Tag: Animals
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Tokay Gecko Mask
Paper mache, plastic sphere, acrylic paint. Animal-Inspired Creations: Masks, Costumes, and Props In these projects, I focus on creating animal-themed masks, costumes, and props that capture the essence of each of the creatures. I used materials like papier-mâché, acrylic paint, and faux fur to bring each animal to life, paying close attention to detail and…
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Cheetah Mask
Masking tape, wire, permanent marker. Animal-Inspired Creations: Masks, Costumes, and Props In these projects, I focus on creating animal-themed masks, costumes, and props that capture the essence of each of the creatures. I used materials like papier-mâché, acrylic paint, and faux fur to bring each animal to life, paying close attention to detail and craftsmanship.…
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Koala Mask
Paper mache, faux fur, mesh for eyes, acrylic paint. Animal-Inspired Creations: Masks, Costumes, and Props In these projects, I focus on creating animal-themed masks, costumes, and props that capture the essence of each of the creatures. I used materials like papier-mâché, acrylic paint, and faux fur to bring each animal to life, paying close attention…
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Pangolin Costume
In CostumesA costume for my 5 year old 🙂 Design So, most years I try to make costumes for my kids for halloween, and for Halloween 2020, my youngest wanted to be a pangolin. I can’t remember exactly how we ended up on that creature, but thought it would be a fun project. I gathered a…
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Emerald Tree Boa Costume
In CostumesDesign Like usual, I gathered a bunch of reference photos of emerald tree boas on Pinterest and on the interwebs. The design is pretty interesting–they’re primarily green with white markings that look a little like lightning bolts, and you often see them perched on branches. Fascinating to see in photos, but I personally wouldn’t want…
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Peregrine Falcon
In CostumesPeregrine Falcon halloween prop! There’s a mechanism inside the bird that moves the head left/right, up/down by pulling on some lines that come out through the bottom. Sort of like an inverted marionette. The mechanism was loosely based on methods I worked out from the plinko board, which is basically a system made up of…
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Terrarium Hide for Leopard Geckos
Created this terrarium hide circa 2016-2017 for our two leopard geckos. Form was made roughly out of paper and tape, then covered with multiple layers of stucco. Airbrushed with various colors to get desired look, then covered with non-toxic water-bases sealer. Wish I had more pictures, but I made this fairly quickly and on a…
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Costume
In CostumesWhat’s a Peacock Mantis Shrimp (or, “Mantis Shrimp”)? For Halloween, my son told me he wanted to be a Peacock Mantis Shrimp. I had never heard of it before. He proceeded to describe it: “No way”, I said… “that’s impossible.” After some looking up on the interwebs…turns out this thing really exists! This is really…
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Easter Peacock
In Church ArtArt by Paul Tomanpos, Jr. 2017 – Acrylic on Canvas Represents immortality and eternal life. It was thought that the peacock’s flesh did not decay, even after death. Also associated with the resurrection of Christ because it sheds it’s old feathers and every year it grows newer and brighter ones. Read more about it here and here.