Painting:

- Can pre-paint with PAX paint, which gives a nice coverage but can leave a thin plastic film on the top of the piece which can wrinkle slightly

- Rubber cement (Maribou or Cowgum) is a clear glue which can be coloured with oil paint. This soaks into and colours the foam and was used for Jabba the Hut and Bubbles (Little Britain). It can be diluted with N-Heptane.

- Solvents can cause the foam to expand causing the piece to becom distorted

- Skin Illustrator or greasepaint will soak in when painting, but this can be prevented by sealing the piece first with a layer of stippled prosaid. Oil also attacks foam

- The Particles in skin illustrator are finer so it sits ontop and doesn't dissolve

- Rubbermask greasepaint

 

Adhesion:

- Prosaid, Telesis or Snappy G all work

- Apply some to the middle of the piece, pres it on the skin, remove and allow both areas os Prosaid to dry. Then stick on the piece, and add more adhesive, working around the edge.

- It is less crucial that the Prosiad goes clear when applying foam pieces.

- Tear the flashing edges away and take the Prosaide on a cotton bud to smooth over the very edges.

- Use cabopatch (cabosil and prosaid in a thicker paste than bondo) for the edges, as nothing can blend or dissolve foam. Do approximately 3 laters of cabopatch.

- The cabopatch will create a smooth, shint, unnatural looking edge, so stipple prosaid over this so it blends with the rest of the piece, then powder.

-  Sponge on a layer of Prosaid to seal the piece.

- Can then go in with IPA and greasepaints or skin illustrator

- For wounds, some people will do a 'blood layer' first, as a red wash