Hi all,
Anyone here that's used any of the DVC canine/fox bases, do you think they could be modified to become a "use your own eyes" style and not look utterly stupid while so doing? I've never even touched one of their bases before, so I literally have no idea how they are able to fit on someone's face, and there seem to be very few pictures of people wearing their unfurred WIP bases for me to get any sort of idea.
Basically, I need to make a werewolfy, snarly type face (okay, it's Kurama the nine-tails, from Naruto), using my own eyes with black eye makeup and red cat-eye contacts to blend in. Unfortunately due to prior commitments, I really don't have time to sculpt and cast this myself... I have only 6 weeks before the event that I NEED this head for, and plenty of other things to do (DragonCon-related) in the meanwhile, so I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have a Dremel, a heat gun and some resin clay, and some other basic crafts skills from years of cosplay... I have foam and such to add lumps and bumps where needed, and I can reshape or remove any lumps or bumps that need it.. I can make my own jawset with sculpey teeth. Oh, AND I also have an ultracal cast of my own actual face, so if I need to heat the blank to get it to fit around my eyes and face better, I can actually do that, without burning my face! Normally I'd jump at the chance to FINALLY sculpt and cast this blank on my own... but is just too big of a time crunch to do this from scratch, especially given that things don't often go how I'd planned the FIRST time around.
Also, there's the fact that I'm allergic to Smooth-on's resin, that doesn't help at all. :( I really wish I was joking... uncured resin hates me. I CAN'T do this in a hurry. Every time I try to rush resin, no matter how much protective equipment I use, I always wind up having to go to the doctor for a steroid shot and pills to cure the weeping, maddeningly itchy, painful rash I always get within MINUTES of exposure. I don't even know HOW it got on me last time! I didn't spill any of it, plus I was wearing gloves and a full face shield with total coverage, and I STILL got it on my face... (anyone else with this problem? If so, how do you handle it???)
Um, alternatively, anyone here have or know someone who makes resin bases (preferably in black) that they'd sell me one of, that could be modded for this purpose? :/ Or best of all, that's actually DESIGNED to be used with your own eyes?
Thanks in advance. I didn't even know I was supposed to be making this head until LAST NIGHT, so I'm already kind of mad at my hubby about this, lol.....
Anyone here that's used any of the DVC canine/fox bases, do you think they could be modified to become a "use your own eyes" style and not look utterly stupid while so doing? I've never even touched one of their bases before, so I literally have no idea how they are able to fit on someone's face, and there seem to be very few pictures of people wearing their unfurred WIP bases for me to get any sort of idea.
Basically, I need to make a werewolfy, snarly type face (okay, it's Kurama the nine-tails, from Naruto), using my own eyes with black eye makeup and red cat-eye contacts to blend in. Unfortunately due to prior commitments, I really don't have time to sculpt and cast this myself... I have only 6 weeks before the event that I NEED this head for, and plenty of other things to do (DragonCon-related) in the meanwhile, so I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have a Dremel, a heat gun and some resin clay, and some other basic crafts skills from years of cosplay... I have foam and such to add lumps and bumps where needed, and I can reshape or remove any lumps or bumps that need it.. I can make my own jawset with sculpey teeth. Oh, AND I also have an ultracal cast of my own actual face, so if I need to heat the blank to get it to fit around my eyes and face better, I can actually do that, without burning my face! Normally I'd jump at the chance to FINALLY sculpt and cast this blank on my own... but is just too big of a time crunch to do this from scratch, especially given that things don't often go how I'd planned the FIRST time around.
Also, there's the fact that I'm allergic to Smooth-on's resin, that doesn't help at all. :( I really wish I was joking... uncured resin hates me. I CAN'T do this in a hurry. Every time I try to rush resin, no matter how much protective equipment I use, I always wind up having to go to the doctor for a steroid shot and pills to cure the weeping, maddeningly itchy, painful rash I always get within MINUTES of exposure. I don't even know HOW it got on me last time! I didn't spill any of it, plus I was wearing gloves and a full face shield with total coverage, and I STILL got it on my face... (anyone else with this problem? If so, how do you handle it???)
Um, alternatively, anyone here have or know someone who makes resin bases (preferably in black) that they'd sell me one of, that could be modded for this purpose? :/ Or best of all, that's actually DESIGNED to be used with your own eyes?
Thanks in advance. I didn't even know I was supposed to be making this head until LAST NIGHT, so I'm already kind of mad at my hubby about this, lol.....