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#94 - Practical Pixels & Imprudent Imposters
Blog post here: battleswithbitsofrubber.com/94-practical-pixels-imprudent-imposters/
This time around we discuss the technical aspects of 3D modelling and printing for practical work, especially in creating detailed prosthetics and animatronic components using software like CAD and ZBrush.
We delve into teaching and learning new techniques, particularly the significance of hands-on experience in moulding and sculpting.
Then we look at taking on jobs without proper qualifications, highlighting the potential dangers and importance of safety in prosthetic and special effects work.
With Sasquatch suits, severed heads and blood gags on stage, come and join us on episode #94 of Battles with B...
This time around we discuss the technical aspects of 3D modelling and printing for practical work, especially in creating detailed prosthetics and animatronic components using software like CAD and ZBrush.
We delve into teaching and learning new techniques, particularly the significance of hands-on experience in moulding and sculpting.
Then we look at taking on jobs without proper qualifications, highlighting the potential dangers and importance of safety in prosthetic and special effects work.
With Sasquatch suits, severed heads and blood gags on stage, come and join us on episode #94 of Battles with B...
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#93 - Falmouth Part 2
Просмотров 1774 месяца назад
In this second and final part of our trip to Falmouth Uni, Neill Gorton joins us as we discuss making mistakes and learning the hard way in the workshop. We also discuss how to approach workshops and folio critiques and why latex and plaster are such great materials when starting and budgets are tight. Latex and plaster are a big theme in this episode. Be sure to check out the blog post with th...
#92 - Falmouth Uni Part 1
Просмотров 2247 месяцев назад
Our trip down to Falmouth Uni preceded The Prosthetics Event 2023. It was a great trip, and so nice to see the work being done by students there and talk shop. As always, we have a rough idea about what we want to talk about, but it's always led by the feeling in the room at the time, questions that come up and current events within the group . We spoke for so long in a packed room using a sing...
#91 - Digital Tools In The Workshop
Просмотров 3348 месяцев назад
Makeup artists typically like makeup. It is a tactile medium, and they enjoy products, how they feel and smell and respond to brushes and pressure. Making prosthetics similarly has its tactile qualities, and it is hard to separate these sensations from the very nature of the joy in the work. It is little wonder then that this same group of people may not have developed an extensive love of digi...
#90 - Joel Harlow
Просмотров 431Год назад
Joel Harlow is an academy award-winning artist who started out in animation before he moved on to makeup. Gradually building multi-faceted skills, confidence and workloads, he has evolved and expanded into the makeup effects heavyweight we know today with a hefty rollcall of credits. Check out his company, morphologyfx.com/. It is always fascinating to go through the IMDb of an artist and see t...
#89 - Maddie Scott-Spencer
Просмотров 442Год назад
Maddie is a talented concept artist and teacher known mostly for her ZBrush work. Coming from a practical background, her skills come from familiar ground - Fangoria, a love of monsters and sculpting for fun! She has taught classes for Gnomon since 2006 - we recommend the ‘Introduction to ZBrush 2021’ video course. Todd and I both cite this as the breakthrough moment for both of us, making what...
#88 - Adam 'KreatureKid' Dougherty
Просмотров 2162 года назад
Adam Dougherty and his company www.kreaturekid.com/ are based in Colorado. An incredibly talented artist, he is an inspiring soul who makes things happen with determination and persistent hard work. Although he considers himself lazy, his output shows anything but. In particular, his style celebrates the warmth and unique character that Jim Henson created with puppets, and has himself produced ...
#87 - Frank Ippolito
Просмотров 3732 года назад
Frank Ippolito is something of a practical effects polymath. From starting out with makeup effects and putting in solid work in the lab, he has gradually expanded to running a company and crew with impressive credits and a high standard of work. Checking out Frank's IMDb, you’ll see a switch around 2016 as he started working on speciality costumes. This is a big overlap in the practical effects...
