/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9651181
if you're crunched for time, you can make a pretty solid and lightweight mask out of foam, papier mache and gesso.
it takes some effort and time to properly layer and sand the gesso, but depending where you live it may be faster than waiting for molding supplies to ship to you.

the only major downside is you wouldn't be able to easily make replicas as another anon suggested

pic half related

First time poster on this thread but I figured this would be the best place to ask. I've heard of a lot of good things involving using expanding foam to create props.
Since I need just a basic shovel prop, I was planning on using a pvc pipe for the main shaft and expanding foam method on the actual metal pars (the handle and shovel head)

So any advice on using expanding foam?