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Sculpting the Witch Character Prosthetic
Neill Gorton
Sculpting the Witch Character ProstheticFrom clay to character. Step by step process of sculpting a prosthetic character Witch makeup on a life cast. The sculpture is done in plastiline and we follow the process of blocking out the forms and working the surfaces to develop our character’s features. The sculpture is taken to the point where all the forms and some of the detail are finalised.
Floating the Sculpture and Preparing for Snap Moulds
Neill Gorton
Floating the Sculpture and Preparing for Snap MouldsA plastiline sculpture of a prosthetic makeup that has been done on a plaster cast prepared with a water-soluble separator will need to be “floated off” in order to prepare it for final moulding. Here we show the steps of both floating off and of preparing some of the sculptures for taking snap moulds which enable us to create overlapping appliances.
Finishing and Texturing the Witch Sculpture
Neill Gorton
Finishing and Texturing the Witch SculptureTaking the floated prosthetic sculptures and attaching them to the cores. Once attached all the finishing, detailing and texturing work is done.
Sculpting a Mountain Gorilla in WED Clay for an Animatronic Mask
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Mountain Gorilla in WED Clay for an Animatronic MaskCreating a sculpture of a gorilla’s head in WED clay. This sculpture is modelled on top of a head cast and designed to have a performer's own eyes incorporated into the mask design.
Sculpting a Basic Flat Mould Appliance
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Basic Flat Mould ApplianceSculpting a simple wound appliance in plastiline: a great introduction to silicone prosthetics and easily reproduced with only the most basic materials and equipment.
Sculpting the Zombie Makeup
Neill Gorton
Sculpting the ZombieSculpting a zombie character makeup on a life cast in plastiline. The appliances for this prosthetic makeup will be created entirely from flat moulds and this character sculpture is done with that mould making process in mind.
Floating and Flattening the Zombie Makeup
Neill Gorton
Floating and Flattening the Zombie MakeupDividing up the prosthetic sculpture into smaller pieces that will then recombine to create the finished character makeup. Where to make the joins and planning the overlaps. Once floated how to flatten and finish detailing the sculptures.
Sculpting a Half Mask in Pottery Clay
Neill Gorton
Sculpting a Half Mask in Pottery ClayHow to develop a fantasy character using inexpensive, readily available pottery clay. This sculpture could be used to create both a display bust and a latex half mask.
Anatomy Sculpture – The Ear
Neill Gorton
Anatomy Sculpture - The EarUnderstanding and practising human anatomy are very important to sculptors. In this video we do a mini exercise in sculpting a human ear that we enlarge to twice life size. Increasing the scale gives us a new perspective on anatomy and helps us better reproduce the forms.
Sculpting Homo Habilis
Neill Gorton
Sculpting Homo HabilisSculpting Homo Habilis in WED clay. Homo Habilis was an archaic human who lived around 2 million years ago. This character display bust sculpture was based loosely on images from natural history reconstructions and fossil skulls and a little bit of artistic license.
Sculpting Bigfoot in WED Clay for an Animatronic Mask
Neill Gorton
Sculpting Bigfoot in WED Clay for an Animatronic MaskCreating a sculpture of a Bigfoot character head in WED clay. This sculpture is modelled on top of a head cast and designed to have a performer's own eyes incorporated into the mask design.
