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[natashalawes]

Finished result of @pixxmusic split head! @4ad @4AD_Official @mouldlife #4ad #pixx #music #models #modelmaking #technicalfx #mouldlife #statue #head #halfhead #clone #robots #surreal #damienhirst #makeupartist #specialfx #makeup #makeupdesigner #managedbywizzo

[stanwinstonschool]

FINAL DAY to ENTER our Halloween Costume Contest: forums.stanwinstonschool.com. . Image: Happy Hell-O-Ween by @vladtaupesh & @fxcreator. . How to Enter the Contest: To enter this contest simply post a new discussion in the "2019 Halloween Costume Contest" category. Please include a description and high rez pictures of your costume. Video submissions are cool, too! Just upload your video(s) to YouTube and share the link in your post. . We'll consider Halloween costumes of all shapes and sizes, the only requirement is that the submission is primarily the work of your own hands. . Have you created multiple Halloween costumes? Not a problem! You can submit as many as 3 entries to the contest. So share your costumes, and you could win the Grand Prize! . Want to increase your skills to have a better chance at winning? Start a 7-Day Free Trial subscription to access our new Learning Pathways - LINK IN BIO! . They guide you through a curated collection of our courses, tracking your progress and helping you build your skills one step at a time. . Big thanks to our friends over at @mouldlife who have generously sponsored this contest with some of their amazing products! . Grand Prize Pack: From @mouldlife: ✓ Smith's Theatrical Prosthetic Deadener ✓ PlatSil FS-20 Silicone A ✓ PlatSil FS-20 Silicone B ✓ PlatSil Gel 00 Silicone A ✓ PlatSil Gel 00 Silicone B ✓ PlatSil Gel 10 Silicone A ✓ PlatSil Gel 10 Silicone B ✓ Go-Cast A - Superior Quality Life Casting Silicone ✓ Go-Cast B - Superior Quality Life Casting Silicone ✓ Pro-Gel 10 Superior Quality Silicone A ✓ Pro-Gel 10 Superior Quality Silicone B ✓ Pro-Gel 10 Superior Quality Softener ✓ Pro Plastic Bald Cap Encapsulator ✓ Kensington Gore Theatrical Blood - Arterial, Aged, Venial . From The @stanwinstonschool: ✓ 1-Year Unlimited Subscription to Stan Winston School - $359.94 value! ✓ Artist Spotlight on the Stan Winston School Blog - PRICELESS ✓ Stan Winston School T-Shirt - $30 value! https://ift.tt/2qkh62B

[paradox-makeup]

Quick facial cut I did using #mouldlife Sculpt gel and #skinillustrator FX and Flesh Tones palettes #sfx #fx #fxmakeup #sfxmakeup #fxmakeupartist #sfxmakeupartist #mua #sfxmua #fxmua #makeupartist #makeup #cut #gore #gory #fake #notreal

[tweaked-twisted]

Not too shabby for first attempt. #hands #adammsfamily #mouldlife #lifeform #horror #mutants #creepy #resin #sfx

[platform58]

#SUPPORTARTISTS @Regrann from @conceptsm_art - #scene #oldmovies #oldwesternsaloon #mouldlife #mould #portraitinovation #portraitphotography #instaold #vintage

[kieranmcli]

Silicone casting for stop motion: obscure tips

Even with books and the internet I found it surprisingly tricky to find actual detailed information on casting silicone specifically for stop motion puppets.  There’s a lot of word-of-mouth-only stuff and weird little issues to trip you up, and there’s plenty of useful tricks that I only stumbled on in obscure comments sections, vague offhand references or through what little experience I’ve gained.

Point is, here’s an incomplete list of some of the little things I found useful that never seem to be in one damn place.  I’m still very much figuring this out myself, so if some of these are more obvious or strange than others don’t laugh too hard.  Hopefully somebody’ll find them useful (taken with a hefty pinch of salt).

