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.
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.
@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.
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.
@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).
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
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.
@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.
@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.
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.
@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.
@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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
@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.
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....
I put 15 on this mask. I'd say as long as you have 8 layers or more, it wouldn't break easily. And you can use black latex or mix some regular black paint to make black latex.
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.
awesome job! you could sell them for a fair price. just a quick tip. latex shrinks over time, so when you do a sculpt it my pay of to make them a bit bigger. keep up the good work though!
@alexthemoviegeek If it's water-based clay it should work. I've had to build whole body suits with the stuff, so it's important you keep the parts you're not working on from drying out. You can also seal the styrofoam head with several coats of crystal clear so that it can't absorb moisture out of your clay. By the way, I love how excited you are at 3:21. I saw that face in the mirror many times when I was starting out. Still see it from time to time now :)
Whoa! Oh my paya! You are a elite elder and I a young blood on making yautja masks! Your so good please post more! Oh and what do you use for the dreadlocks?
@mykster1022 go to value village if you have one near you. they sell them for $3.99 almost always. but always at halloween. theyre styro. they go on ebay for about $16 for some reason. also wig supply stores or halloween/party stores sell them.
You just put the clay on there and let it dry and then just put on there some latex or were you putting there someting on before using latex? Oh... and is that helmet that grey thing made of clay?
@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 layers of liquid latex did you put on this? I attempted something similar but it didn't hold the shape as well as yours did, and I'm thinking it may have been a lack of latex. But also, I couldn't get the same amount of detail as yours seemed to capture. How did you manage to do this?
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
damn this look good man. I've just got one question, what kind of liquid latex stuff did you use and where did you get it? awesome looking job tho man. I'll show you the batman mask i'm working on after i find out what kind of latex i'm suppose to use
would the same process work for a full head mask? As in, would it be possible to peel the full head latex off, w/o rippage. Also, do u have any suggestions for making latex gloves. As in like for monster hands. My question is, could u just paint the latex onto the whole hand model, and peel it off without it ripping?
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.
may i ask how many layers of latex you used for that mask?? wanna create a batman costume with liquid latex and i'm not sure how many layers i should take that it won't break so easily, thx
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?
What kind of clay would you recommend? Just every day stuff? And do ur teeth and jaw teeth stick str8 out? If so I'm bout to be occupado for quite a few xD
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?
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.
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.
great advise thx
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.
god i miss this guy. wonder what he"s been up to nowadays...
@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.
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.
@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).
Liquid latex work like a charm first time around I was inspired by this guy to make a skull mask
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
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.
Hey Alex I am rewatching all your vids and I was wondering if you could maybe make some more vids!!
Hope you see this !
@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.
@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.
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).
i cant even believe that you just used stuff from a craft store to make such a freaking awesome mask! i mean holy crap!!
you are a legend
i never knew how to make masks of like a monster or creature but your clay techneiqe was outstanding
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.
@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.
@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.
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
Wow. I never knew one could do stuff like that at home. Awsome video. Great masks.
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.
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.
For someone who is not a sculptor this was awesome!
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.
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!
What you do, is mix a cup of latex, and any paint, then apply with a smaller detail brush, that way the color stretches with the mask.
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
@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.
what a good student u are,,,nice one bud,,,good job Alex,,wishing u all the best take care Mac
It looks like an official costume, better even. very well done I gotta say.
i am a big fan of predator and im good at sculpting also but i could never make a predator mask like that your amazing!!!
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.
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....
Dude your the best I have for cool how to tutorials since indy mogul ended
@Gloxy2300 The listing will probably say that it would be latex used for mask making. Search for "liquid latex mask".
@boysandcameras That, my friend, is a great idea. I can't believe I didn't think of that. I just might have to do it. Thanks.
I put 15 on this mask. I'd say as long as you have 8 layers or more, it wouldn't break easily. And you can use black latex or mix some regular black paint to make black latex.
thats amazing, i did not think that method would work that well, i need to try that some time.
I cannot stop watching this i love it!
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.
dang bro that's a really good sculpt! I love it!
Looks awesome and much faster and making molts,...
Gonna try this next weekend.
@simon1superman I used Amaco Air-Dry clay, cheap stuff from a craft store.
awesome job! you could sell them for a fair price. just a quick tip. latex shrinks over time, so when you do a sculpt it my pay of to make them a bit bigger. keep up the good work though!
@alexthemoviegeek If it's water-based clay it should work. I've had to build whole body suits with the stuff, so it's important you keep the parts you're not working on from drying out. You can also seal the styrofoam head with several coats of crystal clear so that it can't absorb moisture out of your clay.
