Film prop moulding is growing in popularity among fans and hobbyists. Whether you are not forging a reproduction, sketch your authentic constitution from all views.2. Sketch Everyone stuff of the sketch in Rugged point, marking the extent as you life.3.
Instructions
Sculpting the Prop
1. Close with reference pictures of the film prop you wish to cook, finding as many views as likely. Ofttimes used for amateur films, Halloween and cosplay, props can be reproductions of items depicted in an existing film or creations of your own. One relatively inexpensive and elementary fashion to bring your film prop to being is to sculpt the prop from Sculpey, a multipurpose polymer clay that can be baked in your familiar oven. Replace these instructions to start your adventures in prop moulding with Sculpey.
Allure a life-sized outline of the prop and intersect it from the paper liking a stencil, leaving the cut-out gap. You Testament appliance the gap to double-check the vastness and shape of your prop.
4. Construct a sturdy armature, or skeleton, for your movie prop using oven-safe materials like steel wire. Bend and shape the wire with needle-nosed pliers and glue it in place with polyvinyl glue. Check the shape with your cutout.
5. Add bulk to the armature with tinfoil. This will make the prop lighter and stronger than if you use mostly clay. Check the shape. Glue tinfoil in place and let it dry.
6. Cover the armature with Sculpey. Make sure you have a thick enough layer of clay to sculpt details with.
7. Sculpt the clay, following your design diagram. Follow all measurements and check the shape with the cutout. Make sure that all sculpting is clean and smooth.
Finishing the Prop
8. Place the prop sculpture into a Pyrex oven-safe pan, or lay it on a spare baking sheet.
9. Bake the sculpture at 275 degrees F for no more than 30 minutes, or as directed on the Sculpey package. Remove from oven. The prop will become firm and darker in color, and should cool quickly.
10. Refer back to your reference pictures. Choose and mix acrylic paint colors that match your design.
11. Paint Sculpey to your satisfaction. Let your movie prop dry before use.
