No true vampire look is complete without a pair of fangs. If you have a craft fever, also known as DIY (Do It Yourself), try making your own vampire fangs instead of buying them at a party supply store. You can make fangs using just a plastic straw and scissors, or gather some serious materials and make realistic artificial fangs. For medium-quality fangs, try sticking artificial nails to your teeth with denture wax instead.
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Method 1 of 5: Making Fangs from False Nails
Step 1. Buy fake nails and dental wax (dental wax)
Choose a false nail color that is closest to the color of your teeth. False nails and dental wax are sold at some drugstores. Denture wax or dental grips (a device used to hold dentures in place in the mouth) can also be used.
Step 2. Cut the nails into a triangular shape
Use scissors to cut a false nail into a triangular shape. Hold the nail over your teeth to get a rough idea of how big the triangle should be.
Step 3. File the edges of the nails to make them sharp
File each false nail into a sharp tooth shape using a nail file. File it on newsprint to catch all the dregs that fall off while filing.
Step 4. Apply a small amount of denture glue to the back of your teeth
Carefully apply the glue directly to your teeth. Hold the fake nails over the glue for about 5 minutes to allow them to harden. Repeat the same steps for the other fang.
Not all drugstores provide denture glue. Try ordering it online, or ask your dentist
Method 2 of 5: Using Plastic Straws
Step 1. Prepare a white plastic straw
Ideally the color of the straw should match your teeth, but whitening toothpaste or other methods can blend the color of most teeth with a bright white plastic straw.
This method is quick and easy, and the fangs from the straw are easy to remove and put back on
Step 2. Cut a small part
If the straw you are using is a bending straw, cut off the top, just above the bend. If it's not a bent straw, cut it about 5 cm with scissors. Or, stick the end of the straw over your teeth and look in the mirror to measure the straw to twice as long as you need.
Step 3. Fold the piece and trim it into fangs
Fold the straw pieces in half. Use scissors to trim both ends into fangs. Keep both sides together as you trim, so you can compare shapes and keep them symmetrical.
Don't cut too close to the crease. The area will be attached to your tooth and must remain intact otherwise the false fangs will be damaged
Step 4. Cut the fangs of the straw in half
Slip these two canines into your natural canines, or on the incisors just to the left and right of your front teeth.
Method 3 of 5: Making Realistic Fangs out of Acrylic
Step 1. Gather the ingredients
This method gives you realistic vampire fangs that fit snugly against your teeth, but takes more time and money. Here is a list of the materials you should collect:
- Alginate, available in stores that sell dental equipment and some art supply stores. (Online shop is your best choice.)
- Paper cup or mouthguard.
- Cast plastic resin, or other cast materials. This material is available at hobby shops or some art supply stores.
- Clay and a small tool for shaping it, from an art supply store.
- Nail acrylic (in powder and liquid form in two parts), from beauty supply stores (also available as dental acrylic).
- Petroleum jelly (Vaseline), from the drugstore.
Step 2. Make a mouthguard from a paper cup
Trim the top of the cup with clean scissors. The remaining base should be only slightly longer than the height of your upper jaw. Cut off one side of the cup to create an opening that you can slide into your mouth.
Skip this step if you have a real visor or decide to purchase a real visor
Step 3. Mix the alginate mold material and put it in the mouthguard
Read the instructions on the alginate product you purchased for more specific instructions, as the exact mixing time and method may vary by brand. In most cases, you will combine one part alginate and one part water in a small saucepan, then mix the two ingredients with any means. Transfer the alginate mixture to the mouthguard when finished.
You'll have to work pretty fast when using the alginate portion of this method. The alginate mold will begin to crack and break in a matter of hours
Step 4. Press your top row of teeth into the alginate
Gently press the alginate-filled guard against your upper teeth. Release it by pulling it down after 3 minutes. You will get negative alginate from your teeth when it is finished. This will be used as a template for the next portion of the procedure. If any bubbles or shards interfere with the shape of the teeth you want to turn into fangs, repeat this step.
- Don't push the visor so high that your teeth penetrate the alginate base.
- Wait for the alginate to harden before removing it.
- If you want a more accurate way of determining when the alginate is ready to be removed, pour a small glob of alginate on your finger and wait for it to harden.
Step 5. Mix the two parts plastic or other cast material
You can use any strong cast material for this method, but it will provide instructions for a two-part plastic resin. Combine 90 ml of one liquid with 90 ml of another in a glass or plastic dish. Stir together using a stir bar or kitchen utensil.
Choose a two-part cast plastic that is tough as it dries and adheres quickly. Make sure the plastic is non-toxic when it's dry
Step 6. Pour the cast plastic into your negative mould
As soon as the two liquids are mixed, carefully pour the plastic solution into the alginate mold. Pour slowly so that air bubbles are not trapped in the mold. Let it dry before trying to remove it.
- Within a few minutes of mixing, the plastic will become very hot and turn white. Do not touch your skin directly.
