Weekend Links: 7-16-2011

Here is what you may have missed from the Lost in Schlock Facebook page:

Need breakaway glass of all sizes and types?  Check out Alfonso's Breakaway glass.

For those throwing their own Harry Potter themed parties in time for part 7.2 learn how to make your own Mandrake root.

How to use plastic sheeting and a heat gun for a unique twist to corpsing a Bucky skeleton

Make a large life-size gargoyle for your next set or yard haunt.

Corpsing

One of the many skills that a low budget horror propmaker or home haunter should have in their toolbox is the art of corpsing.  The technique of corpsing is a old weathering trick used by special effects artists and prop makers since the early sixties. 

It is essentially covering latex and paint unto a fake skull or a skeleton to give it the appearance of shriveled dried or rotting skin.  If done right it can be very creepy to look at and add a bit of realism to the prop. 

Go here to see some more corpsing technique how-to's.

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CORPSING

Here are some of the many tutorials that I have mentioned on corpsing props which should come in handy for this Halloween season or for your next film:

Corpsing Tutorial #1
Corpsing a Skull
Build a BBQ'd Skeleton

BUILD A SHIATSU MASSAGER PSYCHO PROP

BUILD A BBQ'D CORPSE

For those looking to add something to your cannibal bbq themed home haunt or making that next FIRESTARTER homage then here is a spiffy tutorial you might just need.

CORPSING

Corpsing is a skill that a prop maker should have for any horror film or even yard haunt that involves the rotting dead. So here is a good tutorial to get you on the right track.