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Preparing the Full Head Life Cast for Filling with Plaster
Neill Gorton
Preparing the Full Head Life Cast for Filling with PlasterThe steps taken to prepare a full head life cast that’s been taken with an alginate front and plaster bandage back, for casting a positive in plaster. Closing the nostril holes with alginate and joining to the two halves accurately and securing them ready for filling the cast with plaster.
Running the Silicone Appliances for the Witch Character
Neill Gorton
Running the Silicone Appliances for the Witch CharacterThe process of preparing the moulds for casting out the prosthetic appliance in silicone gel with a cap plastic encapsulate. Steps include: cleaning the moulds, application of release agents, spraying the cap plastics, pouring the silicone and closing the moulds and, once cured, how to properly de-mould the appliances.
Sculpting a Basic Flat Mould Appliance
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Basic Flat Mould ApplianceSculpting a simple wound appliance in plastiline: a great introduction to silicone prosthetics and easily reproduced with only the most basic materials and equipment.
Sculpting a Half Mask in Pottery Clay
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Half Mask in Pottery ClayHow to develop a fantasy character using inexpensive, readily available pottery clay. This sculpture could be used to create both a display bust and a latex half mask.
Sculpting a Mountain Gorilla in WED Clay for an Animatronic Mask
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Mountain Gorilla in WED Clay for an Animatronic MaskCreating a sculpture of a gorilla’s head in WED clay. This sculpture is modelled on top of a head cast and designed to have a performer's own eyes incorporated into the mask design.
Sculpting Bigfoot in WED Clay for an Animatronic Mask
Neill Gorton
Sculpting Bigfoot in WED Clay for an Animatronic MaskCreating a sculpture of a Bigfoot character head in WED clay. This sculpture is modelled on top of a head cast and designed to have a performer's own eyes incorporated into the mask design.
Sculpting Homo Habilis
Neill Gorton
Sculpting Homo HabilisSculpting Homo Habilis in WED clay. Homo Habilis was an archaic human who lived around 2 million years ago. This character display bust sculpture was based loosely on images from natural history reconstructions and fossil skulls and a little bit of artistic license.
