Oh, wait, that's nothing new. Now, I vant to show you how to do dis super simple craft. But first I must count out the supplies...for that I'll need a little help.
Okay, not gonna lie: when I first started these Dracula's, I totally had The Count in mind...I knew I didn't want to portray them super realistically as the surface of the Celluclay doesn't really lend itself to painting easily. So, I decided to go the silly kind of cartoon route and The Count was what came to mind. BUT I suppose I'm getting head of myself. Let's count out the supplies for making this super easy blood-sucker! 1. Aluminum foil! I like the cheap precut sheets you can find at the Dollar Make You Hollar Tree. 2. Celluclay! Y'all know I love the stuff. You do have to mix it yourself...just don't ask me what the measurements are. I don't measure stuff because math is gross and makes my head hurt. 3. Rigid Wrap! I love this stuff and it adheres to the Celluclay without any glue. 4. Acrylic Paint! 5. Extra: Black Sparkly Glitter! It makes everything better. Now, on with the show:
Seriously, it's that easy! Don't forget to dry in front of a fan and rotate often. Otherwise, mold. And that's just nasty.
Now, when I started to paint the faces, I had no intention of going to mobster-town but, what can I say, they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. Maybe it's because of my summertime bender of re-watching all the Godfather movies and Goodfellas...who knows? All I know is, when I started to paint, these faces appeared and I just went with it. Cuz, why not?
I started by mixing up a light tint of purple and creating a large T shape for the forehead and the nose. Then I used black for the beady eyes and the eyebrows. From there, I painted a slash for the mouth and some fangs...
Once the paint dried a pinch more, I went back and added more details: darker purple under the eyes and more highlights to the face.
I love it when art takes you to unexpected and unintended places! This is totally not what I had in mind and yet I totally dig it!
A little pinstripe for the paints and white for the socks and I was done. Oh and glitter because, duh, glitter. That fine black sparkle glitter is where it's at, man.
I added the glitter with some glue and some sprinkling. I will officially be finding black glitter in my house for the rest of time.
There's a reason I keep that stuff far, far away in my art room. But at home, I'm all LET THE GLITTER FLY!
I'm sure the Godfather would approve.
So, up next for these guys, I'll be adding a hanger to the back and adding them to my Candy Corn Tree...where I can find the space. By the way, if you are looking for some Halloween Crafts, I'm uploading more all the time on my YouTube channel...I have a serious backlog of stuff for y'all!
Until I get the rest of the goblins and ghouls uploaded on this here blog, I'll leave you with these lovelies.
