GELATIN BROW

As part of the experimentation process, the original brow sculpt was fibreglassed and then ran. This sci-fi brow was run in gelatin in order to pick up the detail of the mould, and so that it could be re-run if an error was made. This piece was re run many times, there were multiple issues with the wires on the side of the head this is due to air being trapped causing bubbles and distorting the final sculpt. In order for this issue to not occur gelatin was poured into the mould in these areas and allowed to set before actually casting the piece. This ensured that there was no error with bubbles. The gelatin was coloured with greasepaint in order to create a purple bioluminescent result, however it became wuite muddy, with many grey tones. Eventually a piece was run from the mould that was successful enough for application. As the brow had been sculpted on a generic head, there was no way to tell where the forehead finished, therefore the brow for the piece was very large and required a bald cap to create a whole effect. The goal of the piece was to create a Guardians of the Galaxy inspired makeup, taking the blue tones of the character of Nebula with silver wiring. The final result of the makeup was not particularly effective, however the process was good for experience. It enforced the necessity for extremly thin edges, as the edges are very visble after colouration.

Gelatin Prosthetic This photograph shows the initial casting of the sci-fi brow in gelatin. This piece came out quite well, the edge were very thin, however the wires on the sides of the head has air bubbles, distorting the whole piece.	Gelatin Prosthetic This is the wire that went wrong on the first running of the silicone piece. Clearly the wire did not work effectively and would not work for the piece. There was a large air bubble around the areas aswell which meant that it could not be cut off and used.	Gelatin Prosthetic This was the second running of the piece, again this did not work similarly the side wire did not come out of the mould effectively. This meant that the piece needed to be run again.
Gelatin Prosthetic The initial colour used for the brow piece used red colour to create the purple effect. This piece came out quite well, except for the right hand side. The whole side of the prosthetic piece did not come out.	Gelatin Prosthetic Here you can see the large air bubble that caused the area to be unuseable. The edges around the piece worked very effectively, however it was not possible to apply due to the large error.	Gelatin Prosthetic some blue greasepaint was added to the gelatin to try to create a purple effect, however it turned the gelatin grey, ruining the overall effect of the piece. The edges were still quite clear and came out well, however the wires were still an issue, it proves that undercuts or areas that stand out from the sculpt are difficult to mould.
Gelatin Prosthetic Again this piece has an air bubble in the right wire, this overall prosthetic piece was run around seven times before achieving the final result. The edges in this piece are not very thin, and required re casting.	Gelatin Prosthetic This piece resulted successfully, however the edges of the piece were extremely thick and could not be blended into the skin. This was created by pouring gelatin into the wires before casting the rest of the piece.	Gelatin Prosthetic This was the final gelatin brow, the edges were quite thick in some areas. This could be due to the mould itself as there was not a bolt near these edges. Both wires came out on the piece therefore it was used for the application.
Application A latex bald cap was applied to the head with the gelatin appliance over this. Some of the edges blended well into the skin with witch hazel, however some where very thick, particularly around the eye socket.

I was very happy with the sculpt for this piece, the level of detail was very high, however I do not think the application went very well. The sculpt has a lot of skin texture in the design, with interesting anatomy. The brows could have been sculpted less angular, with a flatter approach to produce a more realistic effect. The colours could have been built upon to create a depth of colour and texture should have been added. This would have given the piece a more effective result. The colour was also a little washy, it was applied with skin illustrator, which is normally effective, but it proved difficult to fill. The eye colour should have been darker, with a better blended edge to create a more natural effect. The scar on the right brow, should have been a more obviously different colour to the eyes as this seems to blend in. There are elements of this design that work, such as the silver on the wires at the side of the head. Using a smaller brush to pick up the details of the forehead would have worked better. However I think the colour works well as an overall effect. Symmetry could have been taken note of, as the sides are very different from each other. Adding a range of blue tones to the piece would added more depth to the piece.

KW

Gelatin Brow

Gelatin Prosthetic

This photograph shows the initial casting of the sci-fi brow in gelatin. This piece came out quite well, the edge were very thin, however the wires on the sides of the head has air bubbles, distorting the whole piece.

Gelatin Prosthetic

This is the wire that went wrong on the first running of the silicone piece. Clearly the wire did not work effectively and would not work for the piece. There was a large air bubble around the areas aswell which meant that it could not be cut off and used.

Gelatin Prosthetic

This was the second running of the piece, again this did not work similarly the side wire did not come out of the mould effectively. This meant that the piece needed to be run again.

Gelatin Prosthetic

The initial colour used for the brow piece used red colour to create the purple effect. This piece came out quite well, except for the right hand side. The whole side of the prosthetic piece did not come out.

Gelatin Prosthetic

Here you can see the large air bubble that caused the area to be unuseable. The edges around the piece worked very effectively, however it was not possible to apply due to the large error.

Gelatin Prosthetic

Gelatin Prosthetic

Again this piece has an air bubble in the right wire, this overall prosthetic piece was run around seven times before achieving the final result. The edges in this piece are not very thin, and required re casting.

Gelatin Prosthetic

This piece resulted successfully, however the edges of the piece were extremely thick and could not be blended into the skin. This was created by pouring gelatin into the wires before casting the rest of the piece.

Gelatin Prosthetic

This was the final gelatin brow, the edges were quite thick in some areas. This could be due to the mould itself as there was not a bolt near these edges. Both wires came out on the piece therefore it was used for the application.

Application

A latex bald cap was applied to the head with the gelatin appliance over this. Some of the edges blended well into the skin with witch hazel, however some where very thick, particularly around the eye socket.

KW