Plaster Mold Making for a Latex Halloween Mask DIY

Plaster Mold Making for a Latex Halloween Mask DIY | Monster Lab

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Plaster mold making tutorial to make your own Latex Halloween Mask. In Monster Lab 19, Ed Edmunds of Distortions Unlimited shows you how to make a mold from a zombie mask that he sculpted out of clay in the previous video. Monster Lab is a DIY instructional series that teaches you the skills to be a mask maker. Please COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, & LIKE as that helps us keeping making these.
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@DistortionsUnlimited 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Everyone! Here is the second video in our Zombie mask and costume series! If you like this content and want to help us make more please COMMENT, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE, & LIKE.

@crazyhalloweenguy3479 5 жыл бұрын

DistortionsUnlimited already shared this video it’s amazing

@Jac0bAar0n 5 жыл бұрын

We all expected that more videos would be uploaded! they are very good! Do not stop producing more. Greetings.

@nicholascolemanart 5 жыл бұрын

DistortionsUnlimited thank you so much now I have a mask I can use for a Movies

@azusenagarcia5289 4 жыл бұрын

Hey i really love your animatronic its amazing

@gailsheldon7989 4 жыл бұрын

can you re-use the clay as long as you don't use the part that was painted. and what demo vid has the measurements for the flat working surface? thanks

@wmonger 5 жыл бұрын

If only there were a live video feed in the production area of Distortions, I would never tune into normal television again.

@zombiefresh7563 5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit that when I see Ed work, he is much more focused and better with his two hands than other artists, so Ed and his team stay the best of times for me, thanks for your next cool video !!!

@MrSaberine 3 жыл бұрын

Ed Edmunds: The Bob Ross of monster making

@therealdannyboi5792 5 жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of videos cause when ed works and he is amazing at what he does

@TheHairyBeastie 5 жыл бұрын

Another great step by step tutorial. I've been doing makeup effects and mask making as a hobby for 30 years and i still really enjoy watching stuff like this. :)

@Ibaneddie76 2 ай бұрын

I know I'm not the only one who watches these videos many times just to kick it with Ed while I'm working on a project!

@Denizen-Unknown 5 ай бұрын

Eds calmness is very reassuring whenever I feel iffy when I make my own plaster molds.

@caseysperry7899 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing more of these videos. I always enjoying watching you work. You are so talented and have inspired me and the stuff I try to make.

@watcheroffools366 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

@TruthSurge 4 жыл бұрын

I'll say this much, you applied some SERIOUS work ethic on that mold! I kept saying to myself, "good enough!" hehehe But I guess a mold is something you could use many times so making it right will pay off in the future. Been watching a few vids. Just finding the whole process rather interesting.

@johnholmes6428 5 жыл бұрын

So happy to find you here. My son and I watched your show religiously. Thanks for all the entertainment!

@neuroplastic3142 5 жыл бұрын

I always wondered how companies made copies of molds to mass produce a mask. Thanks for that last tip in the video. Looking forward to the next one.

@lukeprocopio3584 5 жыл бұрын

Typically what I see when mixing plaster over the years has been that it seems to double in volume once the plaster is fully added, so I always use about half water of the overall amount I think I'll need and let the plaster raise it the rest of the way.

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

You're right!

@rockyxbautista 5 жыл бұрын

Another great vid- a lot of extremely valuable tips and information, as well as the cherry on top of Ed and his personality and stories (that Alien mold must’ve been crazy!)

@gabrielstudios1265 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for showing us this it helps me a lot

@howielane8406 5 жыл бұрын

You've almost got me interested in testing out my own creative ability. What I want to learn is your way of correctly cleaning the tools and equipment. Thanks for the schooling. Great camera skills as well.

@zombiefarmsofathensg 4 жыл бұрын

Holy Plaster! Did I just discover the master of mask making, Ed of Distortions Unlimited, showing us how to efficiently make molds in full detail? There is literally no one in the world I'd rather teach me. THANK YOU! Your love for the business shows through and spreads like a virus through out the world into fellow monster lovers like us.

@DistortionsUnlimited 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much Zombie Farms for all of your kind words and support. It mean a lot!

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

Zombie Farms Wow!! I really appreciate that!!!

@oliviaannejohnson9689 4 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome job ed

@behemoth3562 2 жыл бұрын

Keep these videos coming Ed, I can’t get enough of the teaching you provide. This is gold ! Thank you so much!

@billhuggins6999 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always guys!!!

