Rare outttake frame from Friday the 13th Part 3

Nah just kidding. It's a P82 hock I painted on my Crash Hideous Looking Man. Kikikimamama.

1:1 Part III Hero Mask

Painted by me on a P82. I tried to capture every single crack and scuff exactly as it was on the movie mask using the best photos I could get my hands on. Painted this back in 2012 but haven't really taken decent photos until recently.

R.I.P. John Ubdegrove

Death will always be an unknowable mystery to the living: the experience of breathing your last, to think your final thoughts, and to pass irretrievably into the void (or whatever it may be) and leave the rest of the world to its machinations is something we can scarcely comprehend. For those of us who dread it and are in no hurry to experience the end, to make the decision hasten one's own annihilation seems even more alien.

Yesterday at 1:06 PM, John Ubdegrove, a friend I'd made through the horror and props community, commented on my Facebook profile photo. I'd recently changed it to my old photo with Ron Paul in celebration of his 80th birthday, and John was also a Paul fan. "Ron is awesome" he said. It may have been the last thing he ever posted on Facebook. Around 3 AM the following morning, tributes starting appearing on his wall.

I never met John in person, but I've known him for at least a couple of years. He was a nice guy from Nova Scotia and a talented artist. Back in July 2013 I sold my old "Aladdin Sane" part 6 Jason mold to him. He made a few pulls and after some quick painting tips from me he was producing some gems... the depth and detail in his coloring was really excellent, and I was always psyched that he did the sculpt justice.

He was so proud of the comments he got from Tom McLaughlin and C.J. Graham on his lifesize part 6:

John!
You are astonishing, dude!!! Serious. How you put this 'perfect' recreation of born-again Jason together BY YOURSELF just blows me away! You truly got all the details AND my insane vision of mixing the original vengeful Jason, with a reanimated (maggot-headed) corpse carrying a warriors spear, who obtains an arsenal of wearable weapons. A masked walking dead/terminator. I was so fortunate to have an incredible team of creative artists to who I owe so much thanks. But I gotta tell ya, after all these years since we brought him back to life, to see someone like you putting in SO much time and work to make this version of Jason into a classic horror movie museum piece makes me pretty damn happy. You the man, and I'm your fan. Thanks for the thrill of seeing JASON LIVE again. -Tom McLoughlin"

 Also some comments from the man himself CJ whom played this iconic role
" Hi Bud, if you ever want to sell it, let me know. Thanks. "

Very proud moments in this project. The fact that man that played the iconic role of "JASON" wpould be interested in displaying my work in his home blew me away and remains a high point in my prop making . Special thanks to CJ as he gave me the complete direction of the movie used costume. Thanks again !! And special Thanks to Jason Farrell for the Amazing Sculting work. Jason lives on ! [Taken from his Yourprops account, Chubbz187].

And amazingly, now he's gone. He posted a few days ago that he's been dealing with schizophrenia resulting from a car accident a couple of years ago. I just talked to him a few days back too. He just finished his life-size Arnold replica on Tuesday. I know John loved his chihuahuas and his family. He loved travel and movies and was interested in politics. John was a cool guy. And he'll be missed.

R.I.P. bud.

Closeups of Part 3 hock with HLM

HSS Hell revamp

Here is my HSS Hell that I've had for a couple of years. It's 6 of 20. I repainted it 3 times and finally have it in a place I am really satisfied with.

Those familiar with the Hell know that there was a small "shrink" problem, that prevented the mask from being properly fitted with a standard size hockey mask. Using a Fiberglassmasks 9, likely cast from a leftover movie-mold hock, I re-sculpted the eye holes with epoxy sculpt and had it scanned by a 3D printing service. We then reduced the mask about 15% (about a half inch all around) in order to get a tight fit. The 3D print was made with black ABS like the movie masks and really came out great.

All he really needs now is hair.

What color was the part 3 mask?

UPDATE 4/24/17: Don't bother getting an acrylic paint to basecoat a part 3 with. Spray it Dover white and get Maimeri's patina varnish and paint it just like the FX guys (probably) did. See this post for instructions.

I've addressed this subject on the forums in years past, but wanted a version of my argument on the blog for posterity's sake. Back in 2009 and earlier when I first started painting these people used to paint the part 3/4 masks a variety of colors due to the fact that the masks look so different in the films. Were they white? Beige? Yellow? Sandshell? (lol), or something in between? Since then hock painters have standardized their color into a light lemon yellow color, which I believe to be inaccurate, as I will explain.

For starters, do not trust what you see in the film. Lighting can affect the appearance of the mask, as can color timing in post production. So how do we really know what color it was?

Well back in December 2009 I asked Robb Wilson King, the art director who worked on Friday the 13th part 3 and painted the originals. He described it as a "cream color" created by a "slight aged patina" over an off-white base. I took this to mean that the "cream color" was some sort of translucent glaze designed to give the mask weathering some depth, but can't be sure.

Regardless... as you can see from the several behind-the-scenes photos below here the mask wasn't exactly yellow, although there were yellow undertones in the color that will emphasize in certain lighting conditions. It was a sort of caramel-beige color. Call it a "cream color" if you like. My own approximation of it is at upper left.

Some painters have alleged that the mask changed colors over the years. But the above photos were taken between 1982 and 2010 or so. They all show the same color. So this theory is false.

This is the color I used to paint my masks. It took tons of trial and error to get it right with an acrylic mix but I think accuracy is the way to go. There was an acrylic color called "camel" at Joann Fabrics they used to sell that was extremely close. So there you have it. The mask may have looked white onscreen in certain scenes if the beige layer was translucent. Perhaps Dario Latinovic, who owns the part 4 mask can shed some light on this.

Update: Need more proof? Jesus Christ you're stubborn. Here you go, Dario with the real thing. It's beige, not yellow:

 

If you're a hock painter and you want to achieve this color, go get this and basecoat away:

UPDATE: Better yet, somebody try out this spray paint and let me know how it works! American Accents "Strawflower"

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