Halloween - greentooth head

[hawken]

Hi guys. By now you've probably seen the greentooth head mask that has been painted and modelled.

I was thinking it might be fun to make a halloween mask this year of the same, and if there's any interest I'll post the instructions of how I went about it here.

Would be great to build up a army of these heads by polycount users, and put together some kind of gallery as an ode to the 'ol Greentooth.

(r13 & divii)
http://www.polycount.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/polycountpack_1920x1200.jpg

(Swizzle)
http://imgur.com/gereV.jpg

[BlackulaDZ]

show me the money

[Emil Mujanovic]

Well considering Halloween is actually celebrated here in Singapore (unlike Australia), I'd be keen on reppin' a Greentooth mask.

[ZacD]

someone get started on making a rocking tutorial

[hawken]

My initial feelings on how to make this mask, if last years attempt is anything to go by, are lots of gluegun sticks, a zipper, two 50cm hemispehere hollow polystyrene domes, some string (to get a perfect mouth), a large blade, some green spray (that doesn't melt polystyrene and some spray on flocking for the texture. Maybe the stuff used on model trainset landscapes.

Zipper connects the domes, so you can take it on and off without making the "entry" hole too big, and is positioned vertically on the side.

From last year:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs378.snc3/24166_373721530221_134314305221_3817577_6562658_n. jpg

[Emil Mujanovic]

That's ace, man! I need to track down where I can find me one of those polystyrene domes!

[Swizzle]

This looks like a pretty kickass project. Now I, too, am interested in getting some of those domes. I wonder if some art and craft supply stores around here might have something like that.

[ZacD]

I know I'll be carving a bunch of Greentooths into pumpkins, maybe I can find a green light to put in them... or just paint them green...

[Smash]

We have to get a huge in-game screenshot for everyone that plays tf2 xD

[hawken]

You might have to order them specifically, larger craft shops should stock them.

I only know about Tokyo, but they seem pretty universal.

[Muzz]

Hmm... i has a haloween party to go to so perhaps...

Either that or ill make a creepy teddy bear mask where i get one of those teddy bear blanks crudley hollow it out and wear it as a mask.

[Purplepaint]

Oh yes this must be done :D

[Justin Meisse]

as far as painting foam goes: you can brush down a layer of acrylic paint as a protective layer and then use standard spray paint on top. Also, I might have to make a greentooth head as well

[bbob]

halloween is not celebrated here, but damn it, I want one..

[JFletcher]

Hah, neat.

[Firebert]

Hawken, you shouldn't post up your awesome ideas... now every loyal polycounter will try to man up and defeat you... a daunting task... many will rise... many will fall... i told my wife i was gonna give this awesome idea a shot... she rolled her eyes and said "i'm going to bed."

[Justin Meisse]

Found a place that sells these:

24" ball (http://www.plasteelcorp.com/foamshapes/smoothfoam_styrofoam/10073-1.html)

[ZacD]

$50?! Damn.

[Firebert]

$50!?!
I could buy 3-4 cases of beer for that and would last me a little longer than just a couple hours (maybe)!

What if you had some buttons that you recessed into the foam and glued in. It would make for a less prominent seam. Would need some help putting it on of course. A zipper though would reduce the likelihood of damaging the outer shell (someone else pressing against the styrofoam to secure the buttons), and would be faster for putting it on and pulling it off. I dunno... just an idea. Shit, industrial velcro with adhesive backing (still glue it to be double sure) would still do the trick and may work better than a button or a zipper. Again, just another idea. Then again... lining up the velcro would be a bitch.

Zipper ftw.

[nrek]

Zippers and buttons? What are we, cavemen? Magnets ftw! Great idea Hawken, not only would this be a sweet Halloween costume but I am sure it could make PC meet ups even more interesting. Keep us posted on the construction.

[Justin Meisse]

I'm tossing around the idea of Neodymium magnets around the rim of one half and washers in the other, you can get a 12 pack off of united nuclear for $8 link (http://unitednuclear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70_79&products_id=239)

oh yeah, I'm considering the 30" sphere which costs $85 and if I'm going to spend that much on it I might as well resin coat it so it's sturdy and will last a long time :P

[ZacD]

This was my idea...



cylinders = magnets or slotted things.

[Swizzle]

That seems like a pretty inefficient way of doing it, Zac. Instead of having three pieces pegged or magnetized together, why not have two pieces, front and back, with some sort of hinge on one side and a latch on the other? It wouldn't necessarily have to be a real hinge, either; it could simply be a piece of cloth or flexible cardboard glued in place.

http://imgur.com/T5Bcs.jpg

[ZacD]

Your probably right swizzy.

