Monday, January 23, 2006

The Molds

This is the first stage of the mold making process, here the legs are being covered in rubber. Six coats are applied before the plaster shell or mother mold are made on top of the rubber. Note the "keys" that are added to help the rubber lock into the plaster shell. Posted by Picasa Regards LJN
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.-- Chinese proverb

3 comments:

WildRose said...

Wow...look at that!! He is coming to life!!
Cannot wait to see it done!

Buoy Stretcher said...

so the rubber is being applied directly over the clay, and it is brushed on???interesting...thanks for sharing this process, love learing this type of stuff...

HLN said...

You did such a wonderful job on this piece Doob. It will really come to life now and in bronze it will be second to none!