Thegreatiandi
New Member
Hello all. I'm just now getting into clay sculpting... something I've always wanted to try. I went ahead and. Ordered my monster clay kit, and now I've been sculpting on my " ed head " bust ( nothing as cool as anything I've seen on this site sadly ).
So something I've always wondered was, how do you, after you have a sculpture that you are satisfied with, make this plaster mold? I've always wondered that. As an avid watcher of face off, thats one thing that's glazed over rather quickly. Pardon my ignorance here, but it just looks like a bunch of hemp or hay or something.... mixed with some kind of cement. I know I'm wrong, but that's the look. Even on my other favorite show, Making Monsters, they never go over how the plaster mold is created. Jordu just makes something amazing, then a plaster is poured in about 25 seconds, and bam! I have gathered that you must create some sort of shim to separate two halves...but even with this, how do you then fill this with foam to create a sculpted head..?
So hopefully I have explained properly what I'm looking for help with.
1. After you finish your mold, how to prep for the next step. How do you prepare your sculpture? Is the clay ruined after this?
2. How to create a mold. What is needed for this? materials? Skills?
3. After you have pulled your sculpture from the mold, how do you use the plaster mold for creating your foam head/arm/etc? What do you fill this with? It seems like you use foam of some sort...then after you pull this, there is your item.. ready to paint.
I really appreciate any help guys. My little one wants me to make monster masks and fail monster heads for Halloween... and all I have done is two horrible monster heads, and stalled out. I would love to move forward, and all of your help, will help this noobie move forward.
Thanks again!
So something I've always wondered was, how do you, after you have a sculpture that you are satisfied with, make this plaster mold? I've always wondered that. As an avid watcher of face off, thats one thing that's glazed over rather quickly. Pardon my ignorance here, but it just looks like a bunch of hemp or hay or something.... mixed with some kind of cement. I know I'm wrong, but that's the look. Even on my other favorite show, Making Monsters, they never go over how the plaster mold is created. Jordu just makes something amazing, then a plaster is poured in about 25 seconds, and bam! I have gathered that you must create some sort of shim to separate two halves...but even with this, how do you then fill this with foam to create a sculpted head..?
So hopefully I have explained properly what I'm looking for help with.
1. After you finish your mold, how to prep for the next step. How do you prepare your sculpture? Is the clay ruined after this?
2. How to create a mold. What is needed for this? materials? Skills?
3. After you have pulled your sculpture from the mold, how do you use the plaster mold for creating your foam head/arm/etc? What do you fill this with? It seems like you use foam of some sort...then after you pull this, there is your item.. ready to paint.
I really appreciate any help guys. My little one wants me to make monster masks and fail monster heads for Halloween... and all I have done is two horrible monster heads, and stalled out. I would love to move forward, and all of your help, will help this noobie move forward.
Thanks again!