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Dang that Monster Clay!
So....after a lot of research and trial and error, I've finally isolated the problem. My Monster Clay (soft hardness, brown, Lot #122118) apparently has some sulfur impurity. Cutting a fresh chunk out of it, my platinum based silicone products simply refuse to cure on it. Rebound 25 is still gooey after days on it. So....I'm giving all my monster clay to a friend's kids.
What's REALLY frustrating is that I have to consider all my tools to have been contaminated, too. While I'm confident I can clean my metal tools, I think all the other stuff, like wooden carving tools, etc., are all suspect.
Drat!
Nothing really to report...just venting!
What's REALLY frustrating is that I have to consider all my tools to have been contaminated, too. While I'm confident I can clean my metal tools, I think all the other stuff, like wooden carving tools, etc., are all suspect.
Drat!
Nothing really to report...just venting!
Re: Learning with ADHD??
Hi, I was super happy for the free week when I sign in, the week passed and I never use it becouse I started cleaning a special room for creation, I was súper sad, I started my first month and now is almost finished and now the deadline is making me rush to make the courses, but they are so many couses that make me feel in heaven as an artist but overwhelmd as a person with aDHD, in the end I love this fantastic school, sorry for the grammar I speak spanish and my text tingy is changing my words aaaaaaaaaaahhhh
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Character Makeup Contest 2019 - High Priestess
HIGH PRIESTESS
FOREHEAD AND BRAIN - SILICONE
CROWN - WORBLA
FOREHEAD AND BRAIN - SILICONE
CROWN - WORBLA
Giant Hamster on Holidays
My 15-year-old daughter created this costume for herself for Halloween.
The top of the head has a little horn and a removable brain. She used a foam camping mat for the inside structure. It's glued and sown together.
The top of the head has a little horn and a removable brain. She used a foam camping mat for the inside structure. It's glued and sown together.
Re: Hand sanitizer as a spirit gum release
Hi Darrell,
That should work just fine. Hand sanitizer is basically just alcohol with a thickener and sometimes additives like aloe. The thickener can leave a residue, but that rinses off with water. The alcohol can dry out or irritate your skin, but moisturizing can help with that. It's also worth noting that not all hand sanitizers are the same, so look into their ingredients to get a good understanding of what's involved.
/Chris
That should work just fine. Hand sanitizer is basically just alcohol with a thickener and sometimes additives like aloe. The thickener can leave a residue, but that rinses off with water. The alcohol can dry out or irritate your skin, but moisturizing can help with that. It's also worth noting that not all hand sanitizers are the same, so look into their ingredients to get a good understanding of what's involved.
/Chris
My Rick Baker style Wolfman
Finally finishing up my Rick Baker Wolfman. Been a long process. This is only one of three sculpts-into-mask I've ever done.
Finally found a modacrylic wig that I can modify fairly easy. Next step is gluing and punching hair around the face. This is going to be a display piece.
Finally found a modacrylic wig that I can modify fairly easy. Next step is gluing and punching hair around the face. This is going to be a display piece.
Johnson furniture wax still good as a release for ultracal?
Hi folks,
In his video on making ultracal molds, Gary Yee said that Johnson Furniture Wax (paste wax) is a good release. Multiple Amazon reviews say the stuff has changed formulation recently? Anyone know if its still good? If you recommend some alternative, what is a vendor?
Thanks!
P.S. Very jazzed to be here...I'm kind of tired of wading through well-meaning but often poorly informed youtube videos!
In his video on making ultracal molds, Gary Yee said that Johnson Furniture Wax (paste wax) is a good release. Multiple Amazon reviews say the stuff has changed formulation recently? Anyone know if its still good? If you recommend some alternative, what is a vendor?
Thanks!
P.S. Very jazzed to be here...I'm kind of tired of wading through well-meaning but often poorly informed youtube videos!
Re: What's On Your Workbench? (Winter '21-'22)
They are adorable! I like to think of crafting with cats around as "advanced mode."
/Chris
/Chris
Re: Bulk Yak hair?
Hi @Jeffrey Mahon and @Darrell Green - I reached out to master hair artist Connie Grayson Criswell about this and this is her advice:
When we worked building gorillas & the Grinch [with Rick Baker], we used Michael Ratajczak & Co from England: http://www.ratajczak.co.uk
For a U.S. source of Yak hair, try calling Extensions Plus in Tarzana, CA: (818) 881-5611. Their website is: https://www.extensions-plus.com
When we worked building gorillas & the Grinch [with Rick Baker], we used Michael Ratajczak & Co from England: http://www.ratajczak.co.uk
For a U.S. source of Yak hair, try calling Extensions Plus in Tarzana, CA: (818) 881-5611. Their website is: https://www.extensions-plus.com
Re: Qui-Gon Jinn impersonation cosplay costume, Liam Neeson impersonation cosplay costume
Amazing work, especially for your first prosthetic! As you noted, different cameras and different lighting conditions can dramatically change how a makeup looks. It can be shocking how big a change a different camera sensor or lighting setup can have. That's why "last looks" on set are so important.
Likenesses (and noses especially) are a very difficult type of makeup, so congrats on taking on such a big challenge for your first prosthetic and having such good results!
/Chris
Likenesses (and noses especially) are a very difficult type of makeup, so congrats on taking on such a big challenge for your first prosthetic and having such good results!
/Chris