Cheap and easy Skeleton Hands
Since many of the prop builds featured on HauntersList involve PVC frames it’s probably not a bad idea to post another tutorial on how to create hands for those frames. LastHouse from HalloweenForum has a tutorial on how to make some gruesome looking skeletal hands that won’t take you too long and the cost is next to nothing.
They’re made of styrofoam and wood dowels coated with a little hot glue and then painted. The hardest part about this tutorial is melting the styrofoam to give them a more natural boney look. Make sure to do this step in a well ventilated area as burning styrofoam can be highly toxic (it’s a good idea to wear a respirator).
Items needed to complete this include:
- Styrofoam
- Hot Glue
- Wooden dowels
- Drylock Paint
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