See the detailed guide of how to make here: www.instructables.com/id/Preda... Liquid latex is best to find on eBay or other online store. How I made the latex mask and bio-helmet for a Predator costume I'm in the middle of making of.
Most people make molds out of the latex, and bandages. It surprised me you made the masks that way. That is impressive. It may not have the same details as a cast, but the paint, and fine-tuning make up for that. I've got to try this someday.
I remember watching this as a kid, then sculpting my own predator head following this guy’s steps. I had no idea how it would turn out but I was determined to do it. I never made the mask but I kept the sculpture on a foam head until it fell and broke. Ah, good old times.
Really impressive job, especially for the first time you've ever done something like this! A few suggestions for you and your viewers: *Latex sticks to itself like crazy. Before you peel it off, powder it with a lot of baby powder. Then powder the inside. *You can increase the clay's working time clay with water in a spray bottle Be sure not to spray it too often, you will turn your clay to mud. If you need to walk away from your sculpture, cover it with wet paper towels and a plastic bag.
TOTALLY amazing. I am obsessed physically with the creature and have been working on a concept for a female. I am very confident after seeing this with actually creating the costume...THANK YOU...and you rock
WOW OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!! i was just about to spend $500 on ebay for a bio helmet as all of my previous attempts to make a predator mask have failed. this is the best idea ever.
You are really good at clay. Last art class we got strips of bandages, dipped them in water, put them on toilet paper things, and rubbed them so they didn't have holes. Mine had a TON of holes and I'm pretty sure it exploded by now.
Amazing mate, totally amazing, your video makes it look sooooo simple and yet from a wargaming background i know painting and sculpting is a very hard thing to do, well done.
This will not be a "fresh commentary" ( 12 years later ) but after watching PREY, im planning on making a full "halloween" costume of a "custom PREDATOR" creature, and knowing nothin on LATEX / silicone prop making, this VIDEO just rise my motivation from 2/10 to 9/10. thanks man great work
@CustomFig To keep the brush clean, it's good to dip it in some dishwashing soap before using it, helps the latex to not stick as much. If there's a lot stuck in the bristles, you might just have to throw away that brush, or you can try to cut some of it out and wash it out.
bravo dude big kudos to you ive been in spfx for a few years and seen some utterly horrable fan crap but for you do pull this off for a first time bravo im amazed dont be so harsh on your sculpting its very good
oil based clay doesnt dry and is used in costume making just fyi i do alote of sculpting and thats what i use and it works great you can get alot of detail and very easy to work with
@jonmcdermott I got the clay from a craft store. It was Amaco air dry clay, in a 10 pound box size. I don't know if you've got the same stuff over there, but a big block of air-dry clay. And try to start layering the latex quickly before the clay cracks (which it almost certainly will).
I got the liquid latex for this from eBay (was pretty easy to find). If you are trying to find some in a store, try to find a costume shop for theater (might be harder to find a gallon size, you can maybe ask them to order larger amounts, but it's a good place to start).
If you're going the cheap route, I used cereal boxes as the main material for the gauntlets. I used thin balsa wood from Michael's and sanded those down to the shape of the blades and attached those to a spring-loaded toy knife. I think I may post a video for the rest of the costume later this week.
@instantmonsters Good hints. Especially with that spray bottle. I might have to try that. I knew you could cover a sculpt in a wet bag, but didn't think that worked for air-dry clay. Awesome.
@blazingfingers117 if you cannot sculpt very fast, i would reccomend a kiln dry clay (used for pottery) it will stay damp if you put wet paper toweld on the parts you are not sculpting. it will also stay pliable for weeks if you treat it this way.
Dude you are amazing! I'm a young blood when it comes to sculpting but you are a freaking elite elder! :( I need to work up to get to any high status like that....
@Leon8108 If I recall correctly, a long time ago when I researched his work, he uses some sort of combination of rubber bands and wires on casted pieces of fiberglass. I wouldn't know where to begin with something like that.
@Leon8108 I made it with some aluminum foil, then attached it with duct tape. Just to give the bigger shape. I could have done the it with clay, but this helps reduce the amount of clay needed.
I got the latex from eBay. I painted the layers of it over the course of 3 days (just to let them dry strong). Plus another day for painting and adding teeth and quills.
@blazingfingers117 I couldn't say for sure, and I'm sure it depends on the thickness of the clay, but I would estimate that the clay would start to crack in an hour or two. It's a cheaper air-dry clay that had a tendency to shrink when it dries.
The best places to find it would be from an online store (eBay, or Halloween costume supply stores) or, if not online, then at a costume/theater store. It's hard to find it in a gallon size, but you wouldn't need a gallon anyway.
I used cheap spray paint. It's not a very good paint to use, but it works if your on a tight budget. You can experiment with different types of paint. Protective coatings will help it to stay in good shape, but over time, a low-quality paint will definitely start cracking and peeling off.
Hey, a tip I picked up from a pro make up artist years ago. As a cheap alternative to pro paints, like you used here, if you mix acrylic paint with liquid latex it won't crack!
@themoneyandgold It probably only took 2 or 3 pounds worth of clay. It's a cheap clay found at most craft stores, Amaco air-dry. A 10 pound box for about 8 dollars. I made the dreads with liquid latex (dyed black with paint). You can see that in the video response to this showing how I made the rest of it.
how many pounds of air-dryed clay did it take you to make the predator fae mask and the bio mask and how much did all the clay cost oh and if you can plz put up a totorial on how to make the dreds or just say what you made the dreds out of and how many you used
hi i made the predator mask in your video but it went wrong cause the clay would not stick to the head and when i put the latex on it i would not go in by the mandables completely i will try again soon but i have a feeling it will go wrong again have any advice?
I was going to try something similar to others here on youtube, somehow use a stick or rubber bands or something, but not having anything solid under the mask to attach to made it unlikely. When I talked or moved my jaw, the mandibles did naturally move a little bit.
Hello again i was just wondering because i am trying to make my own predator mask. How many coats of latex should / did you use? how long do you wait till you used the next coat? how often do you do each coat? do you wait till it drys or just do a coat and do the next in a day when it dry's? thanks.
how did he mantine the the arc bit up? I've done it but each time I put the mask on the arc goes down... should I stuff it with something for it not to go down?
