I thought about doing a laughing devil face, complete with fangs and a long suggestive tongue, or a frowning goblin face with an equally suggestive long nose, but realized that, while fun, they wouldn't be really battlefield practical, and people would probably go out of their way to land crotch shots on me. I also wanted something that was flat enough in profile that my current armor could slide over it, if need be, and would fit in my armor's (hopefully) slightly disturbing theme. After looking through many many old pictures of murder photographs, autopsy reports, and other pictures that the internet gods have defined as "creepypasta," I finally found a face to base off of~ Credits to the original artist, etc.
I loved how the face was flat enough for it to be somewhat practical, and easy to repair, and yet smiling and creepy, as if relishing in any carnage strewn about it, which perfectly fits with my theme. I started with measuring, pattern cutting, and forming a thick piece of veg tan leather (14 oz). Then came design work and more pattern cutting. I decided to layer the face a little bit, to give it more depth and realism- therefore, I did the gums, and teeth first.
Then came stitching, sealing, and painting. I made the teeth a bit more pointed, and a bit more rotted looking, because, well, why not? The last step will be to varnish the gums and teeth, so that they look wet and sticky.
After this, I plan on making the face, and forming it over the teeth, so it looks like skin almost tearing open trying to hold back a clenched maw of teeth.
The codpiece itself will attach to any common belt, so I should be able to wear this without armor, if I choose to, like at parties, Rocky horror, churches, etc.
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