Even with soft, deadened silicone, the thinner it is the better, so every joint in the armature should be packed out fully with soft sponge-y upholstery foam beforehand

It’s better to take a big block of this foam, punch a hole in the middle and slide it over the joint like a sleeve - before attaching the other end if necessary - than to try gluing or sewing two halves back together

If you make a maquette around the final armature, which already has neatly-carved foam on it, trace around the thing on a piece of paper so you’ve got a reference for the shape and size it’s meant to be - when you sculpt NSP clay on top the foam will squish and it’ll be otherwise impossible to tell if you’re laying it on too thick or unfaithfully

When casting silicone around an armature covered in spongy foam, seal the foam first with a thin layer of silicone and allow it to cure outside the mould so the final ‘flood’ of rubber doesn’t just soak in and solidify the joint

Also do this to stop air bubbles getting trapped in the silicone and moving throughout the cast when you pour on it

If the brush you paint this on with is too stiff the silicone will get pressed into the sponge instead of sitting on top like a thin film.  I usually spread it like butter using a flat tool eg. a lollipop stick

Put texture/hatching/lumps and holes on the armature’s solid bones to get as much mechanical grip with the silicone as possible, since it doesn’t properly stick to anything but itself

Joints work better with big, defined creases in them and very stiff hinges/wiring to counteract the silicone’s natural springiness

If mixing silicone in a plastic cup, make sure it’s not full of static electricity or everything you pour in it will fly around and stick halfway up the sides, which is all kinds of a pain in the arse

To get all the silicone casts tinted the exact same colour, tint an entire batch of Part A (ie. set all you're planning on using aside in a good sealed container, like a jam jar) with the pigment then use bits of that same batch for all casting and patching

If possible, brush on a thin backfill layer inside the mould before flooding or adding the armature, and allow to cure to a level of tackiness before mixing up and adding the rest of the silicone - this both prevents ugly air bubbles rising to the surface of the cast and stops the armature from poking through

Flip the mould over now and again while the backfill cures or it’ll all just pool at the bottom

If the backfill skin you’ve just done is too thick, or the silicone’s supposed to be very thin around the armature, start mixing up the flooding batch pretty much immediately after applying the backfill, so when you pour it it’s tacky enough that the armature can sink in a little to the outer skin if pressed by the mould halves

For god’s sake don’t forget the clamps

You’ll thank yourself later for winding the clamps to the right distance to fit around the mould before you’ve filled it and it’s slowly seeping out onto the tabletop

Coloured silicone can be backfilled into tiny spaces with a syringe for little details

You don’t technically need to put release agent - like Vaseline - in a plaster mould when casting silicone in it, but sometimes it makes life a little bit easier.  And if you’re using a plaster mould, it’ll chip and break and crumble away details more quickly without it, so it’s worth using

No ordinary paint will stick properly to silicone (but if it’s a solid unmoving piece of the model and you’re both careful and lazy, you might get away with a couple of little details)

You can add minor shading and weathering with powders like chalk and charcoal if you need to

If adding this before the silicone’s been cast (the easiest way IMO) you can draw on the inside of the mould with, for example, a charcoal pencil, and it’ll be set in the surface of the cast afterwards

If adding it after the silicone’s done, you can apparently grind the chalk into powder, mixing colours to taste, then apply it to the silicone surface with a brush.  Then you seal it in by airbrushing on a thin, clear solution of cheap silicone (eg. sealant) mixed with lighter fluid (I think).  I have not tried this one.

