Hellboy Costume Guide

Horns:

Hellboy’s sawed-off horns (which he refers to as “chubs”) can be built with the cardboard roll from toilet paper. It is an easy way to make horns. You just have to cut the tube in half, fill it with paper mache and paint it red. Attach it to your forehead using silicone makeup.

Body:

The most important aspect of the Hellboy costume is to make sure you paint every visible body part red. Using red face paint to cover your visible skin and dab on brown and black makeup to mark some abs and other touches. Blend very well to make it look natural.

Overcoat:

Wear a mustard-colored overcoat like one you would find at a vintage store or military supply store. Make sure to wrinkle it up to get the right look.

Pants:

Grab a pair of black pants, just make sure they are loose and baggy to get as close as you can to the cinematic version of Hellboy.

Belts:

You will need three belts to recreate the costume: two black and one brown.

Right Hand of Doom:

This is where you can really let your creativity shine. Recreate Hellboy’s stubby block fist with newspaper, a sheet of compressed cardboard, cinnamon tape, vinyl paint, brushes and white glue.

If you really want to knock it out of the park, use EVA foam and use this tutorial: