Fibreglass mould - Drag | makeup-exploration

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Next time i will pigment the fibreglass so i will have a coloured core which will enable me to see my sculpting more clearly. I would also pigment the fibreglass mould a different colour so I woudl be able to identify moulds more easily if I were ti make multiple on the same core.

To make the half of the face more feminine, the brow was raised, to give a larger space for eye makeup and to create a more arched eyebrow. The cheek was plumped to give a natural, feminine appearance, and the lips, filled to give an appropriate but obvious female feature.

The sculp was grounded up neatly around the sculpts, however I had to ground up between each feature, to ensure I would get my belnding edge thin. This meant that I needed to make four injection holes, as i then also did my top and bottim lip separately.

Touch downs were cut out and spaced with a two finger measurement in between. When fibreglassing, I used materials to cover most of the face to ensure I had a mould of a consistent thickness to avoid any weak points when drilling holes. I mixed up some mus (resin and talc) to fillin my touch downs. I then proceeded to thoroughly fibreglass my piece.

Using the Vibrasaw, I cut off the exccess fibreglass and the sharp edges. I then sanded down the edges to make it safer to handle and easier to use. Next tiem I would pigment the core and fibreglass mould to give a clear distinction between pieces. This would also look more appealing and be easier to sculpt on to when smoothing edges.

Using a 6mm drill bit, I made bolt holes to go in each touch down point in both my fibreglass core and mould. Then using a 7mm drill bit, I drilled my injection hole as this was the appropriate size for my syringe to sit in snugly, without allowing any air to escape during the injection process.

I injected gelatine to test the mould, and to see if there were any issues with the mould, I found that this mould was successful and the piece was useable. Next time I will make sure the mould is entirely filled so that the flashing is complete, as there was a minor fault with the top of the cheek bone.

I will also run this in silicone, and spray in the encapsulator with a pressure pump. Then I will have the option to choose the more succesfful piece.

Edited Image

MAC Foundation:
NC15
NW20

Shadow:

Dark brown

bronze

copper

Eyeliner:

Black flicked liquid liner

Lips: lip rouge mini pallette, LC196
liner: Black 971

Lashes

false lashes and mascara

Pencil:

High arched brows

dark brown, 901

I melted down the original gelatine piece as it was unpigmented and would be more difficult to colour match. I then ran the gelatine again with pigment as the silicone pieces weren't successful. The silicone encapsulated successfully, however the pieces were oddly texture and two air bubbles in my cheek piece meant that I wouldn't achieve a smooth finish.

I tried to apply the silicone lips, but the blending edges werent thin enough, and silicone was trapped, making it impossible to blend out.

I could have overcome this problem by using bondo to disguise the edges, but instead I used gelatine as this was quicker and easier to correct if it were to be unsuccessful.

I edited this image to disguise the obvious patch in the center of the brow. This was due to the edge of my piece ending too closely to the hair. Next time I would make the piece bigger, so the blending edge would avoid any hair. Although the hair was blocked, this was still too textured for the silicone to blend away seamlessly.