This casting rubber can simulate skin very effectively and is thus used to make high quality masks and other body parts apart from gloves, puppet heads and flexible props. It also findsefficient use in facial prosthetics.

The ingredients in liquid latex are natural latex, water, ammonia, a chemical called dimethyl thiuram disulfide and zinc oxide. It is viscous and fillers or extenders can be used to control the flexibility or rigidity as desired.

When making anaccurate latex mask,it is essential to first carefully select an appropriate casting latex specifically formulated for mask making. Other latexes will be unhealthy to breath due to chemicals in their formula. EnvironMolds, LLC offers the industry standard RD-407 Mask Making Latex along with other budget friendly variations like the EnvironMolds Premium Latex Casting Rubber.Plaster molds like CastRite should preferably be used for casting the masks as its controlled porosity assures even and faster drying for the liquid latex.

Coming to how it actually works - liquid latex casting rubber comes in a liquid form and is poured into say, a face mold and allowed to sit for 30-45 minutes. Later, it is poured out again and the thin film that sticks inside the mold is allowed to dry completely before being peeled out. What comes out is a thin skin mask of latex rubber. This tends to shrink around 3%.

Trim and sand it to get a smooth surface. But painting on the latex is slightly complicated as latex tends to stretch, causing the paint to chip and crack in places. Therefore, latex based paints like Cirius Latex Colorants are preferable.

Apart from liquid latex, EnvironMolds also manufactures other mold making and casting products like polyurethanes and silicone rubber. The website www.artmolds.com has an exhaustive array of art supplies, studio supplies and equipment like vacuum pump and chamber, mounting, display and name plate options apart from instructional books and videos.

EnvironMolds, LLC is a leading manufacturer of molding and casting products that are environment-friendly and user-safe. It has almost 100 dealers across USA and sells its high-quality products in 14 countries around the world. It was recently awarded the prestigious 2013 Summit Award for Artists’ Materials.

For further details check the website www.artmolds.com or email at info @artmolds.com or call 1-866 278-6653 (toll free in USA), 1-908-273-5401 (international)
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