Mould making

• Once we was happy with the mould we then had to apply a mask to stop the toxins from the spray being inhaled, standing by the window, standing by the window spray with fixing spray, leave for about 5 minutes until dry, then spray a light coating of petrolease from about 20 cm away from the mould and wait to dry again.
• Then cut a plastic cup in half and place rim around mould. Use a glue gun to glue around the the cup making sure there are no gaps for the silicone to seep through, Then let the glue dry.
• Then measure equal amounts of A and B, in my case 50g of A and 50g of B using a separate pair of gloves cups and wooden sticks for A and B as they cant mix half way through as they will react. Once A and B is mixed tap out the bubble by gently hitting the bottom of the cup on the table, pour the mixture into the cup with the mould in, then leave for around an hour for the mould to set.
• Once the mould negatives are set cut the side of the cup and gently remove the mould.
• When the mould is out of the plastic cup, wearing gloves use a cotton pad and alcohol to rub the piece to remove all impurities and finger marks, after wear mask and spray with petrolease.
• Then use super baldiez and alcohol in the ratio of 2:1 (baldiez:alcohol) mix and tap bubbles out. Then brush on a layer of the mixture making sure to cover the whole piece and not filling the wholes of the blisters, let it air dry or use a hairdryer on a cool and low setting to speed the drying process, it will appear matt when dry. When dry apply another layer of the mixture and dry again.
• Need A B and C sticks, need A and B to be the same measurement to make the actual piece, and then deadener has to be 60% of A and B's weight together. E.g. 16g of A, 16g of B = 32g , 60% = 20g of C. Mix A B and C together and then tap bubbles out. Add the tiniest bit of pigment to mixture mix in and tap again, then pour this mixture into the mould, use a spatula to smooth the top and create a smooth even surface as this will be the part that rests on the skin, then leave to dry appox. an hour.

I really enjoyed this although at first i thought it was quite confusing but when broken down i found it a lot easier. I am looking forward to next week and being able to apply these to our model to see the final result and to see the overall effect in correlation to our characters.