I was suspicious, but it turns out filling both halves of a mould with silicone, adding the armature and then just sandwiching them together is a totally normal and legitimate way of casting that doesn’t somehow give you a ton of trapped air bubbles.  Injection moulding seems much trickier, if cooler-looking

Exposed K&S tubes at the end of extremities are an extremely useful way to float an armature in the centre of a mould without it sinking into the silicone - if you don’t have any solid bits like that I hear pins can be used to support the armature, if you fill the holes afterwards

When repairing patchy bits of silicone by applying more to the surface of a piece, you can secure something a little rough (tissue, gauze, tape, etc.) on top while it’s curing so it ends up with a fine matte texture.  Alternatively just sprinkle a healthy coating of cornflour or talc over the whole thing, then wash it off when it’s done (this is easier IMO and gives a smoother, clean finish).  Left to its own devices outside a mould silicone always ends up with an ugly liquid gloss

When seaming, trim off as much as you can with small scissors then apply Vaseline to the cast before filing the seam lines away with an emery board or a dremel’s stone tool.  The idea is that the Vaseline acts as a lubricant to stop the tools snagging on the silicone and tearing it up (I’ve heard lighter fluid works for this too, though I didn’t have much luck with it)

Alternatively you can cut a small trench into the seam area and patch it up with more silicone afterwards, which may be a little smoother.  Personally I found this gave a nicer finish, but beware peeling patch edges.

If your silicone’s still tacky or jelly-ish after the recommended 45 minutes, don’t immediately panic.

If it’s still like that after another two hours, then yeah, sure, maybe it’s time to panic

A decent estimate of how much silicone you’ll need to fill a mould is to weigh the clay you stripped from the maquette, then add 15% or so for safety.  Obviously this isn’t at all precise given clay and silicone have different densities, but I find it pretty useful

Make sure to write down how much silicone you’re going to need - the scales won’t tell you much Part A you put in after the cup’s got pigment and a lolly stick sitting in it too

A few grams will always stay in the cup no matter how hard you try to scrape it all out, so compensate

And for good measure here’s where I bought materials when I ordered them online (I’m based in Scotland btw):

Crystacal R plaster (more durable and detailed than normal stuff)

Mouldlife silicone pigments

Dragon Skin FX-Pro platinum silicone (1kg)

Also here’s some other useful links:

The How And Why Of Silicone (Part 1)

Misadventures in Mouldmaking

Making silicone puppet - Stopmotionanimation.com forum

Big questions regarding silicone - Stopmotionanimation.com forum

Casting the puppet body - Nathan Flynn’s blog

[phonieswilso]

SFX: some wounds! A fresh operation scar with sutures, a stapler wound and an aged scar 🔪 Used silicone, rigid collodion, scar wax. @mouldlife @kryolanuk https://www.instagram.com/p/CaaC1ROMj-c/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ravncreates]

What do you use to make your molds? both in relation to the objects and to the actual mold. i use RTV silicone for castings and it’s usually too flexible for my liking

I use a addition cure/platinum silicone with a shore 20 “firmness”, they’re quite tough and just a bit flexible! The one I like working the most with is Transil 20 from Mouldlife, as it’s curing time is pretty fast and the viscosity while mixing is very low which makes it easy to pour :)

[natashalawes]

There’s still time to vote! The PIXX #albumcover I created with @RunRedRabbitStudios has been nominated for @artvinyl Album Cover of the year 2017!! visit artvinyl.com @Artvinyl Here’s a clip of the video inspired by the album cover: #model #design & #makeupbyme using @maccosmetics #dreamteam @pixxmusic @4ad @beggarsmusic @RunRedRabbitStudios @boltagencyuk @meeshbryant @woodivan @ownsweetway @peasemakeup @4thstorm @mouldlife #music #video #musicvideo #album #art #artwork #albumartwork #record #cover #competition #design #recordcoverdesign #artdirection #photo #photography #model #modelmaking #sculpture #sculptor #lifecast #mouldlife #colourful #resin #modelmaker #sfx #sfxmakeup #clones #statues #makeup #bodypaint #bodypainter #surreal #beauty #beautymakeup #maccosmetics #makeupartist #makeupdesigner #managedbywizzo

[stanwinstonschool]

