In this mixed material session, we focused on the material of worbla (another thermoplastic). We were instructed to make half mask that could be in the form of an animal. I decided to do my design based on a cat because I wanted to be able to do some wild whiskers coming out.
So to get the shape of the bottom part of the mask and we had to mould our warbler around some clay. I didn't have enough clay so in order to solve this issue I used some tin foil and layered the clay around it which was quite effective. Having formed the basic design using the clay, I then went onto cover the clay with tinfoil so that when applying the worbla it could be easily removed. As I did not have a heat gun, I then softened my worbla with some boiling water by laying it flat in a baking tray soaking the thermoplastic in boiling water. I then put the worbla on top of the mould and then sculpted it around my tinfoil covered clay piece using a hairdryer.
When moulding it using the hairdryer, I found that some parts of the plastic overlapped forming a crease to allow a dome shape. In order to solve this issue, I applied the hairdryer intensely on these parts and eventually it smoothed but still left a mark. Having heated the warbler mask, I then went on to cut around the any remaining warbler and then finished by using the hairdryer to sculptor around my face to prefect the fit. My mask was quite a lot bigger than I first intended, so I use the hair dryer for a while to make it really fit my face.
Having done the main part of the mask, now we could then add to certain embellishments with the leftover worbla we had which involved making just little moulds out of the clay then sculpting around it. To add these embellishments, I then used worbla method once again with the hairdryer and the boiling water to sculpt around the mould and then to apply it to the main part of the mask.
Lastly, I needed to attach the elastic. And tada, mask complete! I really enjoyed using this material, although it did take me a while to get used to it. Next time I think I will try and put the crease more to the side when making the basic worbla shape as mine was quite central place which then made it look really obvious.
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