How to: Silicone Flat Moulds for my Assessment

Equipment:
-Sticks
-Gloves
-Glue gun
-Clay sculpture on some plastic
-Measuring cups
-Scissors
-Fixing spray
-Petrolease
-Silicone A
-Silicone B
-Scales
-Cling film
-Baby wipes
-Tissues
-Isopropyl alcohol
-Baldiez
-Hair dryer
-Brush
-Deadener
-Silicone pigments
-Metal plate
-Naphtha
-Baby buds
-Supra colour palette
-Foundation palette
-Fake blood and blood paste

Step by Step:

Wound Mould
1. Find a non-porous tray to build the silicone on to.
2. Sculpt the clay in the desired shape on the try, making sure to blend the edges well.
3. Spray the sculpture with fixing spray, making sure it is evenly covered from about 20cm away. Stand by a window and wear mask when doing this.
4. Let this spray dry.
5. Spray an even layer of Petrolease, from about 20cm away. Stand by an open window, wearing a mask wear doing this.
6. Create barrier around the clay sculpture with the clay so that the silicone I will pour over the sculpture doesn't run anywhere.
7. Cover work station and scale with cling film.
8. Mark your wooden sticks with A and B, depending on what sticks will be used for what silicone.
9. Put on gloves.
10. Measure out the exact amount of silicone A that you want with stick labelled A.
11. Change gloves.
12. Measure out the exact same amount of silicone B as you did A with stick labelled B, into the same measuring cup.
13. Clean both product containers with baby wipes and secure lids on tightly.
14. Mix the mixture of silicone well, to get rid of bubbles, and pour it over the clay sculpture, making sure the whole sculpture is covered.
15. Let this silicone dry completely for at least an hour.
16. Once the silicone is completely dry, remove it from the clay and wipe it down with alcohol with a tissue or cotton pad.
17. Spray the mould with Petrolease by an open window and wearing a mask, from about 20cm away.
18. Mix together a ratio of 1 Baldiez : 2 alcohol in a measuring cup.
19. Mix together well and avoid any air bubbles.
20. Apply two layers of this mixture to the mould using a brush, letting them dry in between. You can tell it is dry because it turns matte.
21. Mix together the exact same amount of silicone A and B and then add about 60% of the silicone mixture of Deadener. The more deadener that is added, the softer and more skin-like the silicone will look.
22. Add pigments to this mixture to match it to the model's skin.
23. Pour mixture into the mould to fill the mould and then scrape the excess off with a flat ruler. Do this in many directions to make it as flat and smooth as possible.
24. Let this set completely.

Application
25. Apply the Pros Aid to the wound and skin in an even layer with a cotton bud.
26. Wait until the glue goes clear on the wound and skin, and make sure the edges aren't peeled back.
27. Flip the wound onto the skin and pat it all down, avoiding any air bubbles. Press the wound onto the skin to make sure it has adhered properly.

28. Use a cotton bud and isopropyl alcohol to blend away the edges, making sue not to touch the latex.
29. I first added foundation over the mound to make it blend into the skin as much as possible.
30. I then added supra colour to the wound to give it some depth and to add realistic colour to the wound and around the wound to make it look like bruising.

31. I continued to play around with different colours until I thought it looked realistic enough.