Prosthetic Sculpting Tutorial Video Part 1: blocking out

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13 жыл бұрын

Stuart again from www.learnprostheticmakeup.com/ with part one of a three part sculpting tutorial series. These videos take a look at the basic, essential sculpting techniques involved in many prosthetic make-ups and how to approach sculpting in a systematic and methodical way.
This will also be posted to my blog where I shall post updates and a PDF version of the the sculpting techniques covered in these videos:
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If you are interested in buying prosthetic materials, check out the comprehensive supplier list in the free module of my AWESOME Latex ecourse:
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@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

You can, but it dries! That is the only problem with air drying clay and appliances. The edges have to be so thin that the amount of water in there just evaporates out quickly. You can spray it often with water but it soon erodes any detail to keep doing that. Oil based clays are usually the material of choice.

@DeadGrlArt 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I just ordered some oil clay and I'm binging on sculpting videos. This is so informative

@broadhorizons23 12 жыл бұрын

This is definitely the best and most informative video I have seen on this topic....simply briliant! This has helped me loads. I'm going to check out your other videos as well..... VERY well done!

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, love it. Just started using it. I also dig the grey 55 and 50 grades from Jacobsons Chemicals (from J. Herbin originally from France).

@Neliciae 11 жыл бұрын

This Is so helpful and easy to understand! I appreciate the time you took to teach your subscribers how to sculpt ! Thank you ! Looking forward to making some of my very own prosthetic pieces :D

@broadhorizons23 12 жыл бұрын

You have come a LONG way since the Lost Boys vampire you did! :) GREAT work and great explaining it! It's so clear and easy to learn from this video, I thank you!

@TheDash2000 13 жыл бұрын

I recommend you post successive videos as "responses" to your other videos, and also add links in the video itself so it is easier to find the next (or previous) in a series. These are really great, and I thank you!

@InstantMonsters 13 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, Stuart!

@m16chick 9 жыл бұрын

This is extremely helpful as I'm trying to refine my techniques to being absolute! I want to audition for Face Off and compete to win! So thank-you for this, really helps me to view other ways of prosthetic building/making.

@Mister_E. 13 жыл бұрын

I have been doing prosthesis for 20 years, but it's kind of nice watching others do it for a change. Thank you.

@aBLA910 3 жыл бұрын

That's so amazing! I bet you have so much knowledge, and make amazing pieces! I have so much respect for people who create prosthetics. I only have very minimal lab experience, so I am trying to practice and learn as much as I possibly can.

@Mister_E. 3 жыл бұрын

@@aBLA910 Keep at it! I hope it goes well for you.

@BlackSparklePrincess 11 жыл бұрын

Beautifully taught. Thank you!

@BeautybyShaq 13 жыл бұрын

you are amazing!! thanks for posting these videos! They help so much!

@stuartbray 13 жыл бұрын

@liquidvenom Have many planned, and some even shot already! Thanks for checking it out. -Stuart

@anastrahnumerouno399 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these amazing tutorials!! I'm suprised that you don't have more views and subscribers. What's wrong with people lol. Thank you, thank you, greetings fron Panama :)

@stephenmassam3793 9 жыл бұрын

Thank's Stuart, great inspiration

@JethroJessop 13 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, really useful. Looking forward to part two :)

@jonathanstraughan9637 13 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, very well spoken and informative, you should do more : )

@stuartbray 12 жыл бұрын

The beauty of oil based sculpting mediums is they remain soft and useable. There is no water in them to evaporate so they will not change state unless heated (which softens it) or cooled (hardens it), It will return to it's natural state once the temperature returns, and you can buy it in different hardnesses to suit your ambient temperature.

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

In the US try Alcote release (Burmans and Monster Makers supply it). In the UK I use 'Scopas Parting Agent' from Tiranti, or there are similar dental 'plaster' separators. We also used to call it 'liquid tinfoil'. Brush a few coats onto a plaster cast before sculpting, allowing each coat to dry. Once done with sculpting, soak at least overnight in cold water. completely immersing it. This reactivates the release, allowing the sculpt to slide off. Cold water helps harden the plasteline. Stu

@stuartbray 12 жыл бұрын

Good idea. There are plenty of DVDs which do that (Neill Gorton has an excellent one) and the costs of it all make it a slow burn for me to get to as I like to do a real number with it. My free mini ecourse has a piece on lifecasting, (sign up on the site, link under vid) but I will be doing something on lifecasting for sure. Thanks for watching my stuff! -Stuart

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

Flashing is the excess material left attached to a cast after removal from the mould. You often get it on cheap, plastic toys when the injected plastic squeezes gently into the seam line of the mould and you get a thin, flat piece along the edge.

