Halloween HauntingSamhain

Haunt Menu

Information

NecroBones

Share


DETRITUS n. debris. eroded material. disintegrated matter.

The pumpkin is paper mache attached to a 2-piece ACC plastic skull. The body is Great Stuff spray-foam and newspaper.

It stands approximately 7.5 feet from the base of the pole (7' at the eyes).

Painting of the head ultimately ended up using 7 colors. The pumpkin contains a black base coat, which shows through in the crevices and enhances the detail, over which another base coat of brown was applied. Over this I sprayed Cinnamon paint to create highlights and brighten the color, over which I drybrushed Burnt Orange to bring out the ridges and texture. A wash of Burnt Umber was added to the interior of the eyes and mouths (and eye-channel connecting the central eyes), and over the surface of the skull (which had a brushed layer of antique white over the same brown and black spray layers from the pumpkin). The photos, as a result, make the 3D texture pop-out more than it does physically, and still looks like mostly one color, which it isn't.

I used similar techniques on the body. It really is that lumpy, however. :)

This scarecrow won 3rd place in the 2006 HauntForum.com scarecrow competition.

There is also a WMV Detritus Video on the movies page, and below:


COMPONENT COSTS

2-Piece Skull                =  $7.98
Great Stuff                  =  $9.94
Cross (Two 1x2x8, One 1x2x6) =  $7.91
Newspaper                    =   Free
Wire+Rope Scraps             =   Free
Paper Towels                 <  $1
6yd Cheese Cloth             =  $5.58
Tape, Glue, Nails, Staples   <  $2
Paint                        < $10
Rit Dye                      =  $2.19
---------------
TOTAL	< $46.60

(Consumables, such as paper, paint, adhesives, etc, are pro-rated -- high approximations based on how little was used)

2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021 2022 2023

All content Copyright © Ed T. Toton III, All Rights Reserved.
Any and all unauthorized duplication of any content in whole or in part is strictly forbidden.

(A NecroBones ® Website) | (NecroBones ® is a registered trademark of Ed T. Toton III)