Mold Making and Casting: Silicone Face Part 1

[boririk]

Hi Is Platsil gel-10 the closes material to look and feel like real skin? I'm thinking about making some boobs that look real for halloween? Thank you so much.

[brickintheyard]

@boririk Both Platsil Gel-10 and Gel-00 are extremely realistic skin materials that are easy to mix and use.

[muscariaman22]

@boririk Sure... for halloween... hehehe

[TheSurrealityTest]

@boririk hahaha, weakest excuse ever.

[WhisperingWillow68]

Where do you purchase your products? Great job!!!!

[brickintheyard]

@WhisperingWillow68 Our website is at the end of most of our videos. You can also find the link on our main channel page. Most everything you see in our videos is available on our webstore.

[dani10productions]

cool

[dani10productions]

u better make a mask of this

[jorgealexmr]

If I'm doing a full head, can i put the gel 10 by areas, so if i didn't mix enough? like begin with the front, then the ears areas, then the back?

[brickintheyard]

@jorgealexmr Not sure what you mean.

[jorgealexmr]

@brickintheyard i mean that could it affect the result if i do the full silicone head by areas, or if i don't mix enough gel 10

[brickintheyard]

@jorgealexmr As long as the your Gel-10 is all colored the same you can add more. If you pigment each batch seperate you might wind up with some lines in the cast piece.

[lindyleigh99]

can this also be made with an alginate 880 mold with mold release?

[brickintheyard]

@lindyleigh99 Yes. You can cast Gel-10 directly into 880 and you do not need release. Just do it quick before the alginate mold starts to shrink!!

[lindyleigh99]

@brickintheyard from the time the alginate mold is made, what is the maximum amount of time i can wait to put in the platsil gel 10?

[brickintheyard]

@lindyleigh99 If you are working in a very dry climate you need to move fast, like within 20-30 minutes of making the alginate mold. In more humid areas you can wait longer but I would never wait more than an hour or you will start to get serious distortions.

[lindyleigh99]

@brickintheyard sorry for the many questions, but we just got our materials in yesterday, and we had not bought a bald cap. could a plastic wrap be used instead? or are there any other relatively easy to find materials we could use?

[brickintheyard]

@lindyleigh99 You could use plastic wrap. Just make sure you secure it with tape.

[jorgealexmr]

Can I Do this from a Platsil gel 10 Mould?

[brickintheyard]

@jorgealexmr Yes, but you have to use mold release or you will wind up with a face mold paper weight! Vaseline thinned with mineral spirits works good for this.

[deathreaper432]

can u wear that as a mask

[brickintheyard]

@deathreaper432 No.

[daboognish88]

@brickintheyard Can you not wear it as a mask because it is filled with foam? Ive searched everywhere on how to make a flexible realistic mask of say, a friends face, but am having trouble. Would I make the mold like this and then "basically" paint silicone inside the mold to get the positive mask? Thanks in advance!

[brickintheyard]

@daboognish88 Yes, you would just paint in the silicone but not fill it with foam.

[damianpace]

Looks very realistic. Well done.

[crazyAlexander23]

looks like a sleeping head :) nice job

[davidtaidawei]

how do u get the mole from a persons face? and whats the difference among PG 10 and PG35

[brickintheyard]

@davidtaidawei PG 35 is a Urethane rubber. Platsil Gel-10 is a Platinum silicone. For more in depth infor we have a lifecasting DVD and a silicone skins DVD. Both are available on our webstore and both go into MUCH greater detail than we can go into on youtube.

[grinchycrumpet]

can you add oil paints to colour gel 10? or would that inhibit the cure, i have platgel sitting in the shop, just worried about painting it, lol, i'm a chicken i know

[brickintheyard]

@grinchycrumpet Some oil paints work and some slow it waaaaaay down and may effect the cure. Do a small test 1st or use silicone pigments.

[grinchycrumpet]

Cheers, i was going to buy a set of decent oil paints, i bought everything apart from the pigments, from a supplier here in the uk, would pigments from yourselves be expensive to ship over here? as yours seem to do a good job.

[brickintheyard]

@grinchycrumpet Check our webstore for that.

[nicholasbarwick]

hi i was wondering i was at the craft store the other day and i saw a bottle that said latex rubber on it and it said for molds and other crafts do you think that would work for mask making

[brickintheyard]

@nicholasbarwick Not sure. There are lots of different types of latex out there. Ask someone at the store.

[instantmonsters]

@nicholasbarwick Mold-making latex can be used to make masks, but you have to be careful not to let it get too thick. If it does, it will form a skin on the outside and keep the latex underneath it from drying. The trick is to brush several thin layers into the mold instead of one thick one.

[MyChemicalParker]

@brickintheyard so i can use 74-30 safely on my face to cast the mould that i will later pour platsil gel 10 into like you have done here? just checking as i dont want to get this wrong if i buy and use this stuff. could i use alginate to pour platsil gel 10 into, or will I get better results with 74-30? sorry for all the questions, thanks again, your a star x

[brickintheyard]

@MyChemicalParker Do not apply 74-30 (or any urethane rubber) directly to your skin. There are a lot of steps leading up to this video. Our DVD (Fundamentals of Silicone Skins) goes into great detail on this, much more than we have time to go into on youtube. You can find it on our webstore.

[MyChemicalParker]

Hi what did you use to create the mould that your pouring into? and what bald cap did you use to create it? thanx :)

[brickintheyard]

@MyChemicalParker We poured it into a PolyGel 40 mold but we have since moved to using 74-30. That process is covered at length in our "Fundamentals of Silicone Skins" DVD. We used a cheap bald cap from a costume shop for the lifecast.

[MyChemicalParker]

@brickintheyard thankyou :D x

[Rounder161]

OMG! thats crazy!

i'm loven it^^

[marcellogobbi]

How much does the silicone cost?

[brickintheyard]

@marcellogobbi Check our website for current pricing.

[romeroisking]

How much silicone did you use? I am making a full head bust of a normal sized female. How much silicone do you think I need? I will be filling it with foam.

[brickintheyard]

@romeroisking 2-3 lbs should do it.

[Tapion14]

would silicone paint stick onto a latex face?

[brickintheyard]

@Tapion14 No. Silicone only bonds to silicone. Paint latex with more latex.

[tommy055898]

Hi brickintheyard ,

I have question about the products you use in the videos and also sell on your website.

Is it possible to use polygel 40 on plastic shape , to make mold ?

if you make polygel 40 mold , is it than possible to make in this mold a clay cast ?

If I look on your website, I don’t find the product polygel 40, why ?

Regards,

Tommy

[brickintheyard]

@tommy055898 We carry PolyGel-40 but 74-30 is a more versatile product that works well for a number of applications i.e. brushing on or pouring molds. Polygel 35 is a newer Brush-on mold material and it is on our website.

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon Silicone pigments that are sold on our webstore. Silicone can only be colored with oils that disperse in silicone and don't interfere with the cure process.

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

Can you use acrilyic paint for the face??

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon No. It won't stick. Has to be a silicone paint.

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

What is poly gel

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon It is a brand of rubber mold compound.

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

Can you mix pigments with any resin or does it have to be polyester resin

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

Can you mix pigments with any resin or does it have to be polyester resin??

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon This video is about silicone. Direct this question to one of our resin casting video pages.

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

@brickintheyard

Ok, was that silicone you used in the pigments the tranlusant or the white

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon Gel-10 is a translucent silicone.

[TamaraAndTheDemon]

What is Gel - 10

[brickintheyard]

@TamaraAndTheDemon A platinum silicone.

[loresamba]

Fantastic ! Best making of color.

[briannarocks111222]

i have no clue what yuo talking about nor do i have/need/want to know i have realy no use for this video but i still watched it cuz it was cool ahhha

[hiphopstudio36]

name of this job?

[amalcolm19]

did u do any professunal movie fx

[eldiafore]

Where i can found info about gel-10,to buy it and etc...Thanks ^^

[brickintheyard]

@eldiafore Go to our website: brickintheyard com

[Val0n]

i just got my materials yesterday. and a wighead to put the clay on, today. and if you wanna see my finished sculpt go to that link :) btw its my first time making a mask.

facebook xcom /profile.php?cropsuccess&id=16­94319723#!/photo.php?pid=30768­3&id=1694319723&fbid=116728571­7689

[Val0n]

what did you use, to make the negative?

[brickintheyard]

@Val0n The mold was made with PolyGel 40. You could also use 74-30.

[brickintheyard]

@pr3dato8 Not sure I understand.

[champkind]

would it be possible to just paint gel-10 directly onto a life cast? would it ruin the cast?

[brickintheyard]

@champkind I have not tried that.

[hochbergerster]

how much Gel-10 is used in this case, how much would be used if i were using a full head cast?

[brickintheyard]

@hochbergerster I think this took a little less than a 2 lb kit.

[toyakiddo]

Thank you. I think your great. are you in usa cause i want you to train me. Im from london and i would love to come down to your work shop.

[toyakiddo]

Thank you. I think your great. are you in usa cause i want you to train me. Im from london and i would love to come down to your work shop.

[toyakiddo]

but before you added the silicone there is already something in that mould what is that? thanks

[brickintheyard]

@toyakiddo We brushed in silicone and then poured in flexible foam.

[toyakiddo]

but before you added the silicone there is already something in that mould what is that? thanks

[brickintheyard]

There is a mold made of Polygel 40 that we are casting into. We cast a silicone skin (Gel-10) then a Polyfoam core.

[toyakiddo]

so the skin is made out of silicone? mixed with gel 10. please help me im trying to do this

[brickintheyard]

Gel-10 is a silicone. A platinum silicone. It may be cast into a mold as you see in this video or mixed with pigment & thickener for painting.

[toyakiddo]

so the skin is made out of silicone? mixed with gel 10. please help me im trying to do this

[decawinser]

All this can be used PT Flex 20 ? Makeup can be done?

[brickintheyard]

This was done with Gel-10. PT Flex is a urethane that would require a urethane compatible paint.

[Plibt8]

now can i just take the "face" off instead of glueing it so i can use it as a mask?

[brickintheyard]

Sure.

[Plibt8]

@brickintheyard thanks love your vids by the way, i'll be a customer shortly :D

[SkemeKOS]

@Plibt8

yep, same here. i will be a customer soonish too.

[artnouveauiswar]

Hey love your vids, just one quick question. I'm going to use gel-10 for a full head mask, and I just wanted to know if wet gel-10 would bond with dry gel-10 if I needed to add more. Do you have any idea??

[brickintheyard]

New Gel-10 will bond to clean, relatively fresh, cured Gel-10.

[artnouveauiswar]

@brickintheyard Thank you that saves me a lot of stress :)

[dnapiorkowski99]

dude your just cool

[CreatureCore7]

At 3:55, you mention having a little bit of silicone pigment set aside. what exactly does this pigment consist of? I had always assumed many people used oil paint. However, I'm entirely ignorant of working with silicone; I simply find it very interesting.

[brickintheyard]

Silicone pigment is a concentrated tint in a silicone dispersion.  Some oil paints work but platinum silicone (like Gel-10) is very sensitive. Best to use silicone pigments if you don't want to run your own tests.

[dnapiorkowski99]

can you put silicone on the skin

[brickintheyard]

Gel-10 may be used for lifecasting and prosthetic applications.

[ardeth5]

How can I make a mold out of my own face?

[salatha]

Could I use an alginate mold with this type of silicone? Would I have to take any precaution? Thanks.

[brickintheyard]

Yes. Gel-10 will work in alginate. Check out our other videos for more info.

[myspychannel]

I have spent many days going through every one of your videos at least twice. I'm a theatre carpenter and you've inspired me to really get moving on this (to add to my props resume)! Thanks.

[brickintheyard]

No masks, just the supplies.

[Videodrome24]

Okay, I have two questions:

1. Is the mold at the beginning of this clip made of alginate?

2. Approximately how much does the Platsil Gel-10 cost?

Thanks.

[brickintheyard]

1. The mold is made of PolyGel 40. It was made from a corrected clay positive that was made from an alginate mold.

2. Check our website for current Gel-10 pricing.

[Videodrome24]

Thanks, I have just two more questions:

1. Could I make a silicone mask with Platsil Gel-10 using a plaster in paris mold? I have already created the plaster in paris face.

2. Do you ship to the UK?

[gatesofdarkness]

did you ever make prop masks for movies?

[brickintheyard]

Yes.

[gatesofdarkness]

cool can you name them pls so i can watch them :)

[brickintheyard]

Dusk should be released soon. It has some good stuff in it.

[gatesofdarkness]

ok thanks a lot :)

[madavid08]

can you use oil base paint with gel 10

[brickintheyard]

Some work, some don't. Test first.

[Metalreaper101]

Well basically I'm trying to create a simple face mask, It's for a Halloween costume and the character Im conveying is Pavi Largo from the film "Repo: The Genetic Opera" Im not sure if you wanna take the time to look at it or a photo of it but all it is a cut out face on the characters own real face, kinda like leather face only a bit more neat like. I'll try and call your shop though for more info

[Metalreaper101]

I also had another question, I'm using FiberGel E F/X Grade Alginate to make a mask, could I pour the Gel-10 into that the same way as you did on your video or would the alginate and the gel-10 react differently or the same?

[brickintheyard]

Not sure I understand what you are trying to do. Feel free to call our shop for more info.

[Metalreaper101]

If I didn't want the core material to bond to the skin, could I still use the skin as a good face type mask? Or would the skin just tear and not work?

[brickintheyard]

You could do that. Gel-10 by itself is very stretchy and tough.

[32ml400]

hey can you please help me...i understand what u did and are doing ..watever but i need to know how you make the mold...the face itself like what you pour the stuff into... please help me

[brickintheyard]

There are a few different overviews up on youtube. Check our channel page and go through the videos. We also have a full length DVD that covers the entire process in great detail. It is called "Fundamentals Of Silicone Skins" and it is available on our webstore.

[phlogiston08]

I can never get the base pigmentation right; mine never look realistic like everyone else's.

How much BITY caucasian flesh pigment do I add to, say, each Cup of PlastiGel10 (a ratio)? I did a lot of research, but never found any ratios or recipees for the amount of base pigment for a real look. How much BITY cauc. flesh pigment/Cup? or /Pint.

Did you also add colored flocking for this piece? Into the cast silicone? What colors and their ratios?

[brickintheyard]

I use about a pea sized drop or glob of pigment for a 16 oz batch.

[lauraxjaynee]

where do you buy the head mould things from? xx

[brickintheyard]

You make them. This is part of the bonus features of our DVD which walsk you through the entire mold making and casting process for silicone.

[diddymuck]

utterly fascinating!!

[chevon1920]

It looks like Eminem. This is creeping me out!

[Andrew301]

Two weeks..!

[brickintheyard]

Nice. Obscure.

[Andrew301]

It's from Total Recall.

[sonne5]

Just had a real quick question-- I made a mask a few months ago, but it wouldn't fit my head, or anybody's. I had sculpted it on a styrofoam head, which is already small anyway. Now I bought a manniquin head, and hope I don't get the same result. How thick should the clay be on the sculpting form so that the mask will fit basically anyone?

[brickintheyard]

That's a tough one. You should get some calipers to check the dimensions before you mold it. A generic head is going to be tough to fit since it is not really based on anyone's exact features.

[TerminatorFanGame]

....how to get round that problem?

i dont mean to be a bother but i really need to know how to do this.

thanks very much for your time

[TerminatorFanGame]

im planning on making a mold of my custom made terminator figure head but i cant think what kind of mold style to use as the head is hollow and i want to recreate that. the closest ive seen is a video of molding a vase but that was quite a simple shape, whereas my figure head has a narrow neck and a wide inside head area. any ideas how i could mold that brickintheyard? also, can you tell me what materials i will need to buy from your web shop

best regards

TerminatorFanGame

[brickintheyard]

This video is from the bonus features on our "Fundamentals of Silicone Skins" dvd. That video explains which materials may be used for casting silicone as well as explaining a basic core mold. The rubber used is 74-30. It is easy to use, cost effective, and will not create painting issues later. All this and more is on the webstore. Get the dvd for the full breakdown of the process.

[TerminatorFanGame]

so the dvd will show how to make a mold for my figure head? please get back to me.

thanks

[brickintheyard]

Yes. We don't show a terminator head but we do show a full head mold of a female head.

[TerminatorFanGame]

i dont think you quite understand what i mean. the figure head i want to mold(or cast?) is a character from the film terminator. it is Sarah Connor. The head i have sculpted of her is 1/6 scale and is hollow. i just want to know how i could mold(cast?) it, as i think its quite an awkward job to mold a hollow object, especially seeing as it has a narrow neck that leads to the wide area of inside the actual head. i really hope you get what i mean cuz its kinda hard to explain. does the dvd explain

[brickintheyard]

Yes, the video does explain how to make a hollow head so that a core may be made of resin or foam.

[USMCguns567]

i am a young special fx artist who seeks ahelp what are some tips?

[brickintheyard]

These videos are a great free starting point.

[USMCguns567]

i'm am a young special fx artist inspired by dick smith and rick baker what tips would you have for me

[uutkaanoos]

great work.

[plasma369]

is there a demo of how you made the poly-gel 40 Mold? im confused about how that was made

[brickintheyard]

The lifecast mold video using PG 35 uses the same method.

[plasma369]

thanks

[ghostly3211]

can you make a face like that but with out the design so i can make a design

[brickintheyard]

???

[satanette66]

im about to be 17 an i would like to go to school to do spfx for a living ive always been a horror fanatic for as long as i can remeber but right now im working an dont have the money to take classes or go to school for it so thease videos really help with getting to know the basics thanks:D

[onemanfilm]

Great Video!

[dis0guise]

Be really cool to see a demo of a mold made from two life masks of different people, with a positive copy of one face (a smaller face) on the inside and a negative copy of the other (a bigger face) outside, to make a wearable mask that makes one person sort of look like another (yeah, I know it wouldn't work exactly right, one-piece masks aren't used in serious makeup work, but I'd like to see how it could be done using silicones of this sort, and how effective the result could be).

[lovingmyforties]

Awesome. I need a rubber or silicone face mask for a fat lady character that i play. Please help me.

[straikasx]

ofcourse u can wear it if u make everything "mask way"

[thefreeb]

can you were these masks?

[gwiguig]

its not a mask... therefore you can't wear it ^-^"

[gunshooter72]

he looks like the guy from saw.

[gerardrondeau]

superbe.

[brickintheyard]

Go to the channel page and click on the brickintheyard link.

[jonasalmons]

very nice!! exactly what I was looking for. thanks. Where do you buy your gel-10 and F5 flexible foam?