Make Your Own Necronomicon - DIY Prop Shop

[@TimedropStudios]

I got lucky and saved some cash. My neighbor Tim who never knew when to SHUT HIS DAMN MOUTH lent me some skin he didn't need anymore. Really looks nice!

[@sandromenabde6081]

woah woah calm donw there buddie lets uuum *dyling 911. calm down a bit and uuum we can have a drink

[@PHANTOMVERSE]

+TimedropStudios I like the way you work.

[@cjc1216]

this was hilarious

[@ravenlorans]

+TimedropStudios There also Plenty of Dried Up Old Leathery Skinned Hags in the Craigslist WFM Section. You know the ones, they keep looking for their "Prince Charmin's" "Soul Mates" Sugar Daddy" ect ect ect because they live in a world of Fantasy.

[@dude37]

+TimedropStudios I did the same thing. Plus, the left over blood works great as ink for the pages. A little time consuming to hand draw all of the pages, but that little extra effort pays off. It just looks so freaking awesome.

[@sharpshotefx]

One thing that could have helped this is if you heated up the cling wrap so it contracted and shrank, making a cool leathery burn texture. It's a technique used by haunters called corpsing, because it's what the use to quickly add rotting flesh to plastic skeletons.

[@CosplayingwithChad]

Just for future reference when using liquid latex, first the latex needs to be applied to a solid non stick surface second Ten layers is a lot better than three. And third when peeling up latex always use baby powder so it doesn't stick to itself. Hope that helps anyone. By the way, a glass cake pan works best to make a sheet of latex.

[@sirenofthesea7802]

You really seem to know your stuff. You probably kick ass at props & SFX makeup. I'd probably just end up blowing it. X3

[@FutureLaugh]

why the hell are comments teaching the youtube video and not the other way around lol. thank YOU

[@CosplayingwithChad]

@@sirenofthesea7802 I dabble lol.

[@cyn_na_mini]

Can you explain more about using the baby powder?

[@CosplayingwithChad]

@@cyn_na_mini Sure, first peel up the edge of the appliance then sprinkle some baby powder along the underside, keep peeling and adding baby powder until the latex sheet is completely removed from the glass surface. Remember to always test a small portion of your actors skin like the inside of their wrist, if you see a rash or hives remove the appliance immediately. An EPI pen should relieve the symptoms so keep that in mind. My sister is severely allergic to latex so I for one know how serious a latex allergy can be. Also never apply layers of latex to an area of your body such as your head, eyebrows, scalp, arms or legs, especially if your a hairy guy like me I found that out the hard way lol!😂 also be sure to apply enough layers of latex so that when you peel up the appliance it doesn’t tear, it will be a waste of time and materials and it will be tough to repair, about ten to thirteen layers should be enough for a book cover.

[@fuxyews2177]

The cling-film was a bad choice.. The rest of it sort of works, but its clearly covered in kitchen plastic..

[@supernifty]

I was thinking the same thing. Why didn't she just paint it straight with the latex if she was just gonna wrap it.

[@AdamZ5k]

Or, just use Worbla. Hell, even actual leather would have been easier.

[@s.670]

A couple layers of matte acrylic would take the shine out. Or even a couple go overs with some brown matte spray paint.

[@gtametro]

Wouldn't just using the rest of the latex to paint the cover once the texture was on have worked better?

[@bellenderjones7965]

+RetroResto But that makes sense and would have looked better and cost less.

[@Alumirust]

I think if you'd hit the clingwrap with a headgun to melt it before painting it would've looked better. Maybe add several layers of clingwrap & the heatgun it to give it a "melted flesh" look, then spray paint with a fleshy base tone and add a darker brown wash using acrylic, go in with a black at the darkest areas.

[@SamManSam]

Complaining Lovecraft fans: You're right, but I mean come on, it's a pretty petty thing to complain about. Don't get me wrong, I love Lovecraft as much as the next guy, but this is clearly the Necronomicon from The Evil Dead. Which do you think has more cultural significance, and you know, means more to more people? If they had said the Necronomicon from "The Hound", no one would have a fucking clue what they're talking about.

[@MrGenedancingmachine]

+SamManSam nerds gotta show how smart and nerdy they are, on youtube, anonymously...for some fucking reason

[@CapNCorn]

+SamManSam You won't get any bitching or complaining out of me, as I'm a fan of the series, but I'm pretty sure Lovecraft's Necronomicon is more culturally significant. After all, it was the Necronomicon as he originally imagined it that inspired the Necronomicon in Evil Dead, as well as any other use of that wretched tome in other works of fiction. The present may not be something we should disregard out of pettiness or close-mindedness, but ignorance and disrespect of the past isn't something to be celebrated.

