What Is A Mold?

1. What Is A Mold? • A Mold Is A Structure Made With A Flexible Sculpture Medium • The Sculpture Is Created On Top Of The Mold • When The Sculpture Is Completed, The Mold Is Removed And Discarded • The Sculpture Retains The Form Of The Mold

2. What Supplies Do I Need To Make The Mold? • Pencil And Eraser • Ruler • Scissors • Xacto Knife • Stiff Cardboard • Masking Tape

3. I. Building A Mold Step 1 Using Resources, Draw A Preliminary Sketch In Frontal And Profile Views

4. I. Building A Mold Step 2 Referring To The Frontal View Of Your Preliminary Sketch, Draw The Outline Of Your Form On A Piece Of Cardboard

5. I. Building A Mold Step 3 • Measure And Cut One-Inch Strips Of Cardboard • Score Strips, Being Careful Not To Cut Through The Cardboard

6. I. Building A Mold Step 4 • Bend Strips Along Scoring Lines And Fit Them Perpendicularly Along The Edges • Tape Strips Securely To The Form

7. I. Building A Mold Step 5 • The Mold Is Now A Raised Form • Reinforce Any Loose Sections With Tape

8. I. Building A Mold Step 6 • Draw and Cut Out Shapes For Areas That Will Project • Tape Shapes To The Form

9. I. Building A Mold Step 7 • Build Up The Form By Taping Down Crumpled Newspaper • This Process Will Require Using Many Layers

10. I. Building A Mold Step 8 Building The Form Requires Patience As Each Layer Slowly Creates A Three-Dimensional Form

11. I. Building A Mold Step 9 Continue To Build Up Areas With Newspaper And Tape, Evaluating The Total Form From All Angles

12. I. Building A Mold

13. I. Building A Mold Step 10 • Completely Cover All Newspaper With Masking Tape • Your Mold Is Now Ready For Phase II, Which Is Creating A Relief Sculpture

14. What Supplies Do I Need To Create A Relief Sculpture? • Bucket Container • Plaster gauze cut into small strips • Scissors • Paper to cover table

15. II. Creating A Plaster Sculpture Step 1 • Dip First Strip Into water And Apply To Mold • Continue to Dip And Apply Strips Until The Mold Is Covered Completely

16. II. Creating A Plaster Sculpture Step 2 • Let plaster dry thoroughly • Apply another coat of plaster to fill in thin areas.

17. II. Creating A Plaster Sculpture Step 3 • Carefully Remove All Pieces Of The Mold From the sculpture Don’t Panic If Areas Tear – You Can Patch Them

18. II. Creating A Plaster Sculpture Step 4 • Apply One Coat Of plaster Inside The Sculpture, Including The Inside Edge • Patch Areas That Are Torn Or Too Thin • Your Sculpture Is Now Ready For Phase III, Which Is Painting And Embellishing

19. What Supplies Do I Need To Paint And Embellish? • Brushes • Water-Based Paint • Container Of Water • Decorative Objects • Glue Gun And Glue