Silicone Pigment - Pre Painting
To create your own, cheaper, silicone pigment, you will need:
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Naptha - or equivalent, such as: lighter fluid or Panel Wipe
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Silicone - such as: Bathroom sealer, Pro Gel, " part silicone (rub) or Evo Stik(shower sealer).
Parts 1+2 are mixed together to any required consistency, this is the base of the paint before pigment
is added. Thinner consistency: e.g. flicking, thicker e.g. painting on textures such as an oil painting impression
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Pigment -Such as: Oil paint, silicone pigments, or silicone oil mixed with fine pigment powder.
Keep them translucent for realism.
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Silicone Oil - to help blend paint through the silicone base (parts 1+2)
You can freese the silicone paint base to keep a atch which is ready to be mixed with pigment
NAPTHA
-swells up silicone
-Used to clean brushes after painting with silicone pigment
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General Advice:
-Must work from a reference
-Skin tones do not contain black or white pigments, ever
-Alcohol paint can be used over the top of silicone paints, however, it does crack
-Colouring: Purples, Blues, and Greens are in darker areas of th e skin e.g. under eyes. Steadily layer up colours and break them down by mixing them together e.g. cold/warm
-Use cabosil between paint layers to help fix and see the colours more clearly
-Don't use latex sponges as they stop the paint from curing.
PAINTING DVD RESERVED
To create a realistic paint job, the paints being applied need to be translucent. When adding depth such as purples to the undereye area, this is built up in fine layers. This also dismisses the error of applying too much paint.
Ron Mueck
In 1958, Mueck was born in Melbourne, Austraalia. He has since lived in London. Mueck made models for film and television in the ;ate 70's. After this he moved on to makin ghis own works and exhibitions. He has exhibited all over the world and fits within the contemporary category.
The work we see starts out as a simple cast of the human and used silicone and fibreglass to create hyperrealistic pieces. The unrealistic size of his work however, contrasts against his realistic sculpts and paint jobs.
Mueck, R. 2008,