If any part of the second half sticks to theįirst half, you will lose all your work (and Captain Kirk will have a plaster block for aĪlso, apply petroleum jelly to the whole head of the figure (not Surface, I tell you! Especially the top and sides of the aligning pegs. Make sure you get every surface of the mold. This time, you apply the petroleum jelly to the first You know the drill: mold box, retaining wall, petroleum To have the first half of the mold where the Sculpey was before, and flip your figure over The left where the plaster stuck to Kirk's neck I must have missed a spot when I applied OK, now you can take apart your Legos and very carefully remove the figure. Out, otherwise you will end up breaking off parts of your mold. You wait until the plaster is totally cured before you remove the box and take the figure Fill your box up to the top, and put it in a dry place to Soupy, pour it into your box, starting in a corner. To the directions, and make sure not to stir any air bubbles into it. Old hardware store plaster (it's much cheaper than art-store plaster). OK, now the fun part: pouring the plaster. OK.) The plaster won't stick to the Sculpey, so just leave that alone. (I didn't have any petroleum jelly, so I used hand lotion and it worked This will keep the plaster from sticking to Of the figure that will be inside the mold. Same height: about 1/2 inch taller than the highest point on your figure (in this case,īrush a thin coat of petroleum jelly onto any part Both the mold box and the Sculpey wall should be the I like to use Legos for mold boxes because they make it easy to build,īreak down, and rebuild a box of any size.
#Plaster hand mold registration
Your should also make a few shallow indentations in the clay, to use as registration marksįor the two parts of the mold. Don't just push it down into the clay, actually smooth theĬlay right up to the figure there should be no space between the clay and the figure. This will be the parting line of the two halves of your mold.ĭepending on the figure, you may even be able to spot the parting line on the original,Īnd use that for reference.
The head of your action figure should be sunk halfway To follow along with this article, you will need:
#Plaster hand mold movie
Since Michael's mask in the movie was made from a casting of William Shatner'sįace, I thought it would be great to make the Michael figure a mask from a Captain Kirk This project came about because of Stingray's custom Michael Myersįigure. To making a two-piece silicone mold to be used in resin castings.
#Plaster hand mold how to
This article will show you how to make a two-part mold of an actionįigure's head from plaster, and make a latex casting from the mold. Mike's Workbench How-To: Creating a Two-part I also recommend for supplies - they are very helpful.- Mike This book shows you how to make all types of molds and casts and will probably answer any questions you have. I get a ton of email about this article - most are questions about what materials to use for different types of projects.
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