Thread: The Bottle Lady

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This is my version of the Scarefx stirring witch prop. She is made on a pvc armature, and her head is sculpted with celluclay and paperclay over a urethane skull. The hands were cast in in alumilite plastic resin using a flexwax mold.



Click here for a backstory on the Bottle Lady and video of her in action.

Hey, Dave nice work! The animation is really smooth!

That is fantastic!

That is creepy, but I guess most bag ladies are kind of creepy.

Wow dude .. thats not good , not good at all . That resembles my aunt , and rather than take you to court about it ... I'll just come over and take that prop off your hands .. ( LOL )
( only joking of course )

Now , for the honest opinion - Dude ... you have got WAY too much talent ! Wanna share some ? LOL
EXCELLENT . She REALLY looks GREAT !

What a nice deviation on Scarefx's witch with cauldron!
She's creepy!

MsM

too awesome, Dave, as usual!! How do you do the hands with the resin, where do you buy it, etc?

Absolutly AWSOME , she looks wonderfully creepy and great animation too , totally love it .....all the details of the costume, litle bottle , herbs , simply wow

Originally Posted by bethene

too awesome, Dave, as usual!! How do you do the hands with the resin, where do you buy it, etc?

I bought my Flex Wax from Oriental Trading...sometimes you can get free shipping from them. AMACO® Flexwax

Alumilite Resin was purchased here: Alumilite White - Super Light Liquid Casting Plastic 128 oz - Artist & Craftsman Supply

Basically, you dip your hands into the melted flexwax until there is a thick shell, let the flexwax cool and harden, then remove your hand like you are slipping it out of a glove. Mix up a small amount of alumilite, and slush it around into the hand mold until all surfaces are covered. Two thin layers of alumilite are plenty to get a good pull from the mold. The next step is to fill the alumilite (while still encased in the flexwax) with 2 part urethane foam. This will capture the finest detail, including every wrinkle and fingerprint. For a less detailed hand, you can used the 2 part urethane directly into the flexwax mold.

I think she's one of your best, dave.....really, really well done!