Oh my god, I'm gonna talk with a lisp for, like, this whole video.
Fangths.
Fanghts!
Faaaaangzzzz.
Make your own fangths.
I'm just going to have do this withou bottom teeth.
Okay.
Fangs. Oh nailed it, okay!
What's up guys, I'm Hendo, and today I'm showing you how to make fangs!
This tutorial is for making your own fangs using thermoplastic beads.
This is a cheap and more versatile alternative to buying
fangs or paying for custom ones. I'm gonna show you techniques for shaping
them, then show you seven different combinations of shapes and placements
that I think are really useful. I'm gonna be using a type of thermoplastic bead
called instamorph. You can get a small bag of it for $10 on
Amazon and this is way more than you'll actually need. Other brands include
Polly plastics, Polymorph, and Friendly Plastics, some of which you can find in craft stores
Please don't use just ANY kind of plastic bead, like the kind that you find
in stuffed animals or in beanbag chairs. It's NOT the same, it really has to be a
thermoplastic that's safe for you to use in your mouth. You'll also need a heat
gun or a hairdryer. You can actually heat it in boiled water, but I actually
think that's a bit more dangerous and it's a bit more time consuming. So grab
your thermoplastic and your heat gun and let's get started!
The first step is to take a small pinch of beads
and then heat them up.
Use something to keep them
from flying away, like a lid or bowl, then use the heat gun to warm these little
guys up. The beads will start to turn clear when they're warm enough. Once
they're clear, bundle them together and make a small little ball with your
fingers. I usually mold them into a cone shape
because that's easier to hold, but I promise it that doesn't really matter in
the long run. Also, make sure that it's not too hot to put in your mouth and if
it isn't soft enough, just heat it up a little bit more.
Fangs are usually on the incisors,
so that's what I'm gonna start with. It's important that it
covers both the front and the back. Too much is better than not enough because
you can cut away the excess. First, I focus on completely covering the tooth
and then I start to work on the fang shape. I use the back of my fingernail in
order to get a straight edge on my fang. I kind of stick my fingernail into the
groove of my tooth, then push it sideways so that it creates a point at an angle
that lines up with this groove. Then I use my finger to flatten the fangs so that
it's level with my tooth and doesn't flare out. I basically alternate
between these two motions until it's exactly the shape that I want. If your
fingernails don't work or they aren't long enough, you can use any kind of
plastic or metal tool, just make sure that it's safe for your mouth.
I'm also going to press the plastic into my gums so that I know
where to trim the excess. It can help to sort of use your fingernail to outline
where your tooth is and make it more apparent line of where to cut later. Also,
don't forget to bite down. This will make sure that your Fang doesn't run into
your bottom teeth and make sure that it really holds it in place. It's usually
better if the front of the fang is a little thinner so that it doesn't
protrude too far from your natural teeth, but the back of the fang can be thicker
and make sure that it really gets a good hold and form to your mouth. I let it
cool mostly in my mouth but take it out before it tries all the way so that it's
a little bit easier to trim.
This is how the fang looks without trimming,
and with trimming.
A lot of the time you aren't really gonna see your gums anyway when
you bare your teeth or smile, but just in case, I like to trim it back just in case
I grin really hard!
When you move on to shaping the next tooth, I find that it's
easiest to put the one that you've already done in your mouth to look at
for a reference, that way they end up the same shape and size. Obviously, it's best
if you can do all of this in one go. You can't really heat up the beads once
they're in your mouth. It actually cools pretty slowly, so you do have a few
minutes to work with. But if you don't get it right on the first try, just go
for it again! It usually takes me a while to get into the swing of it and I often
make several pairs before deciding which one I like best.
Okay, now you've got two matching things and now that you know how to make fangs,
you can play around with the size and placement.
I'm making these fangs for
Toga from My Hero Academia. She's kind of crazy and has pointy fang-like teeth, but
she doesn't really have like full vampire teeth. So here's an example of
fangs there are a little bit shorter than vampire teeth, but are still clearly
fangs. Another thing to consider is how easily visible you want your fangs to
be. If you have a short mouth like mine, you probably can't see your incisors
that well unless your mouth is open and you're like smiling or kind of baring
your teeth, and that can get a bit tiring and awkward sometimes. So here's an
example of fangs on the teeth next to your front teeth. In this case, I don't
really have to hiss or smile in order for my teeth to be shown. It's a good
option for more candid photos where my mouth is relaxed.
Many characters also have pointy bottom teeth
and it's the same process to make these too. These can
be a bit trickier if you have an overbite like me. In this case, be extra
sure that your fangs go under your front teeth.
And here's a comparison of all
three styles with and without the bottom teeth, this way you can see all the
differences between them and sort of expect what's gonna work this for you.
You can also play with a few extra types of fangs. It's common for cutesy animal
type characters to have just one snaggle thing. The trick to making a snaggle fang
is just sort of making it protrude out. Again, my mouth is kind of short, so I can
really only accomplish this on the tooth next to my front teeth.
It can even be a snaggle fang from the bottom,
which is often how Beast Boy is depicted. I have an overbite,
so it's a little bit more awkward for me to try and hold my mouth
this way, but you get the picture.
And because of this it's harder for me to
hold it in my mouth, so I actually didn't trim away any of the gum excess so that
I had that extra stability. If you're making teeth for a kid and you're kind
of worried about them swallowing it on accident, you can actually make a "bridge"
instead. In this case, you just use more plastic beads together and you heat it
up so that it goes from one incisor all the way across your front teeth to the
other incisor. You can use your nails or tools to sort of define the grooves
between your teeth, but overall it's probably just not gonna look as
realistic. However it's much safer and you can still trim it back to the gum so
that it's a little bit more realistic. In any case, it'll look better from far away,
it'll fit your kid's mouth better, and you don't have to worry about them choking
on it. There are tons of other options out there too. In Underworld, Selene
actually has a pointy incisor tooth and the tooth next to it. Some of the
vampires in that series also have multiple pointy bottom teeth. You can
also get these thermoplastic beads in other colors. You can use the black ones
to make a cap over your teeth and make it look like you have missing teeth! The
potential is basically infinite, just make sure that you're being careful and
safe! And NEVER drink or eat anything while wearing them. I hope that you
enjoyed this tutorial and found it helpful. If you try it out, feel free to
share your results in the comments below. I always like to see what everyone else
is making too!
Thank you so much for watching! Let me know in the comments
what you want to see me make next and until next time, I'm Hendo, thanks for
making stuff with me!