Baby prop

[Anders Eriksen]

Hi, I'm new here, Brian Wade just referred me to this forum, as I have a question about making baby props.I am not sure if this is the right section for this, but I need to make a bunch of life size baby props for a project, they all need to be able to open and close their mouth, and have gums/teeth. I plan to make the babies out of silicone. Since I work from an apartment I can't make a fiberglass structure because of the smell. Anyone have tips, or links to a how-to ? Hope you guys can help me thank you

 

[crazygrandma]

Well, I am late responding. I am doing a commissioned hyper realistic baby for a production. The mold is nothing the full process is a big undertaking. My studio consists of a room for sculpting, painting in a clean room, molds are made outside, the smell is nasty and if done inside your place will smell forever. Then the casting makes another big mess, after gassing the silicone, pouring the silicone, between the the multiple bleeders in the mold (full body) makes one heck of a mess. ... Good Luck I have never come across any how toos

 

[Abunai]

Hey!

I'm new to this forum, too.
AND I need to make some life sized baby props.

The difference is that I live out in the country and can do fiberglass if i want to.

But I don't know how.

I'm fairly new to the whole sculpting/molding/casting process. Up until now, I've been one dimensional: I use WED clay for the sculpt, Ultracal for the mold, and latex for the cast (either on its own for masks, or filled with soft or rigid foam for props).

As I move on to bigger projects, like these life sized babies, the Ultracal is going to become unwieldy. I'm looking for a new medium for the mold, and I think that it might need to be fiberglass.

Is that the correct direction?

Any other suggestions?

Obviously, since I don't even know what medium I should use, I don't know anything about the process of using it. Can someone point me toward a really good tutorial for beginners on using ..... whatever medium..... is the logical progression following Ultracal?

Where to get materials...what tools do I need...hints on not mucking up my first attempt...etc.

All opinions are welcome.