"how to" custom hair application for Aragorn

[okieh 2]

Here is a short "how to" for my custom hair application for sideshow Aragorn

What you need:

- Sideshow aragorn head
- "fimo", "sculpey" or similar modelling paste
- Brown Mohair
- Standard glue
- scisspors and pliers

And: Lots of Patience, time and some luck !

First I took off the rubber hair and stripped the head from the factory paint. Then I molded a new scull with Fimo (burn it in the oven for something like 15min at a VERY low temperature approx. 100 degree centigrade - soory - i don't know fahrenheit)

Then I painted the new head sculpt

2. Step washing with acrylics

3. step - finishing with pastels (both dry and wet)

Then comes the hair - first I painted the mohair with dilluted acrylics and let it dry so that it gets a little stiffer

Then I glued it in small portions covering the face with tape (low sticking tape in order not to ruin the paint)

After that I repainted some parts with acrylics and molded the hair when half dry - after lots of time, effort and some luck :

The

 

[Les Walker]

Very cool tutorial! Thanks, and welcome in!

 

[customfig]

Awesome!!!

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Thanks for the tutorial!

 

[Rugby1970]

Thanks. I've been wanting to try this for a while. The LOTR figures cry out for this in particular.

A quick question... but how small of a clump do you do at a time? Anymore 'in between' pics available?

I'm assuming you start at the bottom of the head and work your way to the top?

 

[okieh 2]

Thanks to everybody !

@Rugby1970: sorry - no mor in between pics. I did one row of hair at the buttom and then one row on top - each clump should be as small as possible - the smaller the better the result will be - depends on your hands and your patience

 

[mrhatrulez]

Great tutorial! I have wanted to try this to another figure.
Where does one get Mohair?

 

[Reinhardt]

that is awesome!! thanks for the tutorial!

 

[Les Walker]

Yes, I have looked for mohair for ages now. Used to carry it in any art supply store, back when doll making was a national craze, but not anymore. Any leads or tips? Links would be nice too! Great stuff! Love how he came out.

 

[Rugby1970]

Thanks to everybody !

@Rugby1970: sorry - no mor in between pics. I did one row of hair at the buttom and then one row on top - each clump should be as small as possible - the smaller the better the result will be - depends on your hands and your patience

No worries. Great stuff... I just realized I've seen your Good, the Bad, and the Ugly figures on OSW! Great stuff. So resourceful and creative. Nice to see you here too!

 

[Mudshark]

Great to see someone finally trying this and succeeding! Have any plans to do this with any of the other characters?

 

[okieh 2]

Thanks for the kind words to everybody

I found the mohair at a local arts & crafts shop (Germany) - so I'm sorry i can't give you any hints where to get some

 

[Elder_Predator2]

good tutorial man.

 

[Kabukiman]

Holy crap, this post is just what I needed (for a different fig)! Thanks, man!

 

[DarkArtist81]

NICE WORK MAN! Mohair is a pain sometimes, but you really pulled it off well.

 

[okieh 2]

for those who didn't look at the "aragorn picture thread" - here are pics of teh complete figure:

 

[Mudshark]

It really makes a noticeable difference, especially from a distance. He really looks alive in this shot!

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Thanks again okieh2! I just bought some mohair on ebay and I'm going to attempt to use it on a custom Bob the goon figure I'm working on.