HYBRID OUTCOME - PROCESS MAKING

Well.... how do i start this post? Last week was one of the most stressful weeks going, everything was going wrong and i mean EVERYTHING. I was falling behind in my work, i had just started a new job which is a good thing also, and my iron level were low so all i wanted to do was sleep or scream.

Well today i walked into the lesson confident as ever untilllll.. it was negative mould making. As i come from a creative back ground it is seen that every idea i create it's always a lot more complicated than planned. Well this is what has gone wrong throughout the mould making process.


In the beginning my mould happened to be far too wind and to high for my  A & B to cover, at first i was told i had enough product left but when i poured on the liquid it did not fully cover my mould. This was a choice i made and i know from now with little product i should of created something more simple, but now i have made this mistake, i can only learn from it.


After having a stressful through two weeks with the wound making, i hoped this process was going to be more simple, Unfortunately it just kept getting worse, I had to press my mould so the product was cover it. This was a risk to make and hoped for the best. Now all i had to was wait...

Following this making stage i was not in for the following week as i had a work meeting in my new job. This has affected me more than i thought but i thought i have stayed very calm.

Today i got to see my negative mould, After it having two weeks to set i thought it would be very try and ready for me to start making my positive moulds, this was not the case. Unfortunately, contamination happened and the mixture hadn't set properly underneath on one corner as you may see in the below image.

So now we are a day before submission an i have no mould, Luckily i had made two clay moulds in the very beginning, one which was a lot smaller and less.  I didn't stress in fact i didn't even get in a mood, i just accepted that it had gone wrong an i had to work quick.

Plan B 

I paced myself and took my time making this mould, i made sure i was in a comfortable zone and started to make my negative mould, which i can say i am happy with. It took 1hr to dry and i then started making my positive. Unfortunately i have only managed to make one today which is fully dry and one is drying, tomorrow i hope to make 3 more.

How has this effected me?

Even though i didn't  get in a mould while i was told my negative piece wasn't useable, i did start to lose my tether while making the positive moulds. Personally i think this stage is more fast pace and demanding and my head is current like a jumble sale so i couldn't exactly concentrate. Emotionally, this has made me exhausted and makes me question am i capable of special effects in my future career? i understand it would be different but after this past unit i have had huge amounts of anxiety and stress.


What have i gained from this experience?

I have enjoyed the experienced and i have created the skills of making a prosthetic mould. This experience has gave me the best ability and knowledge to whether it is a good idea to switch career path with make up.  I will take away from these session what i have learnt and continue to practice with the left over products. I also know in future references if i have my own products i can work in my own time instead of being felt to rush or having a limited time to produce something i wish to create.

too be continued....