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.
