Using gelatin for moulds and prosthetics

Step 6 To make the Peter Gaal nose

To make a two part mould prosthetic like the one in the Peter Gaal video, we need to make some moulds. If you want a mask to fit a specific person then you will need to cast their face (that's for another 'ible). Otherwise generic ones can be made using a glass head or similar.

I'm going to use my mannequin head as the face cast.

Using plasticine, plonk bits onto the face in roughly the areas that you want the final mask. Start smoothing out the bumps and joints with your fingers. The mask in the video is simple and effective to make, but you could make almost anything you want. Be careful in areas around the eyes and mouth because you will have to stick this on later and you don't want glue getting in your victims eyes.

Plasticine is oil based so for my final smoothing I use a bit of WD-40 on my fingers to blend out the edges. Once completed, we need to make a fence to hold back the plaster and give us a working area. I use more plasticine to build the fence up. Now I leave it for a while to have some tea and a smoke and let it all settle down a bit.

Comments

[Diegoale2000]

I drink Tea, but I don't smoke.... I'm not sure what to do...is there an alternative to having a smoke, or can I not complete the Instructable?

jk jk, Great Instructable, I'm currently working on it, and I'm letting my plasticine dry/settle