@chrisfry7915 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always. Great tips and advice.

@oliviaannejohnson9689 4 жыл бұрын

Great job ed I appreciate your kind words you are my hero in these videos they cheer me up

@Industen 5 жыл бұрын

Great work!

@MINDSET4LIFE143 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making these videos, they're great!

@TrickrTerrorhaunt 5 жыл бұрын

Love these videos Ed!

@lostwisdom7789 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your work and teaching us your techniques!!

@DistortionsUnlimited 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Carusone_Daniel 5 жыл бұрын

Love these you guys are the greatest

@torrycarlson6472 2 жыл бұрын

Cool!!!!! So awesome! Love the old fashioned way of makes making .. this reminds me of Halloween 3 when they made the shamrock masks!

@DistortionsUnlimited 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Torry

@jeannemarie555 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed. Your tutorial video is superb!

@philipdefibaugh7127 4 жыл бұрын

I use Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray and the clay comes off easier. I just subscribed! I enjoy the process of making a rubber mask from start to finish.

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

Yes Krylon CC works and it is what Rick Baker recommended so many years ago. I don't use it because if it does stick I want to see it so I can get it off.

@ZomBRaider 4 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe after 40 years Ed's biggest tools are his hands and a piece of sheet metal because he couldn't find a paint mix stick....LOL....I much prefer the "wing it" method myself...I'm glad to see he's passing on all this great info...It answers some of the questions I had from the Making Monsters show....Thanks for sharing your knowledge Ed....Not sure I'll try plaster because of the weight but I thoroughly enjoy this series as much as I enjoyed the Making Monsters show .....Thanks for taking the time......

@Icelandlover 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and passion. This is so inspiring!

@stevevaughn2040 4 жыл бұрын

Ed...for some reason your recent vids were not coming up for me but, I know this is older, I want to thank you for all the new vids over the last couple months. I really enjoy them as I cower inside from the silent killer that is.... reality..

@maximilians917 5 жыл бұрын

15:11 i Love this Animation 😂😻

@user-uy2kw8od7t 4 жыл бұрын

The guy at USG who taught Ed about how to apply the plaster deserves a raise

@SpencerDavis2000 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching these. So creative and full of skill :-)

@cdhodg7104 5 жыл бұрын

You're instruction is so smooth, just talking through it as you work; really superb! I'm just trying my hand at mask making (@ 50yrs), so I've been watching and re-watching your labs... About how many pulls would a mold like this be good for? And would hydro-cal or ultra-cal generally allow for more copies?

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

About 50. the other plasters are stronger but instead of slow deterioration like #1 big chunks come out making the mold done. That said all three are fine.

@Krack213 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Ed!

@alper8825 5 жыл бұрын

I'm planning to make a short film and I watched your videos to make my own mask I will paint it and maybe add hair if its not too hard. Keep up the good work :)

@ballwelder2857 5 жыл бұрын

Alper04 what’s the short film?

@miam7755 Жыл бұрын

This was relaxing to watch! How fun!

@CallousCoder 2 жыл бұрын

I hate mould making and especially with plaster. Such a dirty material 😁 I was glad that when I did special effects we had some great mould makers to make moulds of parts that I’d created also mechanical engineers. It’s a joy working with experts in their field. But you need to know enough to be dangerous and self reliant too. But it’s truly something amazing watching professional mould makers at work.

@saratea 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! On my journey with WED clay and your tips are super helpful

@DistortionsUnlimited 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@DistortionsUnlimited 3 жыл бұрын

Best wishes on your projects!

@monniebrentart8842 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching your show...thank so much for the helpful tips....I've learned so much from ya....

@ShomsPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

would like to see a video on making a master copy for producing multiples production molds

@oliviaannejohnson9689 4 жыл бұрын

Good job guys keep me posted on your projects and I will let you know when I’m done with my Halloween masks and stuff soon

@maxabeles 2 жыл бұрын

great vid!

@veedubb67 5 жыл бұрын

LOL - You need to replace the batteries in your clock Ed!

@johnholmes6428 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

We bought an atomic clock now.

@Healer_-um9yp 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I’m going to attempt and make my first mold. Wish me luck!

@eviledwin777 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@candyqueenify 5 жыл бұрын

Never clicked so fast on a video 😂😍

@TheEricworthen 4 жыл бұрын

mixing plaster right now for a mask!

