ta da .....Bald!

Yes siree, included in the bumper fun pack of prosthetics was every ones fave, bald caps. we made and applied the caps of shiny truth to each other over 2 days...this is the onslaught:

so we start with a red head dummy, layers of cap plastic coloured with fleshy toned paints, are painted onto the red head in grauating layers to build up to the thickest point on the crown.

each layer is powdered in between and at the end, then left to dry and cure.

the models hair is then wrapped super tightly, using lots of hairspray and pins

soaped to keep in any ends, and blowdryed to create a rock hard finish

a layer of cotton wool is added to create a bump free surface

cap is applied (slightly drunk looking model there...)

trimmed and stuck down using prosade and spirit gum, and coloured with pan sticks to blend.

This is the finished cap.

Then the equally as fun, removal....

I loved mine, elle...not so much.... x

The Birds... and other creatures..

Its been a while, yes indeed it has. I have been lost in a world of fiber glass, plaster banadages, life casts, alginate, things that sting, itch, burn, stick to, and generally irritate ones epidermis in a most fun and exciting way....two challenging, but ultimately satisfying, weeks of prosthetics. I have a million photos of each and every crucial step of the past 2 weeks, but to prevent boredom i shall whip thru the most interesting ones so im basically skipping the first 4 days....

so here we start sculpting from water based clay...i decided to create and evil bird type creature

then started sculpting in wax based clay copying my original design

both sculpts to compare

finished wax sculpt ready to be cast. complete with wrinkle and skin texture detail.

foam latex mask once cooked

this is my finished piece complete with make up, costume and of course lovely model Sean

bird man and his date, the scottish orangutan....

me and sean after 5 looong hours of work...now just to remove it all.... x