Batman beyond cowl (first sculpt)

Really nice work. Just ordered my monster makers to start my first sculpt (DCUO Flash), this gives me some hope lol.
 
Very good for your first. Cant wait to see how your mold turns out. Do you think you'll need to add support to the ears when you'll pour the latex?
 
Really nice work. Just ordered my monster makers to start my first sculpt (DCUO Flash), this gives me some hope lol.

Thanks dude! I wanted to get the beginners kit from them but couldn't afford it :( so polystyrene head and water based clay for me haha. pm me once you've post some of your work. Im definitely keen to see a flash sculpt :)
 
Very good for your first. Cant wait to see how your mold turns out. Do you think you'll need to add support to the ears when you'll pour the latex?

Thanks for the complement :) I think I'll probably have to stuff the ears with something to hold them up. That's if my mold holds up that is...
 
that is a very cool cowl, but whats up with his mouth?

I wanted to make a mask look like how it does in the show where the mouth is covered and looks natural. I decided the way I wanted to do it was have the mouth look open in the same angular style as the show. While wearing it, my mouth will be painted black underneath to hopefully have a similar effect.
 
So my greatest fears were realised and the mold fell apart. :(

Luckily, with some patience I was able to get the sculpt out with almost no damage so I'll be trying again soon. Hopefully I'll get it right the second time round...
 
Did you have any bandages or burlap in your plaster? If you can get your hands on Ultracal 30 or Hydracal even better and cut strips of burlap to strengthen it the plater by itself can just break.
 
Did you have any bandages or burlap in your plaster? If you can get your hands on Ultracal 30 or Hydracal even better and cut strips of burlap to strengthen it the plater by itself can just break.

I didnt have anything like that with it so That's definitely where I went wrong. There were some air bubbles in the plaster too. I'm going to try find some stuff to make a stronger mold soon. Thanks for the help!
 
HURRY UP!!! LOL, just kidding, it's exciting to watch this build but take your time so hopefully you don't have trouble the next time...
 
It's exciting to know that people are really interested in this project!

Today I went searching for some hydrocal or ultracal but couldn't find any at the local hardware store. So I got another bag of plaster of Paris as well as some bandage wraps to strengthen the mold. I'll definitely try slapping the plaster on this time as well to avoid those disastrous air bubbles. Hopefully the second attempt will be more successful! I'll update you guys soon.
 
It's exciting to know that people are really interested in this project!

Today I went searching for some hydrocal or ultracal but couldn't find any at the local hardware store. So I got another bag of plaster of Paris as well as some bandage wraps to strengthen the mold. I'll definitely try slapping the plaster on this time as well to avoid those disastrous air bubbles. Hopefully the second attempt will be more successful! I'll update you guys soon.
Check your local art or sculpting supply stores they may carry the Ultracal.
 
So I couldn't find any ultracal till after I had already made my second mold with paris and strips (too impatient haha). I'm expecting it to be a VERY rough mask because of the plaster of paris.

Where I'm at now is the latex is drying in the mold and I will be pulling it out tonight! wish me luck :)
 
Hope the mold comes out this time around. I've always liked the cowl in batman beyond especially the long ears Looking really good
 
Thanks guys! So Here is the final result. It's so rough and bumpy from imperfections in the mold (could only get hold of plaster of Paris) that I feel like a scarecrow hallucination batman beyond might be a better description now haha. Also it's slightly too tight to fit me without squeezing my face so no photos of it being worn unfortunately. Anyway here is the latex mask.

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And on to the next mask!
 
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