Final Shoot: Hybrid Application

Evaluation Application:

Compared to the application during my practice this one is thousand times better. It took me longer than I planned on doing it but this time I payed a lot of attention to the blending. I wanted it to look seamless. And I wasn't so sure about it because when I was done with the application it wasn't partly as edge less as I wanted it to be but it looked so much better on camera which made me so happy^^.During the practice the Baldiez layer ripped right on the edge of the silicone and I couldn't really blend it in. To avoid that I did around 4-5 layers of Baldiez before I filled in the silicone and then when the silicone was set I applied another 2 layers on top of it. So it was literally covered in Baldiez layers all around .It worked out well for the cheek pieces even though I had a few bit where the silicone kept coming off as I probably blended too much but I managed to keep those bits down without glue. I just pressed them down really tightly for a minute or so and then usually they would stay down.If not I did the pushing down process a few times but in the end it stayed down. Also before you press it down make sure it is slightly covered in alcohol. It stays down better when it has a bit of liquid. But my biggest struggle was the forehead piece. After I noticed that it was too big, when I did the practice, I made a new sculpture and made it smaller and flatter. But when I poured the silicone into the negative mould it flooded on the side which points to the hairline. Unfortunately I only saw it after the silicone already set. I think the flooding happened when I quickly moved the mould while tidying up my desk when I was waiting for the silicone to set. Very annoying, because when I applied it the space that I needed for blending was gone. I applied it anyway and thought I would just have to come up with something. So I was cutting away as much of the blending layer as possible so it won't get stuck in the hair after glueing it on. I tried to blend as much as possible but the bits just before the hairline just kept breaking off. So I did the same as I did with some of the cheek parts. I just tried to press them down. I didn't look as nice but at least it would not come off anymore. But then again I wasn't worried too much about it as the forehead piece stand s out quite a lot and you don't see it if you look straight at the model. Of course it's not optimal but it was the best I could do during that situation. For the next time I really have to make sure that I have enough space for blending and that nothing is flooded. But overall I am quite content with the outcome of my application. I almost forgot another part that was a bit tricky was the eye areas as you have to be really careful because you blend with alcohol. So I told my model to really tilt her head back so none of the alcohol would run down her face or into her eyes. Also something I noticed is that again I had texture in my forehead pieces which I didn't want. I was really annoyed because my design is supposed to be really smooth and even so hopefully it won't show too much later when the paint is on. I was thinking about what the reason could be and I realized that it always happens the deeper my moulds are. So I thought I didn't give the practice mould enough time to dry as it was a really big and deep one and one hour wasn't enough. But for the assessment piece I left it to set all night and it still got texture in the end so that can't be it. Another reason could be that I didn't get rid off of the air bubbles and they caused the texture? I was looking into things that can influence silicone while it is setting , to not set or to give it texture but unfortunately I couldn't really find anything. Just the things I already know like working quickly and not to have been in touch with garlic and Aloe Vera.

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