WEEK 13: Skin Electronics

This week I hope to connects hair extensions, laced with conductive thread, to a microcontroller in order to turn it into an input device for triggering different effects such as turning an LED on..

1. Creating Skin Layer (Mask):

• add vaseline release to mask
• make a design
• add a first thin layer of latex

2. Creating Conductive Crystalised Hair:

• fake hair
• divided it in 2
• cut 10 strands of conductive thread (2 different thicknesses)
• tapes to either side of hair splits
• sewed hair to a piece of material
• plait copper thread into fake hair
• elastics on either end
• make bare condictive alum hot water mixture and drop plaits in over night
  • [ 1x Bare Electric Paint 50ml jar
  • Boiling water
  • Alum (or the same amount of borax)
  • Fishing line
  • Wooden stick
  • Substrates like textiles/yarns/pipecleaners]

Lighting Up Skin Masks:

• Electonics: LEDs, fine wires, insulation
• FX makeup: liquid latex, skin glue, glitter

PROCESS:

1. Programme Adafrutt Gemma using below website
2. Connect aligator clips to gemma and (Upload codehttps://learn.adafruit.com/led-masquerade-masks/neopixel-gemma-mask)
3. LED should turn on
4. Cover LED with a tiny swatch of silk befor crystalisation process

ADA FRUIT PROGRAMMING GEMMA:

• Plug in Gemma with cable so red green lights turn on
• How to Program Adafruit Gemma V2

Playing with Rainbow Crystal Neopixels | Credit: Bela Rofe

Playing with LED Crystal Earrings | Credit: Bela Rofe