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Technical evaluation

The technical skills we have been taught on this part of the course has been invaluable and I feel like I have taken notes well and paid attention enough to be able to use these techniques over and over again and practise, progress and get better throughout my career. These are technical skills I wouldn't have learnt without picking this unit which is why I am very grateful we had the opportunity. Prior to this term I had only ever used products like scar wax and liquid latex to create simple special effects make-up such as burns and cuts, but I have always been interested in the prosthetic make-up side, especially casualty make-up which is why I enjoyed the wound assessment so much. We have learnt so much in such a small amount of time already, if we continued this unit onto next term and for the rest of the academic year I would have so many skills in the prosthetic area I feel like I would be able to create so many more different types of characters, creatures and effects which is why I am so disappointed it is over already. We had to first sculpt the shape we wanted our mould to be a negative of out of moulding clay using the tools for sculpting that came in our kit onto a non-porous base. Prior to filling the sculpture with the silicone mix to create the mould we had to cover the sculpture with a cup cut in half, secured by a glue gun to stop the silicone mix leaking out everywhere. I didn't realise how scientific make-up could be until we were taught how to create a mould using our clay sculptures out of the silicones and how important it was to measure out the exact same amounts of each silicones and not to contaminate them as they would set and become unusable, this made creating the first mould for our wound very nerve wracking as I wanted to get it right the first time. Luckily I managed to create all of my moulds over the term without any cross-contamination so my products are all still clean, organised and in good working order. Things you can do to avoid contamination of the silicones is covering all surfaces the tubs are placed on with cling film, wearing latex gloves and changing them every time you deal with a new product, marking the wooden sticks you use to transfer silicone from the tub to cups with 'A' and 'B', so you only ever use sticks marked with an 'A' for silicone A and vice versa. Once the silicone mix is set and you have your mould you must clean the mould well with IPA, and use a cotton bud with the alcohol on to clean in any small spaces. When the mould is ready to be used to create silicone flat pieces we were taught the Baldies and IPA ratio should be Baldies 1:IPA 2. When making the silicone mix for the prosthetic pieces you should make sure there is the exact same amount of each silicone plus 60% off deadener. We also learnt about the importance of good ventilation an wearing masks over your face while using products such as fixing sprays and petrolease as the inhilation of these products can be damaging to you if your breathe these in in a closed off space without fresh air flowing through. I am glad we had to make our own moulds and prosthetic pieces rather than buying pre-made pieces and learning to apply them as I think the most valuable part of this term was learning to make our own from the products in our kit. It has also taught me the importance of reflecting on everything and always writing everything down, as its because of writing so many notes on everything I have done that I remember this all and feel like I could create a new mould and silicone flat pieces without having to look through notes now as it has stuck in my head. I have really enjoyed the learning process and practical based nature of this unit and am disappointed not to be continuing it for another term as I feel like I would learn so much more even more quickly now that I know the basics.

Brave New World project evaluation

I didn't expect to learn such a large amount in just one term like I have done in the Brave New World special effects and prosthetics make-up unit. I feel lucky to have completed this unit as I have learnt a new and important set of skills and knowledge in an area of make-up I wouldn't have had a chance to be taught properly by industry professionals otherwise. I started out this unit having such a small idea about the world of special effects and prosthetics make-up, when I had only experimented with wax and latex around Halloween time. Now I am able to make my own moulds for almost any silicone prosthetic piece I need to create, and be able to make the pieces from my moulds and apply them confidently. I know how to use all of the products and tools we used to learn these skills with, with confidence and respect abiding by the health and safety rules to ensure my products last long and work well.

I think this unit was planned really well as looking back, the wound assessment part of this project was a perfect way to teach us how to create sculptures using our clay and sculpting tools, how to create a mould from our clay sculpture using silicones A and B and how to make our prosthetic pieces using our finished moulds using our silicones A and B, baldies and deadener. In this one part of our project we were taught the basics and importance of health and safety, how to use our products in our kit properly and to finish with (what after the hybrid assessment seems like) a simple assessment with our prosthetic wounds. I really enjoyed this as I have always been fascinated by casualty make-up in particular in the prosthetics side of make-up and enjoyed doing the research of bullet wounds and guns in order to make my outcome as realistic as possible.