- Once the plastic is dry and cool to the touch, wait another 10 minutes before removing it from the mold. This will give the inside plenty of time to dry, ensuring that your plastic teeth will be firm when removed.
Step 7. Carve the fangs on the tooth model
Once you're sure it's dry, remove the plastic tooth model. Add a lump of cast clay where you want to fan the model, and use a small, sharp tool to shape it as desired.
Optionally, add a little clay to the teeth just behind the fangs to make them more stable
Step 8. Soak the tooth model in soapy water
Add dish soap to a bowl of water and soak the tooth model and the canines of the clay under the water for ten minutes. This will prevent the alginate in the next step from sticking to the clay.
Step 9. Make a second alginate clone
Use alginate as before when making negative prints. But this time, use a plastic resin model that has fangs attached, instead of your natural teeth. Press gently so the fangs don't come off, and lift gently once the alginate mold is ready. Check the alginate to make sure there are no bubbles or broken parts.
Step 10. Remove the clay fangs and wipe the tooth model with petroleum jelly
Remove the fangs from the clay. Use a cotton swab to apply petroleum jelly (Vaseline) all over the surface of the plastic model in a thin layer, so that no lumps of gel remain on the model. This jelly will make it easier to remove the acrylic fangs when they are dry.
Step 11. Make the nail acrylic mixture
Mix the acrylic nail powder with the liquid that came with it and mix it evenly using disposable utensils and cups, not any tools you want to reuse. Keep stirring for a few minutes until the mixture turns into a paste. When you lift it, the stirrer will pull on a piece of acrylic. Add more powder if the mixture is too runny, or add more liquid if it's too stiff.
- Acrylic gets hot when mixed. Avoid direct contact with your skin.
- Mix the acrylic in a room with good airflow.
Step 12. Pour the acrylic into the holes left by the clay fangs, in the new alginate mold
Pour slowly so as not to leave air bubbles and stop pouring once the fangs are filled or fairly filled.
Step 13. Press your tooth model into the alginate mold and allow the acrylic to harden
Gently push the plain tooth model without the clay fangs into the new alginate mold. The model's teeth should press into the acrylic, and the acrylic will harden around it, following the shape of your teeth. You can look at the remaining acrylic in the mixing bowl to see how hard it is. Gently remove the tooth model when the acrylic is mostly hard but still a little rubbery. The acrylic will stay in shape but still be fairly easy to remove from the mold.
Step 14. Remove the acrylic fangs and put them in your mouth
In theory, each canine will fit perfectly on each tooth you are attached to so you will be able to fit the fangs into place by applying gentle pressure with your index finger while sucking in each fang with your mouth.
However, if the fangs won't stick in place, you can hold them in place using denture glue, orthodontic wax or a piece of gum
Method 4 of 5: Try Using Other Household Appliances
Step 1. Make vampire fangs out of cotton balls
Wet cotton balls can be trimmed to size, shape and affixed to your upper teeth to form fangs in no time.
Step 2. Make vampire fangs with cotton balls
Cut off the cotton part from the cotton swab and stick the remaining stick to your teeth using nail glue.
Step 3. Form vampire fangs out of non-toxic clay
Shape the clay into a pointed cone or "fang" shape and fit it against your teeth for a snug fit. Allow the clay to harden before you use the fangs as part of a costume.
Step 4. Align your braces with orthodontic wax
If you have braces but still want to make vampire fangs, you can wax the braces into fangs and fit them between your canines and braces very, very easily.
Combine the wax with clay for a more realistic look
Step 5. Make fangs from pieces of white plastic bottles
As long as the plastic hasn't touched any toxic material, you can make a pair of fangs out of the bottle pieces and stick them to your teeth.
Method 5 of 5: Making Simple Fork Fangs
Step 1. Break the two center teeth of the fork
Use your fingers to gently bend the two middle halves of the white plastic fork teeth until they snap at the base.
- If the teeth of the fork are not broken at the base, use clean, sharp scissors or a clean utility knife to cut off any remaining plastic.
- In addition to breaking the teeth of the fork by hand, you can also remove it by directly cutting off the entire length of the two fork teeth with scissors or a utility knife.
Step 2. Cut the fork handle
Use scissors or a clean utility knife to cut the fork handles in a straight horizontal line.
- Eventually you'll cut more than the handle alone. Cut the fork roughly halfway between the handle and the base of the fork teeth, right at the point where the fork begins to bend.
- The remaining pieces are usually quite square rather than round.
- Make sure the scissors or utility knife you are using is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before using it because the plastic must go into your mouth after coming into contact with the cutting tool.
Step 3. Glue the dental wax along the back of the artificial canine
Place a piece of orthodontic wax or denture wax on the horizontal ridge of the remaining fork piece. You can buy dental wax from a number of drugstores, or from dentist supply stores online.
Apply wax to the curved "in" part. This section used to be the front of the fork
Step 4. Attach the fangs to your upper front teeth
Attach the artificial fangs to your front teeth with the wax side facing in. Gently press to solidify the wax and plastic teeth.
