Once the sculptures were finalized we added a hard coating which will help the pieces to be durable enough to remain outdoors for the annual Halloween season. A list of classic horror actors, directors and other horror-fan-insider type names were added to each. Sometimes that was additional foam, sometimes those were other real-world elements. Starting with the basic geometric forms in dense EPS foam, Rich then added decorative layers. Working with those images and our clients loose notes and few requests, Richard finalized style and shapes for each of the foam prop grave markers we’d be creating. It also gave him an excuse to visit a local 150+ year-old graveyard to snap photos for additional inspiration. It gave Richard Riley, our lead foam artist, something to really sink his teeth into. We were provided a budget and those inspiration images, but then were (very happily!) asked to dream up the final designs and details. The client had some ideas and inspiration images, which were a great starting point that put our team on the same page. Our client wisely thought ahead and approached us in early Summer, giving us a few months to work on his props. This year, we were contacted by a client who was looking to take their annual yard display to the next level with enough life-sized tombstones to fill a small graveyard! When it comes to home haunts and cemetery theme props, we are always happy to help a kindred spirit (pun definitely intended), so we hand-crafted each prop in this full set of custom tombstone Halloween props to make their lawn display truly one of a kind! It will come as no surprise to learn that we LOVE Halloween. Practically a whole graveyard’s worth of custom foam tombstone Halloween props for a one of a kind holiday display
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