Sunday, August 19, 2012

Nightmares of Cosplay

Wow. I didn't think that things would get so complicated when finishing my mask but they sure did pretty quickly.


Good news was I was able to finish this in about an hour's time. Bad news was it wouldn't dry on its own. I waited a day for it to dry before putting it in front of a fan for a few hours. Eventually it did get there (mostly) and it was time to take it apart. Here comes more bad news.


While trying to remove the silicone I caused two tears. The first one on the back wasn't too bad. That part of the mask you won't see and I'll probably remove. The other part was on the front so that sucked. Tape didn't work to hold it together and I didn't have any super glue. Not even sure if glue would have worked anyways. So, I pressed on and carefully did the last step to make the resin copy. I was successful in mostly eliminating the front tear. The rear one was too bad though so resin seeped out. I ended up ripping apart the craft bandages and silicone to get the resin out. But here's the end result:


What's up with that weird indentation in the front, you say? I guess the key that was right there didn't fit back into the mold and I didn't notice. The shadows make it look much worse than it actually is and I think a little bondo will do the trick. I had to cut most of the back off so this would fit my head. I can see out of it, thankfully but something tells me I won't be wearing it over my face much.



Thursday, August 16, 2012

San's Mask Mold and More

At this very moment, I have either ordered or currently have everything I need to finish San's costume! Today, I worked on the silicone mold for her mask and it is currently drying in my bathroom where I chose to work on it.

Here is the mask all ready to go. I had to add a little edge around the bottom of the mask so the silicone wouldn't run off.


...Or so said the instructions I was following. This stuff got everywhere, but that's why I put paper down so nothing would get ruined. This is the first layer of silicone. It was very drippy.


This is the fourth and final layer of silicone with they keys to help hold the mother mold, when I add that. I have to let the silicone cure for six hours so I'll work on it tomorrow after work. With a little luck, I'll be able to make the resin copy tomorrow as well!

I've also made significant progress on my cork dress. I have connected all of the corks vertically for the bottom part of the dress. Next step will be to connect them horizontally so they won't fly around everywhere. I've also finished the halter portion of the dress as well. I still need to work on the top and elastic band but after that, finished! Two weeks left until Con!