Removing My Pieces From The Mould

In the other sessions of applying my prosthetic pieces I have always taken the prosthetic pieces out of the moulds in the application lesson. I decided that this time I would take them out of the moulds before the assessment as I wanted to check that they were okay and had properly worked.

When taking my prosthetics out of the moulds this time I initially struggled; the Baldiez was not easily coming off the mould and it was ripping very frequently. I was trying to be as gentle as possible in removing it but it was not easy. I have previously written about my apprehension as one of my gills contained air bubbles. On removal of this gill it began to rip around the area of the air bubbles and slightly damaged the prosthetic. This has left me with a large gap, not only in the Bladiez but also in the actual prosthetic. The top of the prosthetic, the top of the gill, is also slightly mucky looking, and I think that this is because I did not apply enough of the petrolese to the mould which meant that it was not able to be removed easily. I think that I will try and redo this prosthetic so that it is of a better quality and easier for me to apply during the assessment.

I found it easier to remove my second gill; I was more pleased with this one during the creation process as it was a lot smoother and I spent more time in getting it right. The removal was easier, and I decided to swap brushes for this removal as I thought that a small softer brush would be more gentle. This change in brush helped as the Baldiez ripped far less and the piece came out more easily. I think that during the creation of this gill I applied more petrolese to the mould as it came out far more easily and smoothly. Although there was a slight bit of ripping around the edge of the Baldiez layer on this prosthetic, the central area around the prosthetic was fine and I think will be easier than the other to apply.

Removing my scale piece out of the mould was also tricky; I tried to do this along with the larger, denser brush. I think that using this brush was a mistake as it was far too rough on the smooth and delicate pieces. Once again there was some slight ripping of the piece but overall it was quite successful. It is a lot smaller than I had envisaged, however I think that once it is applied on the face it will be the right size. I did measure it to fit my model's face so am sure that it will fit well. There are a few gaps in this prosthetic piece but I think once it is applied to the face I will be able to move and glue it to cover them up.

I am slightly disappointed that not all of my pieces worked properly the first time. I had made sure that when making them I had spent time on them and worked hard at following the steps properly. It is interesting to me that the piece that I tried to rush slightly more is the piece that has worked least well. This shows that it really is important to spend time on my pieces and not try to hurry them. When I remake this piece I will make sure that I carry the steps out properly and throughly as I will not have another chance to redo them again.