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Reflection of final images
This blog entry summarises the process to making the character by reflecting on the final images with a SWAIN (Strengths, Weakness,...
alinarads
Jun 10, 20212 min read


Colouring prosthetic pieces and practice application
This blog will cover the colouring of the final prosthetic pieces and a practise application in preparation for the final assessment....
alinarads
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Costume design and development
This blog entry will cover the construction of the outfit and headdress for the student’s character. The students original costume design...
alinarads
May 20, 20216 min read


Running snap core prosthetic
This blog will show and explain the process of running silicone prosthetic pieces from the snap core made in the previous blogs. Silicone...
alinarads
May 13, 20213 min read


Creating the negative polyurethane core
This blog will cover the prep and steps to creating the negative to the snap core pair. This will complete the two piece that will be...
alinarads
Apr 22, 20213 min read


Finishing the polyurethane snap core
This blog entry will cover the finishing touches to the clay sculpt as it is transferred to the polyurethane core and the prep ready to...
alinarads
Apr 1, 20212 min read


Running practice flat mould prosthetics
This blog entry will cover multiple practice runs of the flat mould prosthetic pieces. Using the negatives from the previous flat...
alinarads
Mar 25, 20214 min read


Creating a polyurethane core
Following from ‘creating a plaster snap core’ blog entry, this entry will cover the process to creating a polyurethane core ready for the...
alinarads
Mar 11, 20213 min read


Creating flat moulds
This blog entry will cover the sculpting process of flat moulds, to add to the final character design. As well as the process of turning...
alinarads
Jan 29, 20213 min read


Sculpting the prosthetic piece
Using the design created in the previous blog ‘New proposal’ the student began sculpting the forehead prosthetic piece. This blog will...
alinarads
Jan 22, 20213 min read


Creating a plaster snap core
This blog entry will cover the process of creating a snap core from the master mould made in the previous two entries. Making a plaster...
alinarads
Dec 10, 20203 min read


Making the master mould PT2
This blog entry follows on from the previous part one to making a master mould. The next stages of the master mould making process...
alinarads
Nov 23, 20202 min read


Making the master mould PT1
This blog entry will cover the steps working towards creating a master mould out of fiberglass, this part 1 entry will cover the prep and...
alinarads
Nov 23, 20202 min read


New design proposal
This blog will explain the choice to change the students design and introduce the new concept, with the reasons for the alterations and...
alinarads
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Correcting the core
After face casting the model and producing a plaster mould covered in the previous blog, the face cast need to be further corrected to...
alinarads
Nov 7, 20203 min read


Face casting process
The following blog entry will cover the face casting process with the reasons why it is important in the makeup artist industry when...
alinarads
Nov 4, 20205 min read


Design development
This blog entry will cover the design development to create a fantasy character with 2 prosthetic pieces as well as the reason for design...
alinarads
Oct 29, 20205 min read
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