Why are you not like the biggest thing rn?? This is amazing!

@quepowy7897

2 жыл бұрын

U aint lying lol

Stilt creatures are my favorite type of costume

Was thinking of having my dream haunted house and having an actor in a costume like this and you made EXACTLY what I imagined. AWESOME JOB!!!

Me and my siblings had an idea and this helps with a lot of it! My little sister wanted to be a forest elf and we thought how about we go as guards? So imwatching a ton of videos oh how people make these costumes, this gave me so many ideas!!!

the bicycle cable for moving the jaw is genius. I just got my first stilts. I cant wait to build a walker costume

Time for more town terrorizing!

Hey just coming back to thank you for being a huge inspiration. These types of costumes are top of the line but take So Long to make. Seeing what it could look like and having a final product to work towards is relieving. I’m also remaking my costume this year. Keep making weird art we love you!

I loved seeing this! So cool that your grandmother got to help you with it! Mine maybe didn’t understand some of the stuff I made, but she still supported me and called it a pretty thing

Great video! I was looking for something different than the usual blank mask costume and this didn't disappoint! I'll be making a quad stilt costume for 2022 and I'll come back to this video for inspiration during the build! :)

@jdhatfield723

2 жыл бұрын

I love to hear it! I'd be happy to provide guidance if you have any specific questions about techniques or materials. :)

@SheaJoyner-zd5nz

9 ай бұрын

I’m building this for a haunted trail

Incredible Jessica, just incredible!

I have been working on a costume like this but with my head working its head and couldn't figure out what was wrong(this is my first costume project) and now I realize whats been wrong! I just use some plain old crutches I had lying around with some fabric glued on.

Amazing work. For those without access to a 3D printer, I've found that coating clay in casting latex improves durability for things like fangs and horns. But you do lose some of the cool texture rough clay has to make it look more like teeth and bone.

This incredible. Amazing stuff. Great team work.

This is very impressive and awesome. Wish there was a back story for this creature.

This is stellar, jess, oh my gosh

This is next level. You are an inspiration.

Stellar work!

Oh my goodness, this is great!

Great job

this costume design really inspired me to think of my own costume design. great job👍

This is truly amazing! I wanna do something like this, but I'm not sure where to start. I guess stilts are step 1. Lol

Its beautiful

You totally deserve more subscribers!

I’m gonna be doing this but different I’m gonna wear a black costume and a plague doctor mask I’m not gonna be tall but creepy because I can make really animal and creature/extra terrestrial like movements.

THIS IS SO SIIIICK!

i wanna make a Wendigo Costume for this years halloween, i just dont know where to start, this vid helped me tho, i need to get so much stuff done, and alone its realy hard

I shall call it a skull walker

Love this build and we're using it as a jumping off point for our building of our monster for our stage version of "A Monster Calls" at the high school I teach at. Question: is there a reason you use medical tape to hold stuff in place? Would painter's tape or the like work as well?

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! I used medical tape because (I already had a bunch on hand) and the porous surface absorbs the paper mache substrate pretty effectively. It’s not the most cost-effective material so it’s worth experimenting with painters tape, however I worry the slick surface may repel the paint/ paper mache in comparison. Let me know how it goes for you and your theater team!

Hello! I’m in the planning stages of making my own version of this type of stilt monster, I was wondering what crutches you used for the front legs?

@jdhatfield723

Күн бұрын

The tallest pair we had in the attic, haha. No idea what the brand is, but it shouldn't matter. I recommend getting the tallest ones you can find so you don't strain your back while hunched over -- a pair made for someone at least 6ft tall. Have fun!

I'm going to do a similar thing for one of my characters, using thid video for some technical stuff!

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'd love to see the final project

Hey, is there a way I would be able to purchase this costume? If so how much would it be

What kind of stilts did u use im tryna make a costume like this for next halloween

@jdhatfield723

9 ай бұрын

The front legs are crutches and the back legs are running/ kangaroo stilts. These aren't necessarily the best stilts for a costume like this but they're what I had already on hand. Good luck!

