пакетик желатина
28 мл холодной воды
1/4 ч.ложки кукурузного сиропа
MAKING THE LENSES
PICTURE 1.
You will need:
A small package of gelatin,
1 oz. cold water
¼ teaspoon corn syrup
Teaspoon,
Paper towel
Flat plastic top
Put the gelatin to bloom (pour gelatin package into the water, not other way around). It takes just around 30 sec. to a minute for the gelatin to bloom.
Then put it in the microwave on high for around 20-30 sec. As soon as it starts to foam and boil turn off the microwave. If you listen very carefully you will hear your microwave making a different (more dull) sound as soon as the gelatin starts to cook).
Stir and pour in ¼ teaspoon corn syrup and microwave it one more time. Stop as soon as it starts to boil.
Use the teaspoon to pick up all the foam on top (the more foam your clear out the clearer the lenses will be). Don’t forget to use the paper towel and clean your spoon each time you pick up any foam, otherwise you will be putting it right back into the bowl.
NOTE: AFTER MANY TRIALS AND ERRORS WITH GELATIN I DECIDED TO TRY THE CORN SYRUP METHOD. I WAS THINKING “WE PUT CORN SYRUP IN EVERYTHING FROM SUGAR LACE TO FONDANT AND CHOCOLATE SO WHY NOT HERE” AND IT ACTUALLY HELPED. IT GIVES THE GELATIN A GOOD CONSISTENCY WITHOUT IT BEING TOO MOIST OR WET, IT JUST SETS BETTER.
Pour your gelatin mix into a flat plastic bowl top and leave to set for 24 hours. If your top is not flat you can try taping it on each side to the table. Remember if the top is not flat you will have more gelatin on one side than the other… and that means trouble .
After 24 hours your gelatin should feel set but still very flexible and bendable. Here comes the tricky part (knowing your gelatin), the sides are always drier than the rest and the gelatin is always more moist in the middle. ALWAYS USE PLASTIC GLOVES WHILE CUTTING GELATIN, OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER YOUR LENSES. Take out the gelatin from the mold, and cut around removing all the edges (they dry the fastest and will probably not have time to attach themselves to the frame because they dry out so fast). BE CAREFUL, TOO MOIST GELATIN WILL MELT YOUR FRAME AND IN THE END MAKE IT SO SOFT THAT IT WILL BREAK. If you are not sure if your gelatin is dry enough to be placed on the frame, turn it upside down and place it back on that top mold for another 15-20 min. REMEMBER, TOO DRY GELATIN CAN’T BE SHAPED, IT DRIES AS HARD AS PLASTIC AND IT’S VERY SHARP. BE CAREFUL!
Cut out a piece of the gelatin and place it over the frame. Follow the outer edge of the frame and cut out the lens, try not to move it too much, as gumpaste softens up it will leave smudges on the lenses. Gelatin will attach itself to the frame, you don’t need water or gum glue for this.
REMEMBER GELATIN SHRINKS WHILE IT DRIES, you don’t want to cut too much and end up with a hole between the lens and the frame.
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