@Violettuce 13 жыл бұрын

Love it! LBT is my fave plastiline too :D Everything just seems to work quicker when using it...

@ImNotCrazy44 13 жыл бұрын

i am loving these videos! super helpful =D

@VALENTINEproductions 10 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for this.

@FatalHaloMedia 12 жыл бұрын

GREAT video. Probably the finest tutorial I've seen on this subject and very informative. As for the clay, does it ever harden or does it stay soft to work over long periods of time?

@stuartbray 12 жыл бұрын

I should only need protecting from knocks or contact with other things which could dig into it so I suggest a simple cardboard box if you are not able to leave it on a shelf or similar. If you want to cover it with clingfilm/plastic snadwich wrap that will keep the dust off if you need to leave it for weeks but it is pretty durable. If it did get dusty, just rinse it off - water doesn't affect it. Stuart

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

It is an oil based clay which doesn't dry - kind of like plasticine. It is softened with heat (think scar wax) and hardens slightly in the cold, but always remains workable. It is available in different softnesses or grades. It doesn't contain water like pottery clay, so fine edges don't dry and crack etc. You should be able to buy it from sculpture suppliers, and Chavant is a well known brand, as well as Monster Clay, my new favourite.

@reggylippens6259 5 жыл бұрын

thats crazy tutorial you show here respect for your sculpting

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

You can reuse a lifecast, but depending on what it is made of, it will deteriorate each time as constant resoaking and working of plaster will break it down. Best to make a master mould in silicone, as then you can make duplicates of the same head again and again. My last couple of videos have been covering this process.

@stuartbray 13 жыл бұрын

@delaroseex Hey - thanks so much. I will be doing a few new one day and maybe two day workshops this coming month somewhere else in London too! I'll announce asap. -Stuart

@thefirerises12345 8 жыл бұрын

WOW these are the most informative,attention holding videos i have seen thanks for sharing your knowledge it is VERY appreciated. Im just about to start making my first mask the sculpting i will have no problem with its the casting etc i need help with do you have any videos how to make a basic plaster mold for a latex mask? eventually i want to work with silicone but i think i will start with latex.

@thefirerises12345 8 жыл бұрын

+bruce Wayne p.s what softness clay do you get from Jacobson Chemical? i was thinking 55

@stuartbray 8 жыл бұрын

+bruce Wayne It was 55. If yiu check out my Rancid Tongue vids I make a plaster mould if that.

@stuartbray 12 жыл бұрын

Monster Makers sell mask kits which have head forms but usually people who make appliances will need to be involved in the whole process. The trick I guess is to ask to buy a face cast from a supplier like Smooth On or Mouldlife as they often have sample pieces in the shop which you may be able to buy.

@ShawnaCostonPhD 9 жыл бұрын

I am in a good place with this one. I have quite an exquisite taste for doing the best creative engineering art. Yes.... I am in a good place. Thank You.

@stuartbray 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and comment! -Stuart

@gregaustin1000 11 жыл бұрын

stuart, Love all your videos and always look forward to new videos from you but I have a question, Have you ever used Monster clay ? not the kids monster clay but the one with abraham Lincoln on the package ? I want to know if you have use monster clay then can you still get the fine wrinkles and textures you get with the clay you use, Thanks

@geraldolaverdure8426 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👏 thanks

@gregaustin1000 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering my question, would you mind doing a video with you using Monsterclay, and any kind of texture videos would be amaing, you do great work and I would like to get more ideas of textures from you if you dont mind :)

@FatalHaloMedia 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stuart! What is the best way to protect my sculpture if I have worked on it for awhile and perhaps need to return to continue working on it at another time? Would cling wrap be acceptable?

@calabiyou 11 жыл бұрын

nicely done

@YannickDORE 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vidéo Stuart.

@stuartbray 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@indybarone9156 11 жыл бұрын

Hey. Great video I just wanted to know is that clay like Hardening clay or is it like a prosthetic latex kind and where do you get it?

