My Go at That Skeleton Look
So, I remember this one time, must’ve been a few years back, I got this idea stuck in my head. Saw some old wrestling clips, you know, Lucha Libre style. And this one guy, with the skeleton suit? Looked awesome. I thought, hey, I could probably rig something like that up myself. Not for actual wrestling, haha, just for laughs, maybe a party or something.
First thing, I did what anyone does: looked up a bunch of pictures online. Seemed simple enough on the screen. Black outfit, white bones painted on. How hard could it be, right? Famous last words.
Getting Started
I dug through my closet and found an old black long-sleeved t-shirt and some black sweatpants that were on their last legs anyway. Perfect sacrifice for the project. Then I headed down to the craft store. Grabbed some white fabric paint, the kind in a squeezy bottle, and a cheap brush. Thought I was all set.
The Actual Work… or Attempt
Spread the shirt and pants out on some old newspaper on the floor. Took some chalk first, tried to sketch out the bones. Ribs on the shirt, leg bones on the pants. Looked okay-ish from a distance. Then came the paint. And man, that’s where things started going sideways.
- The paint consistency was weird. Sometimes it soaked right in and looked grey, other times it sat on top like toothpaste.
- Getting clean lines? Forget about it. My bones looked kinda blobby and uneven.
- Trying to do the back of the shirt by myself was just awkward. Couldn’t reach properly, couldn’t see what I was doing.
- The mask part? Yeah, I didn’t even try. That looked way too complicated.
I let the whole thing dry overnight. The next day, I checked it out. The paint was stiff, like really stiff. And when I tried the shirt on, some parts of the paint cracked immediately. It looked… well, it looked pretty bad, honestly. Less “cool menacing skeleton” and more “guy who fell into a bucket of white paint”.
What Came Out of It
Yeah, it wasn’t exactly a success story. The final result was kinda clumsy and definitely not something I’d wear out anywhere important. Looked very homemade, and not in a good way. Ended up shoving it in the back of the closet after showing a couple of friends for a laugh.
What I figured out though:
- Fabric painting isn’t as easy as just slapping paint on clothes. There’s probably a technique to it I completely missed.
- Sometimes, just buying the costume is way less hassle, even if it feels like cheating.
- Making stuff yourself can be fun, even when it fails spectacularly. At least I tried, you know? Gave me a bit more respect for folks who actually make costumes for a living.
So yeah, that was my little adventure trying to capture that iconic look. Didn’t quite nail it, but it was an experience for sure.