@maxabeles Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I can now see why I've gotten stress cracks on the interior of my mold. I let the print coat dry before adding more layers so the gravity just crushed the print coat. I started doing box / pour molds with plaster but if the original model is big enough thats a big waste of plaster. So, I guess the trick is to do it all in one shot. I also have hydrocal and I understand why pottery plaster might be a better option because hydrocal kind of snaps hard, and the setting time of pottery plaster seems much longer. /rantover

@DistortionsUnlimited Жыл бұрын

Hey Max! Thanks for the super thanks. Glad the info helped. Let us know what Monster Lab videos you might want to see in the future on mold making. We hope to make a few more new Monster Labs this year. Best wishes to you!

@maxabeles Жыл бұрын

@@DistortionsUnlimited Thank you for the wonderful content! I need to scan through the video library, but off top a video detailing animatronics could be neat - what type of servos, microcontrollers etc. Of course, that might be treading into "trade secrets" territory, if its not posted already ;)

@sammy4395 4 жыл бұрын

fascinating to me ! Wondering , can the clay used to make the original mask for making the mold be used again even though it has been painted ?

@MidnightVCoco 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to be able to do this because I love goosebumps and the haunted mask 1 and 2 are my favorite episodes

@Hauntbots 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and series, although I have to admit, the background music kept making me think I had minecraft running

@new.asteroid.tracker 5 жыл бұрын

This is going to be such a great workshop series on how to do a Latex Halloween Mask! After the first application of plaster, would it help to add a substrate of material like cheesecloth during the second application to add some straight to the mold?

@bottlecap7533 5 жыл бұрын

I would think so, it would strengthen the mold by giving it more layers and structure rather than a solid mass

@tylerrivas8542 5 жыл бұрын

*zombie noises*

@maximilians917 5 жыл бұрын

At which store did you sell your own masks when you were young? Or which stores bought masks from you? 🧐

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

The Party Palace in Greeley.

@Horror_Hero 4 жыл бұрын

Truly enlightened people can hear butterflies

@gutrotproductions410 4 жыл бұрын

These videos are amazing. Quick question, would this method work with dragon skin silicone?

@DistortionsUnlimited 4 жыл бұрын

Check out our list of what clay we use and supplies in the video description. (Amazon Affiliate Links)

@maximilians917 5 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a fiberglass mold somewhen ?

@chopsonyou2007 17 күн бұрын

I am a big fan of weighing my plaster and water

@Theinkcircus 2 жыл бұрын

Question, if the pottery clay is still wet after 5 days should I put it out in the sun to dry it faster? Hope I didn't mess up

@bretjohnson6086 9 ай бұрын

For some reason, the voice and face, u remind me of Otis from Devil's Rejects

@ballwelder2857 5 жыл бұрын

If the sculpture is oil based clay, should you still spray it with the krylon brown?

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

I would, the oil in the clay can mess with the absorption a little.

@maximilians917 5 жыл бұрын

Avery Avery good question

@louishodge7404 4 жыл бұрын

Does the spray paint technique work if you use NSP clay? Thanks. 🤙🏼

@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore 5 жыл бұрын

Do you mind if I ask why it’s better to mix too much then not enough? .... ok.. look I’m cheap. So my thought would be mix not enough then you can mix more. Will it set differently and not work? Edit: I forgot to mention how much I enjoy these videos. When I first starting trying to make masks I had a lot of screw ups and although i eventually figured it out these still provide lots of useful tips and even best of all: motivate me to make more and try new projects so thanks!

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely you can add more. the only problem we've seen is when the first layer is cooling and the second layer is heating up small cracks can occur. But we have to do layers all the time.

@halloween1993 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ed! Your tutorials have helped me a ton, but I've run into an issue and I have no idea what went wrong. I made a pretty good half-mask clay sculpt out of WED clay. I kept it wet and bagged every day for about 2 weeks until I was ready to do the Krylon and make the plaster mold. Every step of the way seemed to go surprisingly well, until this morning. I did the Krylon seal over the mask about 3, maybe 4 days ago. I checked on the mask just now because I was preparing the materials to do the plaster mold, and I noticed the whole thing had cracks over the entire mask. I know this usually happens to WED clay if it isn't kept wet, but since I did the Krylon layer, I didn't have any need to keep it wet. What do you think went wrong? Is there a window of time after doing the Krylon layer that I should do the mold within? I'm wondering if I left it too long before getting ready to do the plaster mold. If you get a chance to read this, thanks in advance, and thanks again for the great videos!

