I Shot my Friend: Prosthetic Makeup

Making and applying a PlatSil 10 moulded prosthetic 

I started by making a Shellac sculpt

I cast a mould for the prosthetic in PlatSil 10 

I cast the prosthetic in PlatSil 10 retarded with Smiths Deadener to make it soft and flexible like skin

I teamed up with another student to apply each others Prosthetics, so we would have the prosthetic we created on our own bodies

My application of a fellow students prosthetic blended into the skin

The key to authenticity is not to make the prosthetic too tall so it doesn't sit too proud on the skin

I added a small amount of fake blood and bruising to skin

My Friend (who I shot) is Stephanie Bolduc, fellow CATF Student, you can see some of her work here  http://stephaniemakesstuff.tumblr.com/

S.S TITANIC moulded bronze life boat sign

Cast in Fast Cast polyurethane resin with bronze powder

Left: Finished Article Right: Silicone Rubber Mould

Resin cast painted to look like laters of aged paint and rust

Resin cast painted to look like laters of aged paint and rust

War of the Worlds (H.G Wells 1898) Props

Pocket Cross and Bible belonging to Pastor Collins

Left: Charity shop Bible bound in Leather, Right: Pine cross stained and glazed

Cross design in dutch foil to look like gold leaf

I was able to use a real Bible that I acquired from a charity shop

Imitation Antique Jacobean Oak Table Scenic Art

Wood graining effects and breaking down

We Started with a table constricted from pine and ply. We used a medium red/ brown base coat for the Jacobean Oak effect. We used files, hammers and wire brushes to distress the wood to give the effect of decades of use and abuse.

Once distressed we varnished the table to apply the wood graining effect. The grain of the wood was added with long  brush stroaks in a dark brown paint. We used a wood graining rocker sparingly, to add some knots to the wood.

To to make it look dirty, and cover areas where the paint had been taken off by the distressing, we added a wash of very dark down.

We gave the table a final layer of varnish and polished it with a dark brown, pigmented wax. 

The wax, we applied with wire wool, which bought out lighter colours by rubbing through some of the layers of paint. It collected in the gaps and scrapes on the table resembling built up polish and dirt. The wax added a depth of the colour of the wood grain effect which made it look more convincing.  

Hammer Horror Headstone Prop

 Polystyrene Carving 

"HERE LIES DR. HENRY JEKYLL 1814AD - 1866 AD" Carved Polystyrene, coated in Artex and painted. (front)

Carved Polystyrene, coated in Artex and painted. (Back)