[@SamManSam]

CapNCorn It goes without saying that without Lovecraft the book wouldn't even "exist", but I will argue, however, that it was The Evil Dead that popularised it. That being said, however, I don't want to actually kick up a fuss about it.

[@1pcfred]

+SamManSam Argue all you want but the fact remains that I read Lovecraft's complete works long before Evil Dead was ever made. I've the books on my shelf with their publication dates to prove it too. Punk

[@SamManSam]

Paul Frederick Look, I said I didn't want to argue about it, but I have a fully fledged sarcastic response ready to go if you really want to go down this path.

[@PsychoGaming805]

Groovy.

[@slaviskosquat3757]

I wish dustin would come in at the last part and say "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!?"

[@DustFilmsOriginals]

Haha that would've been funny! Or I start the show and then she goes "Hey this is MY garage!" and kicks me out.

[@matthieumars8076]

+Dustin McLean that should be funny 😀

[@matthieumars8076]

+Tad Tortuga I love the comparison to the sandwich 😂😂😂😂 but you right

[@endymion7585]

+Dustin McLean lol

[@mangvum6457]

Oreo Guy of

[@kendon81]

.......if you paint on some of the liquid latex on the foam it would stiffen it up and give the feeling of old leather and unlike the surround wrap would not give the plastic feel and shin and be a bit more hard wearing and last longer o you would not have to repair or remake it after a while.

[@999jay999]

I thought you use human flesh and blood to make the book ? :p

[@SoffiCitrus]

Jayombi Well, you were wrong.

[@999jay999]

@Joseph Brossard Well HALLOWEEN just past us by and there was loads of undead walking about .. :)

[@Blaster1360]

You know what I love? When DIY creators *delete* the download files they provide in the description...

[@mrwoodchuck94]

The Necronomicon is not from Evil Dad, it's from H.P. Lovecraft.

[@PolishNomad95]

Yeah, but unfortunately it seems few people are aware of HP Lovecraft and his mythos other that Cthulhu

[@mrwoodchuck94]

Yes, unfortunately.

[@rcticfloof]

+mrwoodchuck94 a necronomicon is a basic "evil" book that holds curses and information on the supernatural, not from HP Lovecraft alone

[@mrwoodchuck94]

The Necronomicon is a fictional book of magic created by the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. It is a Greek-sounding word commonly translated as "book of dead names". It is pronounced "neck-ro-nom-ih-kon". Like most of his ideas, the Necronomicon came to Lovecraft in his dreams. Lovecraft let his friends write stories about the Necronomicon.

[@rcticfloof]

mrwoodchuck94 yeah, well, except that it was a thing from before Lovecraft too, I get your point, the necronomicon is his making, but the idea of it is really old

[@GOBIAS.INDUSTRIES.]

I'm no prop expert, but I would think simply gluing some 6mm EVA foam to the cover of a book and using a dremel to carve out the details would've been way easier... you could even just brush the latex on afterwards if you wanted that effect 🤷‍♂

[@vidajacobson]

Also, instead of latex you can mix white glue and water, then use tissue paper( must be white, un textured, and unprinted) to make a "toilet paper mache" covering after you've carved the face

[@WayneTully1]

I like the ideas you presented on how to make something like this! Inspired me to have a go myself and make it look more like the actual Necronomicon In fact, I’m going to work on my own, but draw all of the pages myself and age them all and hand sculpt the cover! A great project to do overall! 👍

[@karandex]

Cling wrap kinda ruined it. Some supersculpty or hardened bluetac would be bettee

[@kruleworld]

I did my necronomicon with cardboard for the cover, which was wrapped in tissue paper soaked in diluted whiteglue (aka paper mache) and just painted that with acrylic artists paint. That way i didn't needlessly destroy a book or need foam to build up the depth.

[@mathildachristiansson5355]

If you use transparent powder while removing the latex it won't stick to itself.

[@Mrbandit81]

Something to add to the idea, if you go for a sketchbook or something add drawings an other info into. Most of the DIY Props made or other idea's sketched into the book, option of normal as is type builds to maybe a spooky version of the builds placed into the book. Spooky info of the items to go with it maybe? Maybe a cartoonist version of the Necronomicon, making for a Toonnomicon of known or unknown characters with a how to draw book for help on drawing some of the outlines in to it.

