I saw a bunch of comments wondering where this dude went, so I did a little research. someone here in the comments said fox news did a video about him. searching the video, I found out it was just some old re-upload of when he was still considered active on the movie geek channel, I did some more digging and I found out he now works at "Pluralsight" as an author and video editor. Hopefully he's doing good! he's probably moved on from the costume making, but I'm not too sure.
I like how in the beginning you talk about not having much time to work on this project, but everything you do to mold it just takes more and more time to unmold.
Alex, you are an ingenious amateur artist. I admire your determination and application. Working with few resources and a lot of trial and error, you arrive at finished work that may be a little rough around the edges, but is all the more impressive for being crafted by one pair of hands. I hope that you continue experimenting; include newer materials, and post videos here on RU-vid.
i love that you show your trial and error/learning process... it's super helpful when learning to know what not to do and why without having to make the mistakes yourself
Here's a tip: if you want the suit to be very form fitting, try casting them a little bit too small so they will stretch and snap back onto your skin, and in order to have that really work, try using silicone instead.
I'm in the learning process on this stuff as well. The best way I've found for the wall is to use something like tin, or thin metal strips to support the back of a clay wall, then make the initial wall bout 3 or 4 inches tall. On the edges of the wall, make another small wall, maybe an inch or so, coming back at you in order to make a smooth edge that can't bleed to the other side or make it difficult to tell the two halfs apart. I use clay to make another small wall coming at me on the back side of the main wall in order to make the second wall have smooth edges and be an inch or so shorter than the front. Then use ratchet stall to pull them together, with a later of Vaseline between the walls to help seal. Awesome job though sir.
(for future reference, if in case you need to take out the styrofoam again, acetone dissolves the foam, and I would suggest plastic shims for the mold separation, but it looks amazing! Great job!)
dude thats sick man! looks great! I'm highly interested in getting into molding and casting and making my own mask, and different molds, watching your videos has very much inspired this. Thank you man!
I am going to make a full body suit. Just watching some videos here on youtube to know what methods are the best and such. I am going to make mine out of silicone! Some things I have learned so far is that you should make 2 life casts of yourself that are identical, then only sculpt the way you want your suit to look on one of the cast, making sure you coat the whole thing with a thin layer of clay. Then when you create the mold, your lifecast should fit inside the mold from the sculpt, then you fill it with silicone/latex and the space between your life cast and the mold you made from your sculpted life cast makes a "mask" that fits PERFECTLY and looks exactly the way your sculpture looks, on your body! : ) Silicone is more stretchy than latex, and lasts for a reaaally long time! That is why I choose to make mine with silicone!
im just saying this because I get the hinting feeling that he's only calling them "stilts" because it may make him feel emasculated to just call them what they are; heels.
One of the most amazing things I've ever seen ! Their creativity and commitment are amazing! Congratulations!!! (Uma das coisas mais incríveis que eu já vi! Sua criatividade e empenho são incríveis. Meus parabéns!!!)
Don't worry guys he's still alive. He's actually a cameraman for a new station. I know this is because I search up his name and apparently his team wanted to do a video on him
That video wasn't recent, since the youtube screenshots they used says his most recent videos where uploaded a year ago. They did say his whole name, so I decided to do a little research. From what I got he seems to be working at "Pluralsight" as an author and video editor.
I would think that after the first mold disaster, you would have moved on to a much more forgiving material, like silicone from Smooth-On. That stuff is perfect for projects like this.
I'm seriously impressed with the effort of this,you have a lot of ambition and I can only see you getting better and better with every project. Thanks for posting! just subbed:)
I am guessing that this was your first attempt at a suit? It did seem that you did more steps and work that I think could have been not needed ? But I have not done any of this but really want to . I really liked your Honesty in this video and give you outstanding marks for your perseverance because you were honest about it all it made for a real down to earth instruction and made the viewer cheer for you. WAY TO GO!!!!
@ 4:14 acetone (found in nail polish) melts Styrofoam, just in case it happens again... just note that acetone makes the tiny air bubbles in styrofoam to pop, leaving behind a rigid, solid piece of plastic: if you act fast, it can be poured out before it stiffens too much...
