Great video! I'm putting together a graveyard scene for a production of Dracula this Fall, and this is exactly the sort of creepiness that I need for the set! Hell, as easy as this is, I may make a couple extra for lobby decorations and maybe raffle one off. Thanks for posting!
When I form with chicken wire, instead of cutting slits and overlapping then turning each wire (it's too tedious and you'll get cut more often) instead...just 'pinch' it's easier! So to decrease where you want, just pinch 2 wires together, then the box below and above, keep doing that and you can control it just as well. If you pinch too much, just pull them back open. No cuts to deal with! No injuries to your hands and arms. Only cutting you'll do it the original size block to mount. Hope you get what I'm saying. I did a huge life size horse, pinch just one row as far as you want then stand back, look at it, then pinch the next row if you need to, repeat. You'll get cramps after a few hours of pinching but rather build muscle than deal with puncture or rips wounds.
It seems like the biggest issue with these props is getting the arm diameter wide enough. Wrists are about pool noodle diameter but most people’s forearms and upper arms are much bigger. Wondering what could be layered on top of the noodles to get the right shape. Maybe some spray foam or carve another noodle to layer over the initial noodle.
Followed your design and made one! ONE! CHICKEN WIRE SUX!!! LOL I used a milk jug skull from your other video! Good stuff man! When it's dry, I'll send you a pick..??
AWESOME! and yes it does, all the little scratches and cuts haha. for sure! send it to me in a message on the evil olive facebook page and ill make a post for it as well :)
Doing an awesome job man! Mad skills and thank you for trying to keep it informative yet keep the dull parts out. If your here, you know how to use a screwdriver.lol Like the tunes as well. Thanks keep up the work!!!!!
Damn nice work! I am making 4 of these with your help of course. I am going 6'-6" tall- definitely more work. I followed your advice- assembly line style. I also went with drylock
Thank you very much! Drylock is a great choice as well. Feel free to send me pictures when you are done through facebook and ill post them on my page. I love to see how my followers projects come out. Its comments like yours that make it worth all the extra work to run this channel..again...THANK YOU!
How fire resistant are these? They would make a great addition to our haunt, but this year we are looking to open it to the public and require permits and a fire inspection, any thoughts on that?
I’m not sure how fire resistant they are by themselves...however if you are requiring a fire inspection depending on if it’s indoor or outdoor, you may be required to have fireproof coatings on everything. In that case I would say that this should be coated as well, if not even more so to be built with fire retardant fabric as well if you are going the canvas route. Hope this helps 🙂
@@EvilOliveProductions Great thank you! I have a bit of fire retardant so I will be adding that to my mix of monster mud. I have a plan to use two of these for the entrance for a "portal" we are going to build. I've completed the framework, I need to pick up the chicken wire and hope to do that today. Appreciate the video greatly!
Mines gonna be the bloody Russian Orthodox priest jerk that ripped my arm out of socket. I cried myself to sleep for 3 months, if I could even GET to sleep. I couldn't get anything over 3 hrs because of the pain. I had surgery and this was over 6 yrs ago and still in huge pain. That dude was a smoker, so he had tar stains on his fingers, blood shot spooky blue eyes, and a huge amount of dandruff all over his purple rob. Yup, after seeing this, I'm gonna build one, then beat it up and kick the hooey out of it! :)
No it was a cloth with a leak-proof barrier, thin plastic layer on the back. It was a little slicker but the monster mud did stick to it, and does dry rock hard. I tried to keep the cloth side facing outward to make sure that had the strongest bond, but honestly i don't think it matters. I should've stated that in the video, no worries though :)
Most people use DryLok. for these monks Instead of using regular exterior latex paint, i used Kilz primer sealer, and finished it off with a lacquer matte spray paint. I would advise using the DryLok if they will be exposed to the elements...however i think my method will be adequate for a covered structure. :)
Spray it with any canned sealer (matte finish probably unless you want a gloss). That way you rain proof it, or brush on varnish, but that'd take too long.