[Nitewalkr]

....did you just call him swizzy?....O.O

Anyways nice concept though. :)

[Swizzle]

People are always trying to pillow talk me.

[Mark Dygert]

People are always trying to pillow talk me.
Thats because people love boobs almost as much as you do...


Forget putting it on your head, carry it around headless horseman style, you might be able to light it on fire and throw it at kids... ahh good times.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2336353/HeadlessGreenTooth.jpg

[Swizzle]

Thats because people love boobs almost as much as you do...

Not just boobs, man. Cleavage. That hint of something more. Mmmm. :poly124:







...What were we talking about?

[ZacD]

something about hollow weanies?

[MattQ86]

something about hollow weanies?

They make a pill for that now.

[xk0be]

well this thread took a turn that was totally unexpected

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/71/fnqvwk.jpg

[hawken]

what are you on about xk0be?

[xk0be]

what are you on about xk0be?

Thread went from legit discussion of the greentooth head thing to pillow talk to boobs to cleavage. It's an unexpected turn for a thread unless you've been visiting the site for a while hence the haters gonna hate image.

Should I remove the post or something?

[Muzz]

Polycount jack o lantern?

[MALicivs]

Thats because people love boobs almost as much as you do...


Forget putting it on your head, carry it around headless horseman style, you might be able to light it on fire and throw it at kids... ahh good times.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2336353/HeadlessGreenTooth.jpg

I think we've just found another polycount meme here guys... humm...

ps: good luck with the mask, concept seems functional!

[almighty_gir]

this is going to be awesome.

one request though, paint it with flourescant paint... would be the most epic thing in the whole fucking world to see a glowing polycount head walking down a dark street (make sure you're wearing black).

[Emil Mujanovic]

That's actually a pretty slick idea, almighty_gir! I'll definitely have to do a layer of UV paint so the head glows. But it's all going to fall apart if I can't find the domes somewhere locally :(

[Mark Dygert]

this is going to be awesome.

one request though, paint it with flourescant paint... would be the most epic thing in the whole fucking world to see a glowing polycount head walking down a dark street (make sure you're wearing black).I bet from the back you get mistaken for a PS Move controller...

[almighty_gir]

LOL!!!! hahahahaha

[almighty_gir]

oh i found this Emil: http://www.polystyreneballs.com/

[Firebert]

i was thinking of mounting some LEDs and getting a mini-smoke machine... mounting a batter pack to my belt along with the smoke machine and running all the wiring and a tube for the smoke up into the mask....

may be difficult to see being blinded by LEDs and smoke... but if it's all for show and you aren't going anywhere... plop down and start breathing in the pankcake smelling smoke machine air

just think it would be cool to see the eyes and mouth glowing with smoke coming out.

[Nitewalkr]

Thread went from legit discussion of the greentooth head thing to pillow talk to boobs to cleavage. It's an unexpected turn for a thread unless you've been visiting the site for a while hence the haters gonna hate image.

Should I remove the post or something?

Whats wrong with talking about greentooth head thing for Halloween while pillow talks of boobs and cleavage?

Both of these topics can be legit you know?

[Rated Rrr]

Each place I look is over-seas :[ (or too much cash). Y'know, ever since we outsourced our large ball making tech outside of our nation, we've taken a dive economically.

Think about it.

[xk0be]

Whats wrong with talking about greentooth head thing for Halloween while pillow talks of boobs and cleavage?

Both of these topics can be legit you know?

Wow I never thought of it that way you're completely right

[M-NINJA]

i want it!!!
plz

[Emil Mujanovic]

Thanks for the link, gir.

Each place I look is over-seas :[ (or too much cash)
I know!

I even did a quick search on eBay and I only found one seller. They were in the UK and would refuse to ship to anywhere but the UK.

You'd think living in Asian country, these thing would be in abundance.

[hawken]

Try searching in chinese Emil

[hawken]

Alternatives could be a giant lampshade. Or large spherical balloon with a thick layer of paper mache

[Mark Dygert]

You'd think living in Asian country, these thing would be in abundance.
Considering that's where most of them are made... that's really weird.

You could also go the Pepakura print out and assemble method too. It might be kind of cool to have it triangulated and faceted.

[Emil Mujanovic]

Try searching in chinese Emil
That's a good idea, dude! Pity I don't know a lick of Chinese. I'll have to ask some of the guys at work if they can do a translation for me.

[EarthQuake]

Really liked your costumes last year Hawken, excited to see how this turns out!

[Swizzle]

Considering that's where most of them are made... that's really weird.

You could also go the Pepakura print out and assemble method too. It might be kind of cool to have it triangulated and faceted.

I can provide the Greentooth TF2 hat model if anybody wants to give this a shot.