Has anyone life cast their own face?
Jared Lee
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I am having a problem finding anyone to life cast my face. So I am thinking about doing it to myself.
Has anyone else tried this? What challenges did you encounter?
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I am having a problem finding anyone to life cast my face. So I am thinking about doing it to myself.
Has anyone else tried this? What challenges did you encounter?
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I grabbed a couple of family members and walked them through it in a short break down to help me out and it turned out really well. I don't know if you're having a problem finding those who already know how to do it, or just anyone at all, but teaching someone the steps is easier than trying it on yourself. In my opinion at least.
During the casting process you need to pay careful attention to material thickness, coverage, and keeping a safe distance form the nostrils. Doing all that while blind is asking for trouble.
Creating a plaster shell would also be very difficult, and removing your face could be problematic as well.
I know people have done simple alginate face casts without assistance, but I would not recommend it. Safety first.
I suggest getting a friend or family member to help out. You can walk them through the process, or even have them watch some lifecasting lessons. It's safer, and you'll end up with a far better mold.
/Chris
I had a feeling you would say that.
I will show my brother a video over it, and hope for the best.
Thank you both.
With Alginate you will be getting every wrinkle and crease i.e. if you were doing hands you'd also get the fingerprint impressions.
Again - what are you planning to use the cast for.
Alas, the misanthropy grows stronger every day.
Try to make a design that you can assemble. Then go for the parts. The eyes and half of the nose, then the nose (And keeping your mouth open) and so on. Designing the breakthrough will improve your skills.
(Excuse this member for the inaccurate use of the english language)
kids today don't know what it was like and the suffering we oldtimers went through
Get somebody to help you and show them step by step the process. get organized and do a dry run.
You might be able to get away with a lot of alginate. You could premake a plaster shell in rough proportions. Mix up alginate, pour a lot in the shell, slather it on your face to get the detail quick, then slap the shell on your face and hold. Make sure you can breath!!!! Expect to lose the nose detail, but that can be made later and reintegrated into the final bust.
Thank you
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