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Forum Post Help: from model to large sculptures
I am a sculptor working with acrylic sheets. The medium only allows me to work on small scale models. I have a few sculptures on my web page, http://www.pe .net/~franou/page-sculpture.html and wi...
Forum Post I want to make a ceramic copy of an old plaster paris sculpture
Thanks Jeff, I have tried so many techniques using other plaster models. I tried saturating the model with vaselene. Left gaps and was horrible to clean up. I tried using a separator purchased at a...
Forum Post what do i seal a plaster original with before making a mold?
If you are making a plaster mold from a plaster model the plaster model needs to be 1/2 wet befor applying tincture of green soap (3-4parts H20 to 1 part Tincture of green soap) you want to apply the...
Forum Post Polyester mold-surface surface curing problems: I should hav...
I think to answer this question, we would need a little more info, such as what is the model made of. I'm assuming you're talking about making rubber molds over a model. Judy
Forum Post Making molds from original sculptures
...ou are looking for... which ever rubber you use, you MUST know about it's compatibility with the model surface or what the model is composed of... otherwise you risk destroying your model and ...
Forum Post Sulphur, silicon, and plasticine
...gonna have to make some tests and i know usually the first time it doesn't work so well! I made the model before doing my research and well you know what they say about hindsight and all that. Th...
Forum Post High Density Urethane Foam
...are you intending to use it for? Since you are involved in some CNC type of work, have you tried it as a model for burn-out? I would like to use it as a 'sketchpad' for wood carvings, and as...
Forum Post Anyone use Plastilina?
...r smoothness, then use a harder grade for areas requiring detail or smoothness. It helps me build up the model faster. However, I would suggest wedging the Plastilina left over after casting the origi...
Forum Post A UNIQUE new Sculpting/Casting Medium
A UNIQUE new Sculpting/Casting Medium Model or Cast your own Stone! Provides the strength and durability of Stone in the shape, size, color and texture desired. -Multi-component dry cementitio...
Forum Post Plaster body casts
...w bellycasts are made, so if you search on that, you'll find lots of how-to. Basically, vaseline model, wet plaster bandage, apply to model, overlap successive pieces, repeat. You can stop wh...
Forum Post Plaster casting help needed
...r locked?? Or, just a low relief face?? Assuming a full skull, jaw locked in place: Fix your model to a suitably sized table, and prepare it for a polyurethane mold. I would use the Sm...
Forum Post Whats the cheapest pour rubber?
...; mean? Yah, I hate latex. I will definitely consider alginate, thanks for suggesting it. My model is waterclay, not oil-based clay, so um what are moulage and vinyl hot-pour?...
Forum Post My 9 year old son wants to be a sculptor - how can I help him ?
At that age I started carving ship model hulls..get him a couple of chisels, nothing fancy or costly..a coping saw..a vise..let him fool around all he
Forum Post ? how do I make a mold
Hi, I have made a model of a racetrack and want to make a mold so i can duplicate it several times. At that point I believe I can then carve and perfect it. Then I want to send it to a plastics compan...
Forum Post Costs for art-historic information?
[The New York Times seems to be pursuing this model. I tried to look up last week's article on Frederick Hart by Tom Wolfe, and I got to a header which said 'Click here to purchase this arti...
Forum Post Figure Sculpture
graham weathers I have been working with figures for many years, and you are right, getting models is a real problem. Very few people want to sit just for the joy of sitting. Generally, I give the...
Forum Post Anyone sculpt in wax here?
...estions on the fine points I'd be glad to try to help. Are you using wax as a final medium, or as a model for molding?] Andrew Werby...
Forum Post how do I remove my ultra-cal positive from the negative?
...ng a mechanical lock, which can happen easily in situations where a rigid mold is being made off a rigid model. What do you intend to make your CASTINGS out of? You may want to consider making a fl...
Forum Post cardboard/resin/pl aster
Advice please Made a sculpture/ model out of old cardboard beer boxes, and now want to render it with resin (polyurethane?) and plaster. I know an artist who has worked like this (J.Livsey) but don�...
Forum Post Mothermold Question
...g. Strategic cutting will facilitate release after that. The thickest parts will usually occur where the model was undercut- one must fill these places to avoid catching the outer rigid mold sections....
Forum Post mold release for plaster bandage belly cast
...will have to investigate that one. Problem being there is - the baby has been born so can't use the model again! Blue rubber is the PVA Rubber release agent which is sprayed, poured or painted...
Forum Post wax sculpture
[The latter- this is for making a model that is moldable, but not burnoutable (is that a word?). There is a 'clay' that can be burnt out called 'cerroclay' (or something like that)...
Forum Post Mould-making from plastiline sculptures
...s tedious to use due to number of layers required and time requirements. Polyurethanes are fairly good - model must be completely dry....
Forum Post DO the sculpture for you
According to reliable sources, Hannibal Pianta (1875 - 1937), master modeler, was very busy, and, a very impatient man. He would quickly model one half of an ornament, then his assistant would flip ou...
Forum Post Making a mold?
...s I don't know how...My teacher said that I would have to figure it out myself. Please help me! The model is made out of Sculpey and I don't now how/what to use for the mold. My teacher want...
Forum Post Hello there!
... people call it 'Playdoh?' I think my technique is not all that different from those who 'model' in earth or oil based clays. I am just curious if we are welcome here as well. ...
Forum Post Bronze casting in England
I been doing a couple of portrait sculptures recently and have been modeling in clay. For one bust I produced a silicone & plaster mould followed by a Plaster of Paris casting. I now would like ha...
Forum Post Query? - Sealing Clay
...sting in epoxy resins that take on the textures and characteristics of the material used in creating the model and am seeking a 'simple' viable solution. Is there a easy to use, inexpens...
Forum Post Question on making a urethane mold of a sculpey sculpture
...uper Sculpey needs to be sealed before applying the urethane mold material? (Sealing is important if the model is either porous, or is reactive with the urethane, as is the sulfur in Plastilina, for e...
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