Thread: Make cool Skulls for PENNIES!!!

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Does anyone know if there is a supplier (or alternative?) to Plaster of Paris in Canada? I checked Home Depot and the only (similiar?) DAP product they have is: Patching Plaster.

This product might be like drywall mud and if put on with any thickness will just crack a lot.

Any ideas?

Yeah, your gonna want to stay away from that....to thick.. ( yes like the mud) and cracking is guaranteed.

You want it pourable rather than spreadable, so powder is ideal...that way you controll the consistency. They sell bags ( plaster o.p.)sometimes at Home Depot, they usually are over with the cements. Usually near the outermost isles. If not, buckets of powder ( plaster of paris) are standard fare at Michaels( not sure if their in Canada too). Art supply stores should carry it alongside the rest of the sculpting supplies.

An alternative would be Gypsum, which is actually ultimately harder. UltraCal 30 is what the pros use.

Thanks Chop Shop; that's good information. We do have Michaels here in Canada too - although they typically sell everything at a premium, hence my preference to shop at Home Depot or some other such warehouse type store. I'll check out what they carry in the store as not everything is online. Thanks again!

Ah ha! Located a nice pail of DAP Plaster of Paris (Michaels... cost $12.98 here). Now, where to get a plastic skull mold at Christmas.........!

mgrell-

I came across this mold recently...
This skull looks exactly as if it was from an identical mold. I bought a decoration that when flipped over I used as a mold. Here, its just being marketed as a mold... A bit more money, but if you make a bunch???? Browse around, it looks like they have some others too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/skull-plastic-mo...item1e5d696141

Thank you for this great idea! I tried making "copies" of some skull props I had this year with only moderate success. This process looks much more effective...I'm totally going to try this during the off-season to see if I can pull it off. Thanks again Chop Shop!

Chop is the man!! Skills brother, skills!

^^^Ter ran, No, you da man homie!

Nice job Chop!

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