[@hospitalcakewalk]

A really good one of these made by someone who actually knew what they were doing would easily cost $10......

[@donaldwestfall6143]

You gonna make one?

[@zaknafein_aconite]

Mine is in the works right now, and not only did I spend MUCH less, but cotton balls and glue sufficed as a better texture than that latex (which was also handled poorly) and plastic wrap. This woman jumped through too many and yet too few hoops. I still remember liking this video just because I like this show, but the host for this episode should have been someone more experienced.

[@mickymem7413]

make a portal gun

[@jacerlab]

yeah good idea dude they need to make one

[@mickymem7413]

jace jenniskens thanks :D

[@jacerlab]

👍

[@itanperoconeyh3727]

+Michael XD GOOD IDEA

[@jdsouth95]

YES!!!

[@DIYNEEDS]

the reason the latex was bunching up, was because you didnt use flour to take the stick away. hope this helps for anyone wanting to use this method, love the build

[@JamesRoyceDawson]

You guys have got to do a lightsaber for when VII comes out. You gotta.

[@OkSureThen]

yes

[@lwanco1018]

+James Royce-Dawson Yes!

[@draggy76]

why make a DIY of something crap. DIYs are supposed to be cool memorable things only.

[@marcusquintanilla7131]

I agree. with+draggy76, besides +James Royce-Dawson, if you're gonna create a lightsaber, you make Darth Maul's lightsaber. The memorable saber type that inspired others to create the lightsabers types. including your cross guard

[@jaysingh8293]

If anything count dooku's lightsaber

[@SmegmaBukaki69]

That was pretty disappointing tbh

[@jordantrichell5616]

backhair51 cause the girl did it theirs always suck

[@christianmccauley7340]

backhair51 I liked it...

[@Raynestorm1968]

I agree. The cling wrap was very in your face obvious. And the shine it produced, just didn't work for me. I think it would have been much better to take the extra time and effort and go with more layers of latex. Or.....paint a layer of latex over the cling wrap before painting. The best part of this build was the pages. That part turned out awesome. I hate to be negative about this build, but a kindergarten kid could have done better. These are better tutorials for this book available. I think I will check out more of them.

[@jobvanrijen7412]

Make the gravity falls journal!

[@damham5689]

I havent made props, but used foams and such for other things. By experimenting I discovered if you brush on automotive rubber undercoating it seals, protects, foam. Flexes without cracking and can be painted, unless you want flat black. Spraying out of the can can cause unevenness and runs, and waste. In spray into a can and brush a thin layer on. Stinky. Dries over night. Then paint or leave black. It wears well too. A $5 can will cover a lot of foam. Give it a try. Actually, walmart has rustoleum for $2.50 right now. Oct 2017

[@WindHashira]

I love her! she's cool. she should be in more episodes

[@g0r0keth]

Soldier: Look out! He's got a book! Merasmus: Behold! The Bombinomicon!... Wait, what? This isn't the- * Gets eaten alive by a swarm of the dead * Soldier: Well that went pear-shaped-fast.

[@rileyjenkins3150]

The one from the series looks the best

[@thebunnisher]

Next time powder the latex and it will not stick to it's self also vulcanize the latex if you can it will last longer

[@thekidreviewer8109]

I like Dustin's new hair

[@DustFilmsOriginals]

Thanks! ;)

[@EctoTron1]

Personally I’d scrap the foam idea entirely and sculpt the face out of tissue paper and watered down pva glue, pretty much like papier-mâché, with some hot glue for a bit added texture. Works out a lot cheaper and easier.

[@laristokrato106]

That looks terrible and is needlessly overcomplicated.

[@sixgunsam1967]

All you really need is tp or paper towels , latex, aluminum foil and we'll a book I'd make a video of me making it but I'm broke

[@Aesir247]

10 times better than anything the other dude's made!

[@tkart2328]

this is way more complicated than it needs to be and doesn't even look that good :/ maybe skip all the foam and latex and plastic wrap and just use papermache?

[@cecelia996]

I think this looks really neat, I've actually heard of the plastic wrap method to make this and sure you could have made it from other materials and made it look nicer but guys its called DIY, costumers and people who watch these videos with not a lot of cash to spend. I saw someone suggest using real leather, when I had to get leather for my Princess Leia belt it was on sale and still cost me roughly $90 for a small section I couldn't imagine spending that much for a prop that small. really like how this turned out!

