> The resulting head should probably be in Latex, how to take the original > imprint ? maybe plaster of paris?
No way. Unless you know exactly what you are doing you risk serious (very serious) burns. (Plaster produces heat as it sets. The hotter it is, the faster it sets. The faster it sets the more heat it produces. And so on.) Otherwise: -Plaster of Paris (POP) bandages (which may be what Bo-Erik was referring to), -Alginate are the common ones. POP bandages are relatively cheap, alginate not. Alginate is good for detail (which you probably don't want (e.g. a small ear piercing hole!)), bandages can be but requires skill. Alginate requires a supporting shell or 'boat', bandages don't. Three main hurdles: You are 'ronde-bosse', that is to say this is not a relief/imprint, so you need a multi part mould. The amount of hair (?skull cap, protect eyebrows, hope you have no beard (sorry don't know Danish forenames, so apologies if that one is a howler!)). Ears are, in my experience, impossible with bandages, and almost so with alginate. You may need _medical_ silicone (industrial silicone is not recommended for skin contact ... and I'd be very wary of most things near the auditory nerve). Those who fit hearing aids have two-part mixes for moulding canals. Maybe do the ears by themselves and 'glue' them on a more crudely done head ? Do contact me off list, if you wish. Michael (France) > Or your mask making makeup department students should know :-) > > BR Bo-Erik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sursound [mailto:sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Lasse > Munk > Sent: den 26 november 2014 13:13 > To: Surround Sound discussion group > Subject: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials > > Hi All, > > I would very much like to mold my own ears or make a > dummyhead-replica-of-my-head .. i'm in a theater school with a workshop > where I can do a lot of things, but I'm in doubt which materials that > would be good to use for this task. > > Any ideas? > > All the best, > Lasse > > > -- > sound designer > soundjuggling.com > 06 68 50 95 97 (FR) > 00 45 26 84 44 41 (DK) > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20141126/5995be71/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
