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Full Head Life Cast in Alginate
Neill Gorton
Full Head Life Cast in AlginateA full head life cast with ears out, in alginate and plaster bandage. This technique has the entire head covered in alginate and the alginate removed in one piece via a split in the back. We focus on techniques for getting a good cast of the ears and also for dealing with a subject who may have breathing concerns.
Full Head Life Cast in Silicone
Neill Gorton
Full Head Life Cast in SiliconeA full head life cast with ears out, taken in silicone and plaster bandage. The life casting silicone is augmented with a regular fast setting platinum silicone to increase tear strength and speed up the process.The two halves of the plaster bandage shell are separated with paper towel to enable the two halves of the plaster bandage cast to be applied and overlapped more quickly.
Half Mask – Moulding the Sculpture in Plaster
Neill Gorton
Half Mask - Moulding the Sculpture in PlasterMaking a mould in plaster off of a clay sculpture. How to seal the clay, apply release agent and form plaster with reinforcement over the sculpture to create a negative mould.
Head Wrap for Full Head Life Cast Measurements
Neill Gorton
Head Wrap for Full Head Life Cast MeasurementsA head wrap is a technique developed for capturing a simple impression of a subject’s head shape for wig making. This process can also be adopted for life casting as a way to keep a record of the subject’s hairline and head shape, to help when cleaning up a life cast and checking its accuracy.
Latex Bald Cap and Long Hair for Face Cast
Neill Gorton
Latex Bald Cap and Long Hair for Face CastApplication of a latex bald cap with ears under the cap for a face cast. How to deal with long hair and how to define the area to be cast using water-based makeup.
Latex Bald Cap and Long Hair for Full Head Life Cast
Neill Gorton
Latex Bald Cap and Long Hair for Full Head CastHow to apply a latex bald cap to a subject with long hair in preparation for a full head life cast with ears out. This technique involves pulling the hair in to a ponytail and wrapping it so it can be kept external to the bald cap, so that the cast can capture the head shape as closely as possible. This approach is best for creating head casts for dummy heads or for producing skull caps for animatronics.This bald cap application also deals with how to modify a cap that is too large for the subject.
Making a Brush-Up Silicone Mould of a Life Cast
Neill Gorton
Making a Brush Up Silicone Mould of a Life CastThe process of mounting and extending a life cast in preparation for moulding and then moulding it using the silicone brush on method. This silicone mould is then supported with a plaster jacket.
