Esthetics Transparent mask for making a ghost

fascinating fascinating idea. please share photographs when you are done.

for reasons of weight and ease, i would personally construct this mask by covering the doll head with cling film and then layering translucent tissue paper stiffened by mod podge to obtain a cast of the face. the cling film can then be peeled away, leaving you with a paper mask.

this would be more opaque than you are leaning, however, so it may be than resin would be best. your idea for the mold should work, but do not forget to cover the doll’s face with a layer of protective cling film before placing clay to avoid damage.

 

I'd agree with doing something with either tissue paper mache (like the other commenter said), or maybe even air dry clay (something sandable and lightweight like paperclay) or you could even look to thermal plastic beads or something if you want a small hint of transcuscense! 3D printing with a clear filament could be cool too for a more weird, experimental effect hahaha.

 

Reasonable thing to be cautious about!

The moldable bead form has a melting point lower than boiling water, and is safe to handle after it cools slightly. Since it's considered safe to pour hot water on heads while styling hair, I'd personally /guess/(??) that it'd be safe, but that is completely unsubstantiated, as I haven't tried it before! It would be best to research the plastic's properties/see if anyone has tried it before.

I'd probably avoid the sheer plastic/worbla style though, as that seems like a definite scuff/scratch risk- Good instinct there

 

There is uv resin putty / clay which cures clear. Been meaning to try it, but probably won't get around to buying/experimenting for a while myself. I was going to make horns, thoughts about a mask too tbh, fantasy parts.

 

I believe it is not that cheap but with a mask, you won't need too much. Also known as uv sculpting gel or nail builder gel (just remembered after doing a quick search on ytube )

https://youtube.com/shorts/fpAWOMOZDnE?si=cZa1neHV2eSuBZqW

https://youtube.com/shorts/_yKQjWQw20M?si=9INtsg4vxCtRqIBx