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The t-shirts are printed and I should receive them tomorrow and then they’ll be ready for shipping. I ordered the materials for the zombie/corpse arm for Neil Gaiman’s yard. I have to add a vacuum chamber to the container to help remove bubbles from the final casting. We have a big announcement tomorrow, as long as Manthos’ computer keeps working. He’s been having reboot issues and not booting up issues. Keep your eye out!
Now, I’m off to watch Dairy of the Dead.
No comments on the title! I’m still trying to convince myself…
Check out the updated flash log on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u3o725q_jI
The arm cast this weekend went ok, with some probems in the arm cast container having a leak and the need for a good scale. The face cast also went out, though would have been better had I that scale to get a proper 4:1 ratio on the alginate. More alginate is being ordered. Two different kinds. One for head life casts and one for such things are the arm cast for Neil Gaiman. I also found a new product recommended by the Smooth On folks for doing the outdoor cast. Woohoo! The pictures will b posted here eventually, but for right now they are on the LncArtStudios TwitPic page.
The t-shirt print completion date is scheduled for May 11th, so we are still on for shipping from us on the 18th! International orders are available, but for the time being you’ll need to email me to get the proper shipping cost before sending payment via paypal. The image is on twitpic, facebook, the youtube video, and deviant art.
So, the activity blog has the info on the t-shirts.
I’m sitting at work watching twitter and not feeling very motivated to do any coding. I worked a lot to try to get a preloader working for the flash logo that you see on the site intro page, but none of the code works. It shows the load at 100% and then goes on. So, I’ve let that go for now.
I am planning to mold my wife’s arm tonight and make the Smooth Cast 325 rotting arm. There will be pics here and on deviant art, once I get it the way that I like. Then I’ll get it to Neil Gaiman! Woot! I’ll probably cast a version in ultracal and work some stuff in on clay for version two, but that’s down the road. Lots to do.
My model is coming over tomorrow to get her head casted and that will going to UltraCal for mods.
Hopefully I’ll figure out what’s wrong with the register link on the site not emailing the password to peeps this weekend also so that I don’t have to set passwords and email them to everyone.
I recieved the smooth cast 325 yesterday, so now I’m just waiting for Friday to cast my wife’s arm and pour the 325 to get the positive. If it all works out, I’ll be notifying Neil Gaiman with pics, that will be posted for all of you to view also. If he likes it, I’ll send it on out to him!!! I believe that he’s in France atm, so I have a bit of time to get it right.
I’m actually a bit torn. Should I cast the positive in ultracal and mod it so that part of the flesh is torn out revealing the muscle? That will take more time. Perhaps I’ll do that after I have the initial positive done for Neil. I don’t think that I have enough alginate to cast the arm, and my models head on Saturday and then cast the ultracal mod positive. I’m going to be reusing the alginate cast anticipating the alginate will shrink giving me more of a corpse look to the arm with molds after the first one.
I built the form to hold the alginate last night. It took a little longer than it should have due to some additional sealing that that I had to do. Casting will probably take place Thursday as long as I get the Smooth Cast 325 in by then so that I can create the positive for Neil.
Casting my models head and neck on Saturday I think. Still working out the scheduling with her for that.
First, before talking about the fantastic Mr. Gaiman, I plan to hear back from my t-shirt printer rep today regarding a few questions that I sent. Then I’ll likely give the go ahead to get the concept ready for printing. If we approve the concept, then we should be right on schedule.
Ok, now on to the incredible Neil Gaiman! Neil, if it’s ok that I use his first name, mentioned on twitter that he is looking for a clutching zombie/corpse arm to go with a headstone he has at his place. I told him that I could do it, and we’ve discussed it a bit. So, I ordered a bunch of Smooth-On 325 product and appropriate colors to cast an arm and then corpse it out. It should be awesome!
I’m picking up a couple things from the hardware store to build a container for the alginate to cast the arm. Alginate shrinks as it loses water, but I may let it do that to give the arm a more withered look. I may make a positive in ultracal first to add some features to the arm, but we’ll see. When I color the 325, it may do all of the work for me, other than a few touch-ups and then I’ll spray a couple coats of matte seal on it and then put it in the freezer, shower, freezer, shower, to make sure that it holds up to harsh weather.
Ok, so I’m thrilled. Obsidian from www.commissionedcomic.com checked out my deviant art site…at least the front page. That is awesome! He never said anything, but ok. I’m still exited about it.
I’m weirded out about this t-shirt thing because the printer that I’m talking to says that because of the dark colored shirt they will only be able to do five colors instead of six. She does say that it will be on the flesh tone, but that she thinks it sould be ok and only be a slight difference. Hmmm.
So, I’m anxious to hear back, worried about the flesh tone change, ready to go home from my day job and get all of this wrapped up, do some art and try to relax!