Film making

The Green Lantern movie costume has everybody talking about how best to recreate this intriguing outfit. In the movie it appears as if the suit is not an actual physical piece of clothing but rather is a body of green light emerging from the character's ring. The effect is a body hugging neon-like light that emphasizes his torso muscles.

One easy method to mimicking this look is to wear a body sculpting undershirt available online. It fits the torso very tightly defining one's muscle pattern. This in turn is topped with a Kelly green colored leotard with a high neck and the same colored tights. The Lycra fabric allows the torso muscles to be clearly viewed.

The black boots can be purchased from Amazon and are called Funtasma boots. There are several styles in this product line to choose from and their edgy design is in keeping with the fantasy Green Lantern look. The material is soft enough that decorative items can be sewn on them.

People who love to paint may choose to draw the mask around their eyes. This is less cumbersome to wear than a face mask. The equipment needed to paint can be found in a craft's store. The body paint colors of black, white and kelly green are all that is needed.

Keeping an image of the mask close at hand to refer to regularly is helpful when duplicating it onto the face. The greenish shade and black are used to fill in the exposed skin areas.Starting off with the greenish-shade the eye area right up to a few inches over the eyebrows is painted in. The white color is used to accentuate more prominent regions of the face. Free tutorial videos are online to help in the shading technique.

If one prefers to wear a real mask this can be made with a sheet of Foamies measuring twelve by eighteen inches. A rectangular piece six inches wide should be cut out and placed on the rack of a preheated oven. The oven is heated to 250 Fahrenheit. It will take about three minutes for the foamies piece to droop.

Once it is drooping remove the piece from the oven and place over a hard plastic Batman mask. Place a duplicate Batman mask over the foamies and press for a few minutes. Use a black Sharpie pen to race the eye-holes. Remove the Foamies and trim around the eye area. Using spirit gum put a few dabs onto the skin and place the mask over it.

The Green Lantern movie costume ring can be purchased from a well known children's toy store that has an exclusive on this item. If you want to save the money and make one, it can be made from different materials such as cardboard that has been spray painted green or carved from green wax. Online tutorials will provide clear cut videos that explain how to carve a ring out of wax.