[@kloudnine8786]

Its true origins are From The master of scifi/horror himself H.P Lovecraft

[@arc693]

i used HP Lovecraft inspired illustrations for my pages. i also used a thick cardboard for my book cover. then i got some brown fake leather material for the skin. i used hot glue for the shaping and scaring, put a little but of crafting foam over the cardboard then thicker foam around the eyes, nose and mouth for depth

[@thetempleofgothicnecromancerdr]

What kind of liquid latex are you using

[@finnmiller-new6383]

Is the Necronomicon from lovecraft? i think it is but i dont have all the stories to check that

[@stalker_scp_]

Yes it is if you sre still alive

[@secularstormchaser0074]

WHY weren't you ealier I needed this saturday!!!!!

[@LimySilver2]

Don't stare at her nose. Don't stare at her nose. Don't stare at her nose. DAMMIT. I'm starting at her nose

[@viniography]

I want SUPER FAN BUILDS back!!!!!!! I think we all want!

[@isayaragnes8066]

The glossiness doesnt look too great though :/

[@Core-1948]

Low budget and awesome. Two things that fit really well together

[@Snurglefluffs]

...It looks bad. Sorry, but that's horrible even for a first time prop maker. The book looks almost nothing like the one used in movies or show. Awful work.

[@WiseOldDudee]

+Snurglefluffs lol,yea..... something a student might make tbh

[@n8rhaack279]

I could tell she put a lot of work into it but, yeah it looks nothing like it does in the movie

[@cumberbatchambassador4270]

True, a first grader could do better.

[@darkbazzoka341]

Then again. another great build from the DIY prop shop (AWE me).

[@oneeGrimm]

Kind'a crappy. Extremely hot host tho. Make Freddy Krueger's glove.

[@HaggardSauce]

You could have applied the liquid latex directly to the foam over multiple layers. I've made a "human skin butchers apron" using this type of foam and liquid latex brushed over it. Not only would you not have wasted a ton of latex, but as the latex dries, it tightens and creates skin like wrinkles. That cling wrap looked horrible

[@ineedmorenaruto]

nose piercings are distracting as fuck

[@id104335409]

+ineedmorenaruto I was thinkin the same thing. can't stop staring at it and I absolutely think she is prettier without it, but not with it.

[@daguchful]

+David B yeah I don't get why people think that looks cool. Every time I see someone with a nose piercing I can't help but think of a pig with a ring in its nose...

[@Magician12345]

+ineedmorenaruto i thought she had a bugger hanging out her nose

[@rcticfloof]

+daguchful it would have looked better if she had a bigger one so it´s more noticeable

[@SyntheticFuture]

+ineedmorenaruto you should seek cheek piercings if this already distracts you :P

[@SkillTree]

Love your vids!

[@TyCrispy]

I love those movies And the tv show is amazing

[@Phoenixfirex]

And then Zombie Hulk used it for Toilet Paper. (That actually happened in the 5 issue *Marvel Zombies Vs. The Army of Darkness* crossover comic)

[@lovebug9696]

not even close

[@graefx]

Nice trick is hitting the cling wrap with some heat from a hair drier or heat gun will make it soften and contract and stick to the foam to give some really nice texture.

[@iwanbrutal123]

Mclean!!! MCLEAN MCLEAN MCLEAN!!!!

[@DustFilmsOriginals]

You raaaaang?

[@iwanbrutal123]

+Dustin McLean ahahaha mclean needed. pls more diy

[@orangeabundis7647]

+Ridzuan Les Fideles so if we say McLean 3x we'll get a wish? :D

[@iwanbrutal123]

i guess so XD

[@endymion7585]

Lol

[@briancurry3840]

What Dremel did you use. The Dremel 3000? The Dremel micro?

[@asianboy508]

No one asked for this. Do they even read the comments?

[@sbcinema]

One of the best Horror Movies ever !

[@parker4721]

Kylo Ren Mask or Lightsaber PLEASE!!!

[@TheOmega1102]

I like Dylan already. great that you mix up!

[@rogantu]

spray paint 4 bucks a can. a can here is 35 dollars O.O

[@swipyduck]

+rogantu What do they spray? Diamonds? Here in Belgium it's 1.90€ for a Montana Hardcore !!!

[@rogantu]

swipyduck wood, metal, paper and plastic... the usual stuff.

[@BombedByMe]

+rogantu I want a can that sprays wood, metal or paper. that sounds like fun tbh

[@rogantu]

ロクショウ I'm using mine to paint this shield I made. It's just covered in paper mache, made from newspaper, flour and water. Well, to be more precise, from newspaper that has been dipped in a mixture of flour, water and salt. After it's dry, the paper becomes really strong and robust, but it's still as easy to paint.

