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Hole drilled in the top of the hollow plastic candle.

Hole drilled in the top of the hollow plastic candle.

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Some test shots done with opaque plastic.

Some test shots done with opaque plastic.

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The silicone is pulled off the candle, leaving a flexible mold.

The silicone is pulled off the candle, leaving a flexible mold.

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Candle removed from skull

Candle removed from skull

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The same silicone process used to make the skulls was applied to the candle

The same silicone process used to make the skulls was applied to the candle

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Real wax candles built up on skulls for making molds.

Real wax candles built up on skulls for making molds.

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step14 first casting

step14 first casting

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skulls painting

skulls painting

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step13 inverted mold

step13 inverted mold

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step12 support upgrades

step12 support upgrades

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step10 support shell

step10 support shell

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step8 final silicone

step8 final silicone

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step7 building thickness

step7 building thickness

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step6 silicone detail coat

step6 silicone detail coat

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step2 bondo and sanding

step2 bondo and sanding

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step1 $15 skull

step1 $15 skull

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Spraying makes short work of prepping base coats of latex on lots of skulls.

Spraying makes short work of prepping base coats of latex on lots of skulls.

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Plastic resin candle with 'run-off'. It just slips over the skulls-- that way if I can reuse the skulls for other purposes later...

Plastic resin candle with 'run-off'. It just slips over the skulls-- that way if I can reuse the skulls for other purposes later...

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Here's the LED candle on the skull

Here's the LED candle on the skull

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Various stages of painting the skulls. (Latex house paint overcoat, black airbrush shadow details, acrylic washes for tint and further shading.)

Various stages of painting the skulls. (Latex house paint overcoat, black airbrush shadow details, acrylic washes for tint and further shading.)

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I front lit this one with a small white strobe.

I front lit this one with a small white strobe.

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...but with enough washes applied and some moss glued in place, it looks alright!

...but with enough washes applied and some moss glued in place, it looks alright!

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...and here we are at the "this looks stupid" phase.

...and here we are at the "this looks stupid" phase.

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Light colored parts are flexible foam-- about like a Nerf football in durometer (hardness), the darker sports are more rigid (harder than styrofoam)

Light colored parts are flexible foam-- about like a Nerf football in durometer (hardness), the darker sports are more rigid (harder than styrofoam)

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Here's the foam in the plaster mold. Any little imperfections during molding end up looking like tombstone damage-- perfect!

Here's the foam in the plaster mold. Any little imperfections during molding end up looking like tombstone damage-- perfect!

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