After
another trip to Titanic FX to pick up some Chavant Le Beau Toche and
Crystacal R, I was desperate to redeem myself in the art of flat
moulds. So I set about trying to sculpt a very basic entry wound,
thinking that would be easy enough. I sculpted it and was happy
enough, so I set about moulding in Crystacal. Right off the bat I found
it to be a better plaster than plaster of Paris to use for flat
moulding. I also built the walls around it much smaller and made a
much more economical mould. And I also sprayed it with a coat of
clear acrylic, (finding Krylon crystal clear in my area was
impossible; so I opted for some cheap ass spray from Halfords, our
local car supply place, it seemed to do the job however, I have no
other spray to compare it too). The clear acrylic made it a dream to
de-mould and the clay just popped out with a minimal amount left in the mould.
After
de-moulding and cleaning it up, I noticed just how hard the Crystacal
is, and alternatively, just how soft plaster of Paris is, in comparison;
its more like chalk! I left it overnight to help dry it out a little
and cast some gelatine in it. As soon as I got the prosthetic out of
the mould, I noticed my usual sculpting problem of sculpting too
shallow was evident! My heart sank a little, I thought “oh crap, not
another balls up”. After cursing my sculpting skills, or lack
thereof and placing the prosthetic on my arm to check it out, I
noticed that instead of an entry wound; it looked more like a popped
blister or infected pimple or something like that. So, I thought “what the
hell, lets apply it quickly and see what it looks like”, and to my
surprise after a little yellow, green and a little blood tone from
the FX palette I thought it looked pretty good.
And so
instead of just tossing the mould in the bin and wallowing in the
failure of yet another flat mould, I re-purposed the mould for a
different look that turned out surprising simple and effective. Happy
days!!!
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