How to Make Elf Ears - Sculpting Elf Ears (Part 3)

In this video we teach you how to sculpt your Elf Ears using an oil based clay. We detail how to block out your clay ears and slowly sculpt, shape and texture them into beautiful elf ears. We explain how to create feathered edges for easy blending to your skin once you make your ears out of silicone. This is advanced sculpting video so please practice the techniques discussed in this video.

Materials needed:
The clay I am sculpting with is called: Chavant Clay - NSP medium Brown.
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You can use any type of oil base clay as long as it is Sulfur Free. (Sulfure will contaminate your molds making the silicone not cure)

Water based clay is not be recommend because the fine edges would dry out and break away leaving hard thick edges. Blending would be difficult and almost impossible. Please use an oil base clay.

To simplify the materials here is a list of what you need to make silicone elf ears.

THE PLASTER used in this process is called Hydrocal B11 White. This plaster is best because you can scrape it and clean it easier than Ultracal 30 plaster. Which either one is good it's just I prefer Hydrocal.

THE SILICONE used in the molding process can be either a Tin Cure silicone or a platinum silicone. Platinum preferred my most effects artist. I have been using Dragon Skin 30 for the molds instead of the blue (Tin Cure) stuff lately.
For the prosthetic ears use either use PlatSil Gel 10 silicone or Dragon Skin 10. (PlatSil is a little more expensive but I love its feel better than dragon skin.)
For coloring the silicone use the recommend silicone tinting products.

The plastic material I use in the video for making the ear forms is called Repo 1 (Reproduction plastic). You can also use Smooth On Smooth-Cast® 385. I think it might be cheaper and easier to use.

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