#86 - More Noses, Fewer Horns
Просмотров 3022 года назад
In this episode, we look at a makeup I did nearly 30 years ago at college. Adrian Rigby sent me a remaining original piece from the mould, along with some photos (prints, no less, which I scanned). We talk about remembering what you knew then (the past) and how you thought it should be done. You can also advise your old self on how it could be done better using the knowledge you know now (the p...
Eyeblanks Video 1
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battleswithbitsofrubber.com/ When sculpting heads, it is often useful to use hard eyeball shape, known as a blank, inside the head rather than a soft clay eyeball. This means you can place the eyeballs in position, move them around as required to get perfect placement and sculpt the eyelids around them in clay without fear of damage to them. You can then make your mould of the head with these e...
#85 - Bill Corso
Просмотров 3472 года назад
"Bill, there's a scene where The Blob attacks a woman who's in a 'phone booth and it covers the 'phone booth, it crushes the 'phone booth and here and then it goes on the sidewalk and goes into a gutter and disappears into this sewer." I'm just looking at him and I go…"Okay." And he says "Figure out how to do that scene!" I was, like "Well, what IS The Blob?" He goes "I don't know…you come up w...
#84 - Pete Tindall
Просмотров 2992 года назад
In this episode, we talk with materials maestro Pete Tindall about all things making related, along with a dose of rantage. I moan a bit about ZBrush (although I love it) and the fact that despite the terrifying interface and the huge number of tools available in ZBrush, freedom comes from accepting that you likely need only a handful of them. Early on in ZBrush, you are can indeed happily igno...
#83 - Ian Morse & Cliff Wallace Part 2
Просмотров 1162 года назад
Check the shownotes on the blog: battleswithbitsofrubber.com/ This second part of our chat with Ian and Cliff takes a look back at the company they had together, Creature Concepts - or as Ian puts it ‘How not to run a business'. Ian and Cliff mentioned Blood On The Satan’s Claw (1971) and I watched it on their recommendation. It whetted my appetite, and I had to rewatch some of my favourites, T...
#82 - Ian Morse & Cliff Wallace Part 1
Просмотров 2052 года назад
This episode was recorded at Cliff's studio, with all four of us present and correct. Ian and Cliff have worked together and separately in the industry for a long time - Ian's credits include Little Shop Of Horrors, Alien 3, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse, Fury and Dr Who. Cliff racks up an impressive listing on IMDb with Hellraiser (1987), Lair of the White Worm, Black Hawk Down, World War Z a...
Battling With Bits Of Rubber: Prosthetics Process & Practice
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.3 года назад
Battling With Bits Of Rubber: Prosthetics Process & Practice
Making a silicone mould using the brush-on technique
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Making a silicone mould using the brush-on technique
These are great, I'm printing molds for my silicone medical task trainers as I'm listening to this. Being able to make the molds in Shapr3D and Nomad Sculpt has been a game changer. The ability to rapidly prototype changes without having to physically make new molds is amazing and saves so much time. Simply make the change and print a new mold. So much fun!
@@lifeholdstrategic Thats great to hear. I worry that we spend a disproportionate amount of time being excited by the digital tools, so it’s nice to hear that someone is using them and still listening to us! We are looking at more traditional things next, because it’s still just a tool, and the tool kit is extensive in the workshop as you know.
Thanks a lot! That was really helpful and clear. Now I feel confident enough to try and make a mold myself 😊
Great video! Thank you for posting!
Great video, very helpful.👍👍
Thank you for this video!
Is it possible for you to write the names of the different materials in the description? Thanks for a great video!
Thanks for your interest! I have updated the description but for you, I pop them here too: ** Materials List ** Clay - Water Based grey pottery clay Silicone- Dow Corning 3481 Tin based silicone with 'Fast' catalyst Silicone pigments- Available usually from same place as silicone Fabric - Jute scrim or burlap Plaster- Crystacal R (a slower setting alpha plaster similar (ish) to Ultracal 30 Key Mould- PVC U-shaped channel edging (hardware store) Release spray- Spray wax release 'MacWax' Brushes- Disposable 'chip' or laminating brushes
I use sil blend by. Nimba. All the silicone colors seem to affect the consistency of the product. Basically ruining it. Would flocking powder be a better option.
