DIY Web Hero Crew Costume: 30-Min Paint Build

DIY web hero crew costume built from hoodies in red, black and pink and black fabric paint or black face paint

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Time30 minEffortEasy

⏱️ We timed it, but results may vary.

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Red, black, and pink hoodies plus masks. Pick your spider, the crew needs the range. Thirty minutes, easy: hoodies in red, black, and pink, black fabric paint or face paint, and white stickers or electrical tape. Each spider gets a different mask design; matching masks miss the point.

1 of 5 things covered, counting basics we assume you have.

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Still need:

Hoodies in redBlack face paintStickersSunglasses

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Tip: run short white tape strips down the outside of each sleeve.

Materials

Hoodies in red, black, and pink, 1 per person (buy: at a thrift store, or own: from closet)
Black fabric paint or black face paint, 1 tube (buy: craft store)
White stickers or white electrical tape, 1 roll (buy: hardware store)
Sunglasses or swim goggles, 1 per person (buy: dollar store multi-pack)
Tape, 1 roll (own: from home)

Steps

Give each person a hoodie color.
Buy the black fabric paint or face paint, white stickers or tape, and sunglasses.
Draw the eye-lens shape on paper first.
Hold it against the sunglasses to check the size before painting.
Stick white stickers or tape in a web pattern across each pair of sunglasses.
Draw two black eye lenses on top.
Let them dry flat for 30 minutes.
Make the chest webs: stick short white tape strips in a web grid on each hoodie.
Wear the hoodie with the hood up.
Put on the web sunglasses.
Each person picks their own web-shooting pose for the group shot.
Optional pro finish: run short white tape strips down the outside of each sleeve.

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