Step 1: Making a Basic Shape

For this prop, I took a plain, styrofoam wig head and taped it to a small cardboard box that would act as the torso. I folded the corners of the box and taped them down, creating a rounded shape. I then used modelling clay to start sculpting the contours of his face (e.g. protruding high cheekbones; narrowing chin; brow bones; nose outline like a skull with nothing in the middle).