I haven't personally...but I don't think it would bond well. I could be wrong, I'd suggest doing an experiment on a small piece to see how well it sticks. But I doubt the mat/board would be porous enough to allow a good bond like cloth does.
Seen a few different vids of these status, Absolutely love this one! However why do you all use a thing called monster mud, Whats the diffrence in using this or portland cement? 🧚♀️🩷
Great job and better inspiration, Bill. I admire how little of that mud you got on yourself wearing black shorts. I'd be smothered.
Thanks for sharing
Gunga Galunga thanks man! Let’s just say I learned from the first one I did...outside, on a windy day...it wasn’t pretty lol
That is so very cool thanks for telling me how to make one I wil have to try one or two this year
This is the best how to video I have seen thank you and I'm so glad I found your Channel!! Step by step is so helpful..
Great video! I'm putting together a graveyard scene for a production of Dracula this Fall, and this is exactly the sort of creepiness that I need for the set! Hell, as easy as this is, I may make a couple extra for lobby decorations and maybe raffle one off.
Thanks for posting!
thats awesome! send some pictures of the finished product to my facebook page, would love to see your rendition of it :)
Unbelievable. Doesn’t look difficult, but looks like a million dollars
THANK YOU! Its even better in a poorly lit haunted attraction ;) hahaha
VERY NICE!! Great video, detailed just enough to make me try it. 🙏😳
Dude! Love the t- shirt! "Diablo" is my nephew. You have great taste.
When I form with chicken wire, instead of cutting slits and overlapping then turning each wire (it's too tedious and you'll get cut more often) instead...just 'pinch' it's easier! So to decrease where you want, just pinch 2 wires together, then the box below and above, keep doing that and you can control it just as well. If you pinch too much, just pull them back open. No cuts to deal with! No injuries to your hands and arms. Only cutting you'll do it the original size block to mount. Hope you get what I'm saying. I did a huge life size horse, pinch just one row as far as you want then stand back, look at it, then pinch the next row if you need to, repeat. You'll get cramps after a few hours of pinching but rather build muscle than deal with puncture or rips wounds.
Just what I was looking for! Thank u! Great tutorial! 🙌🙌🙌
Great quality, informative tutorial!
Awesome job. I do have to say I like how the first one came out tho.
It seems like the biggest issue with these props is getting the arm diameter wide enough. Wrists are about pool noodle diameter but most people’s forearms and upper arms are much bigger. Wondering what could be layered on top of the noodles to get the right shape. Maybe some spray foam or carve another noodle to layer over the initial noodle.
Excellent job
Very cool! I am planning on working with monster mud and I found this tutorial helpful thank you!
Very good tutorial 👌
Thank you very much for this tutorial.
Youre welcome!
Outstanding
Thanks!
Followed your design and made one! ONE! CHICKEN WIRE SUX!!! LOL I used a milk jug skull from your other video! Good stuff man! When it's dry, I'll send you a pick..??
AWESOME! and yes it does, all the little scratches and cuts haha. for sure! send it to me in a message on the evil olive facebook page and ill make a post for it as well :)
Doing an awesome job man! Mad skills and thank you for trying to keep it informative yet keep the dull parts out. If your here, you know how to use a screwdriver.lol
Like the tunes as well. Thanks keep up the work!!!!!
You’re welcome man, glad you enjoy! And thanks for the kind words!!
Damn nice work! I am making 4 of these with your help of course. I am going 6'-6" tall- definitely more work. I followed your advice- assembly line style. I also went with drylock
Thank you very much! Drylock is a great choice as well. Feel free to send me pictures when you are done through facebook and ill post them on my page. I love to see how my followers projects come out. Its comments like yours that make it worth all the extra work to run this channel..again...THANK YOU!
Thanks!!! Awesome how-to
You're welcome! :)
nice work!
Without seeing the face it reminds me of the Silent Brothers.
Badass that's what this video is 100% badass!
Ok silly? When you move that does the monster mud fall off the plastic?? I have two frames built just like your, and acquired two free foam heads
Bloody awesome
Thanks!
How fire resistant are these? They would make a great addition to our haunt, but this year we are looking to open it to the public and require permits and a fire inspection, any thoughts on that?
