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So I'm going to be doing a small tutorial on how I created the severed hand prop on 26.08.15. I used very basic yet versatile special effects materials to create this. So, lets go.
You will need:
- Talc Powder (flour is a good substitute for this)
- Fake Blood
- Liquid Latex
- A variety of different colours, and foundation
- A plastic tub
- Sponge(s) and cotton pads (A LOT of them)
- A variety of brushes to apply colours, as well as a powder brush to apply talc powder (or flour)..
1. Bend your hand into the shape you wish your
severed hand to be in (if you're feeling angry, feel free
to make a severed hand with it's middle finger up, I
won't stop you) and begin to apply latex to your hand.
Whilst doing this, make sure no part of your hand is
touching any other, latex has the overwhelming
tendency to stick to itself (unless your fingers are meant to be connected in your original design of course, but mine weren't, so I kept mine from touching each other). Repeat the layering process for around ten layers and make sure the other layer of latex has dried before applying the next.
FEEL FREE TO USE A HAIR DRYER BETWEEN EACH LAYER OF LATEX, you'll find this extremely handy and time saving, trust me.
2. After around 10 complete layers of latex over your
hand, generously powder your hand completely to
prevent the latex sticking to itself at this stage. This will
also help when it comes to the next step as due to the
powder, you can see how far the latex comes down to
start peeling it upwards.
3. As briefly explained in the last step, find the very
end point that you applied the latex, and begin to
peel the latex upwards from that point, generously
powdering the underneath of the latex as you peel
up, again to prevent it from sticking to itself.
4. Once all of the latex has peeled off, you are left
with a very flimsy, thin rubber cast of your hand.
If the cast at the moment does not look like your
original design, it will after this next step, which is
to completely fill the cast with cotton to give it a lot
more support and a firmer feel to it overall.
5. Once your hand cast is completely full with cotton,
all that is required now is to colour it! And, blood is a
MUST in this prop! Adjust the way you colour it
based upon what you want it to be. Perhaps a
zombie hand?
This was genuinely created very near to the time where I was just starting off in this field of work. When I first posted this video (below) up on Instagram a little while ago, it spawned comments from those who knew me, and those who didn't, all really reading the same exact thing:
"How the hell did you do that?!"
So I thought, after a very long time, I would tell you exactly how I did it.
You will need:
- Liquid Latex
- A sharp tool (tweezers ect)
- A variety of colour
- A plastic tub
- Sponges or Q Tips (whichever you like to apply your latex with)
- Fake blood of your choice
- A dissolvable paracetamol or tablet
1. Locate the area where you wish your burn to be.
I chose my forearm as I definitely feel that area
has the easiest surface to work on, but feel free to
choose wherever you like.
When you have chosen, begin to apply thin layers
of liquid latex to the area. You should repeat this for around five layers to really
ensure you have a thick enough base for the next step.
DISCLAIMER - please wait for the previous layer to dry BEFORE applying your next. You can use a hair dryer to speed up the layering process if you so wish.
2. Once you have your layers completed and they are
dry enough, its time to channel your inner trypophobic
self, by tearing and rubbing holes within the latex to
create the places where the acid has burnt through the skin
to the flesh.
3. As soon as you feel your chosen area is efficiently 'holey'
its time to colour it. Use whichever colour scheme you would
like. I used a pink base with black around the holes and red
all over. The fake blood made up most of the colour scheme
of my burn, so it's really hard to tell what I actually did. You
can also add a little fake blood in this step, if you want your burn to be fresh and bloody.
4. Now for the fun part. Find your dissolvable tablet, zip lock
bag, and something to bash the hell out of it with. place your
tablet inside the bag and begin to crush it up. You kinda want
some pieces bigger than others, and for it not to be a completely
powdery consistency, but you want a little powder in there.
5. Take some of your tablet chunks and stick them in and under
some of the holes you created in the latex, so the chunks aren't
entirely visible, but they are still easily accessible. If you have
some powdered tablet in the bag too, sprinkle as much as
you wish over top the entire burn.
6. Dependant on what you have, take water in a spray bottle
or an extremely watery red tinted blood to spray the tablet
chunk (and powder) wherever they/it may be. You will notice shortly
that they begin to bubble!
