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So, you didn't listen to the rules. Never feed them after midnight! Well, it is finally finished. My new cocoon 1:1 prop from the movie Gremlins. This is roughly full scale as there wasn't much reference to go off of other than some good screen shots. The sculpture just needs some fine finishing work and then it is off to be molded, reproduced in a latex, painted. |
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A quick look at how this was made, step by step:
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| The below photo's are a quick look into how I made this piece. After a few screenings of the first Gremlins film, I aquired a few screen captures of the cocoons and went from there. I took a party balloon, wrapped it in duct tape for strength, and then gave it a good coating of automotive bondo. Once dry, I began adding the clay scales. I premade a silicone mold of scale sections ahead of time and pressed the clay in with a rolling pin. |
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| After building up the entire cocoon with the scales, I went in and added the bigger details seen in the screen captured photo's til I got the look I needed. |
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| Once my sculpture is completed, I then take a 3 piece fiberglass mold off of it. The 3 pieces will make it easier to remove the latex cocoon when ready... |
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| Once the mold is finsihed, I begin laying latex into each of the three halves. I slowly build up the latex layers until a good thickness is achieved. Once I get my desired thickness, I can reassemble the mold and bond it all together. |
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| Once the mold is finsihed, I begin laying latex into each of the three halves. I slowly build up the latex layers until a good thickness is achieved. Once I get my desired thickness, I can reassemble the mold and bond it all together. |
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| Once cured, the cocoon is slowly filled with expanding foam over the course of a few days to allow for proper curing of the foam. this will make it a free standing solid prop on which I can then mount it to it's custom made base... |
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| I trim off any flashing created from the mold halves and then it is onto the painting. I use a black latex acrylic for the base paint to give it some flex. Then I ad layers of browns and greens trying to match my screen shots. Once the desired paint job was achieved, I added a thin green and black wash of paint to fill in all the details, wiped it off to give it some realism.... |
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| The tough part was trying to replicate the slime coating that covered parts of the cocoon and that attached it to the floor. I ended up dabbing out several layers of latex rubber on the countertop and dried each layer with a heat gun. Once a few layers were done. I powered it and removed it from the counter top, washed it off, and laid it across the top of the cocoon. I pinned the latex sheet in the middle of the top and proceeded to stretch each end down the sides. I poked several tears into it as it thinned out to give it the look they had in the film. The entire slime coat is pinned into place and the pin heads are latexed over before the skin coat is painted..... See below.... |
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| Once the top covering is added, I then paint with athin wash of light green and a country tan. I then repeat the steps for the sides of the cocoon....... |
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Cocoon is now completed. See above pictures for the final look. |
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This project is now 100% Complete! Contact me at knightdriver2001@aol.com if you would like to purchase one!
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