This article goes over the three most common methods that are used to create fake beards, goatees, and sideburns for costume. Each of these methods uses different types of skills and will give you varying levels of realism. Method 1 is the easiest (using makeup), while method 3 is the most difficult but also the…
Sometimes you need to make a wizard staff to perfect your Halloween costume, but you can’t find a good enough stick to use. I have found that the easiest way to mimic the texture of a wooden staff by using aluminum foil and clay. Like any other costume staff, you’ll use a PVC pipe as…
Need a shield to go with your sword? check out my other tutorial (which includes two types of shields) A cool sword is a great way to level up your costume game this year. Luckily, making a convincing sword for your costume doesn’t require a blacksmith’s forge or a hefty budget; with some creativity and…
There are so many characters from anime, movies, comics, and games that have unusual and unnatural hair colors. If you want to make any of these characters into a Halloween costume, you might also want to find a way to temporarily color your hair a different natural color without applying any kind of permanent dye…
Nail claws are actually fairly easy to create. I make them using polymer clay so that they are lightweight and you can attach the claws directly to your fingernails for a beast-like effect. The type of claws you make will depend on the overall look you’re going for and the amount of work you want…
If you want to be a devil for Halloween, you’ll want to make a tail and some horns to go with the costume. There are a lot of different ways to go about making these costume accessories, but this method will use polymer clay for the horns and EVA foam for the tail. You can…
It’s pretty easy to make fangs for a vampire Halloween costume. All you need to do is use non-toxic thermoplastic and mold your fangs into points using the shape of your teeth. You’ll have new vampire fangs in just 10 minutes! Related Tutorials: How to Make Super Simple Fangs How to Make Large Tusks How…
Making dog ears is a little different than cat ears for a costume. In order for the material to accurately reflect the shape of a dog’s ear, you need to create a base for the ear, but leave the rest of the fabric loose so it can hang down. There are many ways you can…
It’s not uncommon for characters from anime, movies, comics, and games to have stark white hair that you want to mimic. Generally, if you want to have stark white hair, you need to bleach it. However, if you’re just doing this for a costume, that’s probably a step farther than you want to go. You…
This tutorial will teach you how to make a foam witch hat for Halloween that uses EVA foam (or craft foam) instead of fabric. Using foam means you can skip the stitching, and instead glue everything together. Then you can use heat to adjust the shape of the hat to give it the cool witch-like…