Life casting

Originally i had someone else lined up to me my prosthetic model but unfortunately I was unable use him. so on the morning of my planned life casting i found three other possible people, i talked to them all about the processes of life casting and prosthetic application. i wanted to make clear what would be involved and to make sure they would be ok with the life casting process which can cause some people to panic. All three said they would like to do it so i had the luxury of choosing the one that would be best suited for the transformation into an old black woman.

I asked Rowen Brooks and roped in Lisa to help with the life casting then got everything ready for the already planned life casting that afternoon with Julia.

Material: Bin bags, Mod roc, Alginate, cotton wool, petroleum jelly, skull cap.

First all of Rowen's eye brows, eye lashes and uncovered hair was covered with petroleum jelly.

we built up the split line to a good thickness then smoothed out the edge of the connecting wall.

We then covered the whole back of the head with Mod roc.

strengthening ribs where added across the back of the head, the shoulders and vertically down the center. once the back of the head is done Vaseline the flange.

quickly mix the alginate, covered face starting at the top always keeping eye on nose to make sure it stays clear.
once head is fully covered fabric was added to help the alginate grip to the Mod roc layer.


Then a layer of Mod roc was applied.

Then it was time for it to come off carefully.


Rowen did amazingly kept calm and was very patient even though the process took longer than intended. The mould came out nicely with very few air bubble, overall a very successfully life cast thanks to everyone who help.