For any carnival, upcoming holiday or corporate party, a bewitching and unusual look is needed. The characters of foxes and squirrels now seem too banal. Everyone wants to stand out from the crowd and attract all the views of others. For such themed parties and carnivals, the image of the sorceress Maleficent is perfect. In this article we will tell you how to make the horns of a formidable sorceress with your own hands.
Maleficent's Menacing Heroine
Maleficent is a fictional character, an evil witch. From English it is translated as "harmful", "malicious". Gained fame thanks to the 1959 cartoon Sleeping Beauty. In 2014, W alt Disney Pictures released a film of the same name. Angelina Jolie played the main role of the protagonist in the film. Maleficent was designed by animator Mark Davis. He borrowed the image of a woman in a black robe with flames from a Czechoslovakian book. Mark gave the image a demonic look. The character has become like a big vampire bat.
The animator wanted Maleficent to create a sense of unease and menace when looking at her. To enhance the frightening impression, Mark added a pair of horns, as he believed that a fictional character should have a resemblance to evil spirits. Maleficent, played by Jolie, fell in love with the audience. Fans began to create carnival costumes for themselves on Halloween. Every diehard fan knows how to make Maleficent's horns to take on her mystical form. Horns are an integral part of the image of the heroine. They give a special charm to the whole mysterious image of the main character.
Frame horns
To make the horns of Maleficent with your own hands, you will need skill and a rich imagination. To create, you need a regular headband. Horns will be attached to it. To create the base, you need to use small wires. They should be bent and wrapped with tape, crepe paper or foil.
With the help of these materials, the horns can be bent into the desired shape. Also from the wire you can build a full-fledged frame. Such horns will be more stable and durable. Let's consider several ways. Thanks to a detailed description of each, it will be possible to understand what Maleficent's horns can be made from the easiest.
Gypsum horns
Let's consider how to make the horns of Maleficent from plaster. To do this, we need a previously prepared base, dry gypsum or alabaster. For the manufacture of the base we use durable cardboard. We wrap the wires with paper and firmly fix them at the base. We create the necessary curvedform. Dilute the powder with water in a container until a homogeneous slurry. It is necessary that the mixture is not too liquid. Stir so that no lumps remain. Then we apply it to the prepared frame. We coat completely and set to dry in a warm place without drafts. It takes 24 hours to dry completely.
Little tricks
After drying, it is necessary to grind the horns with sandpaper to smooth out all the roughness and irregularities. Then we attach the resulting frame with adhesive tape to the rim. For greater realism, the horns need to be painted with spray paint. But to save time, you can add black dye directly to the gypsum mixture. The result will be excellent Maleficent horns. With your own hands, they can be made for a carnival costume for Halloween or a theme party. Unlike paper horns, gypsum props are more durable and are not afraid of rain (within reasonable limits).
Foil Horns
To make the horns of Maleficent from foil, you will need, in addition to the main material, scotch tape, black electrical tape. You can use baking foil. We wrap the frame with shiny hard paper and create the necessary shape. With a dark electrical tape wrapped over the foil, we achieve the desired color and rigidity of the structure.
You can use masking tape for the first layer of wrapping. And for the final - pieces of leather or leatherette. The material is smeared with glue and pressed to dry completely. The resulting horns are put on the rim. In order to prevent them from flying off, you can use a transparentadhesive tape or silicone glue. The second option is preferable. After fitting, the bonding points can be wrapped with black electrical tape.
Paper Horns
Even the most dedicated fan cannot walk around with heavy horns all day long. Therefore, for special occasions when you need to be in a costume for a long time, you can make Maleficent's horns out of paper. To do this, you need thick cardboard or paper folded in several layers. Several circles are drawn on paper. Their radius should be equal to the height of the horns. Then the parts are cut out with sharp scissors.
Small incisions should be made along the radius from the outer circle to the center. The cones are folded, and their seam is glued. Then the upper part of the cone is cut off and folded narrower. The resulting workpiece is glued with black electrical tape. Then small holes are made in the lower part of the workpiece for the rim. The rim is carefully pushed through the conical horns and fixed. For greater realism, the horns can be pasted over with leather or fabric.
From improvised materials
Maleficent's horns from disposable cups. To do this, you will need wire, two cups, an old hat, tape, scissors, electrical tape, a headband, foil or paper. Holes are made at the bottom of the cups so that the wire can be passed through them. In order to determine what size horns are needed, the wire is stretched to the required length. Then measure the same piece of wire, fold it in half and cut it off. measured wire,folded in half, threaded through the bottom of the cup. The same procedure is done with the second glass. A small tip is bent and fixed with tape on the inside of the container. Holes are cut in the cap in the places where the glasses will be located. Now the wire is given the desired curved shape. Using transparent tape, the containers are attached to the rim. Then, with the help of foil, paper or cardboard, the horns are given a three-dimensional shape and pasted over with black electrical tape, after which they are fixed on the rim. Horns are threaded through the holes in the hat along with the rim.
Plasticine horns
To make the horns of Maleficent with your own hands from this material, you will need, in addition to it, cardboard, a rim, adhesive tape, wire or a wire frame. The wire must be bent and coated with plasticine.
To keep everything tight, plasticine is smeared with several layers. Then cut the cardboard into small strips. Each strip should be longer than the previous one. Then the cardboard is tightly fixed on the material and wrapped with black electrical tape. The resulting design is attached to the rim.
&w fabrics
Make the rag horns of Maleficent. A paper template for a fabric base - a pattern of horns. It is applied to leatherette and two absolutely identical parts are cut out. Then they are sewn together and turned inside out so that the seams are inside the horn. The horn is stuffed with cotton or batting and the lower part is sewn up. To keep the part better in shape, you can insert a piece of wire inside.
The same procedure is repeated with the second horn, then the finished parts are sewn to the holder. You can use a headband with cat ears. Then holes are cut out on the hat and horns are threaded through them.
