Mask Fabrication: Post-vac-forming

At first, one of the technicians attempted cutting the sculpt out of the plastic, but when I realised that the clay would have dried and cracked, it also meant that this 'cast' was going to be the only shot without having to sculpt it all over again. This is why the plastic was in a bit of a state.

The air-dry clay crumbled very easily out of the plastic, so it would've been impossible to cast from this sculpt again. After cutting it out of the leftover plastic, the edges were a bit chewed up. I'll be able to fix this with some simple re-shaping and sanding though. I could either do this using a course sandpaper and do it by hand, or possibly use a dremel. A belt-sander would be way too aggressive for this though. The last image shows the current sizing and overall shape of the mask. I can't say I'm not disappointed with how the mask turned out, as I was really happy with the sculpt, so for it to mess up at the final stage is a little annoying to say the least. It also means I have to put a lot of restorative work into it now, whereas if it had taken properly then I could be onto the painting stages by now.