doo, Yogi Bear, giant 6 foot candy apple, what ever) was made of fiberglass and rigid, so the mold itself had to be made in latex. The original was sculpted in clay; the latex was built up in layers, just as you did with the plaster, but then canvas reinforced plaster (like working fiberglass) was laid over the outside of the latex blob. The plaster acted as support for the latex reverse mold when laying up the fiberglass. Curing fiberglass generates quite a bit of heat, so we always sprayed the plaster support interior with vegetable oil to keep it from sticking to the latex. Once the polyester had hardened the latex could be peeled out of the fine detail of the "part". I remember in particular a classic Roman lion's face with stylized hair for his mane. It was a brute to get all the polyester into the intricate detail of the hair and even more brutal to peel the latex from the part once it was cured. If you damaged the latex mold, you could recast it from an existing part or if you were really careful with peeling the latex from the original clay sculpt, you could recast from that.

Thank you Ed for taking the time to make and post these video's. It's much appreciated.

I want to thank you for having all this content available! I just made my first latex mask by following these instructional videos just in time for Halloween. Thank you Ed!

16:08 He looks like Tom Cruise, don't you think? (with fake hair and beard) 🤣

The eyes, the eyes.... Thanks Ed, just beautiful.

Well that's actually a free MasterClass right here.. Thanks a lot brother

Wow wish I had a tenth of Eds talent. Amazing tutorials. Thank you.

Oh how I wish I had this tutorial a few years ago! I love the work you guys do! I hope Making Monsters comes back!

I can see you're putting even more time into your videos now and I can't wait to see what you do next!

I hope the final Halloween mask episode is not the end of the tutorials, they may be few and far between but they are still excellent. I particularly like the sculpture tips ones. keep up the marvelous work.

Thank you Ed Edmunds! That was super neat! Incredible mask too!

What a journey this mask tutorial was for me. Thank you so much. I will forever remember you as the one who taught me. Can't wait to share what I create with you!! 🎃

I must applaud your craftsmanship.

LOVE these Monster Labs... more please I could watch these all day.... beats working.

I went through the entire process. It was not monotonous at all but very jovial & informative teaching. I love to learn more from your videos. God bless you.

Thanks for sharing Ed! You are a true master of your art. It is always a pleasure to watch your work. I hope to give this a try sometime...

Many thanks for a masterclass in creating masks.

Hey Ed great work. My whole office loved watching your show. Not just great sculpts but tere was great production artwork as well. Love your stuff. You are always inspiring.

Great series I can watch this stuff all day.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Just getting started making my old head sculptures for animatronics props.

Ed is a hero

That's the awesomest channel I've subscribed to in a while ! Thank you for making this type of content that is well shot as it is well explained, I really needed this !

Why won't he put the masks on??? :C

I just got started doing props and mask making, and these videos helped so much! Thank!

11:41 when you're parents leave you home alone.

I really hope you continue to make these types of videos. this is my passion. I love y'all so much

Cara, eu admiro seu trabalho e gostaria de ter a sorte de passar um dia com você e aprender mais de perto. Sou grata por nos apresentar a sua arte! Parabéns!

I would love to have copies of all the masks in this series!

dude this is the coolest channel ive ever came across! i want to try this soo bad! btw your artwork is amazing and signature!

I really do find these videos to be interesting, cool and informative. ^-^ Ed is such a nice and calming person, so I enjoy listening and watching him. The talent that everyone has on Distorted Unlimited is outstanding.

Man. I started watching this to figure out an alt method for helmet making. Now you have me wanting to add creating latex masks to my to do list.

no comments. ultra amazing excellent tutorial, thank you!

Great video, Ed. Actually watched this while we have a mask currently drying haha Will definitely be watching more videos!

I really miss your tv show! This is great! Keep up the great content!

why is this old man so coooollll ?!!! hello from the mid east .

I’m ready to paint my first mask and find this super helpful. Thank you Ed!

Alien zombie with blond hair. Love it!

amazing series, keep it up!

