Thanos Chin

[pitchforknumb]

I was commissioned to sculpt a Thanos chin for a client for Halloween. So far I have about 2 hours put into it, and I'd say I'm about 90% of the way there. Just need to add some more bumps and texture and it will be molding time. The finished piece will be cast in foam latex. Thanks for looking.

 

[collinE83]

I've always wondered, and this is a perfect example for this question, but with a large prosthetic like this, is it a solid latex piece, or does it end up being hollow.?

Most of the casting I've seen is just thin coating with latex and pulling it out to apply to the face. In this case, it a pretty big piece coming off the chin and if hollow, seems like it would flatten and get pushed in with pressure. However, if you fill it, you run the risk if there not being enough room for the person's chin inside of it.

Could you give some insight into this process, or am I over thinking it?

 

[pitchforknumb]

I've always wondered, and this is a perfect example for this question, but with a large prosthetic like this, is it a solid latex piece, or does it end up being hollow.?

Most of the casting I've seen is just thin coating with latex and pulling it out to apply to the face. In this case, it a pretty big piece coming off the chin and if hollow, seems like it would flatten and get pushed in with pressure. However, if you fill it, you run the risk if there not being enough room for the person's chin inside of it.

Could you give some insight into this process, or am I over thinking it?

Basically this will be a solid piece of foam latex, Foam latex is a latex that you whip up so that it is mostly air. It makes a great sponge actually with how light and absorbent it is. Foam latex prosthetics are very light, and unlike silicone, they breath so they are much more comfortable to wear. For someone who doesn't have a foam latex oven doing a thin layer of latex and then backing it with some sort of foam will work, but it won't have the uniform consistency like foam latex.

 

[Ikras]

Looking good so far. I'll be interested to see how this goes.

I've got something in mind for a future project that would probably work well with something like this. How easy is it to set up something that can do foam latex like you're describing? I've no idea if it's quite complex and specialised or what the case is.

 

[pitchforknumb]

Foam latex is one of the more complicated prosthetic applications out there. First you need a mixing bowl, that you will never use for cooking again, to mix the ingredients. The mixing takes about 12 minutes and takes a little time getting everything down to where you come out with nice consistent results. Then after you've mixed up everything you then need to stick it in the oven for 4-6 hours at 150f. That's a foam run in a nut shell.

 

[Ikras]

Foam latex is one of the more complicated prosthetic applications out there. First you need a mixing bowl, that you will never use for cooking again, to mix the ingredients. The mixing takes about 12 minutes and takes a little time getting everything down to where you come out with nice consistent results. Then after you've mixed up everything you then need to stick it in the oven for 4-6 hours at 150f. That's a foam run in a nut shell.

Cheers for the info. I'll keep a note of that for future use. Does the ovening basically set it at the end then? I'd be interested to see some shots of the process when you get to that stage.

 

[pitchforknumb]

There are two fazes for the setting up stage for foam latex. The gelling stage is when it no longer runs all over, and it bounces back when you press it with your finger. After that, the baking is to help set it more, and to get rid of the sulfer that is in the latex. I'll make sure a get some pic's, or video of the foam latex making process for you.