@_BubbleFox_ 22 күн бұрын

Can you use the Krylon spray on oil based clay as well, or is it better on WED?

@studio78a 2 жыл бұрын

is this process the same for full head masks or would you use a 2 piece mold style

@CreepyCoasters 4 жыл бұрын

If I was to want to mold a pumpkin to make latex reproductions of the original pumpkin, would I use this same process? Also, how long after the mold has been poured should you take out the latex?

@MeMe-td7tr 9 ай бұрын

Is there a way to make the Michel Myers 2018 mask bigger? Maybe as I wear it use a hair dryer over tight spots? Any help is much appreciated

@kennethjones4483 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question I'm going to attempt to make my own predator suit so I'm wondering what would be the best clay to use to sculpt it out of

@SunBear-kh2td 10 ай бұрын

Why not fill a container with the plaster mix and dip the sculpt down in it, keeping it there until the plaster dries? I'm new to the craft but as long as you have a way to keep the sculpt suspended so it doesn't go too deep, I feel like that could work. Thoughts?

@TheWilleysOnOffGrid 9 ай бұрын

I've wondered the same. The "shells" would be easier to store that way. I think I'd brush on the initial first layer though just to ensure no bubbles.

@takumeme545 6 ай бұрын

There would be no way to open up the mold without likely destroying it.

@CynthiaH92 2 ай бұрын

Hi!! Would this method work on a large rubber mold for a statue? Thank you!

@ashleymills9632 9 ай бұрын

Can you use silicone spray instead of

@lopez.nightmares. 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Distortions! I’ve been wanting to make a foam filled prop for a while now, what’s the name of the foam that you guys use? Thanks.

@cadillacescalade5428 2 жыл бұрын

Hi would Plaster of paris work for mask making ?

@DarkCoversYT Жыл бұрын

Can I use a plastic base form mask and make a copy of it by using plaster and latex? If so how?

@BluelightGaming1 4 ай бұрын

I wish I could find usg no. 1 but there appears to be a shortage of it right now according to what one supplier told me.

@fulcifan6946 5 жыл бұрын

Ed, do you kids make your master molds out of this same pottery plaster or just your production molds?

@eviledwin777 5 жыл бұрын

Right or wrong we use it for everything!

@figurashechasamanolacavern6775 11 ай бұрын

Hello... How long do you leave the latex inside of the mold to create the mask?

@ashleymills9632 9 ай бұрын

And how long do you leave the clay to... I left mine and bit cracked

@AriKolbeinsson 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I am wondering: if you (or I) did not paint the clay, could I salvage the clay, wet it a bit, and use it at least as a base layer for my next sculpture? (I know clay isn't that expensive for smaller projects, but I would imagine that larger projects might benefit from cost reductions. Also, I seem to recall Jordu being unhappy at using old clay in some episode of the TV show)

@eviledwin777 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@TheMelFischer 4 жыл бұрын

Do you reclaim any of the clay after you mold the sculpt, or is it all waste?

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can save some of it.

@rivercarson5763 Жыл бұрын

Roughly how much plaster would you say you need to make a mold?

@calumevans271 10 ай бұрын

Why do some use silicone with plaster outer shell and some use just plaster mould ?

@bradt6478 4 жыл бұрын

Did you paint the mold while it was still wet? Or did you wait till it dried and then paint?

@eviledwin777 3 жыл бұрын

Let it dry out a bit.

@rooinmaggot1892 Жыл бұрын

OKay...So I DID paint the clay first and am still having difficulty getting the clay out of the details. Any help is appreciated.

@Echo3_ 4 жыл бұрын

can you mix it with an electric paint stirrer ?

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, just try not to whip bubbles into it.

@psychomantis2485 2 жыл бұрын

This would be so hard for that liar mask you guys made.

@figurashechasamanolacavern6775 11 ай бұрын

Hello... How long you leave the latex inside the mold to create the mask?

@SunBear-kh2td 10 ай бұрын

Most people recommend 30 minutes to an hour depending on the thickness you want.

@DonWalkerProductions 5 жыл бұрын

How do you make a full head mask?

@eviledwin777 4 жыл бұрын

We have other videos on 2 piece molds.

@Kralkaos 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there is there an alternative to krylon or what is important to the paint? i got the information sheet but i am no chemist :D i live in germany and apperently krylon is not available in the EU. today i broke a 3-piece plaster mold when i was demolding it and it stuck at just one point at each backpart. :(