Homemade Prosthetic using Elmer's Glue
Saturday, October 27, 2012
So I didn't had the liberty to own a liquid latex to use in this project, luckily, I found out that you could substitute handy old Elmer's Glue for the liquid latex. Though I wish I could have used liquid latex, just to know the difference of the outcome. But nonetheless, its a good homemade special effects.
In this project, we will need:
- White Elmer's Glue. I haven't tried it on other white glues. I tried using the Washable No Run Gel, I'm still waiting for what it would come out.
- Tissue Paper. Just your plain old tissues. Nothing special needed.
- Foam/Brush. Or you could use your hands.
- Foundation/Concealer. To give the prosthetic skin-like color.
- Blower. This is somewhat, optional, it makes the job faster.
- A base(Tray, Baking Pan, Any smooth surfaced platform. I used a book and plastic folder). This is very important, your whole project depends on this.
Well then, let's start?
First things first. Get your base. Damp the Elmer's Glue on the surface. It doesn't have to be too thin or too thick, you'll be doing layers of this. Every time you are done with the layer, blow dry it.
Tip: Cover a big area, this would help in peeling it off.
Once you reached four(4), or until you think it's enough, you apply another layer of glue over it, but do not dry it, put a layer of tissue paper over it and damp another enough glue to cover the tissue layer. I suggest that you do not pile layers of tissue paper since it would be hard for the glue to dry, and it would make the prosthetic not pliable.
Once everything is set, before you dry it, brush on a layer of foundation over it to help it dry and also, to add that skin look to it(I didn't do this on the first one that I did for some reasons, that is why mine is white-ish. The second one looks nice too.)
After it dries, really really dry, it's time to peel it off. Every after you peel, you, again, apply/brush another layer of foundation below, to remove the stickiness of the peeled surface and to add the same skin-like effect. Keep doing this until you peeled the entire thing off.
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| This one's without the foundation/concealer. This was my first try. The surface is rough and the back is smooth. |
And viola! You now have a homemade prosthetic using Elmer's glue. You can do various stuff with it depending on your need. You can do a stitch, a cut, an open wound or anything you could think off.
6 comments
How was this applied to the skin?
ReplyDeleteYou can use the same white glue to apply it. If you want to make it look like there are other wounds around it, you can try pulling the glue half-way while it's drying. Use foam in applying btw.
DeleteCan you just apply the glue to your face instead of putting it on the base?
ReplyDeleteYou can try the peeling technique, where you apply glue directly on your skin and you peel it off before it completely dries, instead of using a homemade prosthetic like this one . I'd like to warn you that it hurts a bit.
DeleteYes you can apply it directly to the face. Use a grease barrier on the skin first I use raw Shea butter, but it can be something like vaseline just to make removal painless.
DeleteThanks for sharing your info. I haven't tried directly applying to to my skin since I did this one. Thanks again!
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