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Re: Website Not Loading My Pathways
Pathways do seem to be loading significantly better now, thank you.
Swamp Goblin Mask
Been working on my sculpting and painting skills as much as I can. I made this Swamp Goblin latex half mask and decided to fill it with foam and make a wall hanger. I sculpted everything and painted everything using Tim Gore's Bloodline paints.
Re: Getting younger
Thank you. I will experiment with both the flocking and the pros-aide with the gel solvent. I think the comb forward requires the flocking regardless of method of attachment, pros-aide or hairspray. The skin beneath really shows through like a beacon.Chris Ellerby said:Hmm... If I had a good answer for this one I would not wear a hat all the time!
Pros-aide could work as a stronger alternative for the hairspray to hold the new hairline, though as you mentioned removal would be a lot of work. To help with removal you could try PPI Telesis Super Solv gel. I love Supr Solv for removing pros-aide, and the gel version is nice because you can let it sit for a while to help break the adhesive down. That said, I've not worked much with pros-aid in the hair, but as long as you don't go too heavy with the adhesive and are patient with the removal it should be fine. I know folks use pros-aide and bondo (thickened pros-aide to cover eyebrows, so there's that.
But if you got hairspray to work, that might be less effort overall.
I know for thinning hair you can paint the scalp or even use a flocking-like product to add more body, but moving the hairline without a small lace appliance or laying hair is a real challenge. You seem to have made great progress there though!
/Chris
I can be smart about the trials and use the extreme ends of my hair rather than the mid points like used in the actual comb forward. I have been having some success with wig pieces for sideburns and mustache so I think my next big test is receding hairline fillers without a full wig or cap. But seeing what might be possible with this comb forward, i must play a little before I move on.
Re: What are your favorite in-camera makeup effects?
I have been amazed by the shadowing and highlighting techniques found on beauty blogs where the persons face is reshaped without prosthetics. I didn't know the brain could be so easily influenced by these tricks but the before and afters look like completely different bone structures. I would love to see a full course on this facial camoflage.
I have really enjoyed testing the taping and gluing tricks to temporarilly reshape features, higher eyebrows, gobbler, earlobes etc. but would also love to find a full range of techniques on reshaping lips, fullness, outline, oral safe temporary filler (like a gelatin plug to place in the mouth behind the lip).
I have been working on a gelatin mix with tint and reflective grains, in an attempt to create a far more translucent flesh. Something that will light up under a black light or full UV. Wishing to create a useful aquatic flesh effect with some possible irridescents.
I have really enjoyed testing the taping and gluing tricks to temporarilly reshape features, higher eyebrows, gobbler, earlobes etc. but would also love to find a full range of techniques on reshaping lips, fullness, outline, oral safe temporary filler (like a gelatin plug to place in the mouth behind the lip).
I have been working on a gelatin mix with tint and reflective grains, in an attempt to create a far more translucent flesh. Something that will light up under a black light or full UV. Wishing to create a useful aquatic flesh effect with some possible irridescents.
Re: Face Mask Sculpting for Animatronics
If you want to include the eyelids in the sculpture the cast skin, I would have them half-open. This way you don't have to fight the silicone too much when opening/closing the eyes, as silicone only wants to stretch or compress a set amount. Stretching is also much easier than compressing. I would also advise sculpting and casting a test eye section and eyelid to see how the stretching and compressing work for your application. Better to find out in a small test or two than to waste an entire sculpture/mold if it does not work the way you like.
For the mouth, I would have it just slightly open, so you don't have to cut the lips on your cast skin. If the mouth is too far open you may have trouble getting it to close properly without the skin buckling/bunching.
That's just how I would approach it.
This course series may also help you:
https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/character-animatronics-how-to-build-an-animatronic-head-part-1-mechanical-underskull
/Chris
For the mouth, I would have it just slightly open, so you don't have to cut the lips on your cast skin. If the mouth is too far open you may have trouble getting it to close properly without the skin buckling/bunching.
That's just how I would approach it.
This course series may also help you:
https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/character-animatronics-how-to-build-an-animatronic-head-part-1-mechanical-underskull
/Chris
Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Spring 2024)
Working on some medical task trainers. The online courses have been such a huge help with making molds and casting silicone.
Eric S
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Re: Mask sculpt feedback
Thank you Chris. It's Chavant NSP medium. I tried 99% alcohol and it just didn't have much effect. Watching other videos I tried some mineral spirits which dissolve oil paint and that works great! Following the technics from Normal Cabrera mask sculpt tutorial I was able to smooth and clean up the sculpture a little bit. I am spending WAAAY too much time on this but I am learning so much and it's actually so relaxing! I keep going back and forth on the forms before I start adding skin detail. Here is some progress if there is any on anatomy or anything else.
Help with painting plastisol
Hi I'm new, I have been trying to make my own soft plastic swimbaits for fishing, the are made from liquid plastisol and when cure are of a very soft plastic/rubber texture. I have tried everything to try to get the paint to stick but it just won't and easily rubs off? Any help and tips will be appreciated thanks