Laser Monocle Headpiece

Step 2 The face plate

I seemed to remember PVA peeled off skin fairly easily from when I was at school...
I set up the video camera to point at me, with the LCD display rotated so that I could use the whole thing as a "mirror". I put a pair of underpants on my head to keep my hairs out of the way. I applied PVA glue to my face and added pieces of paper. Having built up a few layers I let the mask dry whilst trying to keep a straight face. The mask then had to be peeled-off.
After cleaning my skin, and picking PVA out of hairs, I applied some tissue to the inside of the mask and re-seated it (repeatedly) as it continued to dry and harden.
The end result was a face-hugging mask, which would for the base of the monocle.



ModMischief said: Two things would have made this step less painful: Vaseline & a hairdryer

To make it even easier, you could have used plaster cloth like I did for this mask: http://www.instructables.com/id/SHB0P9YG1BBDUVL/

You must be either a brave man or a masochist.

Comments

[The Ideanator]

You could also try liquid latex as the base layer, that stuff is used in loads of special effects things, as a bonus, its probably alot safer than putting PVA right on your skin.

[n1cod3mus]

make it out of latex then use spirt gum to stick it to your face, thats the way they do it theatres

[lemonie]

Harder to find, and some people are allergic to latex (natural). Still a good idea.

L

[GeekTinker]

 I had to stop and reread the part about you putting underpants on your head.  I had thought it were a joke, but as it turns out, they served a temporary purpose! ;)

[lemonie]

That's about the only purpose they ever served - a Christmas present, too small, I don't fit in them.

L

[greensteam]

Hilarious - LOL. How long did that take to dry????

[lemonie]

The filler and paint were pretty quick, but I had to keep doing them. PVA was done in about a day as it was concentrated thick stuff.

L

[ModMischief]

Two things would have made this step less painful: Vaseline & a hairdryer

To make it even easier, you could have used plaster cloth like I did for this mask: http://www.instructables.com/id/SHB0P9YG1BBDUVL/

You must be either a brave man or a masochist.

[lemonie]

Thanks I'll add that in to step 2. I seemed to remember PVA peeled off skin fairly easily from when I was at school...

L