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Topic: Slushing around.
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GrapeApe
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posted 11-14-2000 11:18 AM
Greetings, this is my first post so please bare with me. I am very new to the fx world and I recently finished my first latex appliance of a chin (Thanks undead), and I have a few questions. The color is very pale. What should I use to paint it with? Airbrush? Makeup? If so what kind?
Next question would be, how would I make the base part that gets glued to the skin? Thanks ahead of time for the information.I have learned alot from lurking around the boards, and I want to say you guys truly amaze me. If anyone have a webpage that flaunts your work, shoot me an e.mail with the address. I'd love to check it out. Wil |
undead
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posted 11-14-2000 02:26 PM
Hi Wil, welcome to the boards. What you'll need to color your peice is some Rubber Mask Greasepaint. It contains castor oil that will not be absorbed into the latex like regular creme makeup, causing discoloration. You can apply a base flesh color with a red rubber sponge before gluing on the peice.
I'm not sure what you mean about making a base for the prosthetic. With a slushed latex appliance you do not have the convenience of a completely form fitting peice as you would with a foamed appliance...so essentially you must rely on the thin, blendable edge to hold the peice in place.
If you didn't create your peice with gradually thinning edges then I recommend that you recreate the peice...it will make the hiding the edges much easier in application.
Even with thin edges you may have to stipple latex over parts of the edge and place small, ragged strips of a ply of tissue paper, covered with more stippled latex to mask the edge.
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FXMan
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posted 11-14-2000 03:19 PM
Just some added information, as undead said with a slush latex piece there isn't the "form fit" that foam latex gives. You CAN pack the space a little with some cotton balls or even pieces of regular light weight upholstery foam in small pieces but you don't want to distort the actual piece you're using by stuffing it so full of stuff. Besides it adding some weight, it also makes it harder to apply. If you do use several layers of latex (3 - 6 depending upon the viscosity of the latex you're using) you can get it stiff enough to hold it's shape, while keeping the paper thin edges undead mentioned to blend when applied. And it just creates a void inside the slush latex appliance. But these appliances have been done this way for various things for years so it will work.Just some added ammo. FXMan
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GrapeApe
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posted 11-15-2000 03:37 AM
Sorry I was a bit vague on the base part. On the store bought pieces they have a thin base ( I can't think of any other name for it) in which you apply the adhesive to. But once again you help me undead. I forgot the the appliance is form fitting. And thanks for the tip on thinning it out towards the edges. |
FangsandFurF/X
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posted 11-15-2000 10:46 PM
Making appliances is probably the most difficult thing that a makeup artist has to do. The actual making of the appliance is not all that hard, but making it look perfect is. The hardest part of it is making the edge look good. Go to www.geocities.com/fangsandfurfx
to see a makeup effect I did on my wife. Click on the picture to go to a bigger picture. It is the one entitled "injury".
Let me know what you think. If you have any more questions email me. My address is on the site. |
Thea
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posted 12-11-2000 09:17 AM
Aquacolors, which is a cake water based makeup works great on prosthetics also. I know some people don't like them. Either you do or you don't.
You can also make up an airbrush formula with Aquacolors. Pulverize it and mix in 3.5 Aquacolor
1 cup 91% Alcohol
1/8 cup Fixier Spray
You can also use this on the skin.
Aquacolors are made by Kryolan.------------------
Thea
www.stagedoorstudios.com |
