Resident Evil Life-Sized <PERSON>! Moving Mouth & Poseable Arms
Introduction: Resident Evil Life-Sized <PERSON>! Moving Mouth & Poseable Arms
I had so much fun making <PERSON> for a local cosplayer who wanted to dress as <PERSON> for a convention. I had some requests for instructions, and thought this was the perfect place to put them! I will be updating pictures as I start work on Angie 2.0, but here are the instructions as I made the original.
Luckily, Angie is made with easy-to-find materials. Your two more 'high-end' components will be the Apoxie Sculpt and Sculpey, both of which are great materials to have on hand for multiple other purposes. Feel free to message with any questions!
Supplies
* Insulation foam sheet- bought for $10 at Home Depot. Had to ask for it to be cut in half to fit in my car.
* Marker/pen
* Scrap newspaper
* Elmer's glue for paper mache
* Apoxie Sculpt & Sculpey- I used Porcelain Doll, but literally any type of Sculpey will do, including scraps of the little colored blocks. This will be painted so color isn't an issue.
* Aluminum armature wire
* Craft paint- any brand will do. I used a mix of shades to achieve the bone color.
* Hot glue/super glue/adhesive of choice
* String
* Plumbing pipe, 1/8" thick
* Tinfoil & Masking Tape
Step 1: General Overview
Template:
I've included a template for the torso and limbs that I used as a starting point, though keep in mind the carving process will produce different results.
1. To print the template:
2. Save the <PERSON> jpg. to your computer.
3. Open Microsoft Excel. Click Insert, Pictures, and after clicking the file, hit LINK TO FILE, not just insert.
4. Now in Excel, click the image, and under 'Height' in the top right corner, change to 36", as <PERSON> is three feet tall. Hit print with standard settings, and your print will come out to 12 pages. These pages can then be taped together to form one blueprint.The steps of this project are pretty simple. It requires using foam and paper mache to create a lightweight torso, bones, and shoes. Details around the shoulders, neck, and breasts are added with Apoxie Sculpt, and hands are sculpted separately with Apoxie Sculpt for durability. 348
These are hooked together using wire, while a tube runs up the body to support the head.
Process Overview:
The head is made by first sculpting a "face piece" as well as a separate chin piece, then attaching foam around the back to create a hollow interior. The inner strings are attached, and once put in place, clay is added around the head to create an opening only in the neck. All parts are secured into place, then the entire piece is touched up and painted. All that's left is the dress!
Step 2: Torso & Bones- Foam Carving
Pieces:
1. Start by plugging in your hot glue gun. While it heats, draw (or trace) a general torso shape, drawing a little bigger for safety.
2. Cut out using your x-acto knife. Pick up your torso piece and and use the marker to draw/touch up the shape. This will be covered and does not need to look perfect. Once you're happy with the look, trace and cut out two more torso pieces.
3. The torso takes three pieces: Two of <PERSON>'s silhouette, and one piece, cut in two, glued in the middle so that the tube can sit in the center of the body. Layer and hot-glue the pieces as shown.
Foam Carving:
The foam will first be 'whittled' away to create a more rounded, human-like shape from our layers. We want to create an undersized, rounded form to add topography with newspaper.
* The biggest tip I have is to keep turning the body at different angles and reconsider what it looks like from that direction. Keep in mind the chest and ribcage will be flat at this point, and the shoulders will look like broken little nubs. This is all totally fine. It's better to be undersized then over at this point- make sure the waist is a little under template size.
Step 3: Torso & Bones- Paper Mache & Apoxie
Newspaper/Masking Tape Covering:
1. Use pieces of newspaper to smash up and tape across the body. 987