Props & prosthetics

Face cast tutorial

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The do it yourself face cast!
To make sure our channel is a one-stop-shop for everything in special effects makeup we decided to do a face cast tutorial as well. This will be used in some of our upcoming makeups so make sure you create your own. :-)

PLEASE NOTE! ONLY USE PLASTER GAUZE ON YOUR FACE.
Do not use regular plaster mix on your skin as it may get too warm when setting.


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Nikon D810, Nikon D5500, Nikon 15mm f/5,6 ai-s, Nikon 105mm f/2.8 MICRO VR, Final Cut Pro X, Apple Macbook Pro 15″ Retina.

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Comments

  1. wizpiez

    1 day ago

    I’m terrified of doing this, because while waiting for the plaster to dry on my face, my family’s gonna make me laugh and I’m probably gonna ruin it

  2. Purgatorrri

    1 day ago

    Disclaimer: Hurts like HELL to take it off :S But it does work and once you have one you won't have to make another for some time, so there's that...

  3. L.C. Whovian

    1 day ago

    Isn't the plaster gause basically plaster of Paris which is poisonus?

  4. Eric Von Zipper

    4 days ago

    All the sanding and layering of glue defeats the purpose of face casting and that is detail.

  5. Ashleigh Fairfield

    4 days ago

    why can't we use normal gauze

  6. Shailyn Lane

    6 days ago

    I wish I knew how to fix a styrofoam head to make the face cast... I couldn’t find the face plaster so I got a manikin head but now I’m not sure how to prep it. Freaking out.

  7. TheEvrLastingGmr YT

    1 week ago

    0:27 That sounded like auto-tune lol...

  8. TheDrblu

    1 week ago

    Ell I is so hot even with no makeup

  9. CAKRPE Gaming

    3 weeks ago

    Are you from Denmark?

  10. Ashley Bailey

    1 month ago

    Is memory mold or some type of clay a good substitute for this?

  11. omar tabora

    1 month ago

    Do you guys have any links to where I can order the materials needed to do this?

  12. aaron lenzendorf

    1 month ago

    by oil do they mean olive oil

  13. Gabriel Maximus

    1 month ago

    I wanna do this and paint it exactly like me and get a scarecrow body and just have it sitting on the sofa or looking out of the window when I leave the house 😂

  14. Cj Cutsforth

    2 months ago

    I need a little help. Right now I'm looking for plaster gauze for casting my face and the one I'm looking at says it's good for belly casting, does that mean it's ok to put on my skin?

  15. Kawaii Squid

    2 months ago

    Im teaching myself SFX makeup andfor one of my prosthetics i needed a face mold. i had gitten a mask making kit a few years prior that had plaster gauze soidecided to use that. i use vasaline to cover my eyebros and any extra baby hair and started working. i had no complications untill it needed to be taken off. as my hair is quite thick, when i added the vasaline some hair didnt stick down and got pulled away(which was enevitably quite painful).so dear commenters wh are deciding to do this: although the plaster gauze didn't dry up my skin, it was ecedingly painful to remove, so unless you have the proper materials(a nice oil or vasolie as well), i would not recomend using this method.

  16. Refúgio Dos Patetas

    3 months ago

    Doido isso e muito legal doido.

  17. the real tea sis

    3 months ago

    How many rolls of plaster gauze did you use?

  18. BeautifulCreatures

    3 months ago

    Where can i buy this plaster powder?

  19. Andrea Sosito

    3 months ago

    hi elimax i subscribe

  20. Tae’s.Gucci. Bag.

    4 months ago

    I read the thumbnail as “face mask: sexuality tutorial” and I had to look like 3 times to read it correctly

  21. Andy Man

    4 months ago

    My god she is beautiful

  22. Lorraine sfx MUA

    4 months ago

    Elli looks so pretty without makeup😘

  23. Pulchra Morte

    4 months ago

    Omg, I love ellie's voice😊

  24. Sydney Yack

    5 months ago

    can we use the first plaster step as a mold?

