Of latex.
That joke was not as funny as I thought it would be but I’m goin’ leave it.
I never used liquid latex before. It’s actually super cool and easy. It would be even cooler with I had some type of hand-art thing. You know, people who draw or paint or can build stuff – I’m not good at that. I am good at coming up with the ideas, but, not so good at building stuff.
Anyhow, I needed to build a mouth with huge teeth. Nom nom nom! I decided the best “teeth” material would be fake nails. Thanks, Amazon prime!
Now, if I was artistic, I would move beyond just painting the tips with Essie Bordeaux and calling it a day.
Artists: I started with a cream-peach base and added some yellow for depth and dimension. I used black by the gum line…
Me: HOW LONG HAS THIS PORK CHOP BEEN IN MY HAIR?!
I thought I was a super master of design by painting the top AND bottom of the nail. I rewarded myself with vodka.
First Concepts
I was going to build the mouth directly on my face.
No. I don’t have that kind of time to do every time I need to do a test run.
First Mouth
Originally, my inspiration was the mouth of a lamprey which is circular. I got a lot of cotton balls and spent some type building layers of cotton into a mouth and sticking the teeth into it.
Then I earned my face is not flat to hold the thing. I also ran out of face real estate. I am not sure how big my face is, but, to be fair, I don’t really see it that often. I’m behind it.
After building it, I noticed it was looking a little dried out…sad-ish. So, my friend…let’s call him Niall, who is really good at this stuff, told me to seal it with Mod Page. Wait. Modge Podge.
Of course I got the wrong kind! I got the photo transfer type and I needed the..glue type?
Lessons were learned.
Second Mouth
My second mouth I figured I would be more like a…uhh…football shaped. Like a mouth. I can’t eat food so it didn’t matter of I could eat.
I also learned rather than just building it of all cotton, I could make a “jaw bone” out of aluminum foil. Also, I could add foundation to the liquid latex and make it “flesh colored” so I wouldn’t have to paint it later.
Because…who am I kidding?
I did get the correct Modge Podge and was really happy with the seal.
Second-ish Mouth
Niall asked me why I didn’t make it two pieces so I could open my mouth. You know...like a normal creature.
So I cut the second mouth into two pieces and built a little bit of a connector. This mouth is HUGE. Like…sticking out. I thought it was a good size for my face, so, now I know I have a smaller face.
I also learned from my previous skin test to use liquid latex and not spirit gum. I had my doubts with the size of these two fake jaws, but, sh** works like a charm!
Third Mouth
Right, so, the mouth I have works and is huge. So, I thought I would make a more refined mouth.
This mouth…well…had potential. I don't have the fine art skills...so...this is a work in progress. I think it made it to long for my face, the jaw part but, I needed that space for glue.
So, this is about where I am right now in my first ever mouth...design. Horror mouth. Mmm.
Also, liquid latex stinks.
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