I made a Brak costume for Halloween 2002.
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I marked the outline of the Brak mask on a bucket, then cut it with a jigsaw. | Large: 309K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 38K / 800 x 600 |
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Here's the mask after I cut it away from the bucket. The rings on the top have to go away. | Large: 299K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 35K / 800 x 600 |
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I've marked the line to cut the top of the front piece, and I've mutilated the Memorial '99 hat so I can attach it. | Large: 339K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 46K / 800 x 600 |
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The front part of the mask is cut to its basic shape now. | Large: 289K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 32K / 800 x 600 |
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I've attached the hat to the mask with some barely visible electric wire. OK, so it's visible. | Large: 428K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 63K / 800 x 600 |
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I also used hot-melt glue to glue it. | Large: 440K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 60K / 800 x 600 |
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I've built a shell over the hat with foam, so I could get the general shape of the head right. | Large: 285K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 30K / 800 x 600 |
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I had to make a few tweaks to keep the foam from sticking out. | Large: 371K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 51K / 800 x 600 |
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After building the foam overlay, I put a layer of Crayola modeling compound over it to get a consistent surface. | Large: 321K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 45K / 800 x 600 |
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Here are the pants and shorts I'm going to stitch together for Brak's pants. | Large: 576K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 74K / 800 x 600 |
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Testing the pants/shorts fit - or, testing the bright camera flash. | Large: 302K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 33K / 800 x 600 |
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Also testing, though you can't see where they go together. | Large: 305K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 33K / 800 x 600 |
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I'm experimenting with the fabric paint here. | Large: 417K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 48K / 800 x 600 |
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Painting the Brak mask. Before this, I built up "ears" and sanded the surface smooth. | Large: 479K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 74K / 800 x 600 |
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More painting, including Brak's neon-green eyes. | Large: 406K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 62K / 800 x 600 |
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I've laid out the position of where to put the stripes on the shirt. | Large: 380K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 55K / 800 x 600 |
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Painting the stripes on with blue fabric paint. | Large: 510K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 73K / 800 x 600 |
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Almost all of the face is painted now. | Large: 488K / 1600 x 1200 | Small: 78K / 800 x 600 |
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I'm working on the fitting for the glove extensions -- Brak has very long gloves. | Large: 152K / 1274 x 729 | Small: 23K / 637 x 365 |
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Testing a jury-rigged mounting to keep the teeth (a separate piece) attached to the main mask. | Large: 213K / 1265 x 1126 | Small: 29K / 633 x 563 |
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I've sewed the blue pant legs to the black shorts, and sewed the gloves together. Here's a test fit to see how it works. | Large: 132K / 617 x 978 | Small: 20K / 309 x 489 |
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"Hi, my name is Brak!" | Large: 158K / 718 x 1103 | Small: 25K / 359 x 552 |
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