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…
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Read Chapter 12. – Attack of the Aquatic Arachnids
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 12. – Attack of the Aquatic Arachnids for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! While traveling across the Pacific Ocean on a mechanical island, the monster hunting tour is attacked by a cluster of giant spiders! Caught between badminton and peril,…
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…
Read Chapter 11. – The Terror of the Troll Toll
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 11. – The Terror of the Troll Toll for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! Philomena wanders away from the tour with Thunderboy only to get captured and sold in slavery to a troll. Forced to build a bridge alongside Chinese laborers,…
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…
Read Chapter 10. – The Were-beast of the Wild West
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 10. – The Were-beast of the Wild West for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! When Percy shows an act of bravado in a Wild West town, he is hired by the townspeople to hunt down an elusive were-beast. Philomena begrudgingly…
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…
Read Chapter 9. – An Institute for the Insane
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 9. – An Institute for the Insane for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! After Percy falls ill, Philomena must miss the dance in order to take him to the doctor. The only doctor who is not at the dance presides…
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…
Read Chapter 8. A Blob on a Boat
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 8. A Blob on a Boat for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! Philomena must lure the ever growing blob away from the destruction of the ship and save the monster hunting tour from sinking to the bottom of the sea. What’s worse,…
Chapter 7. – Behind the Scenes
The latest chapter in A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters is The Problem with Pirates which you can read here. I would like to show you some behind the scenes photos from the making of these photos! Building the Tengu Pirate Mask When I decided that pirates should be in the book, I didn’t want…
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