That is so fucking cool

Does this take a toll on your body?! This looks really tiring haha!

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

Oh it definitely does haha. The combined weight of the skull, neck, and harness puts a lot of pressure on my back, especially while walking hunched over on 4 stilts like this. It's difficult to stay in costume for more than 30 minutes at a time! The next iteration of this design will definitely take that into account to make it easier to get around in. :)

@skylander7805

Жыл бұрын

@@jdhatfield723 Sounds rough. Can't wait for the next design! It's a really cool concept and totally morphs your body into a magnificent creature!

Can u do a tut for the head? I'm gonna be making my own 4 legged spirit walker and the head for the classic own is just to basic.

@jdhatfield723

11 ай бұрын

Hey there! I did a tutorial on making custom heads/ masks for 4-stilted costumes last year: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGVn0tiEiKzdidI.html. Hope this helps!

Any ideas on how to keep the front and rear legs from falling down? Would sincerely appreciate the suggestions.

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help! In what way are they falling down?

@rubencaicedo8206

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The foam is encasing the stilts and the crutches with buttons making pressure in 2 areas to keep them sturdy. But when in use, each step causes the foam to start falling down,

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

@@rubencaicedo8206 Is the foam loose and slipping off the bottoms of the stilts? or is the foam top-heavy and flopping over from the shoulders/hips? In the first case, I recommend adding additional buttons to several more spots to keep the foam snug around the poles -- one button on either side of a pole, for example, creating sleeves wherever possible. In the latter case, you'll need to add some kind of rigid material (corrugated plastic?) to help the foam maintain form. Hope this helps!

@rubencaicedo8206

Жыл бұрын

Yes the foam keeps falling. I added more buttons today and it's a little bit sturdier, thanks.

The costume itself is fantastic tho

Am i crazy for thinking it’s cute?

@TherealMoai

4 ай бұрын

No your not

@georgiasilver4844

4 ай бұрын

Not at all

@yvettemartinez9515

Ай бұрын

Same bro

I have a pretty good idea for another one and would like to purchase it so I can use it but I’m not sure if I’ll have enough for what I would like you to make. If your interested just view the comments on my comment

@janiceedwards9279

4 ай бұрын

So it’s a robot spider tank that has a gun on its back and the head would be the cock pit

@janiceedwards9279

4 ай бұрын

it’s the mega blocks destiny fallen walker set I would love to have one of these as a costume just look it up to see what it is

Can I use your costume for a new character design in a story of mine? 👀

Great job. The stilts where not the most expensive?

@jdhatfield723

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I already had the stilts (found in a junk yard) before getting to work on this costume, so I did not factor them into the project's expenses.

How do you see out of the costume?

@jdhatfield723

10 ай бұрын

Poorly, haha. I cut some windows into the belly area so I can look down to see where I'm stepping, a small window in the top of the neck so I can peer out over the head, and can see out to either side through the arm holes. Lots of blind spots, though, so I always have a spotter to help give me directions and alert me of nearby obstacles and people.

go watch the dark crystal. original 4 stilt walkers

I would love to say that i wouldn't be startled if this rounded a corner of a misty foggy night. Love to say i wouldn't make some garbled squawk, have a small heart attack before tripping over my own feet in attempt to flee. Love to say that. Except i can't. You see i happen to know a lot about me. Been in my life for, well my whole life. So i know me and I'd likely make some noise that's a mix of cussing and other primal fear sounds before the more rational part of my mind catches on enough to at least get the message to my legs: Pivot dangit! Lift foot place, repeat quickly.

I wish you could make me one and I just buy it from you😢

Looks great until you have to pee!

Okay the edits in the beginning are horrible I can barely see it before the shot jumps to the next one

Nothing is perfec-