Hello everyone,
I'm producing a stop motion short for my thesis. I've done stop motion quite a bit before but using the latex build-up process. I'd really like to cast the puppets in silicone for this but I've had some problems using dragon skin in the past, it seems quite temperamental and it's cure was inhibited by either the gloves I was using or my clay/release agent.
I saw a post from a stop motion puppet creator who said smooth-on mold max could be used in it's place and would have the same coloration, translucency and take pigment similarly. I know some of the downfalls on tin cure silicone can be reduced lifespan and chemical leaching but these puppets would only have to exist for a couple of months and aren't something like appliances that would have direct contact to human skin.
That one recommendation was the only information I could find on using mold max in this capacity though, I was hoping someone here has some experience or knowledge in that area and could tell me if it would be a bad idea?
Thank you very much for your time,
James
I'm producing a stop motion short for my thesis. I've done stop motion quite a bit before but using the latex build-up process. I'd really like to cast the puppets in silicone for this but I've had some problems using dragon skin in the past, it seems quite temperamental and it's cure was inhibited by either the gloves I was using or my clay/release agent.
I saw a post from a stop motion puppet creator who said smooth-on mold max could be used in it's place and would have the same coloration, translucency and take pigment similarly. I know some of the downfalls on tin cure silicone can be reduced lifespan and chemical leaching but these puppets would only have to exist for a couple of months and aren't something like appliances that would have direct contact to human skin.
That one recommendation was the only information I could find on using mold max in this capacity though, I was hoping someone here has some experience or knowledge in that area and could tell me if it would be a bad idea?
Thank you very much for your time,
James
