Creature from the black lagoon "Gill Man".

[Zen Diving Inc.]

Ok, chest complete texture done and relief line cut in all the way around the new part to be molded. Texture is hard to see with this photo, the texture is textured if that makes sense... It will show up on the new part. I will start molding this 2mrw.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

For this mold my first coat i'm using mold star 30 which normally isn't brushed on... When first mixed its pretty thin and this helps get the silicone down into the cracks to pick up the detail in the sculpt. I am also using a smaller brush and really trying to work it into the cracks versus just slapping it on.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

If you ever wanted to know how to make your own fins then pay attention to this portion of the build. I am using a set of genesis fins as an armature. What I sculpt around it will be the new fins/monsters feet. You could also build an armature out of wire and wood, what i'm doing is a huge time saver since I have much work to be done. Regardless the process is the same.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

From left to right:

1. Added color to silicone to ensure even coverage (visually). - This helps you see what you might have missed.
2. 3rd coat applied (looking for 1/2inch thickness), I would note here that silicone is easy to clean up when cured. It rarely sticks to anything but itself and your clothes...
3. Somebody asked me today (not here) how I was going to mount this to a wetsuit... With a whole lot McNett products!
4. Building up the clay on the fins before sculpting.

And now for a brief intermission, Merry X-mas to all! Have a great holiday and a happy new year! I will be back after X-mas.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

 

[Jim Lapenta]

It wasn't just your pic. The entire database after 12/21 was corrupted and all posts from then on were lost. Mayans were right about some things.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

It wasn't just your pic. The entire database after 12/21 was corrupted and all posts from then on were lost. Mayans were right about some things.

ah ha.... Ok now I feel like an arss... I just reported my last post to see what the deal was... It didn't seem right... Thanks Jim!

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

Back to work Ran into a couple of issues. Ordered 1 product got the "new and improved" version and I cant say I'm impressed... The new Plasti-Paste sets very fast and is hard to work into a smooth even finish... I think next time I will just use fiberglass... The mannequin is proving to be a pain, mostly due to the fact that its not shaped like a real person... If we only had the bodies of mannequins (college basketball players lol) I wouldn't have to add so much clay... Anyways I'm altering the position of the arms to prep it for a good amount of clay, Im sure you can see the issue below lmao... And the mold is pretty much complete. If I wasn't diving 2mrw I would have brushed in the rubber for the first pull, I should have a finished part saturday morning!

 

[D_B]

yeah , I'm with you on the "new and improved" thing most times leaving something to be desired

Great work !!
Heh ... wonder if this new "wetsuit" will be good in cold water

 

[Couv]

.....now where did I put those red/blue glasses so I can fully appreciate these pictures?