Thread: How do I make copy of sculpts?

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I know I'm using this for Christmas but I have halloween small sculpts i want to apply this too. My question is how do I make a mold of a ornimet I sculpted out of Sculpty clay I cooked. I have many things I would like to reproduce. Ill include a photo of one of the orniments i made.

Well, this is not an easy question to answer.

There are some things to consider when looking at making a mold:

Does it need to be fully 360 degree copy, or is one side able to be flat?
What do I want to cast it out of (what is the copy made from)?
How much am I willing to spend?


For something with a flat base, a 'glove' style mold is easy to do:

"Glove" Mold Making 101
Where that tutorial is for latex rubber, silicone products may be preferred (and more expensive) especially if you wish to cast out of plastic or something. As is done here:
Lots of skulls from liquid plastic and foam

For something that needs to be fully 360 molded, you are going to need to make a 2 (or more) piece mold.


Here is a good video showing that process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSH19G_6Yeo

However, this can be done with many materials for the mold, even simple plaster. Just build the box, pour the plaster, press whatever half way into the plaster wet plaster, let dry. Coat the dry plaster with some petroleum jelly and pour the other half.

I highly reccomend this book on the subject.

http://www.amazon.com/Prop-Builders-.../dp/1558701281

thanks it would be a flat ornament. id like to give copies as gilts . thanks for your help

if making a copy and you want to use silicone products to creat your glove mold, try out this method...

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-.../Mixing-Oogoo/

It is EXTREMETLY affordable and the resluts speak for themselves. You will obviously have to paint each one, but the hard part will be done.

dK

thanks heres another shot
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I did a tutorial perfect for this application-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-dQytQrTUY

thank you for the post its a great help

Check out Stiltbeaststudios on YouTube. He has done about a dozen different mold making videos. Using different media, techniques and other things. Allen is really talented and once you watch one of his vids you'll be subscribed. Then you can look forward to YOUTUBE WEDNESDAY!!!