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Re: Busted Eye Silicone Prosthetic

@BoBn Thank you so much!!

So for the mold, I did a silicone mold first then Ultracal Plaster outer mold on top of the silicone. The prosthetic itself is encapsulated in acetone based cap plastic though I did have some blending issues with silicone getting caught in places it wasn't supposed to (mold not tight enough when casting the silicone), so for those areas I used 3rd Degree Silicone Compound to blend the edges into the skin, pro-tip using this stuff-vegetable oil blends the edges beautifully.

If you don't want to use Ultracal or plaster for an outer mold, Smooth-On makes a great product called Plasti-Paste and when it sets it's rock solid. It's a little on the pricier side though.

Hope this helps!!

Mike McCoy

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Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2025)

Recently I’ve been working on a concept for a prosthetic appliance to look similar to Tom Holland. I have also been creating a concept for a custom Batman cowl.

BoBn

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Re: Leviathan

Masauro said:

Great!!!!!!

thank you🐠

Tomo hyakutake

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The Grafton Monster

When I learned that a nearby town was hosting its inaugural festival celebrating its local cryptid, the Grafton Monster, I volunteered to be the monster. Problem was, as a rank amateur, I possessed more enthusiasm than I did knowledge and had no idea how to build a creature suit of this scale. Fortunately, I found everything I needed to execute through the online creature suit courses at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts! The design is partly based on the depiction of the monster in the videogame Fallout 76, which itself is an interpretation of the headless brute’s description in local lore. To bring the beast to fruition, I opted for a “wire-frame” design with EVA endoskeleton covered in upholstery foam. Several pool noodles were sacrificed as well. The majority of the suit hangs directly or indirectly from a bicycle helmet and weighs just 11 pounds total. Eleven months and about 500 hours later, the Grafton Monster suit made its timely debut and has since appeared at a number of fairs, parades and children’s events. As a physical therapist, I really enjoyed sculpting the musculature and figuring out how the monster would move. I've included video links so you can see it in action. Thanks for looking.

https://youtu.be/PH3fb-RoRek

https://youtube.com/shorts/5RlHUM4X2h4?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/SON3PQTxs90?feature=share

https://youtube.com/shorts/QXMKA29TDlI?feature=share

Greg Popovich

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Re: * Creature Making Contest 2025 Winner Announcement *

Thanks for the mention! 🙌🤗

DZmitry

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Re: KUDARU baby sea creature Original design

I love this so much! Incredibly well-crafted! 👏👏👏 congrats on the honorable mention!

mr_spacelobster

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Re: * Creature Making Contest 2025 Winner Announcement *

Hooray! Thank you so much for the mention! Congratulations to the winner and everyone mentioned! 🎉🎉🎉

mr_spacelobster

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Re: * Creature Making Contest 2025 Winner Announcement *

I am absolutely and unbelievably blown away.
Thank you so much!!!
And well done to everyone who entered!

Keep Creating!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

InkyPunkArt

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Mask Making Material Help

I have a digital sculpture of a overhead mask that I plan to 3D-Print in PLA as a master copy once I get passed all the layer line filling and sanding, and I figured the mold should be comprised of a silicone jacket mold and a resin mother mold, which leaves me with one question: "what material will I cast my mask?" I did consider urethane rubber as a casting medium because I wanted the mask to have properties similar to what a latex rubber mask would have: flex and stretch, but I worry about how much flex that could tear the mask in stress points in urethane, and I didn't want my mask to be made of latex because of the mold it would need that could be a problem just to try to release it from Ultra Cal 30 and because of consideration to latex rot deterioration. I am still considering Urethane rubber, but I need some advice from a pro before I even start making the mold. Any suggestions?

Sydney Curry

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* Creature Making Contest 2025 Winner Announcement *

Big thanks to all of you fantastic creature makers who entered our 2025 Creature Making Contest! As always, your level of creativity was through the roof. With so many fun entries, it was nearly impossible to pick a single winner, but we are pleased to announce the Grand Prize goes to InkyPunkArt for their entry, The Banderbear. Congratulations!

Here are some words from InkyPunkArt about their creation:

Fantasy adventure fiction has always been my safe place and my escapism, and no novels as much as ‘The Edge Chronicles’ by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart. The Banderbear is one of my favourite creatures from the series, and so, inspired by the incredible illustrations of Riddell, I made my first puppet 7 years ago, and this guy more recently.

Made entirely by myself from scratch, he has an aluminium wire skeleton, a faux fur soft body stuffed with wadding and hand sculpted and painted head, hands and feet.

Grand Prize Package sponsored by our great friends at FANGORIA.