Creating My Glass Shard Wound

 Equipment Required:

• Sticks/Lollipop sticks (2 Labelled A and 2 Labelled B)
• Black Gloves
• Glue gun
• Face Mask
• Clay sculpture on some plastic
• Measuring cups
• Scissors
• Fixing spray
• Petrolease
• Silicone A and Silicone B
• Scales
• Cling film
• Baby wipes
• Tissues
• Isopropyl alcohol
• Super Baldiez
• Hair dryer
• Paint Brush
• Deadener
• Silicone pigments
• Metal plate
• Naphtha
• Cotton Buds

Step By Step:

• Firstly start by labeling 2 sticks A and another 2 B
• Apply a large piece of Cling Film to your surface - in order not the damage the surfaces and also it makes it easier to clean after
• Have your Black Latex free gloves on hand 
• Make sure your Glue Gun is hot and ready to use.
• Cut 1 of our Measuring Cups in half using the scissors
• Have your clay sculpture on the plastic tray ready.
• Before Glue gunning the plastic cup to the plastic - spray the Fixing Spray 20cm away from your Clay sculpture (Make sure to do it next a window and to be wearing your face mask)
• Once the Fixing Spray is dry then spray Clay sculpture with Petrolease again 20cm away
• Once your measuring cup is cut in half, place on top of your Clay sculpture - it should fit nicely inside the measuring cup.
• Using your Hot Glue Gun, begin securing your cup to the plastic - make sure there are no air bubbles and no gaps.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Making the Silicone:

• Using a clean Measuring cup place on the measuring scales and set to 0 - then with clean black gloves start measuring 30 grams of Silicone A using the stick labeled A (Take time with this as it need to be accurate)
• Do the same with Silicone B - make sure to wear new black gloves to prevent contamination.
• After using each Silicone pot make sure to clean down with a baby wipe - again to prevent contamination.
• Once you have both measurements in the same cup mix together well - bang on a hard surface to remove any air bubbles.
• Once happy with consistency pour evenly on to Clap sculpture - the plastic cup will give the silicone the shape after it's finished.
• You will need to wait a good hour for the silicone to set.
• Once the silicone is dry peel out carefully out of the plastic.
• Wipe the silicone with some isopropyl alcohol and use a cotton bud to get in all the hard to reach areas - make sure there is no Clay residue. 

Creating the Wound Using the silicone Mould:

• Spray the silicone with Petrolease from a distance of 20 cm until dry.
• Now create a mixture of 1 part Super Baldiez and 2 part ispropyl alcohol and mix well.
• Pour this mixture onto your silicone piece spread this out evenly with a paint brush - make sure to blend the edges (if you have any leftover of the mixture place a glove over the measuring cup this will prevent the mixture from drying up)
• Apply a second coat - you can use a hair dryer to speed up the process (make sure its on a cool setting)
• Apply clean black gloves get out a new measuring cup and add 8 grams of silicone A using a stick labelled A.
• Do the same with silicone B - make sure to clean down each pot and to apple clean gloves to prevent contamination. 
• Now with a new stick and clean black gloves add 12 grams of deaderner to the mixture - this will make the silicone softer and more skin like.
• Add 1 to 2 drops of pigment to the mixture - try using shades that are close to your model's skin tone.
• With the mix mixture pour on to your silicone mould - using something flat get rid of any excess mixture.
• Using Naphtha on a cotton bud to wipe any more excess and to blend the edges.
• Leave to set for an hour and then apply powder to avoid sticking.

Self Reflection

I really enjoyed this lesson, it was difficult and you really needed to listen in order not to make an error. I came across some hurdles for example when I was applying the silicone on top of my clay sculpture I didn't realize that I needed to use 10 grams more of Silicone A and silicone B due to the fact that my clay piece was high - so when I took the silicone of the clay piece I had a hole in the bottom. This meant I had to start again (very annoying and stressful) However looking on the bright side it helped me take the measurements in easier, so when it came to doing it again I was a lot faster at getting the measurements. When I had waited an hour (again) for my silicone to set, it was perfect however pretty much everyone had gone onto making the actual wound. At this point I was feeling the heat, however I chilled out and got on with it. I found it difficult getting the super baldiez to stay and my friend's leftover mixture had dried up. When it came to putting the mixture for the actual wound my other friend had made to much which was very helpful because it was coming to the end of the class, when I eventually got the mixture on the silicone, I don't it settled well as I've noticed lots bubbles which worries me as we are doing our shoots next week. However hopefully I'll have some time to restart mine.