4:17 that spider scared the shit out of me

full coverage in about 12 seconds was pretty satisfying to watch PogChamp

Nice one Ed, thank you sir! I have been using Aleene's Flexible Stretchable Fabric Glue for hair on my own sculpted latex masks, but its a bit expensive and only comes in small 4 oz bottles vs using store bought clear silicone - I will be using that next round!

I really like this kind of content, it's so artistic. incredible job!

Your videos really show a wanna be mask maker how to do it.

This is 1 talented dude

Really fantastic work you guy's do😲 And thank you so much for giving us that much insight about this wonderful craft👏

super excited for this video thanks so much distortions and ed you guys rock! ;)

I thoroughly enjoy watching these you definitely need to produce more of these,because I have watched every video you have more than once. big fan though you guys do incredible work.

really cool and satisfying process

i love this guy! been waiting for part 3 for ages :D

great video!! makes me wish I could do this professionally

Amazing

Can't wait to be blue devil Shrek next Halloween.

demasiado trabajo para una mascara, voy empezar desde hoy haber si para el proximo año la tengo terminada. impresionante mister

Really enjoying this series! Thanks for posting this, hope you post more :)

You're like the Bob Ross of horror. I thoroughly enjoyed that and I wasn't even looking to watch a video on mask making.

Awesome. Thanks for the fun tutorial.

I would pay a lot for that it's brilliant!

thanks ed! great video and i learned alot!

Nicely done creation !!

Sees the flying talc, and gasps in fear. 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

these videos are great thank you for making them! when I was little my aunt, who was Elmo in sesame street live, took me into a mask shop/ lab in sarasota or sebring florida (not quite sure) they also had foam things and i remember i thought it smelled awful in there but I didnt want to leave. I mention that place so often wishing i could go back and then i thought.... maybe i could try making them since i was so amazed by it and still think about it after all these years! still want to take my kids to see a place like that but maybe they can watch me try to do it until i find one :)

Thanks so much for these ! They are so helpful!

The pupils go on and I'm like, "He's looking at me!"

Love this series, found them today and started at 9-12. Gonna check out the earlier vids. BTW, when you attached the white hair, the mask looked like a zombie Andorian :D

The look we all need 3:57

This is great!!!

i love your work, its very awesome...

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WAU, amazing!

damn he looks so COOL!!

liked it more without pupils, but still the tips helpt a hell of alot.

This is awesome. I want to make a Tick mask, but don't have the tools or space tp make one. Great series by the way

It beautiful

Mask making is something I've always wanted to try since I was a little boy, but never tried it with the feeling I'd be no good at it haha. But enjoy watching this sort of thing nonetheless. This whole series has been very entertaining and weirdly relaxing haha.

is awesome your mask's and sculping lml ♡

very good

The face Laufey will make if he was invited to a tea party and seeing Loki who wore a dress

Very cool

Legend.

Nice!

What type of paint do you use? Is there a special kind/mixture? You guys Rock! I'm looking forward to seeing your TV show again.

cool

I love how it looks disgusted as it's being painted. Like it does not enjoy the entire process

if it was green mannnnn this would be a perfect picollo and if it had no hair

that haircut

i love the show so much watching these make me super happy i have been in the haunted house industry for going on 6 years now and its such a passion if you are hiring for Welders, let me know! Please and thank you! totally down to move out there

Hi Sir Ed, nice I never seen before the way you explain things. You look like you really enjoy what you do. I like that , not soooo serious.. lolhaha. I watching you alot more. Not just for Halloween

Awesome stuff!!! :)

That's so awesome 👍👍👍

awsome video :)

I love you guys my dad went to your shop one day and I got a autograph picture but I wish he took me with

My only criticism is he looked better without pupils. Otherwise super awesome!

Simply amazing job thanks for sharing, regards....

wear it already!

Awesome! But I liked it better with black eyes and without hair. It looked so intimidating... 12:22

Excellent ! ^^