Year of the Cicada!

Geppetto recently created a cicada costume for client.  Click on the photos to see our process, and ask us any questions!

Creating the cicada body

Cicada legs!

Drawing out the patterns

Building the cicada body

Applying a coat of latex rubber before final paint coats

Cicada head!

Final costume

Brainwork!

Here at Geppetto Studios, we have been busy producing a brain costume for a client in Boston.  The following studio photos show the costume in all stages of production.  We had a fun week...  Ask us any questions!

Beginning the foam understructure

Working out the ventilation!

Brain lobes, inspired by actual brain

Gluing on the lobes

Latex coating time

Hand-painted interchangeable eyeballs for brain costume

Adding first color

Sleepy brain

Brain backside

Airbrushed leotard to wear with costume

Scott poses with (wide-eyed!) brain costume