December 6th, 2011 | Posted in Mold tutorials | 2 Comments »

Dreamer Mold

Here’s a 41-pictoral review of the large ”Beautiful Dreamer” sculpture’s mold process.  See wealthmoldtutorial for complete mold process.  I’ve learned a few things since the “Wealth” mold and therefore have added new tips to this tutorial. 

Sometimes people wonder how in the world is a mold made.  Well, pics say a thousand words, much better than writing it out, so here it goes…..

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March 8th, 2011 | Posted in Mold tutorials, Sculpture | 4 Comments »

Pouring a wax for bronze.

Hi all,

Been learning to make my own wax casts for “The Return of Joy” relief. Poor results are below for the first try with pouring wax using the slush wax technique. Often times the first pour yields bad results and knowledge from this makes the next one better.

David from Chico State University worked demonstrated how to do the first wax cast.  He warned me that

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January 20th, 2011 | Posted in Mold tutorials | 3 Comments »

Relief Mold

Hi All,

(Please see prior moldtutorial for in depth info)

Just a few more tips on mold making that I’ve learned:

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October 6th, 2009 | Posted in Mold tutorials, Sculpture | 4 Comments »

Luisa mold

Here’s a few pictures of the mold that I made for my Luisa sculpture.  I really didn’t have time to take a lot of pictures this time a round but at least I have a few to share.

The sculpture was cut at the ankles so that I could mold the items separately.

Sculpture is cut up and ready to mold.

July 24th, 2009 | Posted in Mold tutorials | 14 Comments »

Clay original model.

 Sculpture Mold Tutorial of “Wealth” Sculpture

Hi Friends,

This sculpture mold tutorial is going to be very lengthy and in depth. I hope that it will benefit you in your efforts at mold making. These notes will help me to remember what I did so that my next mold will be as successful. Here is my journey with making my first multi part silicone mold.

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