All of the Costumes, All of the Time

The Stinkiest Part Yeah, liquid latex does not smell good. So for this, you need your liquid latex, some cotton swabs, and a fair amount of time.  Like weeks.  It's also somewhat messy, not as bad as the plaster steps, but don't do it over the carpet. You probably will only need the 30mL liquid latex.  I bought the 250mL there because I am overly ambitious.  'Twere a grievous fault, and grievously have I answered it. Anyway, it dries up pretty fast, so don't buy too much, and make sure you close it up tightly. I'm going to show these steps on my Klingon mask instead of on my Kaecilius mask, since I had to hit the Kaecilius mask with a hammer to get it off the plaster face, which wasn't good for it, and I've since thrown it away. Step 1, dig all the clay out of the mask that is stuck in it.  Then once you've got the whole thing cleaned out, you can start with the latex.  I'm showing the Klingon mold with a pencil in it to try to defeat...

The Messiest Step Okay, so now that you've got your plaster face made, it's time to stick things on it!  The kind of clay you want for this is the kind that doesn't dry at room temperature.  So don't buy the pottery type of clay, and don't waste money on Fimo clay, because it's expensive and you're probably going to have to throw it away because of all the plaster chunks that will be in it afterwards.  Just get the cheap kind that's next to the crayons and white glue, that kind. I'm also going to just do this for pretend in the photos, since I already made my mold and had to knock it apart with a hammer to get it off the plaster face. So put your clay on your mask exactly how you want the latex mask to look when it's done.  Make sure you feather out the edges so you don't have a big, dumb-looking ridge around the edge.  And think about whether it will stab you in the eye when you're done with it.  You can certainly cut the mask af...

Go Big or Go to the Dark Dimension I too, was impressed by the masks in Doctor Strange, so here's how you make them: Step 1, make a plaster mask of your face.  There's a pretty good tutorial here, just under 4 minutes long https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=oNmk45YhuSg Supplies for the video:       Plaster     A mixing tool like a paint stick     A pitcher or something similar to mix the plaster in     A tub bigger than the front half of your head     Some towels or newspapers to prop up the plaster mold     Plaster bandages like for old-fashioned limb casts     Vaseline It really is a two-person job.  You should probably put down a tarp, wear bad clothes, and not use any tools you don't mind getting plaster all over.  I also cannot emphasize enough that you should put lots and lots of vaseline on your face before you do it.  I lost some eyebrows, and p...