When heroine Philomena Dashwood visits Venice, the city is being attacked by a Seamonster. Here are some behind-the-scenes images from the shoot. Philomena’s Costume Keeping in line with our theme that she wears the least practical outfit possible, Philomena wears a beautiful wool skirt and a blouse with humongous sleeves! The dress was recreated from…
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Chapter 16 – Behind the Scenes: The Yowl of the Yeti
After many weeks of hiatus, the elusive Yeti finally makes a return appearance! In “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters”, our heroine, Philomena Dashwood, discovers the rarest of all monsters while travelling through the snowy mountains of Tibet! You can read the chapter The Yowl of the Yeti online for free here. The Yeti Costume…
Chapter 14 and 15 – Behind the Scenes
When my mother was going through her old boxes around seven years ago, we found my earliest writing on Monsters! A little assignment from grade school! “Tyson. / Mummy, ghost, goblin, witch, vampire, troll, gargoyle, Pumpkinhead, invisible man, spider, zombie, devil, demon, skeleton, wolf-man, blob, dragon, gore, ghoul, horror, wolf, bat, IT, scarecrow. Monsters are…
Craft Foam Armor Tutorial – Steampunk Banshee
This is a full length craft foam armor tutorial to show how we went from concept to finished product for the Steampunk Banshee costume. There will be pictures of every step. Hopefully you can use these tips to make your own craft foam pieces, or just get a fun behind-the-scenes look at the creative process!…
Chapter 13. – Behind the Scenes: Ghost of the Geisha
Hello! Today I want to share the behind the scenes of the Geisha Ghost chapter with you! Geisha Ghost Costume Geisha Ghost is a malevolent figure that Alisa Kester based off of a Japanese style ghost called an Onryo. This ghost character haunts a Japanese Bathhouse that the Monster Hunting Tour visits. It is up…
Chapter 12. – Behind the Scenes
The spider chapter used a lot of greenscreen work, as well as having a real submarine set built by Caenaan and Myself. Here are some behind the scenes images of costumes, set-building and models being silly: Costuming Philomena A few years back Alisa made herself an Asian influenced Steampunk Swimsuit based on the Victorian Style…
Chapter 11. – Behind the Scenes
Brin Merkley returns as Philomena Dashwood and joins Bert Malcom as Thunder Boy in the latest chapter of A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, The Terror of the Troll Toll. Here is a look behind the scenes! Photographing the Heroes This chapter feature a series of adventure photos which utilize green screens which were replaced…
Chapter 10. – Behind the Scenes
In this week’s chapter of A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, The Werebeast of the Wild West, our hero, Percy, is hired by a group of ladies to protect their Wild West town from a werewolf. I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes look at the costumes, props and photography of the chapter! Percy’s Costume Here is…
Steampunk Axe – How to Make a Craft Foam Weapon – Tutorial
Today I want to share a tutorial of the process I used to create a Steampunk Axe out of Craft Foam. This axe was made to look like a broken gear fused with a wrench. It is wrapped with railroad ties, metal ties that hold train cars shut. 1. I started with a thick craft…
News Article – What a Cool Mustache Will Get You!
Jeremy Fornier-Hanlon, the male lead for “A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters”, has written an article for Capilano University’s student newspaper describing his experiences shooting for the book. You can read it on the Capilano Courier website! Jeremy describes a typical day and shares some info about my thoughts behind costuming this book. He also…
Chapter 9. – Behind the Scenes
After a long illness, I’m finally back to posting on steampunkmonsters.com. Today I would like to share with you my behind the scenes work for A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, Chapter 9. An Institute for the Insane! Making the Mad Doctor The basic concept behind our Insane Asylum is that the inmates have taken…
Chapter 8. – Behind the Scenes
Chapter 8 of A Steampunk Guide to Monsters, A Blob on a Boat, is one of my favorite chapters and features many funny images. I would like to show you some behind-the-scenes photos, costumes, sketches, and making-of photos. Making the Blob The blob is a miniature model that I built. First I created a sketch…
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