Post #500628 by MauiTiki on Wed, Dec 23, 2009 7:10 PM

I've always wanted to make my own mould. I bought books and watched online, but never had the guts or materials to just do it. Thankfully I met a guy who helped me through the process.

First we wrapped clay around the base of my sculpt and filled it with plaster.

Then built a box, laid down the mug with the base and clay top. I built up a clay base to 1/2 way up the sculpt.

We poured the plaster, flipped it over and poured the plaster on the other side. The sculpt is coated with a soapy mixture so it won't stick to the plaster, thus it looks darker.

After the second batch of plaster dried, we removed the box and we have a mould. (with my sculpt still inside)

Stay tuned for the next step!