The hybrid section of this project was undeniably a huge step up from the wound section but we had been equipped with the skill and knowledge we needed to progress with this section independently after completing our wounds. I decided to do a mermaid as I wanted to create something beautiful and wanted my model to still look quite human. When I think of the ocean and under water life I associate that with pure beauty and serenity and I wanted to portray this through my work, the mythical creatures that mermaids are are also associated with great beauty which is exactly what I wanted to create. As well as this, I didn't want to give myself something that I thought I wouldn't be able to pull off as it was only my second time making all the moulds and silicone pieces and I wasn't confident enough to do something really daring and difficult. I found the sculpting and making the moulds very time consuming as in the previous wound assessment we only had to make one sculpture to mould and to create our final piece to apply, it made me realise how much patience and time goes into creating one character alone. After the 6 hour long application process for the hybrid assessment I was leased with my final images and feel like they capture the calm and serene mood of the beautiful mermaid I wanted to create.

Hybrid assessment evaluation

Overall I am pleased with my final hybrid images and how they turned out, after all the hard work I put into the making and application it was nice to see the final transformation. I found this assessment and whole process so much more complicated and stressful than the wound assessment due to the fact that it took a look more research to come up with an idea, as for our wound we were given a type of injury each and all we had to do was research on that specific wound. We also had to make multiple sculptures, then moulds and then prosthetic pieces ready for our assessment day, where as with the wound assessment it was only one sculpture, one mould and one prosthetic piece to apply. On the day of my assessment I completely underestimated how long the transformation would take, ending up being in the classroom from 9am till 4.15 in the afternoon!

I found the actual application of the pieces to my model quite tricky and very time consuming as I had five to apply altogether. Once I had applied them to the face and neck I struggled for a very long time with trying to blend the edges of the baldies with alcohol. My technique and patience for this stage of the process still isn't as good as it could be, but considering it was the very first time at doing this on a larger scale I can't complain about the results, they didn't affect my overall look too much but just ate up quite a lot of my time. I couldn't keep track of how my IPA and cotton buds I was getting through, the amount of mess I managed to make just blending alone made me realise how important it is to have a well organised and spacious area if possible and a small bin at hand for all of the bits you need to dispose of. As I didn't have a huge amount of space and bin I kept having to clear my area and re-organise which also took up precious time. 

When the pieces were applied and blended to the best of my ability and I could begin painting I really started to enjoy the assessment as the painting and adding colour and different textures to pull the look together is always my favourite part! Once I had finished making up the silicone pieces I was really pleased with how the texture of the scales popped out on the face, and the shading gave it more depth so it stuck out. Now I have seen how it all came together, if I could do this again I would make more silicone pieces for the chest and shoulder area as I think it would have looked even better with more scales on the exposed areas of the body. 

I was pleased with the extra details I bought to complete the look with such as the scale fabric from Fabric Land, this really helped bring my mermaid to life and the shade went perfectly with my colour scheme. I also bought strings of sequins from Fabric Land to cut into bits and glued to the chest using Duo Adhesive to finish the look, I saw the sequins while browsing the store and thought it would help enhance the sea theme and was inspired by sea weed. If I could go back and get more styling details for the look I think I would look into sea shells and maybe purchase some to see what I could to with them and if they could be incorporated into the hybrid design.

Overall I am happy with this part of the project and the final outcome, I found the skills I was able to develop during this section from the unit invaluable after learning it during the wound unit and will be able to use these skills, techniques and knowledge to create something a lot more complex next time. Realising what I struggled with and had to overcome difficulties made me realise how much we have learnt as now I know how I would be able to do things differently in the future to produce a higher standard of work every time I create something new inspires me to reflect like this on everything I make. 

 

Hybrid assessment photos - Application images

Hybrid assessment photo's

Hybrid stage 3) Making the silicone pieces

1) Remove your silicone moulds (Once completely set) from the clay sculpture and clean with IPA on a piece of tissue or cotton pad until there are no bits of clay or anything left to affect the silicone pieces I am about to make. Use IPA on a cotton bud to get into any small cracks on crevices on your mould. Powder with talc well after cleaning as they moulds are sticky.

