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Monday, August 9, 2010
Dragon Embryo
Artist "magna-est-veritas" brings us this bottled dragon embryo. The body is constructed of polymer clay over a tinfoil armature. The shredded skin effect was created with a thin layer of liquid latex.
I am quite a fan of the shedded skin. I made that effect with a spider specimen bottle I made by coating it in a thin layer of super glue, then immediately putting it in water. I love this blog and the specimen bottles are some of my favorites. Keep up the good work.
Hi! As a begginner with these things , I wonder about the maintaining through years of this specimens. If anyone could help me , I have a question: liquid latex has a life of maybe...5 or 6 years before it start to shrink and dry becoming fragile.I did an orc mask with this material and I drop it to the bin due to this. Is there any other materials to make this texture looking? I thought about using a thin tissue with glue to imitate skin covering the flesh. I need translucent material to do it , and it seems to be latex the only one useful....
All latex eventually breaks down, but a bottled specimen is probably the most benign environment possible for the material. A sealed bottle has no infiltration of oxygen and the combination of glass and fluid (combined with the specimen presumably being displayed indoors) should cut down UV exposure significantly.
I have prop specimens that are over four years old that aren't showing any signs of degradation.
Thanks for answering... Maybe when I get free time (difficult thing for me) I could try to make one and include liquid latex as skin... Cheers and go on with this blog!!!
I am quite a fan of the shedded skin. I made that effect with a spider specimen bottle I made by coating it in a thin layer of super glue, then immediately putting it in water. I love this blog and the specimen bottles are some of my favorites. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing art! The latex certainly does give the skin a nice effect, and the creature is charming. I love it!
ReplyDeleteHi!
ReplyDeleteAs a begginner with these things , I wonder about the maintaining through years of this specimens.
If anyone could help me , I have a question:
liquid latex has a life of maybe...5 or 6 years before it start to shrink and dry becoming fragile.I did an orc mask with this material and I drop it to the bin due to this.
Is there any other materials to make this texture looking?
I thought about using a thin tissue with glue to imitate skin covering the flesh.
I need translucent material to do it , and it seems to be latex the only one useful....
@ Tóbal
ReplyDeleteAll latex eventually breaks down, but a bottled specimen is probably the most benign environment possible for the material. A sealed bottle has no infiltration of oxygen and the combination of glass and fluid (combined with the specimen presumably being displayed indoors) should cut down UV exposure significantly.
I have prop specimens that are over four years old that aren't showing any signs of degradation.
Thanks for answering...
ReplyDeleteMaybe when I get free time (difficult thing for me) I could try to make one and include liquid latex as skin...
Cheers and go on with this blog!!!