Processes

Alginate & plaster

Here I have made some alginate moulds for plaster and latex prosthetic pieces. I started by measuring out a 2:1 ratio using two cups of alginate to one cup of water and I left to set for about 15 minutes.

I mixed the plaster and the water together evenly and poured into the alginate moulds and created some different plaster pieces shown below.

Plaster pieces

Face casting using Mud-roc

To create a life cast of my face I cut up different size strips to go on my face. I applied an even layer of Vaseline to protect my skin and make it easy to release the mask.

Mud-Roc face cast

Life plaster casts

Alginate moulds using latex

I checked before making the mixture to see if my hand would fit right in the container.

Latex prosthetic hands

Latex pieces

Latex when completely dry

Latex when completely dry

Using different media with latex

I made some experimental pieces using acrylic paint and ink to colour the latex.

Latex masks and head pieces

Mystical bird

Mystical bird