So… I initially was thinking on doing the actual movie cover of the book with the human skin and the staples…
But, I couldn’t find a tutorial that showed a prop that looked realistic, and I had no experience with papeir mache o other technique that might produce something decent… so then I thought I might do the original necronomicon face…
But again, no idea how to make it look decent…
So fuck it, I knew resin casting.. and i like skulls, so whatever, I just got some actual leather and I sculpted a nice skull to put in the middle…
the mold…
A little test of the mold with some leftover resin…
And the final book: