Silicone Face Cast With CopyCat Silicone

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4 ай бұрын

In this tutorial we use our new CopyCat silicone formula to mold a subjects face for use in creating silicone prosthetics. Before attempting a silicone lifecast, it is critical that you have a full understanding of the lifecasting process and the materials used. Visit our video library for more videos on the lifecasting process: www.brickintheyard.com/pages/...
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@MarkMichalowski 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff, as usual! :) Personally, I tend to switch the alginate cast you made for a similar-depth casting plaster one. Not necessarily anything as tough as UltraCal (although I have done), but having a plaster "intermediate" to work on and clean up is easier for me than having an alginate one: 1 - alginate is yet another material you need to have on hand 2 - it's not always easy to get hold of cheaply (certainly not as cheaply as the casting plaster that you presumably already have on hand to do with final casting with!) 3 - the plaster is much more dimensionally stable than the alginate, especially if you're not going to be able to work on it instantly, because as the alginate dries out, it shrinks 4 - it's waaay too easy to accidentally carve out too much from the intermediate if it's made of alginate; and alginate can tear easily if you don't treat it nicely 5 - and if you DO carve out too much when tidying it up, it's also waaay easier to patch up with a spoonful of NEW plaster, followed by sanding back to the required surface. Try that with alginate and see how well it goes - LOL There might be something I'm missing that gives alginate the advantage. If there is - please let me know! :)

@bitymoldsupply 4 ай бұрын

The main advantage here is that the alginate sets fast while coming out the nose holes, and because it is low density it doesn't risk deforming the cast before the nose is fixed. I might go into this more in a future video. You could probably do this technique with plaster but I don't know if you would be able to get as good of a seal with a hard positive. Thanks for the input!

@MarkMichalowski 4 ай бұрын

@@bitymoldsupply Ah yes, good point about the density - although with the plaster bandage mother mold, and just a shallow plaster cast, I don't reckon that'd be too much of a problem. The quick setting time of the alginate's a good consideration, though :)

@h7opolo 4 ай бұрын

15:40 cool, you can cast monster clay into the life cast to get a more pliable model.

@tooldog5062 3 ай бұрын

great but what if the one being cast suddenly has to use the bathroom? personally, I think the funeral homes should offer this to those who have lost a loved one, morbid maybe but still its a reminder of what once was!

@bitymoldsupply 24 күн бұрын

Yes! Monster Clay or Alien clay may be melted and poured into a Copycat mold.

@someuser4166 4 ай бұрын

hello. thanks for all the tutorials. Ive got a question though: would this procedure work on a clay statue? if so, how would you make a mold of the entire head and not just the face? also is there a name for this profession?

@bitymoldsupply 4 ай бұрын

That is what we call a "brush-on mold" and we have several tutorials covering that process. This silicone is for molding living subjects. Here's a video probably more like what you are describing: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fq6fas10yLvZmnU.html

@someuser4166 4 ай бұрын

@@bitymoldsupply thanks

@asthadwivedi984 Ай бұрын

@@bitymoldsupplyhello how you made this mask contact number or email ??

@bitymoldsupply Ай бұрын

@@asthadwivedi984 this is a face cast for prosthetics, not a mask. That said, all of our contact info is on our website. Call us during business hours central time.

@h7opolo 4 ай бұрын

is there any way to scale a model perfectly?

@bitymoldsupply 4 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean by "scale?"

@h7opolo 4 ай бұрын

resize it with all proportions intact

@bitymoldsupply 4 ай бұрын

@@h7opolo That sounds like a great job for 3D scanning and printing!

@h7opolo 4 ай бұрын

such is the power of printing vs casting. ok, thanks for your answer!

@rorypenstock1763 4 ай бұрын

@@bitymoldsupply There used to be a polyurethane product you would soak in water and it would swell. I know you don't carry that any more, but do you know where I could get a similar product?