@@venom7774 In what way does the pigment ruin it? What brand of silicone pigment are you using? Flocking can work, but will gradually thicken the mixture as the proportion of fibres increase. For these thickened silicone pastes like 3rd Degree, Sculpt Gel etc. this is no bad thing. Curious to see how the silicone pigments you have used are ruining the material.
@@stuartbray Neills. From British company. Just ordered kryolan to try that. I tried flocking and oh boy that was incredible. Thickened in a good way. And did not change the consistency. Blue flesh n RED especially are amazing. The silicone mix I mentioned is supposed to blend out seamlessly. I also learned to try gamsol to blend out edges even better. Any ideas about a SEAMLESS blend. The pigment neills just destroyed the consistency of the mixture. Stupidly I bought. A 6 range color of bottles. But I’m learning. Try one and see how it goes first.
@venom7774 it's definitely silicone pigments and not urethane pigments? Flawless blends are best with appliances made with cap plastic encapsulant barriers. With silicone pastes, the trick is to drag the still unset paste out to a fine edge before it sets and thickens. I'm curious how a small amount ifbpigment shoudk have such a catastrophic effect on the material. I've used those pigments for years with no issue. You can email me pics of the results if you like. See if we can figure out what went awry. stuartbray@yahoo.com
Awesome video, btw. 👏
@@MsZzzipper Thank you!!
What type of beeswax spray do you use? Is it straight beeswax with a propellant, or a furniture polish with beeswax as the main ingredient? I want to get some, but hope you’ll have a sec to reply. :)
This is Mac Wax, specifically a wax based release agent in a can. I find this is curiously harder to find outside the US. It ist a wood polish spray, but in a pinch i suppose that may work, but the spray is a fine mist and designed as a mould release in the UK.
Awesome technique , thanks for sharing your experience with us
Where can I buy a plaster cast of a woman's face to make a silicone mask, does Amazon sell plaster casts? 2- Can I make a silicone mask from the face of a mannequin by pouring silicone into the face of a mannequin without using a plaster mold?
@shahindezfouli5108 they do sell cosmetology practice heads, but ideally, you want something anatomically correct and the right size. Often, these things are not quite right. There are mask sculpting armatures, most effects suppliers sell something along these lines. Costs and shipping will depend on where you are in the world.
@@stuartbray so what I do? Can I make natural woman silicone mask by me?how can I make plaster cast when here is any body so how can I buy plaster natural face from Amazon?
@@shahindezfouli5108 @shahindezfouli5108 does it have to be plaster? Does it have to be amazon? You can buy rigid heads on Amazon, they need not be plaster as that is a heavy material which can break easily if dropped so not a likely material for a supplier of head armatures. Fx suppliers do sell head form armatures. If you can't use those, then try amazon.
@@stuartbray Ofcourse I can but silicon mask on Amazon if your means is it but after silicon masks are fake and bad siza or bad material so do you know good and cheap silicon mask on Amazon that it be natural human face and cheap on Amazon ? Please send link to me,thanks
@@shahindezfouli5108 they are not likely to be silicone. My understanding is you need a rigid head to sculpt onto. The head will likely be a urethane plastic, many are hollow or filled with a lightweight, rigid expanding foam to reduce weight.
Sir, its very good Creation Amazing God bless you
this is one of the best video tutorials i've seen-- not just for moldmaking, but for anything. thank you!
@orioborous ah man, thank you!
Thanks For This Video
Why do you use the lighter fluid stuff instead of water ?
Plastiline is wax based and does not break down or dilute with water.
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Hope you also will teach how process to make matrix mold soon. Thankyou for the sharing
This podcast was so informative I can’t wait to use my Brian Kinney hurt box flat moulds. I’m super excited to purchase the Stuart Bray flat moulds as well.