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

Alcote is not a release for moulds. It is specifically a release for plasteline to come away from plaster, so the sculpt can be removed and cut into smaller pieces. Instead, use a wax based release when intending to separate mould halves. Alcote is reactivated by water, so I think what happenned is the water in the plaster reactivated the exposed alcote and it simple ceased to act as a release agent. Use vaseline instead as a cheap plaster-from-plaster release.

@lordeleyejah6180 11 жыл бұрын

stuart idk if you answered this already. but what do you recommend me using on a klife cast to float off the sculpt for molding. im using chevant med oil based clay thnks.

@WhiteNoisePhantom 8 жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm trying to gather materials to begin the sculpting process. Although in my searches I haven't really found any well reliable sets that I think would contain tools I actually need. By any chance would you know a good source for say the basic tools to begin and then the other tools that would be used later for more complex pieces?

@stuartbray 8 жыл бұрын

+WhiteNoisePhantom I am typically averse to prepackaged sets as they often are beneficial mostly to the manufacturers rather than sculptors. It is likely that most would be useless, as sculpting prosthetics is a small enough market to be ignored by pottery suppliers who largely are the driving force in producing tools. I suggest you concentrate on getting four or five good tools - a small and large loop, a small and large flat wooden tool, and maybe a rake or something like a twisted wire loop tool. You can make your own too, I have tutorial links below. With regards to suppliers, it all depends on where you live in the world - in the UK and Europe, Alec Tiranti is a great supplier: www.tiranti.co.uk/EdgeImpactShop/category.php?Category=8&Content=Modelling+Tools+Clay+modelling+tools+come+in+a+variety+of+shapes+styles+and+materials+and+are+used+to+push+hollow+cut+scrape+and+add+texture+to+clay+and+other+modelling+materials+Professiona ...as is Potterycrafts: www.potterycrafts.co.uk/Products/tools--brushes In the US try The Compleat Sculptor (their spelling, not mine!). shop.sculpt.com/modeling-tools ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have done a few blog posts on sculpting tools which you may find useful: Types: www.learnmakeupeffects.com/sculpting_tool_for_prosthetics/ Making: www.learnmakeupeffects.com/making-tools/ www.learnprostheticmakeup.com/Make_your_own_sculpting_loop_tools_revised_sept09.pdf Repair: www.learnmakeupeffects.com/loop-repair/ Hope this helps Stuart

@5TailedArtist 11 жыл бұрын

Hey! Just wondering something. I want to get into make masks like this and am hopefully going to get a lifecast of myself soon, but are lifecasts of a face reusable? Or will I have to get more than one to work off of?

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

It is almost the same - the only difference is that Monster Clay melts into a liquid, so can be swilled into moulds when molten. Search YT for a vid called 'Bloated Corpse Prosthetic Sculpt' I did using grey plastiline which is almost the same as Monster Clay. . -Stuart

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

You can use vaseline, just brush a thin layer with a small brush just on the exposed areas of plaster. You don't need to actually release the plastiline as it is made from wax and is naturally water repellent, making it release quite easily from plaster moulds. It may melt slightly owing to the heat generated by chemical reaction during the plaster setting. For this reason, you can use a sealer such as a thin layer of clear car laquer first. A THIN coat, mind. This should preserve detail ok

@megankonkin823 9 жыл бұрын

I know this may be a long shot, but could you tell us what materials you used to make the initial plaster cast? Pretty please?

@stuartbray 9 жыл бұрын

Megan Konkin Alginate, plaster bandage and plaster. It's all here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLSpeZiTsNLPhGQ.html

@briannagarza9439 8 жыл бұрын

thank you! :)

@stuartbray 13 жыл бұрын

@delaroseex New workshop dates up on the site...click on the link just under the video. -Stuart

@GrindMyGearz2 10 жыл бұрын

That's neat

@FrozenShield 10 жыл бұрын

how thick can you make the clay so that you can still express emotions well in the prosthetic?

@stuartbray 10 жыл бұрын

It varies, as the appliance can be made very soft and if the sculpt has wrinkles and folds which align with the performers, then these areas are thinner than the fatter part of the sculpt and allow it to compress and gather. I'd say anything over 12mm/half inch is starting to dull the movement though. If it needs to get that much thicker, it's time to add some animatronic elements in there.

@FrozenShield 10 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@stuartbray 11 жыл бұрын

Platiline - oilbased clay (argila de petróleo)

@Readthefineprint221 4 жыл бұрын

Do you guys have any sculpting wax tutorials? Like Graftobian or Ben Nye scat wax?

