Hauntforum had a tombstone building contest in 2006 I believe and I decided to compete.
I had cast a mache copy of a Boomer skull which you can see in the above picture. Then I went about the normal process of using pink foam to make the rest of the stone.
Using cheap foam skulls for the corners from rite-aid or someplace and a broken Mr. Thrifty skeleton in the center. The whole thing is a bit front heavy but a bit of anchoring fixes that. I had to do a bit of research on painting. I never was quite satisfied with the paint job. But at night it looks OK.
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Kristi,
For the base coat of paint I used a latex based spray paint from Krylon H20 in black (it wont eat into the foam). Then I used various acrylic and exterior latex house paints to "dirty up" the surface with sponges and rags. To get the drippy look at the top I used watered down acrylics and a spray bottle of water. I painted the paint in the eyes and then sprayed it down and let it run down the surface. If you have any other questions let me know
Grim
How'd you paint the Tombstone ? What products did you use?
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