I’m a big fan of wasteland style worlds and their particular visual aesthetic, so it was a massive privilege to be asked to photograph Shadow Wars, Forsaken, and The World Went Dark this year. When it comes to costume, Shadow Wars is relatively easy – you can crowbar an awful lot of everyday clothes to fit the setting, but the latter two are a little trickier. Realising that I have both Forsaken and The World Went Dark coming up next month in October, I figured I’d better start on some costume. I knew I had everything around the house, I just had to pull it together into a coherent outfit. The best distressing techniques for costume are much argued about, but this is how I did mine. So I started gathering supplies, which included taking a trip to Wilkos and raiding the tool kits we keep in the basement… A plain Vest Top Trousers from eBay Boots from when I used to teach air cadets – try your local army surplus A plane blade Spray paints in red, brown, cream, yellow, and clear. I really like the Wilkos own brand ones – they’re cheap at £3.95 a can and they have a ...

Steve McGhee from Ontario creates apocalyptic images that cover every way possible to world might end from biblical style flooding to massive earthquakes and black holes.

Much of Krzysztof Wodiczko’s work is located at the junction between art and engineering, a factor that ensures the socio-political characteristics common to the artist’s work are a constant, and visible, feature. This work is the photographic and film documentation of Homeless Vehicle Project. The multifunctional vehicle designed by Wodiczko was a response to a […]

Pip Boy 3000 Fallout 4 EVA Foam: I originally wanted to build a pip boy out of my raspberry pi, but then the app for it came out in android. so I decided to work on my on version of the post apocalyptic essential equipment. For this build we would need a few materials: 1. 1 pc 12" …

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