TigerStoneFX
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone!
I think I posted once or twice on here but it was a good while ago so I thought I'd introduce myself and post the latest project I finished up.
My name is Nat (or Nate, doesn't bother me), 24 living in England and I'm known on pretty much every forum as TheKingaSwing so some of you here may know me from the Brotherhood of the Bat/Cave/the Effects Lab/Makeup and FX forum etc. If I know you and you have a different name on here, let me know! :lol
Anyway, Batman is my first love and being a budding costume/makeup fx artist, I've done 2 cowls (technically 3 but the first was horrible) this 89 and an Arkham Asylum cowl that I'll throw in some pics of at the end of this thread.
So here we go!
Original clay sculpt on my own lifecast.
Final fiberglass master sprayed with gray primer.
First layer of silicone brushed on, the clay around the base will become clear later.
Second layer colored differently for better coverage
And after 5 layers of silicone, nice chunky keys were added to make sure theres no sagging in the jacket.
3 piece fiberglass mold jacket. 3 pieces made removing it easier when demolding the hard master, if I remove the jacket I keep it in 2 pieces. Front flange needs more trimming though.
The clay around the base of the silicone was a small wall with dovetail keys built in so it would sit in the jacket like this:
And here is the first pull from the mold!
Texture close up:
Yes I look like I just got up in this pic, I had :facepalm
So the journey ends, I hope those of you you enjoyed the pics. Hopefully I'll have a few smaller projects to show you guys and gals soon!
Nat.
PS, heres a Arkham cowl I made last year. Peace!
I think I posted once or twice on here but it was a good while ago so I thought I'd introduce myself and post the latest project I finished up.
My name is Nat (or Nate, doesn't bother me), 24 living in England and I'm known on pretty much every forum as TheKingaSwing so some of you here may know me from the Brotherhood of the Bat/Cave/the Effects Lab/Makeup and FX forum etc. If I know you and you have a different name on here, let me know! :lol
Anyway, Batman is my first love and being a budding costume/makeup fx artist, I've done 2 cowls (technically 3 but the first was horrible) this 89 and an Arkham Asylum cowl that I'll throw in some pics of at the end of this thread.
So here we go!
Original clay sculpt on my own lifecast.
Final fiberglass master sprayed with gray primer.
First layer of silicone brushed on, the clay around the base will become clear later.
Second layer colored differently for better coverage
And after 5 layers of silicone, nice chunky keys were added to make sure theres no sagging in the jacket.
3 piece fiberglass mold jacket. 3 pieces made removing it easier when demolding the hard master, if I remove the jacket I keep it in 2 pieces. Front flange needs more trimming though.
The clay around the base of the silicone was a small wall with dovetail keys built in so it would sit in the jacket like this:
And here is the first pull from the mold!
Texture close up:
Yes I look like I just got up in this pic, I had :facepalm
So the journey ends, I hope those of you you enjoyed the pics. Hopefully I'll have a few smaller projects to show you guys and gals soon!
Nat.
PS, heres a Arkham cowl I made last year. Peace!
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