First Time Using Liquid Latex

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Well I finally got a tub of it and made my first arm pieces! It was a lot of fun and can be messy too. I am making arm pieces for my new blood remake costume, and part 8 as well later. I am also making various body parts that will be exposed, and got my gore chest painted up the same color and mad ea vest out of velcro straps attached to the Rubie's spine. I cut the ends off of a black crew length sock, painted the whole thing with latex while on my mannequin forearms, built up some bigger than my own forearms with plastic wrap, as I know latex shrinks some.Let that try for like 4 hours then added another coat. I then sprinkled on oatmeal which was a pain, as it kept sticking to the brush, and then re-sticking on the bottom of the arm because some falls off and on the surface. I then used rolled up paper towels with a good texture and some toilet paper to fill in the gaps. Then more latex, and then touched it all up the next day. Then added a base coat of brown acrylic paint, then added some black in key areas to create more depth, and make the raised areas stand out more with shadowing etc. I then added another coat of watered down brown to darken it and bring out the black even more so.I then touched up tiny missed areas here and there, which is where I am at now. I may add one more coat of paint, then will be sealing it all in with mod podge to give it a wet/shiny look, as I noticed Jason's skins looks like that in the movie. Or looks as though he just came out of the water. I painted the other parts up like this and it looked great. I am still debating whether or not to make the costume look wet, maybe just in some areas. The fraying and cutting is always a pain and very messy, I go through a lot of lint rollers! But so far so good, and I am very happy with my first time using liquid latex for prosthetic without any instructions besides what people have said here and on the internet.Should be fun making more stuff later, and improving each time. I also cut out a Rubies part 7 mask into a hood to fit a part 7 Hockey Mask, and it turned out great. I may also paint it up to look wet. Can't wait until it is done! Still awaiting my maggot head for my finished part 6. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":biggrin:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> Arms are actually darker and more detailed than pics show, and not fully finished. Not sure whether to go with white or grey for part 8, mayb a combination of the two. I will seal the edges with mod podge or goop if that doesn't work, but they are even fine the way they are.<img src=\"http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4898/aug01235ka7.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3240/aug01222vo5.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3972/aug01223tz5.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2168/aug01225zz6.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

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[🪦 Homicidal#9 ●]

looks great man....just don't make it too thick. You will then have issues with movement and weighing you down...i wouldnt modge podge it if i were you...but to each their own.take care,Tommy

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Thanks you helped a lot. Yeah I wanted it to look pretty rough and scaly, also charred, burnt, and rotten. I used mod podge, thinly, on my other appliances and I actually love how it turned out. The skin looks very wet through the weathered cuts. I always did the "dry" look, so just thought I would do something different. I also got those skeleton gloves I posted about, and painted those the same colors and used mod podge to make the skin appear wet. I wanted to use latex and make gloves/arms, but being it was my first time I wanted to practice on socks first so I didn't ruin the gloves. Can't wait to get more practice on these, and other parts. Oatmeal is great to fill in gaps between the towels and toilet paper.Yeah I am using thin coats so that I have decent movement. I am not sure yet how much of the arms I will be showing, although I like the cut off look. I may just cut the shirts off at the cuffs, and then fray up to show them, we'll see.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Also I wanted to use mod podge to seal the paint in, as I am not sure if acrylic paint will flake off yet. But I use light coats and it seems to work fine. I have not had to mix it with water yet. I seen a gloss acrylic sealer in a can at Walmart, not sure how this would work? But maybe I will make two pairs, one dry and one wet. But again I am not sure how much will show. I will either weather the sleeves and have some hanging down with gaps, or cut most of it off. In the movie it seems as though both methods were used, one short and one hanging down the back.

[🪦 wickedbeard ●]

All you need to do is add some of the latex to the acrylic and it will not flake off.You can color the latex before hand with acrylics so you do not have to latex then paint.Looks good so far though.Kudos.to keep the oats from sticking to the brush, just sprinkle it on the wet latex, and lightly press it in a bit, and let it dry, then run another coat over it.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Thanks, yeah I remember people saying about mixing paint with it but I forgot about that. So far it seems to be sticking. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":biggrin:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> I use a popsicle stick now to press the oats in, works great. It is getting easier and faster each time.

[🪦 monteburns ●]

Your job looks mint so far.Thanks for sharing.Thumbs up.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Thanks, I was not even trying to be perfect, was kinda just slopping it on. But I guess being a perfectionist is a habit lol. I was shocked how well they turned out for my first time. I finished the mod podge coats to make them "wet" looking, and they look fantastic! I think someone posted a question about how to make latex look wet. Well here is your answer! If you coat it thin there is no white. But even if there is some small white spots it still looks cool, or you can remove them or paint over them. But so far so good! Wish I had a better camera and lighting but gets the job done.<img src=\"http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8623/aug01245nb6.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7951/aug01242yp1.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9518/aug01243xv0.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5861/aug01244jx7.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />The annoying part is whn the oatmeal comes off the arms and dticks to the sponge brush. So I will let th oatmeal dry or set in more next time before adding latex on top. I also used cheap chip brushes, sometimes the bristles come off in the paint of latex, but it looks good. Or you can pick them out later. I thought they kinda looked like hair, so left some in. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> Also they look lighter held under the bright light, they will be much darker looking not in direct light. Will post full pics of them with costume around Halloween when I get it all done.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

<!--quoteo(post=269424:date=Aug 1 2008, 08:36 AM:name=wickedbeard)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(wickedbeard @ Aug 1 2008, 08:36 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=269424\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecAll you need to do is add some of the latex to the acrylic and it will not flake off.You can color the latex before hand with acrylics so you do not have to latex then paint.Looks good so far though.Kudos.to keep the oats from sticking to the brush, just sprinkle it on the wet latex, and lightly press it in a bit, and let it dry, then run another coat over it.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndWhat should I put the latex in to mix paint in with it? Would a plastic paint pan work, or I read somewhere you need to use metal or steel? Would the latex dry out and stick to the plastic pan?