[@Jewi]

+swipyduck damn hardcores cost 5€ here in greece and we are poor af too struggles of an artist

[@Bygonera]

It's good to see a woman for a change creating something on her own in this series/channel/KZbin altogether. Almost all the tutorials I've ever seen here are done by men. And I am a man myself, and I also make tutorial videos about crafting props and costumes from games, movies etc. I wonder why is it that women usually only do make-up and hair tutorials? Lots of girls watch those for sure, but no one else are interested in them. There are really few women doing prop tutorials (let alone blacksmithing!) in KZbin, Threadbanger is the only channel which comes to my mind now. My girlfriend also makes cosplay costumes (and they're great!), but she's not very interested in making a KZbin channel and tutorials about them, even though I volunteered to film and edit them. Are tutorials some male thing? Are men only the ones who want to build things, and teach others to do the same? I don't want to believe that! But where are all the women? I can see from the analytics that I have also significantly more male viewers than female viewers: my 1st channel has 66% male audience, 2nd channel (this account I'm now using) has 60% male audience, and my third channel has 88% male audience. Is it because I'm a man and thus unable to make content which would interest women? I've tried to think what they'd like to see, but I don't want to do make-up and hair tutorials! Or is it the atmosphere, which is sometimes too sexist towards women in KZbin (and don't say it isn't, because we all know it is)? Right away when I saw that this video was hosted by a woman, I knew there would be rude comments about her looks, and there were. I'm not a fan of piercings or tattoos myself either, but I'm not going to say rude things to people having them, and this video is about creating a prop anyway, have you forgot that! So, I'm glad that you found a crafty woman to guest host this series. Nothing wrong with *Dustin* of course, but it was a pleasant surprise to see a woman making a prop. Many video series use women as hosts, but they don't actually do anything creative in the videos, which is a wasted opportunity in my mind. About this book prop: hot glueing the pages together instead of sewing them made me cringe, since I've actually bound a few books myself, and hot glueing is not a durable method. With a bit of more work this book would last much longer time, even though it was easier to do it like this and it looks almost the same on the outside. Maybe she didn't have huge amounts of time to make the prop. It's not bad, all in all it looks decent, and I have harsh criteria, since I'm a seasoned prop maker. Personally I would've used other materials like leather for the covers, hand drawn the pictures and sewn the pages together, but it would've taken much more time. Anyway good tutorial, nice prop, and refreshing guest host (not that people would be tired of Dustin, not at all since he just started this series, but you know my point). Thank you for this video! - *Sire Sasa*, prop maker

[@swsephy]

I remember back when it was just Tony and his crew making some cool weapons. Now Break is dumping all this shit on this channel. About to unsub.

[@CalebFaulkner]

+swSephy | Sim Racing Yeah, I hate when channels try to add new things or change things up when they've already had a working formula. Asking people what they want to see is okay, and it works! Why add things like "How To" and bring in guest makers?? Stick to the formula, KZbinrs.

[@swsephy]

***** I get branching out and trying new things, but I'm only here for the weapon builds. I think Break bought the channel and then just shat all their stuff onto it. Unless they've owned it the whole time. I don't know. Seems like they'd have a Break KZbin channel. The How To videos are garbage. Some of the DIY prop videos are okay.

[@linkno1]

I dunno, even though these aren't weapons and are more of a DIY thing than 'Man At Arms', it still kind of fits into what this channel originally was (recreating props from movies and television). It's not like they've added celebrity news and game reviews, these 'DIY' things are still pretty in line with 'Man At Arms'. Now whether or not I like these videos is another question altogether. I only came here because I really love Evil Dead, otherwise I tend to ignore these videos.

[@Kreevox]

+swSephy | Sim Racing Then don't watch them? Nobody is forcing you to. Also, if you were actually going to unsubcribe, you would have done it already without posting about it.

[@swsephy]

Kreevox K. Was just sharing my opinion. And I did unsub.

[@macbrebonicks8668]

I would like to see The Jungle Book Necronomicon, Where the Sidewalk Ends Necronomicon, and a Choose Your Own Necronomicon Adventure.

