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Re: Now On-Demand: How To Build An Animatronic Head - Part 1
The goal should be to create a rigid outer mold that represents the outside of the skin, and a rigid inner mold that represents the inside of the skin. The space between them is where your silicone/foam material is cast.
The core is normally created by laying clay inside the outer mold. The thickness of the clay represents how thick the skin will be in that area. Then you can either cast a core and make a mold of it later so you can cast a light/hollow core, or lay-up fiberglass and resin directly on the clay to make a light/hollow core.
The core and outer mold would then be bolted together so that the core is held in place by the outer mold. Keys created on the outer mold and core help them line up so the spacing is perfect.
/Chris
The core is normally created by laying clay inside the outer mold. The thickness of the clay represents how thick the skin will be in that area. Then you can either cast a core and make a mold of it later so you can cast a light/hollow core, or lay-up fiberglass and resin directly on the clay to make a light/hollow core.
The core and outer mold would then be bolted together so that the core is held in place by the outer mold. Keys created on the outer mold and core help them line up so the spacing is perfect.
/Chris
Re: Tear away mask (double layer mask) advice
I'd use the opportunity to learn as much as you can, and demonstrate your existing skills as best you can.
Tear away masks often pair well with deep red pigmented Ultra Slime between the layers. If you're not familiar with Ultra Slime I suggest looking it up.
Without knowing the specifics it's difficult to provide any real advice beyond that.
/Chris
Tear away masks often pair well with deep red pigmented Ultra Slime between the layers. If you're not familiar with Ultra Slime I suggest looking it up.
Without knowing the specifics it's difficult to provide any real advice beyond that.
/Chris
Re: Sculptures with Animatronics
Hi Christine,
Normally an animatronic character will have a rigid shell under the skin to support everything. Inside that shell, you can bolt/epoxy a framework to hold all your components.
When I'm working on components and they are outside of a character I usually use an extruded aluminum construction system like 80/20, Makerbeam, or Actobotics to support everything.
Here is an eye mech I made from one of our lessons, and in the video you can see 10x10mm "Makerbeam" used to build a stand for the mech.
Hope that helps!
/Chris
Normally an animatronic character will have a rigid shell under the skin to support everything. Inside that shell, you can bolt/epoxy a framework to hold all your components.
When I'm working on components and they are outside of a character I usually use an extruded aluminum construction system like 80/20, Makerbeam, or Actobotics to support everything.
Here is an eye mech I made from one of our lessons, and in the video you can see 10x10mm "Makerbeam" used to build a stand for the mech.
/Chris
Cyber tattooer
Hel-loo. This. is .me. Cy-borg .Tat-too Ar-tist.
Ha-ha, no, im just a make up lover who has created this character!
Also i'm a tattoo artist and i guess I would looks like this if I lived in a more robotic world. Even if I didn’t have a human hand, I would not forget my favorite work and continued to tattoo people!
I hope you’ll enjoy my video! 🖤
https://youtu.be/gMPuXhT3uvc
I hope you’ll enjoy my video! 🖤
https://youtu.be/gMPuXhT3uvc
Behind the waves
Have you ever wondered what is outside the gilded frame which enclose a picture? In this video I will show you that art is alive and cannot be kept in a frame.
My image was inspired by the work of an incredibly talented artist Aivazovsky, and specifically his work "The Tempest, 1868." I wanted to create Something that hides deep in the waves, and that actually causes this storm and drowns the ships ...
I hope you’ll enjoy my video! 🖤
https://youtu.be/YOzzAQTxtyA
I hope you’ll enjoy my video! 🖤
https://youtu.be/YOzzAQTxtyA
Ki Adi-Mundi
This is my recreation of the Star Wars character Ki Adi-Mundi. I plan on cosplaying as his at New York comic-con, so this was just a practice makeup. the main part of the head (pretty much everything but the face) was made of hollow cast latex, and the facial prosthetic was made from homemade prosthetic gelatin. (btw, I know the neck looks weird, but in the actual costume that will be hidden by the collar)
Evil Mermaid
Evil Mermaid ran in homemade gelatine, painted with water based body paints and makeup eye shadow. The teeth were made with Polymorph and the eyes edited in photoshop to save on money instead of buying full sclera contacts.
Queen Maneta
By the year 2843, humans have discovered how to travel to other galaxies in a desperate attempt to search for the planet that holds the water source crystal known as Kemsona. Kemsona is only found on Mantodea in The Andromeda galaxy and is protected far and wide. Once the Mantodeans discovered the plans of the Humans, they chose the strongest and wisest to lead their war to protect their water source. Queen Maneata has 27 days to prepare her world for war. .
