Leela from Futurama prosthetic (cyclops eye)

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Update:
The cyclops eye was a big hit at DragonCon! I kept a hand on a friend's shoulder when moving around the crowds, but I had no major incidents navigating a very crowded convention. I opted for the eye slits and left the lower lashes long enough to cover them. If I angled my head down just a tad when taking photos, they were fairly well concealed. I cut much larger eyeholes later in the night after costume judging.

Also, our Futurama cosplay group won BEST OVERALL at the Bunny Hutch Party! Definitely the fanciest costume award I've ever received!

Thanks for everyone's help at the RPF! <3






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Update:

I've settled on this version for DragonCon; I did a few that had more gel-filling to try and make my eyebrow bones not stand out so much, but the blending edge always turned out too thick! The eye slits ended up hiding pretty well under the lower eyelashes. I'm happy enough with it for now; I may revisit the entire project in the future with a redesign where I can see a bit better!



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I'm working on this prosthetic for Leela from Futurama. I saw a really great Leela about a year ago circulating on the internet; they hid the eyeholes in wrinkles and creases around the eye, but I really wanted to lean towards a much younger-looking Leela, if I could. This is made of DragonSkin silicone cast in a Rebound40 mold.

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Are there any suggestions on how to make the eye slits less noticeable? I am thinking about putting some sheer pantyhose over the eyeholes to try and help. Unfortunately, I do want pretty decent visibility, and I am willing to trade looks for safety, since this is for DragonCon.

Any hair fiber recommendations for eyelashes? Pictured is just some jumbo braid kankelon, which turned out pretty fine, but I am likely making another attempt to fix the eye slit placement (this one is butchered!), so I'll be punching the hairs again.

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Any recommendations on blending the lines on a silicone prosthetic? Will cabo-patch (aka bondo, aka thickened prosaide) stick to the appliance for blending lines, or should I just use the adhesive (Skin Tite by SmoothOn)? How does one do any color matching? I'm dying the silicone in the appliance and using flocking to try and match my skin tone as best as I can (some attempts more successful than others!), but since just about nothing sticks to silicone, I'm unsure of how to approach blending it on a final application. I might give in and just do a latex casting.

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Any other suggestions on this project welcome-- it's my first foray into silicone facial prosthetics and I'm winging it as I go. It's been fun and I'm already pretty proud of it, even if I end up being a Leela with big ol' eyeholes!


PS-- watch out for Eyehole Man.

 

[Irken Tech]

That eyeball looks fantastic. I'm thinking the thick eyelashes are the key to hide the eye-holes. How about a little eye shadow under the eyeball and extend the lashes over the slits as a sort of mesh to see through?

 

[ChickenHaunt]

Silicone appliances are typically made of deadened silicone with a plastic encapsulant (usually bald cap plastic like Baldiez). The encapsulant allows you to blend the edges into the surrounding skin and takes paint well. Smooth On does not have a complete system for this process, so you'd have to supplement with other sources like Frends Beauty or Motion Picture FX Co. So look for tutorials with that information. I highly recommend Neill Gorton's DVDs. I'm not sure offhand, but I think Stuart Bray has some nice free tutorials that should get you going, as well.

Ideally, the sculpture can be done such that a slit for the eyes is hidden in some detail. If you're up for redoing it, you could work the eye placement so that you see out of the waterline. Or maybe you can use white mesh in the white of the eye and see out the corners there.

 

[detenten]

Silicone appliances are typically made of deadened silicone with a plastic encapsulant (usually bald cap plastic like Baldiez).

This was actually really enlightening. A little bit of Smooth-On's slacker in the top layer actually made it so it wasn't sticky, but I am able to paint it with my regular foundation makeup with no problem at all!

 

[detenten]

The cyclops eye was a big hit at DragonCon! I kept a hand on a friend's shoulder when moving around the crowds, but I had no major incidents navigating a very crowded convention. I opted for the eye slits and left the lower lashes long enough to cover them. If I angled my head down just a tad when taking photos, they were fairly well concealed. I cut much larger eyeholes later in the night after costume judging.

Also, our Futurama cosplay group won BEST OVERALL at the Bunny Hutch Party! Definitely the fanciest costume award I've ever received!

Thanks for everyone's help at the RPF! <3






http://www.dtjaaaam.com/Dragon-Con-2016