Here are my moulds ready to have the baldies and alcohol mixture added:

2) Make the baldies & alcohol mixture using the ratio baldies 1:alcohol 2
3) Use a brush and brush on the mixture evenly covering the whole of the mould in a thin layer.
4) Use a hair dryer on a cool and low setting to dry this layer, using back and forward motions to avoid the mixture moving on the mould.
5) Once this layer is dry, repeat twice so that you end up with three layers on your mould.
6) I then made my silicone mix using 8g of silicone A and then 8g of B and mixed it together with 12g of deadener. I mixed this well to make sure there were no bubbles and that the mixture was the correct consistency.
7) I chose a flesh coloured pigment to add to the silicone mix just to give them a bit of colour.
8) When I was happy with the mixture I poured this into my mould and used the flat edged metal tool from my kit to smooth over the top to ensure it had a seamless finish and could set properly. (A ruler will do for this step)
9) Allow to set properly

Time for the assessment!

Hybrid stage 2) Making the mould

 Equipment:
-Clay sculpture completed and attached to the plastic base
-Wooden sticks
-Gloves
- Plastic measuring cups
-Fixing spray
-Petrolease
-Silicone A
-Silicone B
-Glue gun
-Scissors
-Scales
- Cotton buds 
-Baby wipes

- Make sure you are wearing gloves and change them frequently to avoid contaminating products
- Mark wooden sticks with 'A's' and 'B's' to make sure you don't mix an A stick in with the Silicon B, and vice versa.

Prep:
 1)  Take fixing spray (shake well) and spray over your clay mould near an open window (approx. 20cm away from the sculpture).
2) Then repeat first step but instead of using fixing spray, use petrolease.
3) Once the petrolease is dry, cut a plastic measuring cup in half (throw away the closed bottom half) and place the open topped half of the cup over your clay mould. 
4) Take a pre heated glue gun and apply a generous layer around the outside of the plastic cup, placed firmly over the mould. This will block any silicon excaping under the cup. Once you have made sure there is no gaps for silicon to leak out and that a sufficient amount of glue has been applied you should wait for this to dry. This process requires a lot of patience inbetween each step. Now the clay sculpture is prepared and ready to be filled with the silicon mix to make the mould.

Making the mould using silicone:
5) Take a fresh cup, we will start measuring the correct and exact amounts of silicone A & B. 30 grams of each.
6) Make sure you replace your gloves and cover the scales and surface with clingfilm to avoid any contamination
7) Use the wooden sticks (Marked clearly 'A' and 'B') to transfer silicone from the tub into the cup
8) Change gloves when changing between silicones
9) Once you have an equal amount of both silicones use a wooden stick to stir well and remove bubbles
10) Once pleased with your mixture, pour into the mould and use the wooden stick to make sure it all goes in. Once the mixture is all in the mould and ready to set, throw away the used cup.
11) Wait for the mould to set  

Here are my finished moulds, now ready to make the final prosthetic pieces!

  

Hybrid stage 1) Making the sculptures

Here is my drawing of the size and shape I want my pieces to be and where I am going to place them on the face and neck of my model, I used this drawing to help me create my sculptures ready for moulding. In total I need to make 5 prosthetic pieces in order to follow my design.

I really struggled with making my sculptures as I was worried that the details would be too small so that when I made the moulds and added the silicone mixture I didn't want the silicone pieces to set and get stuck in the cracks, this is because my design is covered in the small details of the scales. Because of this I had to keep re-moulding my clay sculptures until I thought they were going to work for my mould and flat pieces.

These are my sculptures for the face, the forehead and two cheek pieces. I sculpted these onto a large plastic tray from IKEA.

A close up of the forehead piece.

The right cheek piece.

The left cheek piece.

The gills, I will be using this mould to make two flat pieces as it will work well on either side of the neck so I didn't have to make two separate sculptures and moulds.

I am happy with my final sculptures and am ready to turn them into moulds, I am looking foreward to seeing the final finished pieces!

Hybrid moodboard & final design

Hybrid face chart design

This is the face chart I will be using for my assessment of my final hybrid design. It contains a list of products and everything is clearly marked as to where I will be applying each silicone piece and extra details. I have also included notes for my hair style. Below are inspiration images of hair and make-up looks that I found on Pinterest which helped me create my design.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/444237950723265784/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/444237950723265781/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/444237950723535653/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/444237950723265815/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/149955862566089413/