Recent content by sohcahtoa

Ah, yes, my initial plan was to vacuum form directly over the clay+plaster lifecast/sculpture ...but udog brought up the idea of making another lifecast of the clay sculpture and cast that again in plaster... I'm probably going to try both methods... just to try it out and see what the results...

Do you have any recommendations for which Laguna Clay to buy? They seem to have many different types... Could you recommend a firmer plasticine clay? I'm in Riverside, CA - not opposed to making a drive down to LA. Should I use silicone or alginate if I work with plasticine clay? I see this...

Right now I'm looking at https://www.amazon.com/Modeling-Clay-Sculpting-Molding-Premium/dp/B01AVEEBLS/ref=pd_sbs_201_14?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01AVEEBO0&pd_rd_r=DZM2C24793Y6DCHRXR1G&pd_rd_w=w4XPC&pd_rd_wg=sezKX&refRID=DZM2C24793Y6DCHRXR1G&th=1 Does it seem like a good choice? Thanks again.

Hey! Thanks for replying. The Acryl 60 is because I saw a YouTube tutorial where someone used Acryl 60 with the Hydrocal to sculpt with. I guess it's not really necessary if it's pretty much the same as Ultracal. And yeah, you brought up my biggest predicament for the sculpting part. So I...

Hello anyone listening. I'm planning on making a very fitted robot helmet by lifecasting my head in two-parts (a front piece and a back piece) (with smooth on, plaster bandages, and hydrocal) and then sculpt around that (with a sculpting mixture of the hydrocal mixed with acryl 60). Then I plan...

Hello from SoCal (if anyone else is here, I'd love to find like-minded creators to chill and create with... Feel free to PM me!) I'm here to learn. I have little-to-no experience in prop making, but I've been researching a lot for a while (couple months) which led me here. I have sewing...