First time silicone casting, glove

[MagWolf11]

Im very new to this kind of design and really dont have the money to start making this yet but I like to plan my projects ahead of time and Im quite enthusiastic right now so I want to learn everything I can.

To start (for both practice and to see cost, difficulty, and time required for the rest of it, ect) Id like to make a silicone glove. I know that latex may be better in some cases but I have better experience (and by that I mean a little vs none) with silicone and Id like to be able to make a variable thickness.
I would like the inside to fit snug to the hand (Im aware this is not comfortable in all cases and results in sweat to not be able to escape) and the outside to extend past the last knuckle with some rigidity and to appear like a dragon-like hand.
I would also like to have some color variation across the hand, whether that be added after the original casting or be a gradient mixed during the pour (dont know how to do that). An orange on the back with a more warm fleshy white/pink tone to the underside. I know one method for this is to rub a wet pigment silicone mix onto a completed dried cast of the hand done in the lighter of the two tones.

I am a mechanical engineering student with a light art background and as a result have much more experience with resins and fiberglass than I do silicone. I want a very smooth surface finish to the final product (again, going for a smooth artsy dragon skin finish). My idea, and remember this is coming from someone with minimal experience in mold making so please dont just insult me for this, is to make a negative cast of my hand, create a positive in resin (I have some boat/rv resin thats not made for this but it is tin and platinum free so it wont react with the silicone) build up around the positive with wax or clay to the desired outer surface and then coat that with resin to form the outer negative mold and remove the wax or clay to form the mold with a insert. This may have to be a two part mold (that scares me, always done one part molds) because the parts could be fit together in a way that does not allow for removal. Ideally I would like to be able to reuse it so breaking apart the mold to remove the cast is not an option. The idea behind the resin was cost, clear to allow for some visibility, and a nice smooth finish. The wax/clay was because it is nonporous compared to something like plaster and is easily removed from the mold while many other products would bond permanently to the resin.

Lastly, any time I search for silicone casting or resin molds it comes up with the opposite of what I want. Im aware silicone makes for a great mold material and that resin is often used for the casting process for jewelry and more firm designs but its quite irritating that it seems every result on the internet is about silicone being the mold and not the cast.

Any help would be great, Im sure half the things Ive said are really stupid novice mistakes but thats why Im here. Be aware I want to spend as little as possible to get the results I want but results are still more important to me than cost. If the resin mold is as stupid as I expect it probably is, what are some alternatives that can be used to cast silicone with a smooth surface finish.

 

[Alpha Proto]

Do you have any picture designs made of how you want the glove to look?
If the members see some concept designs of how you want the glove to look then that could help them get some ideas posted on how you could best achieve it.

From my experience silicone cost a lot to be experimenting with. If you want to save money you (and give yourself some wiggle room for mistakes) it would be wise to widen your options on how to make the glove.

I am not trying to discourage you. I just don't think you could make what you want with out spending a good amount of money;unless you already have access to the materials.

 

[MagWolf11]

Thanks for the reply
The more I look around at instructional videos and stuff the more I agree about the silicone, maybe in the future I would be more apt to try it with silicone but till I know what I'm doing I should stick with other materials (such as latex). I don't have any pictures though maybe Ill sketch out a few, I hate my own art in part because for school I do a lot of 3D modeling where everything is so clean and meticulous (but I cant model this kind of thing with those programs).

As far as how I want to make the glove, Im open to any ideas, what I posted was just my first thought on it, though my experience is limited to resin, fiberglass, and a single one piece silicone mold. I would like a glossy finish to it, thus my thought on the nonporous resin mold.

Ultimate goal is to make a full suit like this including a mask but I figured start with the hand because it would be the smallest piece.

Also, an art major friend made a very cheap rushed latex glove for a class. It was based around a felt glove. I don't really like the idea of basing my final glove around another glove however does a glove (with a forearm) made of solid silicone or latex resist being put on/tear?