Vallari
12-28-2004, 03:41 AM
First off I'd just like to say I'm happy to be back here on the forum. It's been hard to check in with Christmas and all.
Anyways, over my break, I've been experimenting with some stuff Iv'e run across on accident at a Hobby Lobby store - candle gel. This stuff is awesome! It has the consistency of Jello, and is pretty durable. Iv'e ran some experiments on it, like shaping it, reheating it, and coloring it. So far they have all given promising results. When this stuff is melted down and reformed, and colored appropiately, it looks a lot like silicon breast form material. It's durable, but will tear when placed under unusually strong compression or tension. I think it would hold up OK though if worn out around as long as you avoid things like deep sea diving or base jumping!:D I used liquid foundation as a dye and mixed it with the gel after heating it up. I then pour it into a form I made and let it set and dry. After that, I carefully peel it out, trim it up and correct it as necessary, add a nipple, and it's ready to go! Im going to do those final steps soon and will post the pics of the final product here later today. The pics Ive attached are the material in it's un-formed state. The skin-tone color was created by mixing CG Smoothers No.25 (Buff Beige) foundation. (I promise to post higher quality pics next time :o )
Benefits:
- Realistic feel and bounce
- Reasonably Durable
- Material is reheatable and reformable
- Cost is reasonable (About $10 for a tub of this stuff)
- Can be colored with certain types of foundation for maximum realistic color
- Breastforms can be created in a day if everything is available and ready
Drawbacks:
- Form creation requires a molding and casting process, which is relatively simple to do (plaster of paris, cheap plastic novelty breast form for negative casting), but is tedious
- Material tends to give off a shine, but Ill post here if I find out how to get rid of it
- Difficult/Impossible to glue or tape the material to flesh (Im working on a few different ideas to fix this though)
- Material says to avoid contact with skin, so a seal is required between the form and the skin (still working on this)
Anyways, over my break, I've been experimenting with some stuff Iv'e run across on accident at a Hobby Lobby store - candle gel. This stuff is awesome! It has the consistency of Jello, and is pretty durable. Iv'e ran some experiments on it, like shaping it, reheating it, and coloring it. So far they have all given promising results. When this stuff is melted down and reformed, and colored appropiately, it looks a lot like silicon breast form material. It's durable, but will tear when placed under unusually strong compression or tension. I think it would hold up OK though if worn out around as long as you avoid things like deep sea diving or base jumping!:D I used liquid foundation as a dye and mixed it with the gel after heating it up. I then pour it into a form I made and let it set and dry. After that, I carefully peel it out, trim it up and correct it as necessary, add a nipple, and it's ready to go! Im going to do those final steps soon and will post the pics of the final product here later today. The pics Ive attached are the material in it's un-formed state. The skin-tone color was created by mixing CG Smoothers No.25 (Buff Beige) foundation. (I promise to post higher quality pics next time :o )
Benefits:
- Realistic feel and bounce
- Reasonably Durable
- Material is reheatable and reformable
- Cost is reasonable (About $10 for a tub of this stuff)
- Can be colored with certain types of foundation for maximum realistic color
- Breastforms can be created in a day if everything is available and ready
Drawbacks:
- Form creation requires a molding and casting process, which is relatively simple to do (plaster of paris, cheap plastic novelty breast form for negative casting), but is tedious
- Material tends to give off a shine, but Ill post here if I find out how to get rid of it
- Difficult/Impossible to glue or tape the material to flesh (Im working on a few different ideas to fix this though)
- Material says to avoid contact with skin, so a seal is required between the form and the skin (still working on this)