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,…
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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…
Read Chapter 7. The Problem with Pirates
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 7. The Problem with Pirates for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! After pirates attack the airship and destroy Philomena’s luggage, she and Cyprien must fight back to save the passengers and crew before the pirates accidentally release an unstoppable monster capable of destroying…
Chapter 6. – Behind the Scenes
A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters features a large zombie attack photo spread in the chapter The Dreaded Locomotive of the Living Dead. The shoot included seven models. The chapter also features my costuming assistant and close friend, Catey Lockhart, portraying a zombie with make-up effects by a local artist named Ryan Lawrence Flynn. Creating…
Steampunk Your Toy Guns – Tutorial!
It’s time for a tutorial! Our monster hunters need a lot of weapons for their tour, but good looking weapons are hard to find. But you can Steampunk your own toy guns, and now I’d like to show you how! Here are the tools I used on these guns: Toy Guns Toilet Brush Holder Plastic Flower…
Read Chapter 6. The Dreaded Locomotive of the Living Dead
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 6. The Dreaded Locomotive of the Living Dead for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! Philomena embarks on a death train to attend the funeral of one of the members of the tour. However, when she and fellow monster hunter, Missus Mister, discover…
Chapter 5. – Behind the Scenes
A few years back, my mother, Twila, came for a visit from Nebraska and helped me work on the first lot of clothing for A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters. We worked pretty extensively on the Automatons for the latest chapter which you can read here. Costumes – The Automatons In the story, the Automatons run an airship/floating hotel…
Read Chapter 5. Automatons on an Airship
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 5. Automatons on an Airship for free online by clicking on the picture below. The Hunt is On! When a dissatisfied tourist starts messing with the settings of the automaton crew-members on the airship, the robots become a little too attentive, forcing guests to enjoy themselves whether they want to or…
Genie – Using Worbla to Make a Steampunk Genie
Where did this tutorial disappear to, you ask? Well, when I had to redo the website it went away when I switched web hosts, but now I am happy to announce that it is back up! I worked on this single costume, day in and day out and documented my whole process as a tutorial for people…
Chapter 4. – Behind the Scenes
Today I have decided to blog about our Steampunk Genie chapter! You can read the chapter here. In the book Philomena Dashwood travels to Turkey to observe the only known genie in captivity. She witnesses the theft of this rare, demonic monster — in its lamp — by our Steampunk Thief! Philomena decides to pursue…
Read Chapter 4. The Journey of the Genie
Welcome to A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters! Read Chapter 4. The Journey of the Genie for free online. The Hunt is On! While in Turkey, Philomena Dashwood witnesses the theft of the only known Genie in captivity from its display. She is caught up in a wild adventure when the handsome thief starts making frivolous wishes and causes an…
Chapter 3. – Behind the Scenes
Did you enjoy reading chapter three of A Steampunk Guide to Hunting Monsters, A Mechanical Mummy, for free online? If so, then you may enjoy reading this post about how the photos were made! Costumes – The Mechanical Mummy Alisa Kester made herself a steampunk Mummy costume which mixes Egyptian styles with Victorian styles, and includes a corset…
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