SuperFLY
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Never sculpted anything before in my life so I was wondering if anyone had any good resources/videos/hints and tips they can share that would help me along? (I will be reading through the threads here and have watched many many videos on the yootoobz)
The sculpt I'm going to be attempting is embo from the clone wars animations and I want to eventually mould it to create a full head latex mask.
I have a mannequin head as a base. I actually have a polystyrene and a plastic one to use depending on what I decide.
I have the clay (5lb monster clay) and some tools to get going. I also have a bottle of liquid latex (only 1litre) and some thickener.
I also have some plaster bandages, swimming hat, vaseline and some stone plaster that I was toying with the idea of making a cheap life cast with. I've seen a couple of vids that do that, put the polystyrene head into the mould and filling it with plaster so you end up with your head on a base to work with. I like this idea because my fear with using the mannequin head is that it won't fit my head (I can always build up the clay so it does but I'm sure you appreciate my concerns)
My biggest unknowns are around moulding the sculpt with the latex. I've seen a few ways of doing things and I'm not sure what the best for me would be.
I've done a couple of test strips of latex to see how it dries and it shinks up the moment I take it off the plastic sheet and sticks to itself like anything. I've got a joke horse mask that isn't 'tacky' in the slightest so I'm wondering how people get it to retain shape once moulded?
Secondly on that subject.. after having watched face-off for years I know they do a latex 'beauty coat' in the mould then back it with foam (I *think* they mean polyfoam but they talk about that as a separate thing so not sure). Not a single video I've found shows this way of doing things. How do you fill up the difference between the masks features and your own features?
E.g. if I made a sculpt with horns or something and moulded it, what do they put inside the horns under the latex to maintain its shape?
With the mask I want to make it's not so important it matches me features exactly. He has no visible mouth and the eyes are lenses so the mask can be bigger than my head, I am just curious in general and for future sculpts (I have a couple of things I'd like to do if this goes well)
As you can probably tell I'm a complete noobie when it comes to this but I'm keen to learn. Embo's face is pretty simple designwise so I'm hoping its a good way to introduce me to it..
My biggest fear is taking ages doing a nice sculpt in the clay then ruining it during moulding as I don't know what I'm doing...
Any help/advice will be gratefully received.
Many Thanks
Never sculpted anything before in my life so I was wondering if anyone had any good resources/videos/hints and tips they can share that would help me along? (I will be reading through the threads here and have watched many many videos on the yootoobz)
The sculpt I'm going to be attempting is embo from the clone wars animations and I want to eventually mould it to create a full head latex mask.
I have a mannequin head as a base. I actually have a polystyrene and a plastic one to use depending on what I decide.
I have the clay (5lb monster clay) and some tools to get going. I also have a bottle of liquid latex (only 1litre) and some thickener.
I also have some plaster bandages, swimming hat, vaseline and some stone plaster that I was toying with the idea of making a cheap life cast with. I've seen a couple of vids that do that, put the polystyrene head into the mould and filling it with plaster so you end up with your head on a base to work with. I like this idea because my fear with using the mannequin head is that it won't fit my head (I can always build up the clay so it does but I'm sure you appreciate my concerns)
My biggest unknowns are around moulding the sculpt with the latex. I've seen a few ways of doing things and I'm not sure what the best for me would be.
I've done a couple of test strips of latex to see how it dries and it shinks up the moment I take it off the plastic sheet and sticks to itself like anything. I've got a joke horse mask that isn't 'tacky' in the slightest so I'm wondering how people get it to retain shape once moulded?
Secondly on that subject.. after having watched face-off for years I know they do a latex 'beauty coat' in the mould then back it with foam (I *think* they mean polyfoam but they talk about that as a separate thing so not sure). Not a single video I've found shows this way of doing things. How do you fill up the difference between the masks features and your own features?
E.g. if I made a sculpt with horns or something and moulded it, what do they put inside the horns under the latex to maintain its shape?
With the mask I want to make it's not so important it matches me features exactly. He has no visible mouth and the eyes are lenses so the mask can be bigger than my head, I am just curious in general and for future sculpts (I have a couple of things I'd like to do if this goes well)
As you can probably tell I'm a complete noobie when it comes to this but I'm keen to learn. Embo's face is pretty simple designwise so I'm hoping its a good way to introduce me to it..
My biggest fear is taking ages doing a nice sculpt in the clay then ruining it during moulding as I don't know what I'm doing...
Any help/advice will be gratefully received.
Many Thanks