The other Horns bothered me so I made another pair – big bulky ram horns

First step – measure out a number of strips of heavy cardboard. I use bookbinders cardboard.

1cm each, as long as you can make them



When they are cut out, cur them up a bit, this will help the next step



Tape one end of a strip onto a pen.



Curl enough strips up that you can get 10 complete rings.

Then cut them up one by one . I use a dremmel for this.



there we go



Tape the rings closed



stack the rings and tape them together along one side.



With more painters tape, make some distance between the rings on the other side – this will make the curve



Wrap in cling film and fill with something to help stabilizing it. I use cotton



tighten up the clingfilm with a bit of string to get the shape again – this step isn’t needed if you are better at clingfilming a curve than me.



Make a tip and then wrap the entire thing in another layer or two of clingfilm.



Hang up the horns and paint with latex



the latex can be mixed with a few drops of acrylic paint or colour pigment to get a desired colour



Done painting/adding latex, powdered to prevent stickyness



If you are going to use the horns for cosplay, photoshoots, or anything else where the horns will stay dry and nobody will touch them, just pull out as much of the stuffing as you like and attach them to a headband of choice.

If you are going to use them for a LARP or any other roughing around, you need a few extra steps…

Pull out the stuffing AND the cardboard rings. The horns should keep their shape pretty good if you used enough latex



Re-stuff them



Close the bottom and you’re done… I chose an additional layer of leather because of how they’ll be fitted on my head



Here they are… A string with a piece of elastic at the neck holds the horns onto my head, and the extra piece of leather I glued on will be glued to my forehead with spirit gum



It is a bit tricky to get them to sit right… but it is a good fit