  25. Lauren Bennett

    5 months ago

    Omg. I did this last night and MAN I wish I face planted the Vaseline instead of just putting it on my brows and under eye area. It came off easily where I had Vaseline.. but as for the rest of my face, it hurt. And it did not want to come off no matter how hard I tried. I basically just had to rip it off. A couple things: I covered my hair with plastic wrap and kept it in place on my forehead using liquid latex as an adhesive—I don’t think it’s worth risking your hair falling into the plaster. And this video made it look so easy but taking it off did not go that smoothly for me at all. I’m very happy to have my own face cast but there has to be a better way of doing this. Maybe covering your whole face in Vaseline would help the mask come off? Idk good luck >.<

    • Tanya Yexley

      3 weeks ago

      Lauren Bennett yeah, when I took mine off I nearly broke mine completely. Luckily, I managed to save it. Putting the mixture into the face cast was also different. When it got to the creamy texture it began to dry quickly so hopefully when I take it out there won’t be any lumps, but the back does look lumpy. Maybe I could sand it so it’s smooth

  26. Mileena 7147

    6 months ago

    I had being wondering is Elli a goth because she is cute please say yes I'm a emo we will get along

  27. Madeline Palumbo

    6 months ago

    What is this ‘plaster gause’???

  28. Robert Doherty

    6 months ago

    we did this in third grade

  29. tricia19632004

    6 months ago

    Hello. I want to make a mask to wear for a cosplay of Lele who is the female volcano in Pixair’s short film “LAVA”. It is at the beginning of the movie “Inside Out”. I need a mold that will hold up to thermoplastic and heat gun. Do you think this plaster cast would work?

  30. Bastián González

    7 months ago

    After I had my face cast done with the leyers of white glue I started modeling with clay and the white glue got wet again and it peeled off :( why is that???

  31. Alora Wolf

    7 months ago

    Can you use mod podge instead of wood glue?

  32. Keira Delaney

    7 months ago

    This is the plaster they use for those who don't know https://panduro.com/da-dk/products/stobning/gips/gips/hobbygips-15-kg-101519

  33. Johanna Luther Petersen

    7 months ago

    Wierd he says woodglue but she is using hobbyglue

  34. Sazzy P

    8 months ago

    Do you have a product list for everything you need from start to finish to create One?

  35. Geb Universe

    8 months ago

    Lol I loved how at the end she said Eats all gud Well at least that’s how I heard it

  36. Nicole Tinoco

    8 months ago

    Can I use normal gauze and dip it in the plaster mixture instead of using plaster gauze?

  37. Carla Pérez

    8 months ago

    Hi Elli! Im not speach inglish very well and i cant hear well what products do you use, in your descriptions do not appear neither, and i asking if its possible in the description of your videos you can put links or a list of products to find them more easily. I would greatly appreciate it. TY! :)

  38. Adam Shaban

    8 months ago

    Wait ? You dip the plaster in water right?

  39. Jeremiah McCarthy

    9 months ago

    How long did you wait before pouring the plaster into the mold?

  40. Milena Scerri

    9 months ago

    Dip the plaster gauze in what?

  41. Megan Verleysen

    9 months ago

    Omg. Is Ellie actually not wearing fake nails???

  42. Marcella Brittl

    9 months ago

    Questions: 1. what type of oil did u use for the finished dried casting face??? Did u use the Vaseline for the whole face or just only the eyebrows to cover??? Cuz I like to make that on my own when I get home from the trip. 👍👍👍💖💖💖🎨🎨🎨

  43. Maryah Garrison

    10 months ago

    I can never get my plaster right any tips ): I have done it twice and it just dries way too fast. Not enough water??

  44. Lowkey animates/gaming

    10 months ago

    Yes I have been looking for a video like this

  45. Angelina McKnight

    10 months ago

    I have a question. Would you be able to use ultra cal 30 for the face pour instead of plaster, so it's less brittle?

  46. xI Psychose Ix

    10 months ago

    Shes hot

  47. Madrid Dianne

    10 months ago

    The other tutorials looks so scary. They cover thick layer on their faces and struggle to remove it. This one looks easy :) thank you for sharing this tutorial. Definitely doing this one

  48. Jazmin Holguin

    11 months ago

    Does anyone know where I can find the gauze and plaster at and what kind

  49. Tierra NiCole

    11 months ago

    Where can I get plaster gauze from?

