Hey guys,
Literally got my Elrod 30m ago. Made some gifs for you to help see the angles of the mask. I will be uploading some photos later.
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Very nice, looks like it fits you well. Now try some different lighting shots, I’m sure it’ll look pretty great!
I feel like Warlock. Thing just barely fits.
I truly sympathize with those of you with even slightly larger heads than mine, this thing is a motherfucker to get on and off.
I am going to take some darker photos tonight.
That’s a shame, its either too big or too small with tots. But nonetheless, it looks like it fits you better than that other dude…
How do you feel about the paint job from the gifs I uploaded?
It arrived when the sun was at its brightest, so the initial photos I took looked literally featureless.
I have never owned an expensive mask, so I don’t know if it is commonplace for the paintwork to not be visible unless viewed in shade.
I think that’s pretty common for the Myers mask. I get most of my best pics in the shade or on a cloudy day. I also edit the lighting and color in a photo editing program to get that perfect look. I honestly think even my most high end masks look goofy in direct sunlight.
Yeah, so in the other threads I was seriously fretting over how this thing looked in high lighting. Soon as I got it I was just like “Ohhhh fuck. please no”.
Then it got darker in the room and I was just like damn never mind
Yes, it definitely looks pretty featureless, and yes high end masks show the weathering. Depending how handy you are with acrylic paint, you could weather it up a bit, cheeks, nose, forehead, eyes etc…they just look rushed to me like they just slapped on a coat of white and that’s it.
Very nice! Your fit gives you the thicker neck look and the details are showing a lot better than they do with me.
I’m sure someone will give one of these masks an overhaul and really show what this thing can do in certain lighting.
I actually don’t think my gifs make it look too featureless? The definition can be seen to some degree. I just need to film it in lower lighting maybe. IDK, my opinions are mixed. I know I like it more than my OG TOTS H2. That one is far too colorful for my taste, but again the original movie’s design is my favorite.
Too white is what I mean by featureless. I tend to like a H1 mask with a bit of grunge on it to make the features pop even more. Used and abused end of H1 look is how I like it. Its really all about lighting and shadows. Set up a dark room with certain angles of light hitting it just right, you’ll surprise yourself with how the mask can look.
Wow, I think it looks pretty cool. What’d you use to make those nifty gifs?
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^I used an app called boomerang.
Idk if anyone could give some advice on this, but I am hoping to find a paint process tutorial for when people make/paint their blanks. I feel like even a light shade of grey with my copics could improve the eyebrows and cheeks, but I need a good reference. The shape is fantastic IMO, it fits me perfectly, I just want to darken some areas.
I find that while paint can be as important as sculpt, hair and eyes on a Myers mask, the thing that truly brings these masks to life is the lighting. A poorly lit mask can bring even the best sculpt to it’s knees. What I mean is here’s my Psycho in direct sunlight:
And here’s that same mask in the shade. The difference in lighting really brings out the detail:
Yup, I think the lighting rule even applied to the hero. Some of the behind the scenes pics of it look somewhat goofy compared to what we see in the movie.
Thumbs up from me. This mask has pretty good potential IMO 
Is it the same size as the Tramer?
I believe they used the same sculpt for the Elrod and the Ben tramer, the night owl psycho sculpt.
Quoting myself for impressions: