Life Casting: How to Make a Mold of Your Face with Alginate

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Mold Making: Making a mold of a face using Alja-Safe alginate from Smooth-On.

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[madcarlosmayne]

can you use these molds to make silicone masks ??

[SmoothOnInc]

@madcarlosmayne yes - once the plaster positive is made, you can sculpt the mask onto it, then make a secondary mold to create the negative for the mask.

[LieutKusa]

Is the Matrix NEO a material like plaster of paris?

[SmoothOnInc]

@LieutKusa It is a polymerized gypsum system. Stronger and harder than plaster of paris with a faster cure time (1 hour). Jason - Smooth-On, Inc.

[cannibalmonkey13]

this is not set standard practice, and trying to make this something public people think they can handle doing themselves without proper training can be extremely dangerous and is stupid. on set you should always have an assistant, your method takes far too long and it can be horribly claustrophobic to the actor.

[SmoothOnInc]

@cannibalmonkey13 Agreed, make sure you test the process on a hand or other part of the body first and make sure you have an assistant (or assistants) when you attempt lifecasting. Jason - Smooth-On, Inc.

[chrisunderscorealton]

I'd have wanted a breathing tube!

[Palanakonu55]

@fimfelineadmin While thick straws might work better than normal straws there is still a risk. There have been alot of accidents that involve people bumping against the straw while it is in their nose which would probably not make your model happy lol.

[1960markN]

@cannibalmonkey13 You CAN do this yourself1 i have done it many times with my kids, 8-10 years old. just be sure they can breathe, and keep up reassuring talk.

[palmer3977]

why?

[filmfelineadmin]

Why don't you put thick straws into the person's nosestrills?????

[ExclusiveLM]

@cannibalmonkey13 I heard the actor on this video that had the mixer put on his face died during the taping from lack of air and they had to get his twin brother to finish the shoot. RIP beard guy.

[madcarlosmayne]

@SmoothOnInc thank you !

[dothack2]

that guy reminds me of josh krajcik in x-factor.

[Alekx]

Ahhh, this is seems so cool!

I want to try it next time I have spendin' money.

Kind of creepy at the same time.

I want to make an elaborate prank where I go "missing" and then randomly send one of my friends a mold of my face from a mysterious stranger.

Fear and laughter ensues.

Haha.