Propnomicon: Shrunken Head

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Shrunken Head

Australian artist Luke Polti brings us this wonderful shrunken head. What really stands out is the incredible detail of the stretched skin. It's a difficult effect to pull off, but Mr. Polti nails it.

3 comments:

Stella Anderson said...: Oh wow, that texture really is amazing.; September 19, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Marc said...: Fantastic work, I agree the texture is great, it looks so real!; September 19, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Seeing Things said...: Wow, went and checked out all four views of this head on the Etsy listing, pretty impressive work, the skin and lips are so real!; September 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM

What's All This?

Propnomicon focuses on horror and fantasy props of interest to fans of H. P. Lovecraft and players of the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game. That includes items directly inspired by Lovecraft's writing, DIY information for creating your own works, printable paper props, and source materials related to the 1920's and 30's, the "classic era" of the Cthulhu Mythos. Beyond that, the proprietor of the blog also enjoys pulp action stories, classic supernatural horror, mad science, and the occasional foray into more modern interpretations of the Mythos.

All of the original material here is free for the taking under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

DIY Propmaking Resources

Allan Harwood- talented artist and propmaker who provides wonderfully detailed build logs.
Cartographers' Guild- a forum for fantasy cartography. Filled with great advice, mapmaking tutorials, and a library of free symbols, textures, and fonts.
Cephalopod Productions- insanely great advice and inspiration on making "Call of Cthulhu" props. No longer updated.
Cré'à'Vapeur- a collection of steampunk and Victorian mad science props. In French.
Cthulhu's Treasure Box - photographs, documents, and ephemera from the classic era of the Mythos.
Curious Goods- aimed more at "Harry Potter" fans, but an incredible resource for ideas and techniques. No longer updated.
Dave Lowe Design- illustrations, cartoons, and amazingly creative low-budget prop designs.
El Dodo Albino- Spanish language site with a variety of prop projects.
Fake Believe- propmaking and photography from Purebred Photo.
Indy Gear- a site dedicated to Indiana Jones and the plethora of props found in all four movies. Be sure to visit the forum for advice, ready to print items, and inspiration.
MRX Designs- crafting some wonderful steampunk and horror props.
Props by Eric Hart- professional propmaker with New York City's Public Theater
Seveness- prop design and photography from the gifted Florian Mellies.
Sicksore- incredible art and prop tutorials from Leo Dias (in Portuguese).
The Brass Goggles Steampunk Forum- The "Tactile" sub-board in particular is a goldmine of ideas.
The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society- the group that almost single-handedly revolutionized CoC prop creation. Free PDF's of prop documents, an amazing adventure archive, and great merchandise.
The Replica Prop Forum- heavily skewed towards reproductions of movie props, particularly "Star Wars". Still, the DIY material is priceless.

Other Stuff

Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets- ol' skool gaming spells, magic items, and commentary.
Attic of Astounding Artifacts- Doc Atomic's blog of classic toys.
Calls for Cthulhu- a phone, a Cthulhu puppet, and an attitude.
CoastConFan- CoastCon, and some amazing Lovecraftian art and photography.
Cryptocurium- Lovecraftian chocolates and candy. Home of the gummi Cthulhu!
CthulhuWho1's Blog - Lovecraftiana and Dark Fantasy, including recordings of Lovecraft's stories.
Dark in the Dark- Dark culture. Movies, books, toys, papercraft.
Goomi's Unspeakable Vault- the lighter side of the Mythos.
H. P. Lovecraft and His Legacy- Chris Perridas' blog of all things Lovecraft.
Headrush- Ed Webb's blog of education, media, and stuff.
Innsmouth Free Press- Mythos fiction and faux journalism. But faux in the good, entertaining way.
Innsmouthmania- all things Innsmouth, home of the Deep Ones.
io9- a snarky blog of science fiction and stuff.
Lost In Schlock- a blog of low-budget filmmaking and stuff.
Make - "Make" magazine's blog of DIY resources.
Middenmurk- worldbuilding and gaming with a rebooted D & D system.
Miskatonic- a blog of Lovecraftian gaming and stuff.
Saint Nickanuck of the Tundra - a blog of medicine and geekery from an intimidatingly well-educated doctor. Has an open invitation to my bunker when the Zombie Apocalypse arrives.
Swords Against the Outer Dark- swords and sorcery gaming meets the Mythos. Insanity ensues.
TENTACLII- An occasion literary and visual arts blog of Lovecraftiana
The Art of Darkness - a blog of horror art, and stuff.
The Fantastic Worlds of Jason Heath - a filmmaker with a Lovecraftian bent.
The Skeptics Dictionary- debunking every flavor of woo-woo known to man.
The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope - ol' skool gaming goodness.
Unfilmable- the entire gamut of Lovecraftian films.
Various Sundries- Gil Trevizo's blog o' stuff.