Latex mask repair and advice for a newbie

[Ood sigma]

Hi all,

I am making my first Latex mask, it has not gone smoothly, but I dont mind learning from my mistakes.

I have used Mark Alfreys DVD to guide me, The first area that was problematic, was that the 2 halves of the plaster mold somehow ended up not being flush, and so I have been left with a huge seam line
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Alfrey also suggests pouring in a gallon of Latex, leaving it an hour and pouring the excess out - Unfortunately I dont have a gallon of Latex, so I slushed it, this has led to some areas being quite thin, and I also torw the mask on removal and trimming

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So I have searched threads for advice on how to rescue this, I have learnt how to thicken the mask from within, isung Latex soaked material, but I still have a couple of unanswered questions:

-Can I add latex to the outside to remedy the seems?
-Can the tears be repaired so they are unoticed?
-Any and all suggestions as to where you think I went wrong
-Any advice on how to improve


Your help is Gratefully appreciated.

Thank you

 

[Friko]

The problem with the mold not being flush was probably due to the clay wall not being flush to the sculpt. It's a tough thing to master. You can repair the rips by patching them with latex. The seams can be cleaned up with fine scissors and a dremmel or wood burning tool. Depends on who you ask. There are mamy ways to patch and clean up masks. You should look up some Jordu Schell videos. Hope that helps in some way.

 

[Ood sigma]

Thanks, now you've explained it, it makes sense.
I will look up Jordu Schell, I haven't heard of him before.

Thanks again