  50. Alma Lozano

    11 months ago

    What did u mix the gauze in with

  51. alexander morrison

    11 months ago

    Pmsl camera man steering towards her jiggling boobs hehe nice

  52. BlackSkeletonParade

    11 months ago

    What type of plaster powder do you use to pour into your plaster gauze mask? Any recommendations?

  53. JJ Schupp

    11 months ago

    I put Vaseline all over my face and tape over my eyebrows and it worked fine

  54. Jade Ervin

    11 months ago

    Someone please tell me what kind of plaster gauze she uses?? I was going to do it the “right way” but shipping for the supplies on brick the yard was $33!!! I can’t afford that!!

    • shashi nanayakkara

      2 weeks ago

      @Ebony Harper where did you buy it??did you online order it?

    • Jade Ervin

      11 months ago

      Ebony Harper thanks for replying! I ordered a kit already but I’ll definitely have to check that out!

    • Ebony Harper

      11 months ago

      I just made mine a few days ago and I bought a Plaster gauze called ‘Mod Roc’ and it worked perfectly! I’m from the UK but it was only a £1!

  55. Téa Tan-Ramos

    11 months ago

    My face cast started growing mold? Why is this happening? Please help!

  56. Beauty by Lydia B

    11 months ago

    Just created my face cast using this tutorial!!! Waiting for it to set overnight and can't wait to play!! I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!! XOXO - Beauty By Lydia B

  57. Fawkes Pryde

    11 months ago

    Subtle boob zoom.... i like it

  58. Hunter80843

    11 months ago

    Only thing I regret...is not shaving my face ouchie but worked perfect!

  59. allymak19

    11 months ago

    couldn't you use paper mache for the base if you have enough layers

  60. Slowly_Dying_Inside

    11 months ago

    I'm about to be blind while it dries and I'm a glasses person 😂. Oh well and I won't be able to talk. That will drive me insane but my mom is happy I won't be able to annoy her for a while.

  61. Kyana Roussel

    11 months ago

    Ellimacs sfx makeup what do you use to make your face cast plaster gauze but what do you put in it after it with the water ( what do you mix with it) Would love to have a answer before Halloween

  62. Ben Nowak

    11 months ago

    I just wanna make it just because and paint it

  63. Riana Sanchez

    11 months ago

    Omg she looks 10 years younger without makeup

  64. Vick Calderon

    11 months ago

    what kind of plaster did you use name brand

  65. MICA

    11 months ago

    Hey, Did you have to wait until the cast was completely dry before filling it with the craft plaster? Currently in mid-process of creating this 😊

  66. Kat-astrophe

    11 months ago

    GOOD! *claps* easy to make doesen't take more than a month PERFECT! Time to start~ Btw in hungarian cast is 'gipsz'

  67. Katie Weaver

    11 months ago

    Just did a face cast with this tutorial! It's super easy but I would suggest wearing a bald cap or swim cap to extend the plaster further as the cast can become a little skinny and shallow! I've seen conversations about alginate but this application is super easy for a beginner like me

  68. Clioitus

    11 months ago

    I got plaster in my hair and it hurt so bad 😂

  69. Jeanne b

    1 year ago

    hello, I would like to create my mask to be able to do other project (I follow you and I try to make certain of your creations) what kind of product do you need? thank you

  70. Suni Reyes

    1 year ago

    Hey Ellie Max I have an idea for a costume I'm doing for Halloween that involves owl parts but I was wondering if you guys could do a video on on a beak prosthetic like one that I could still talk and drink stuff if possible and maybe eat things I just thought you guys would be the best people to go to because you're really good at making things livable but if you got a lot of stuff on your hands and you can't make it that's fine and if you already have one on a beak or something like that it would be nice to give me a link

  71. Wes Breeden

    1 year ago

    bad. ass.

  72. Bastion Ashton

    1 year ago

    instead of plaster gauze and casting stuff, could i just do like paper mache?

  73. Denice Munoz

    1 year ago

    Ellimacs can you do a tutorial on Jeepers creepers please . 😊

  74. Fernanda Ochoa

    1 year ago

    What brand is this plaster gauze?

  75. Garrett Meek

    1 year ago

    What was the oil you used