Post by The Doctor on Jun 28, 2013 8:35:33 GMT -12
After seeing Dr. Death's little Chucky head sculpt I decided I'd share this with you. Now it isn't Chucky related which is why I put it here.
Anywho, I tried several attempts to make my own silicone Freddy mask back in 2010 and again in 2012. This passed Halloween i wanted to go full throttle with it and even make some to sell. Not an easy task, and the project did get a little sidetracked with my father passing away last September so I did make a few errors in executing this. More on that later...
The first time was in 2010, but all I did there was make a pour method mask. This is where you pour a couple of layers of silicone on either a head from a life casting or a styrofoam wigfrom. Then you add a thickening agent and try to sculpt as you go. I tried making a life cast of my own head for this. Needless to say between my friend not following directions, and it being a first attempt, it failed miserably. I figured that if I can do a pour method over a life cast of myself, then at least it would have been a custom fit.
Instead I used a wigform and here is what I ended up with.
As you can see it isn't bad but not great. If anything it doesn't look like Freddy (I was actually shooting for the 2010 remake look) if anything it looks like a burned version of myself. Still, I managed to freak out some neighbors, and trick or treaters because as some of you may know, silicone will move with your facial features.
So, last Halloween I was going to do it right this time. I also had intention of making multiple silicone masks because they do go for a pretty penny. Which was why I was taking on the task of making on because I didn't have the $300 to $500 to buy one. $150 to make one myself seemed more feasable. I figured I can make about 2 or 3 and they'll pay for themselves, and perhaps I'd make a little profit in the process. So I had to start sculpting.
Now, for the record. I have sculpted things on an action figure scale. This was my first attempt sculpting something at this grand of a scale. It isn't perfect by any means, but it was pretty good considering I was too cheap to get proper tools.
Anyway this was the final sculpt after I had sprayed it with a few coats of clear acrylic which you need to do if you are going to be making a fiberglass mold.
After this part is when all hell broke loose. I tried making a wall using air dry model clay, which you are supposed to use to make a 2 part mold. Little did I know that I had to get started on making molds right away. I let it sit overnight and when the air clay dried, it ripped up the oil clay from the armature head. Ouch. I tried repairing what I could, then I went on to making the fiberglass mold, and that was a disaster. In the end I didn't have any mask(s) and Halloween was appraoaching to close to start over. So I went out as Jason instead
I more or less just wanted to show off my sculpt. Despite having a few failed attempts this is how I learned what to do and what not to do, and I had a lot of fun regardless because after all... that was a close to doing what they do in the movies. I'd much rather fail a movie magic project then succeed using some cheap Spirit Halloween products.
I just wish one of my damn projects would see success one of these days. I will make more attempts, but that requires some capital that I don't have at the moment.
Anywho, I tried several attempts to make my own silicone Freddy mask back in 2010 and again in 2012. This passed Halloween i wanted to go full throttle with it and even make some to sell. Not an easy task, and the project did get a little sidetracked with my father passing away last September so I did make a few errors in executing this. More on that later...
The first time was in 2010, but all I did there was make a pour method mask. This is where you pour a couple of layers of silicone on either a head from a life casting or a styrofoam wigfrom. Then you add a thickening agent and try to sculpt as you go. I tried making a life cast of my own head for this. Needless to say between my friend not following directions, and it being a first attempt, it failed miserably. I figured that if I can do a pour method over a life cast of myself, then at least it would have been a custom fit.
Instead I used a wigform and here is what I ended up with.
As you can see it isn't bad but not great. If anything it doesn't look like Freddy (I was actually shooting for the 2010 remake look) if anything it looks like a burned version of myself. Still, I managed to freak out some neighbors, and trick or treaters because as some of you may know, silicone will move with your facial features.
So, last Halloween I was going to do it right this time. I also had intention of making multiple silicone masks because they do go for a pretty penny. Which was why I was taking on the task of making on because I didn't have the $300 to $500 to buy one. $150 to make one myself seemed more feasable. I figured I can make about 2 or 3 and they'll pay for themselves, and perhaps I'd make a little profit in the process. So I had to start sculpting.
Now, for the record. I have sculpted things on an action figure scale. This was my first attempt sculpting something at this grand of a scale. It isn't perfect by any means, but it was pretty good considering I was too cheap to get proper tools.
Anyway this was the final sculpt after I had sprayed it with a few coats of clear acrylic which you need to do if you are going to be making a fiberglass mold.
After this part is when all hell broke loose. I tried making a wall using air dry model clay, which you are supposed to use to make a 2 part mold. Little did I know that I had to get started on making molds right away. I let it sit overnight and when the air clay dried, it ripped up the oil clay from the armature head. Ouch. I tried repairing what I could, then I went on to making the fiberglass mold, and that was a disaster. In the end I didn't have any mask(s) and Halloween was appraoaching to close to start over. So I went out as Jason instead
I more or less just wanted to show off my sculpt. Despite having a few failed attempts this is how I learned what to do and what not to do, and I had a lot of fun regardless because after all... that was a close to doing what they do in the movies. I'd much rather fail a movie magic project then succeed using some cheap Spirit Halloween products.
I just wish one of my damn projects would see success one of these days. I will make more attempts, but that requires some capital that I don't have at the moment.