Comments on: Mold Making – Step Three http://www.polymerclayfan.com/mold-making-step-three.htm Free Sculpting Tutorials Fri, 07 May 2010 16:11:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: goregt http://www.polymerclayfan.com/mold-making-step-three.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25358 goregt Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:01:14 +0000 http://www.polymerclayfan.com/?p=196#comment-25358 Analia, From my understanding the brush method is a better approach for conserving silicone (also requires a thickening agent). I cut my sculptures into pieces so I would approach a horse mold in the same manner that I used for my seahorse sculpture. It really also depends on the size of the sculpture. My seahorse sculpture when put together was only about 15 inches tall so the box mold worked really well for me. If I was doing a large sculpture I would definitely consider using a matrix mold A Matrix mold is where you use a minimal amount of silicone as possible and then use either foam, fiberglass or plaster to build out the rest of the box (or support for the silicone). I haven't had much success with this method but will need to try again in the future on a larger piece. Best of luck, Gerald Analia,

From my understanding the brush method is a better approach for conserving silicone (also requires a thickening agent). I cut my sculptures into pieces so I would approach a horse mold in the same manner that I used for my seahorse sculpture. It really also depends on the size of the sculpture. My seahorse sculpture when put together was only about 15 inches tall so the box mold worked really well for me. If I was doing a large sculpture I would definitely consider using a matrix mold

A Matrix mold is where you use a minimal amount of silicone as possible and then use either foam, fiberglass or plaster to build out the rest of the box (or support for the silicone). I haven’t had much success with this method but will need to try again in the future on a larger piece.

Best of luck,
Gerald

]]> By: Analia http://www.polymerclayfan.com/mold-making-step-three.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25356 Analia Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:49:10 +0000 http://www.polymerclayfan.com/?p=196#comment-25356 Goregt,thank you to share your mold making process!!I´d like to ask you how you make a horse mold?Do you use the box process too? Because some people put the silicon rubber with a paintbrush step by step on the piece.What do you think is the better way? tanhk you Analia Goregt,thank you to share your mold making process!!I´d like to ask you how you make a horse mold?Do you use the box process too?
Because some people put the silicon rubber with a paintbrush step by step on the piece.What do you think is the better way?
tanhk you
Analia

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