Behind the "Floating Off" Process
In this excerpt from "Character Makeup - Sculpture Breakdown & Moldmaking," master creature FX artist Bruce Spaulding Fuller (Terminator 2, Predator 2, Army of Darkness), shares his process for "floating a prosthetic" sculpture off of a Hydrocal lifecast. The free mini-lesson includes tips on properly submerging in water and tricks for removing your pieces so they retain their sculptural integrity for the next phase... mold making!
Free mini-lesson highlights:
- Submerging & "Burping" your Clay Sculpture in Water
- Avoiding Damage During the "Floating Off" Process
- Removing Larger Sculptural Areas - Segmenting
- Tips for Preserving Clay Before Mold Making
Watch the other courses in the "Hag Makeup Series":
- How to Lifecast: Head, Hands & Teeth - Mark Viniello
- How to Make Fake Teeth - Cynthia Garza
- How to Sculpt a Character Makeup - Bruce Spaulding Fuller
- Character Prosthetics - Casting Flexacryl Fingers and Silicone Ears - Bruce Spaulding Fuller
- Character Makeup - How to Run Foam Prosthetic Appliances - Cory Czekaj
- Character Makeup - How to Run Silicone Prosthetic Appliances - Cory Czekaj
- Painting Prosthetic Makeup Appliances - Foam Latex & Silicone - Bruce Spaulding Fuller
- Character Makeup - Multi-Piece Prosthetic Application - Bruce Spaulding Fuller
- Character Hairwork: Hair Laying for Prosthetic Makeup - Aimee Macabeo