Sculpting My Wound - Technical Folder

During our second Special Effects Practical, we began to sculpt our wounds using clay. We were introduced to the equipment we would be using, which were:
-Black Gloves
-Sculpting Tools
-Plastic Dish
-Clay
-Hairdryer

Health and Safety
-Wear Gloves so that no cross contamination occurs.
-Do not wear any clothing with loose fibres, such as fluffy jumpers. The fibres can get loose, and become stuck in the clay, which can affect the texture of your mould.
-Hair tied up so that hair strands do not land in clay.

Method

-To begin with, put on gloves with hair tied back. This will mean that there will be no cross contamination, which could affect your mould in many ways, from it not setting, to rough textures that are not supposed to be there.
-Place your dish infront of you. This is where the clay mould will be made. The dish is of a  nonporous texture, meaning that the clay will stick.
-Cut desired section of clay from the large clay block using the wire tool. It is easier to start with a smaller amount and add on, rather than too much.
-Flatten your clay on the dish, so that it is stuck firmly in place.
-To create the raised parts of my wound, I made tiny sausage-shaped bits of clay and smoothed them down, to create ridges in my wound.
- My wound is quite shallow, but with raised areas, so building up was easier to do.
-To create different textures, experiment with tools. I used the metal loop, which created a very smooth texture.
-Once the wound is how we would like it to look like, cover in cling film or a tuppawear box.