[@paulmares9815]

meh

[@fernandomeneghetti]

Agreed. A lot of effort and most of the money into making the cover, which is the main part, gone when used the cling wrap. The one from the movie looked like made from skin, had teeth, eyes... This one... meh

[@AlbePagani]

+Fernando Martinez Meneghetti Totally agree

[@paulmares9815]

Fernando Martinez Meneghetti Not to forget this one is rather taken from the movie "Evil Dead", whereas the original ( the Abdul AlHazred edition :D ) is from H.P. Lovecraft

[@WillMarcC]

Same till after foam, used multiple plastic layers the used a dryer to heat it to make it tighten up and forced it in the eye, mouth and edges. Then made small cuts for design texture. Smooth and solid cover.

[@alexandreyev3235]

Make the Hal 9000 from (2001) Space Odyssey

[@Kuchenjaeger]

I love how 99% of the complaints on here are about her piercings. KZbin, you never change.

[@lonewofl1324]

Wow she's gorgeous

[@NeonBerZerKer]

Just a little piece of advice. Next time you want to peel of latex in sheets, brush it with baby powder and use the powder and the brush under the latex to peel it off.

[@noahhugo5075]

sorry but that is the ugliest DIY I have ever see

[@PRGME7]

Better than the phaser

[@raph4852]

Jesus christ its the worst necronomicon book ever made

[@Kelvin5378]

Just FYI for the people seeing this wanting to print the pages out from her link the link to the pages doesn't work anymore they probably deleted them from their Dropbox account

[@mikem4432]

um.. nice try? but that does not look anything at all like the one in the movie.

[@JamesRPatrick]

Looks pretty good. It might be a good idea to throw some dirt on it while the paint is wet so that it's not shiny. Or use a matte finish paint.

[@egipttian]

Cute girl. Disappointing project and result. Hope to see them work together on a bigger project. How about Bioshock Big Daddy costume!!!!

[@stevenrobinson7722]

When you use latex you should dust it with talc as you go along to stop it sticking to itself.

[@MrBWeather]

When I saw her name, I expected poetry...I'm disappointed.

[@d.g.wright5042]

Try making one of the Riddler trophies from Arkham City. It'd be so cool

[@jasonwest6508]

This has got to be the most disappointing DIY episode I have ever seen.

[@alexworkman3283]

That was really cool!

[@joshuabennett1756]

The evil dead is one of the most creepy and awesome horror movie ever made.

[@sumthingangels]

Spray mount also works to attach the paper to the spine. I have done it to paper to cardboard for a Steampunk journal I made.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

Another way to achieve this look is to take a book cut out the pages and keep the cover. You then draw the face onto the cover and fetch yourself a glue gun and glue all the lining etc. You wait for that to dry then paint the front and back in acrylic back wait to dry then add a light amber brown colour wait to dry and finally light skim the details with a dark amber brown which will make the details pop out. For the pages get yourself some brown acrylic mix in water and leave in water for a while. Let them dry then attach them together with either glue or knitting!

[@NinjaProLuke]

HALO LIFE SIZE PROPS: maybe energy sword, needler, assault rifle or any other rifle would be AMAZING

[@johanetsondragon]

Look's Pretty cool, Nice work

[@atomikcosmonaut522]

"looks like we dremaled the hell out of it" noooo you want the hell IN the necronomicon

[@SkyShazad]

The Printable book pages Link stopped working, please update the link thanks

[@trollfood3718]

Fair enough with using the cling film as plan B but wouldn't the outcome be a little more solid (and improve the texture heavily) by hitting it with some hot air? Like run a hair dryer on top head for a few seconds? It looks like smooth and shiny in places.

[@tylorguertin948]

I got a good one for DIY Props, IRONMAN GAUNTLET! Which mark is totally up to you, you built the arc reactor, now lets see the gauntlet.

[@angusmatthews6268]

you should make an episode where you make like 10 small props from movies

[@slurmsmckenzie1390]

tbh this one did look so good to me. the end result just looked like a book with plastic on it. i know thats what it basically is but still

[@AngryBulldogGaming]

👏😀NICE JOB!! LOOKS AMAZING 😀

[@Christopher-N]

As some of that material ages, it'll break down leaving bits of paint and foam everywhere, and it won't have the give it once had. It's like the rubber coating on electric candles: after a while, it just goes nasty and stains things. My advice, study how a real book is made, visit a leather supply shop, and do it properly, or buy one already done. Yes, the *AWE me* method works for a couple of years, but not decades later. Function over faux.

You should make a hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy!

[@kaenryuuart543]

I have make my own necronomicon. It'just a thick leather book paint black with gold decoration on the edge and white symbol in the midle

[@VariablePenguin]

Thanks for sharing the link to the pages. That's super helpful!