By the way, I love how excited you are at 3:21. I saw that face in the mirror many times when I was starting out. Still see it from time to time now :)
Can you make a slower or step by step video on how to make a predator mask? Kinda like what you did with the Batman latex mask
Whoa! Oh my paya! You are a elite elder and I a young blood on making yautja masks! Your so good please post more! Oh and what do you use for the dreadlocks?
According to their website, yes, they do have locations in California.
was a bit dissapointed to not see the finished product at the end of vid. where did it go?? the process was great but really wanted to see the result.
Hey man, I know this is an old video, but this turned out really well. Great job!
Just finshed sculpting mine anf going to get the latex tommorw
I got it from a craft store called Michael's. It's usually $7 for the clay, but they have weekly coupons that make things cheaper.
Plus I saw your instructions and it said that for better detail, sponging the latex on would be a better way right?
@mykster1022 go to value village if you have one near you. they sell them for $3.99 almost always. but always at halloween. theyre styro.
they go on ebay for about $16 for some reason.
also wig supply stores or halloween/party stores sell them.
Don't call yourself geek, you are a master!
Do u have a website u sell these on bc i want to buy it
Wow that was awesome dude!! Totally inspired me to make my own mask!! :D keep it up!!
You just put the clay on there and let it dry and then just put on there some latex or were you putting there someting on before using latex? Oh... and is that helmet that grey thing made of clay?
good work! great dedication for your hobby
This is fantastic!! You've provided me with some great inspiration. Thank you!
@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 layers of liquid latex did you put on this? I attempted something similar but it didn't hold the shape as well as yours did, and I'm thinking it may have been a lack of latex.
But also, I couldn't get the same amount of detail as yours seemed to capture. How did you manage to do this?
Nice, this is best and easy form of construction the face of predator, thanks!
Did you put anything on the clay before the latex?
Awsome job man:)
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
Oh my pays I love this! Thank you for posting this!!!!!
damn this look good man. I've just got one question, what kind of liquid latex stuff did you use and where did you get it? awesome looking job tho man. I'll show you the batman mask i'm working on after i find out what kind of latex i'm suppose to use
anyhow. good job. took a lot of patience for the molding process i'm sure.
Your stuff rocks! I love watching your videos! Thanks for the tutorial and great work! Cheers! :D
Looks amazing! I wanna make a mask like that!
That's AMAZING!!!! AWESOME JOB!!!!!!
where didi you find the info for mixing wood glue and latex? Nice mask!
just like the predator it looks awesome
excellent job!)
how many liquid latex you used? I'll have to buy it on Ebay, but don't know how many...
would the same process work for a full head mask? As in, would it be possible to peel the full head latex off, w/o rippage. Also, do u have any suggestions for making latex gloves. As in like for monster hands. My question is, could u just paint the latex onto the whole hand model, and peel it off without it ripping?
You spent 60 bucks on something that someone would pay hundreds for. And how well yours looks, dude, you could make a living!
You sir are a artist
Can u do a tutorial of making a men beast mask? And where did u get the air dry clay?
Could use clear plastidip then spray paint it the plastidip helps spray paint stick to flexible objects like foam
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.
very good, because you do not show the end result?
hey thats a cool mask where did you get the liquid latex?
hermano eres totalmente increible enserio!!!!! asombroso
I was wondering how much liquid latex you actually used for this mask cause i was going to buy some but im not sure what size to get
Could you please tell me what was the stuff you rubbed on the mask before you put the liquid latex on it?
Hola tu trabajo me ha servido de inspiración,hice un Depredador con materiales reciclados
Amazing!!!! You got mad skills bro!!!
may i ask how many layers of latex you used for that mask?? wanna create a batman costume with liquid latex and i'm not sure how many layers i should take that it won't break so easily, thx
Gotta be the best on the web... He's got skill
@creepsomber okay but when you do make a vid over it also the davy jones was awsome just the only thang about it was the coler of the mask
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?
That, sir, was amazing!
What kind of clay would you recommend? Just every day stuff? And do ur teeth and jaw teeth stick str8 out? If so I'm bout to be occupado for quite a few xD
oh, and were did you get the liquid latex!!!!???
did you buy it in stores, or did you buy online
i cant find it anywere!!
The head was overall too small to be movie accurate, how would you make it bigger looking and still make it fit to your head?
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?
So if I use plasticine for a full head mask and pour latex over it, it will work?
So if you make it thick enough can you make a FULL headed mask too?