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Shell Shock® 'Plate' Mold For Casting A Skin-Tite® Wound
This step by step will illustrate how to make a flat resin 'plate mold' that you can cast platinum silicone into to make a realistic scar or wound.

Materials needed:
  • Shell Shock® Brushable Plastic
  • Ease Release 200
  • Non-Sulphur Clay
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1 - A sculpture is created in non-sulphur clay.
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2 - Ease Release 200 is applied to the entire surface
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3 - Shell Shock® part A is measured (1A:5B by weight)
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4 - Shell Shock® part B is measured (1A:5B by weight)
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5 - The Shell Shock® is combined and mixed thoroughly.
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6 - A thin detail coat of Shell Shock® is stippled onto the clay sculpt
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7 - Another batch of Shell Shock® is measured and mixed
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8 - This second batch is applied in a thicker coating
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9 - A third batch of Shell Shock® is measured and mixed
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10 - The third layer is brushed on, creating a 3/8'' (1cm) mold thickness
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11 - The Shell Shock® mold is removed from the board
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12 - Excess clay is cleared out of the mold using a wooden stick
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13 - After the edges of the mold are sanded smooth, Skin Tite® part A is measured (1A:1B by volume)
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14 - Skin Tite® part B is measured (1A:1B by volume)
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15 - Silc-Pig® flesh tone pigment is added to the Skin Tite® part B
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16 - The pigmented Skin tite® part B is added to the Skin Tite® part A
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17 - The Skin Tite® silicone is mixed thoroughly
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18 - The mixed Skin Tite® is spread into the mold using a wooden stick
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19 - Excess Skin Tite® is scraped away
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20 - After a 10 minute cure, the Skin Tite® piece is powdered
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21 - The Skin Tite® piece is then carefully removed from the Shell Shock® mold
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22 - The Skin Tite® wound is now ready for application
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23 - Skin Tite is mixed and applied to the model's skin
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24 - The Skin Tite® piece is applied to the skin.
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25 - More Skin Tite® is mixed and used to blend the edges of the piece
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26 - After the Skin Tite® cures, theatrical makeup is applied
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27 - The finished piece bends and flexes with the model's facial movements

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