I’m not sure how fire resistant they are by themselves...however if you are requiring a fire inspection depending on if it’s indoor or outdoor, you may be required to have fireproof coatings on everything. In that case I would say that this should be coated as well, if not even more so to be built with fire retardant fabric as well if you are going the canvas route. Hope this helps 🙂
@@EvilOliveProductions Great thank you! I have a bit of fire retardant so I will be adding that to my mix of monster mud. I have a plan to use two of these for the entrance for a "portal" we are going to build. I've completed the framework, I need to pick up the chicken wire and hope to do that today. Appreciate the video greatly!
Jason Rossow awesome! Would love to see it when it’s done 🙂
Great tutorial thanks for sharing!!! HFL!!
Thanks for the support man!
What is the cloth you use, it looks to thin to be canvas painters tarp?
Awesome!!!!
Thanks! :)
Okay my curiosity just got the best of me just what church do you go to that you're going to line the halls with an evil Monk? Just wondering
Our church of course...one with an old world sacrificial twist to it.
@@EvilOliveProductions LMFAO!
when in doubt...make your own theme :P lol
Mines gonna be the bloody Russian Orthodox priest jerk that ripped my arm out of socket. I cried myself to sleep for 3 months, if I could even GET to sleep. I couldn't get anything over 3 hrs because of the pain. I had surgery and this was over 6 yrs ago and still in huge pain. That dude was a smoker, so he had tar stains on his fingers, blood shot spooky blue eyes, and a huge amount of dandruff all over his purple rob. Yup, after seeing this, I'm gonna build one, then beat it up and kick the hooey out of it! :)
What is that brown powder you use can't see on the video?
Was the drop cloth just plastic or did it have some type of material on the other side? Doesn't seem like the monstermud would stick to just plastic.
discard I looked up the product and see it has an absorbent layer...my bad should have paid better attention
No it was a cloth with a leak-proof barrier, thin plastic layer on the back. It was a little slicker but the monster mud did stick to it, and does dry rock hard. I tried to keep the cloth side facing outward to make sure that had the strongest bond, but honestly i don't think it matters. I should've stated that in the video, no worries though :)
I'm wondering if the plastic coated part would be better faced outwards if it's going to be in the outdoors, to withstand the weather?
Where can i buy your skulls? Also, what is the advantage of your monster mud over using drylock?
How do I get the foam resin skull?Thanks
You can message me on Facebook (Evil Olive Productions) and I can get you a shipping quote :)
pretty basic question - I'm new to this, what do you use as a sealer when its dry?
Most people use DryLok. for these monks Instead of using regular exterior latex paint, i used Kilz primer sealer, and finished it off with a lacquer matte spray paint. I would advise using the DryLok if they will be exposed to the elements...however i think my method will be adequate for a covered structure. :)
Spray it with any canned sealer (matte finish probably unless you want a gloss). That way you rain proof it, or brush on varnish, but that'd take too long.
Has anybody put Monster Mud on foam board or yoga mat type material
I haven't personally...but I don't think it would bond well. I could be wrong, I'd suggest doing an experiment on a small piece to see how well it sticks. But I doubt the mat/board would be porous enough to allow a good bond like cloth does.
Can I use plaster instead of monster mud
I've never felt shorter..."the average person is right around 6' tall or just under"...I'm 5' 2" 😂
Great tutorial! It's anal retentive, not to be confused with OCD. Knowledge is half the battle.
Does the material/fabric have to be wet or damp?
Itzia Rangel nope...only by the monster mud
MUSHROOMHEAD!
Where are you located? Michigan, perhaps?
Great band ;) and Tennessee actually...though originally from Chicago
Your lack of an accent gives away your midwestern roots. LOL
Brain fart. Lol I have those all the time also. Lol
🧙♀️❤🙏🥂
You said you sell the skulls in this vedio how does one order and how much
Seen a few different vids of these status,
Absolutely love this one!
However why do you all use a thing called monster mud,
Whats the diffrence in using this or portland cement?
🧚♀️🩷
Your auto focus is driving me nuts....