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You might try to make some contour shapers to help final smoothing by cutting various concave and convex edges out of semi rigid plastic. I do this when applying auto body filler. This also helps keep paired muscles uniform to each other.
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I initially wanted to make the doll light, so I'm considering using expandable polyurethane foam similar to DS Dolls but I am still researching it.Sodium wrote:How much Silicone will your doll need?
Careful on your decision of materials and make sure they are compatible. Silicone doesn't bond well with many foams. That's why some SFX prosthetics use silicone for molding and a poly rubber material for casting, then a poly foam to fill it. Before going full on with your doll when it is ready, I would make a mold of your own arm then test out your process and see if it is the consistency you want. Also mixing expanding foam is tricky if you haven't done it before. Sometimes you get a nice soft foam like you should, other times you didn't mix right or you spread it too hard and it ends up dense. I buy my materials from brickintheyard.com They also have some good instructional videos too. You can also get sample materials for cheap. You want to get the right firm or softness of the skin. Too soft and you get a sticky silicone skin that will pick up all the lint in the air.Omega_Vato wrote:I initially wanted to make the doll light, so I'm considering using expandable polyurethane foam similar to DS Dolls but I am still researching it.Sodium wrote:How much Silicone will your doll need?
Keep in mind, I said I might do just straight polyurethane foam. I am not 100% certain if I want to use silicone unless I really would like to and I want it to make it lightweight but with a curvaceous body almost similar to plush dolls. Brickintheyard.com is a go-to site and I have went there plenty of times even though I haven't bought anything from there. I have watched plenty of their videos on YouTube and have subscribed to their channel. That being said, I'm just debating on this because I am still in the sculpting phase. I will take everything into consideration.ren28 wrote:Careful on your decision of materials and make sure they are compatible. Silicone doesn't bond well with many foams. That's why some SFX prosthetics use silicone for molding and a poly rubber material for casting, then a poly foam to fill it. Before going full on with your doll when it is ready, I would make a mold of your own arm then test out your process and see if it is the consistency you want. Also mixing expanding foam is tricky if you haven't done it before. Sometimes you get a nice soft foam like you should, other times you didn't mix right or you spread it too hard and it ends up dense. I buy my materials from brickintheyard.com They also have some good instructional videos too. You can also get sample materials for cheap. You want to get the right firm or softness of the skin. Too soft and you get a sticky silicone skin that will pick up all the lint in the air.Omega_Vato wrote:I initially wanted to make the doll light, so I'm considering using expandable polyurethane foam similar to DS Dolls but I am still researching it.Sodium wrote:How much Silicone will your doll need?
rubherkitty wrote:Maybe the foam had a bad reaction to the glove?
I know you are not to use latex gloves when working w/ silicone.
Does the foam instructions say to stay away from Latex, vinyl, etc?