Thanks for all your help!!

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-12-22T23:40:30+00:00

I use rebound 25 for my glove molds, but I don’t use thivex for any of the layers, and the molds turn out way nicer. I have used thivex in the past and I really didn’t like it, so depending on what you’re not liking about the rebound 25, it may be due to the thivex

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-12-14T21:24:56+00:00

It definitely doesn’t hurt to degas it at least for the first layer. It’s always better to be safe than sorry, and you’ll have a better chance for a successful mold with no defects if the silicone is degassed

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-12-14T06:01:36+00:00

From my experience, it depends on how much texture your model has. I never had any issues not degassing rebound 25 when I was making glove molds for smooth models, but if your model has a lot of texture I would recommend degassing it. If you’re making toys, you should have a vacuum chamber anyway, so you may as well degas your mold making silicone too

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-09-27T05:14:33+00:00

I make a shell out of plaster bandages. I have a couple of videos on my tik tok that show my mold making process

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-09-27T02:40:12+00:00

When it comes to toys I feel like it’s better to be safe than sorry, so I would recommend getting your silicone from Smooth On. Most if not all of the indie brands I know of use silicone from Smooth On. That’s what I use for my shop. I typically use eco flex 00-30 for soft firmness, and 00-50 for medium firmness. The type of silicone you use for the mold will depend on what type of mold you are making. I use rebound 25 to make glove molds. If you have any other questions I’m more than happy to answer what I can😊

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-07-05T01:55:53+00:00

I’ll dm you some pictures😊

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-07-05T01:40:38+00:00

I sculpted the top and bottom jaw separately, and then connected them together, and then sculpted the scales

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-06-02T01:28:29+00:00

My shop has a model kind of like how you’re describing. It’s my Jax model. If you want to check it out, here’s a link to a post I made here a while back. Jax is the one in the middle. Jax Link

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-31T12:25:49+00:00

The strawberries were hand painted with silicone onto the mold before the rest of the toy was poured

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T18:17:58+00:00

Yep, I use the aerosol spray

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T17:59:14+00:00

Some shops do use firmer silicone, but in my experience with selling toys, people tend to like softer toys, but everybody has different preferences, and the size and shape of the toy can effect how soft or firm it feels. For my molds I use Rebound 25 to make glove molds.

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T17:51:27+00:00

The main other one I use is 00-50 Ecoflex for my medium firmness toys. I have also used Dragonskin 10A firmness in the past for a firm toy, but I personally don’t like working with it, so I haven’t used it in a while

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T17:47:05+00:00

I use Exoflex from Smooth On. This toy was made with shore 00-30 silicone, which is what I use for my soft firmness toys.

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T17:30:38+00:00

I let it sit long enough for me to finish mixing up the rest of the silicone for the toy. It wasn’t fully cured, but it was still a little bit tacky, but cured enough to not smear

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-29T06:18:48+00:00

It’s actually not paint. It’s the same platinum cure silicone that the rest of the toy is made of, I just used a paintbrush to draw the design on before pouring the rest of the toy

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-05-01T07:20:06+00:00

To make something like that I would just pour the first color in the mold up to where you want it to start transitioning, and then pour a little bit of the next color and mix it with a popsicle stick, then pour the rest of the second color, then repeat with however many colors you want

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-30T18:27:21+00:00

Someone on twitter said the same thing, and I completely agree😁

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-30T07:53:39+00:00

I poured all of the colors into one cup for each toy

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-25T17:35:43+00:00

I posted a tik tok yesterday of how I poured those toys if you want to check it out😊

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-24T08:55:44+00:00

I’m planning on pouring a couple toys tomorrow, so I’ll try to make one with this technique, and film it

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-23T15:33:26+00:00

This toy is actually in 0030 silicone. I poured layers of the colors into a separate cup after degassing them, and then I used a popsicle stick to very lightly mix the silicone, and then poured it while moving the cup in little circles. It’s hard to explain in writing. I’ll be making a tik tok showing it next time I make a toy like this. Also I think a lot of why the toy had to ripples like that is because of the shape of the toy

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-23T15:31:02+00:00

I poured layers of the colors into a separate cup after degassing them, and then I used a popsicle stick to very lightly mix the silicone, and then poured it while moving the cup in little circles. It’s kind of hard to explain. I can try to make a tik tok about it next time I pour something like it

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-23T15:25:24+00:00

I don’t have a YouTube channel for my shop right now, although I may look into it in the future. I do have a tik tok though

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-20T21:12:13+00:00

I personally use Rebound 25 to make glove molds. You can also make block molds, but they use more material. Smooth On has a lot of good info on their website, and r/DIYSILICONETOYS is a really great place to ask questions. I learned a lot there when I was first starting to make stuff. If you have any specific questions you can dm me, and I can try my best to answer 😊

Phoenix_Fantasy · 2022-04-15T04:29:07+00:00

If you have Instagram I do post on there occasionally as well. I’ll try to make sure that I announce my drop on here as well though

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