Archive for the “Werewolves” Category

An update on the moulds for the main ‘old dude’ sculpture in my werewolf project.   I’ve reinforced it with a wooden frame.

This might be overkill but I was paranoid about it breaking when I cracked it open so I tried to make it bullet proof ;0)

Here’s the mould cracked open. It all held together really well which is a relief!

Interesting negative image.

Working on the moulds for the old dude at the moment.

I’ve covered up the back with clingfilm so I can build a clay wall up around the head and shoulders.  I’m doing this in stages rather than building  a clay wall around the whole sculpture.  I’ve also sealed up the mouth so that I can get  clean mould line.

The front’s then covered in plaster.  As it’s quite a large mould I’m also building a wooden frame around the mould to give it abit more support.

I’m nearing completion of the sculptures for the werewolf project now. That includes the embryo, the old dude and the stop motion puppet of the wolf. The last bit I’m doing is adding the finishing touches to the old dudes arms then I’ll be able to move on to making the moulds.

This is one of the least enjoyable bits to be honest but it’s gotta be done. They’re gonna be plaster molds with a wood and glass fibre support frame.

You have to kind of tell yourself to stop after a while – you can go on detailing sculpture to infinity but you get to a point where they’re detailed enough to pass muster.  To be honest I’ve been carrying on detailing them after I strictly needed to simply because I hate making moulds so much!  Still can’t avoid it forever……

Been working on the embryo:

Stuck a big hole in the cheek of my deformed embryo,  Too much?  Nah.

Here’s some footage I’m thinking about using for my werewolf vid. This is intended to be from the poor dude who turns into the werewolfs perspective, waking up dazed in a field having been attacked and staggering into a nearby derelict house where the transformation takes place. If I do use it it’ll need some insert shots of a bloodied hand things like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH8l0h75g6w

Did a quick vid of the various sculptures and puppets being created for my werewolf transformation video.

Now that I’ve finished the werewolf I’m updating the embryo I started ages ago.

Quick update – I’ve been painting the cast.   It’s nice to finally see something of what this will finally look like.  Still need to add hair, teeth and some mechanisms to allow the face to move.

I’ve done the first cast from the werewolf mould. I’ve previously only made pour and injection moulds, this time round I’m pasting the silicon into the mould as the silicon I’m using (Tinsil) has a thixotropic agent which you can use to thicken it up enough to make it brushable. This was then backed up with a layer of fibre glass to support it.

Brushing in the silicon has led to more air bubbles than usual, but that’s not too difficult to fix – as this is a tin based silicon I can use silicon bathroom sealant to fill in the gaps as it’ll bond to it.

I may do another cast and be a little more careful this time round though. I’ve also found you can make the silicon really stretchy by adding an equal amount of ‘deadener’ so that might be worth a go.