Halloween Costume Contest 2019 Winner Announcement! We'd like to extend a HUGE THANKS to everyone who shared their creations for 2019's Halloween Costume Contest! Every fall, we look forward to this contest to see how high you have all raised the bar and this year didn't disappoint! Since, as our winner points out, "legend has it that Halloween started in Ireland," it's only fitting that the Grand Prize goes to a native of The Emerald Isle. Ladies and gentlemen, it is our great pleasure to announce that this year's Halloween Costume Contest winner is Julian Checkleyey aka @order66effects, for his badass Batman XE Suit. So congratulations from all of us at Stan Winston School, Julian, we hope you enjoy your Grand Prize - Sponsored by our friends at @mouldlife! https://ift.tt/2q2yxVu

[londonpicturescapital]

Mouldlife Stand #117 by Artist Vincent De Monfreid demo at IMATS London, UK - Images | Picture Capital @IMATS, #IMATS, #IMATSLONDON, @CinemaMakeup, #IMATSHAUL, @nerdsfx, @richardsonzoe, @rathalely, @ohyouprettythings https://t.co/nOnn6syO4K https://t.co/tIgfpmnpaN https://www.instagram.com/p/BxoJbjwheCBv951P_sj3oy_xMDaGZVU6Yp9zCA0/?igshid=fyz43vmr02a3

[paradox-makeup]

Mouth wounds using #mouldlife Sculpt Gel and #skinillustrator FX and Flesh Tones palettes, tutorial coming soon! #sfx #fx #sfxmakeup #fxmakeup #makeupartist #fxmakeupartist #sfxmakeupartist #mua #sfxmua #fxmua #halloween #halloweenmakeup #gore #gory #Cut #blood #bloody #thehorrorhub #scary #creepy #fake #fakeinjury #injury #notreal

[tweaked-twisted]

Mold experimental fun while bored. #mold #sfx #hands #adammsfamily #mouldlife #lifeform #plasticsurgery

[eujeanecarneiro]

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Arte . #Repost @the_wigs_and_makeup_manager with @repostapp ・・・ Step by Step Relm Skull 📽🔢🎧💀💙 Inspired by @relmxx I literally used cardboard from a chocolate chip cookie box from @waitrose with bald cap plastic stuck over the top then bent the edges of the petals and adhered the shapes using Aquafix from @mouldlife @mouldlifeuk I then blended the edges into my face. I then painted over the top using the product list in my previous post. The pearls are from @kryolanofficial @kryolanuk Getting the proportion and size right of the petals was time consuming and tricky, which is why I only started off with one eye. The song is by The Budos Band 'King Cobra' Happy mid week scroll! 🙏🏼 #amazingmakeupart #skullmakeup #dupemag #skulltress #skullart #artoftheday #mua #muashoutouts #faceart #facepainting #maccosmetics #maccosmeticsuk #bbloger #makeupoftheday #sopormagazine #thehorrorhub #makeuptutorials #FeatureMeDita #mythcosmetics #skulltress #feature__my_stuff #StyleArtists #iphone6 #arts_secret #wolfefx #100daysofmakeupchallenge #artwonderful #beardedhorror

[makeupeffectsbystanachio]

Crunch time in makin prosthetic pieces. Non encapsulated, but sprayed with two coats of super baldez by mouldlife. Just so the paint has something to "bite on". Since it's platinum based silicone, I just use #skintite from @ramaterials as the adhesive and to smooth the edges down. Add some color and depth using #ebaperformancemakeup #endura #airbrushmakeup and it'll be ready in a flash! #stanachio (at Reign of Terror Haunted House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfZaglDr8j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t4e5lkt1rynx

[kollective-by-kellyodell]

having to post some of my face professional images from the shoot done 1 year ago today happy 1st of October . the pre work was 10 days of sculpting and moulding and prepainting. then it took 6 hours on the day to apply. with assistance. thanks to @horrifymeuk for taking images for me again. and model @suzeflooze89 for her patience in having all that stuck on again and wearing the mask which is pretty chlostabphic products brought from @pscomposites @mouldlife @kryolanofficial #leicester #makeupartist #facepainter #horror #gore #specialeffects https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZVljXBZTK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=abvt8bpzop4c