Thread: female body casting

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I am interested in creating the beloved tombstone, and with that, have been researching body casting online today. I am seriously interested in doing this, the question I have, I would like to cast a small female body for this project. After the project was completed, the arms, legs, neck, face and feet would only be showing.

I am trying to go for a similar look to this.


Interested to hear your thoughts...

Anyone else did any body casting? I have more questions..

Not to be a pervert. Ok, I am but don't forgot to show pictures. I wouldn't believe you that you made this prop if you didn't show a half naked lady during the castings.

You will get to see an ankle )

Body casting is not the way to go with this project... WAY to expensive for a one-off project... chicken wire, fiberglass and perhaps some modified maniquin pieces... first off the position of the body is way to complicated for someone who has never done body casting, second it is not cost realistic to do it this way unless it is for a production run...

Originally Posted by squatdaddy

Body casting is not the way to go with this project... WAY to expensive for a one-off project... chicken wire, fiberglass and perhaps some modified maniquin pieces... first off the position of the body is way to complicated for someone who has never done body casting, second it is not cost realistic to do it this way unless it is for a production run...

674.95 is the cost from one website, so squatdaddy I agree. The main items I really want to immulate are the arms, face and feet of a statue.

Any suggestions on how to get the porcelain look of a statue using foam, or is there another type of material I should be looking at?

Here is another photo.

Maybe put a little liquid latex on it and paint it that way.

Ok so a whole body out of styrofoam, hum, that may be tricky.... Especially when I am not an expert carver...

Now I am thinking that I out to try looking at mannequin body parts..

Ah only DT

I would do a duct tape double

Just lifecast the body parts that will show, do the hidden parts with chicken-wire and mache.

mannequin pieces can be cut apart and re-assembled using gorilla glue and bondo, it can be sanded and painted for that ivory look