Omg that's mazing
Oh, this is awesome! I rarely have patience to go through a full length vid but this one is top! Thank you!
I'm self taught with years of practical experience, and I've decided recently to pursue it on a stronger level, and in all the videos I've seen since I've started this, this one is probably the absolute best one. Also that cinematography was excellent so it was easy on the eyes. Thank you so much.
Hey Stuart, thank you for your amazing video! Is the burlap very important for the stability of the plaster?
Yes, as plaster is brittle and may crack when under stress such as when being levered open or bolted/clamped closed.
@@stuartbray Okay thank you for answering my question!!! So I will buy burlap :)
That was amazing. Thank you
You are so welcome!
That is a LOT of layering procedure, surely it could have been done more simplistically
Certainly it could
Amazing
Hi Stuart.... regarding this half of the face- why didn't you just do a "simple" brush on silicone mould and then fibreglass over it? (just curious- I'm not being a belter)
It's a good question. You'll get a better result, with neater keys and consistent controlled thickness of silicone because all that is established with clay. I really like a continuous key around the edge, and it's easier to do this in clay. Brush on moulds work well for the sort term but I like to use a pure silicone without adding thickeners or accelerators etc. if possible which can reduce library life. I have also a done brush on mould video.
@@stuartbray got ya! Thanks for replying! I’ve been studying these videos recently. I’m about to have a go at a pretty ambitious project… trial and error is my main thing… which I’m happy with (time and money currently allows)- given myself a 40% success rate on this one 😅. I can ping across what I’m working on if you’re interested (Paramedic… making a training aid)
ありがとうございます。皮膚の表現方法が分からず、途方に暮れていなんです。本当にありがとう。 Thank you. I don't know how to express my skin, and I'm at a loss. Thank you so much.
Oh my goodness! This is awesome!!! I’m actually making a severed finger necklace 😅 would you be able to cast anything and make a wearing mask if that makes sense? Or would I need to stick to silicone/latex? Thanks!
If you are using a mould then you'll need a material which starts out as a liquid and then dries or cures to a flexible solid. There are a number of materials that have this property but latex and silicone are the most reliable and easily acquired. There are also flexible urethanes but these are smelly and unpleasant to use for masks. There are liquid neoprenes too but these are not easily found in the UK so I haven't used them
Hey guys! 👋
"unfortunately it's called a flange" 😦 You crack me up 🤣
Best tutorial video
The clay looks so soft. I cant find any like that 😪
J. HERBIN grade 50. They make about 5 softnesses
How many layers of fiberglass creates a shell mold that is practical to use? I am making one now using Bondo and fiberglass cloth. I do not need to capture detail. Iot is for a silicone mold. Fiberglass fabric seems rather sturdy.
It's available in different thickness, or weights. Usually the one I use is 600g which is the weight of a square Metre. That I use two layers with a third on any flange or edges which need drilling/bolting/clamping or levering against.
Thank you for the video with great camera work.
Awesome
Just found this, really cool! I'm looking more about it in 3D, but this, this is better than any ZBrush tutorial!
regarding your air bubbles issue - it may be due to varying temperatures. One often gets this when varnishing classic yachts' teak, if one starts too early in the morning: you need to wait until it has warmed up and stabilised temperature-wise, with the aim for it to be if anything COOLING after the varnish is applied. This stops the substrate from gassing, as the cooling draws anything into the substrate, rather than pushing it out. So if possible I would try to warm the object up slightly, let it stabalise a bit above the ambient/room temperature, and then the gassing/bubbling will (hopefully) be minimised as the coating sets.
This is beautiful to watch. 🙂
Thanks, Gina. I really enjoyed making this video too.
I have used part all wax before molding plaster and stone. Have you tried airbrush seal with clear coat?
hi. thanks alot. excuse me, how much silicone do you used for this mold? thanks.
About 2kg