@stuartbray 4 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7WRaNNmxMusiZs.html

@Readthefineprint221 4 жыл бұрын

stuart bray thank you!

@Emmamoo 10 жыл бұрын

Thank god I found this.

@leeb2181 9 жыл бұрын

Hi, was just wondering, where can I buy pre-made face casts to work on? Whenever I look it up it just gives me celebrity faces or random stuff. Thank you!

@stuartbray 9 жыл бұрын

There are few, largely I suppose to the getting a neutral face and someone who is okay with their face bveing a product to work on. Monster Makers make great rigid foam head cores for mask making. www.monstermakers.com/product/deluxe-full-head-sculpting-armature-life-size.html

@calabiyou 11 жыл бұрын

if anyone can explain what flashing is i'd be really appreciative

@Flurry0fFun 12 жыл бұрын

Finally I ended up buying plasteline ! I didn't want to because it was more expensive but... oh well !

@kynachloemua9654 9 жыл бұрын

what kind of plaster did you use for the cast?

@stuartbray 8 жыл бұрын

+K.O. Crystacal R, a hard moulding plaster. Its about 3 parts plaster to one part water.

@piterrockstar 10 жыл бұрын

What is the name of this mass you using to model?? Qual é o nome dessa massa que você usando para modelar ???

@stuartbray 8 жыл бұрын

+Piter Rock It is Plastiline by J. Herbin. www.g-lalo.fr/Plastiline--06501010.html

@romava68 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart. Sorry but not if it is true. To make the face cast, used Pros-Aide to paste the film that protects head hair and nivea (not Vaseline) for eyelash and eyebrow ?.

@stuartbray 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, I used Pros Aide but Telesis 5 or 7 will do equally well, as well as Beta Bond - basically any prosthetic adhesive will work. I like to use NIVEA instead of vaseline for brows and facial hair, as Vaseline just stays greasy forever!

@romava68 9 жыл бұрын

stuart bray Thank you very much.

@xBethybabesx 9 жыл бұрын

Does the vaseline help the plastilina stick? Im having so much trouble getting my plastilina to stick to my lifecast it just doesnt stick!! Need help please!!

@stuartbray 9 жыл бұрын

Some plasters can be quite powdery to the touch, especially when fresh from the mould. Try rinsing the surface off with water to rid the surface of the dust that may be there. Dry it off with paper towel and it should help. If not, it may be a soft plaster or not mixed correctly, as softer plaster tends to again remain quite powdery. A light coat of Vaseline may well help - just not too much as it will just slide around on a slick surface. Also plastiline sticks better to a plaster surface when it is soft, so it may be that warming your plastiline or using a softer material may help. If you are going to float the pieces off onto another core later, as with a large overlapping appliance, consider painting the plaster with acrylic paint - mix a colour which matches the plastiline. Paint this onto bare plaster and when it is dry, you can coat that with release such as alcote or KY Jelly. When that is dry, you can sculpt onto that and then soak the final sculpt off in water.

@xBethybabesx 9 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much for taking the time to respond!! You've been a huge help!! It's great to learn something new!

@washegton 11 жыл бұрын

can you tell me stuff quaiz ussou?

@aidinflores8024 9 жыл бұрын

would Sargent Art Plastilina Modeling Clay, 2-Pound, Terracotta word for sculpting on the cast?

@stuartbray 9 жыл бұрын

aidin flores I have no idea what that is, never used it. If it is oil based and doesn't dry out then I imagine it would be ok. The only issue may be that some plastilines have substances which can inhibit silicone if you intend to make appliances with silicone from them.

@samuelluck43 10 жыл бұрын

Where do you get that clay

@stuartbray 10 жыл бұрын

Jacobson Chemical in the UK. However, Monster Clay is similar and available from a number of FX suppliers.

@MacsonSEA 8 жыл бұрын

I came for poods and stayed cause of the coolness

@Alevamltd 8 жыл бұрын

have you ever used Monster Clay?

@stuartbray 8 жыл бұрын

+Alevamltd Yeah it's ok. Not my favourite material but it isn't bad. Its quite hard unless you are in constantly warm environment which England is not most of the time. Everything that is good about it is great, but the grey stuff from Herbin which we have used for about 20 years has all the same qualities really and is available in a range of softnesses unlike the Monster Clay which is just hard.