Burman
Industries E-Store
Books and videos. IDEFX line of
videos. THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO......System $39.95 THE
TECHNIQUES OF LIFECASTING The second video in this
series.
Books
and Videos on Grants for Artists
An excellent selection of books to add to add to any
lifecaster's library. Includes subjects on other
artistic disciplines as well.
Castcraft
Moldmaking and Casting Guides
by Roger Beebe. 200 pages 8½ x 11. Illustrated. $39.00
postpaid in US. The Castcraft Guides cover every type of
mold making and casting material you can use without
needing industrial type equipment or machines. The
Guides have chapters on how to use Latex Rubber,
Silicone Rubber, Polyurethane Rubber, Plaster, Flexible
Molding Wax, Gelatin Molding Compound, Polyester Resin,
Epoxy Resin, Polyurethane Resin, Latex Foam Rubber, Hot
Melt Vinyl, Wax, Ceramic Clay, Cement, and Low Melting
Temperature Metals.
Life
Cast: Beyond the Mask
by Willa Shallit
Sculptor.Org
Book Stores
A large selection of books on sculpture.
VIDEOS
Castcraft
Moldmaking
Techniques using Latex Rubber
A videoset by Roger Beebe. 2 VHS
tapes. Total running time 3½ hours. Color. USA format
only. $55.00 postpaid in US.
Lifecasting
Video Series
Technical/Educational Videos from Pink House Studios
With Sculptor Mark Prent
"Better One Piece Head Molds From Life"
This tape includes demos of Algiform and Ply-O-Life head
molds, one-piece hand and arm molds; and one-piece leg
and foot molds using the Simplaflex system.
VHS Tape, Approximately 70-minutes long $49.95 plus
$4.00 shipping PAL Format (for some international Video
players) $69.95 plus *$10.00 shipping.
"Success With Full Body Molds and Forton
Castings"
This tape is quite literally crammed with detailed
instructions, innovative materials and some new twists
on old methods. Not only does it demonstrate Mark
Prent's system for efficient plaster bandage contact
body molds, high-purity silicone body molds and Algiform
Slow-Set (alginate) body molds; it also introduces
Forton MG, a new casting alternative to polyester resin
and fiberglass that is infinitely safer and easier to
use.
VHS Tape Approximately 65-Minute. $54.95 plus $4.00
shipping PAL Format (for some international Video
players) $74.95 plus *$10.00 shipping
"TheUser's Guide To Reducit, Rubber Molds and
Innovative Plastic Support Structures"
Explores, step-by-step, a remarkable new medium for
achieving detailed reductions of almost any original
model. This simple, non-mechanical process is easily
accessible to any one who can make an ordinary mold. For
those unfamiliar with the process, rubber-mold-making is
demonstrated and clearly
explained, comparing several different methods and
superior types of rubber. Of additional interest are the
innovative plastics used in some of the demonstrations,
including Thermoplastics and improved varieties of
urethane resin that are faster and easier to use than
their predecessors.
VHS Tape Approximately 60-minutes $49.95 plus $4.00
shipping. PAL Format (for some international Video
players) $69.95 plus *$10.00 shipping
*slightly more to remote locations
Special
Effect Supply Videos
The following three instructional video should
be added to every lifecasters library:
Techniques of
Lifecasting
with Rob Burman.
Details the processes of casting various parts of the
body for the purposes of creating three dimensional
prosthetic makeups. Subject included are: teeth
impressions, full body casting, full head casts, limbs
and more. Approx 90 mins.
Cat. No. Video52, $34.95
Magic Molds and
Casting
with Steve Biggs
First section of this video demonstrates face-casting
with alginate and the making of a UltraCal30 master of a
person's face. Other topics include; Plaster waste mold,
Simple plaster
mold, Latex mold, and a demonstration of vacuum forming.
Demonstrates casting of slip latex (Halloween Mask type
technique). Great starting point for people without any
previous mold experience. Please Note: The original
description of this video included silicone technique,
after shooting we discovered enough material for two
videos. Tape 2 in the SES series.
1997, 48 min. VHS
CAT. No.: VIDEO31 $24.95
MindStorm
Productions Sculpting Videos
Here are two interesting videos for adding imagination
to your lifecasts:
SC01 SCULPTING
WHIMSICAL FACES
Let former Disney "Imagineer" show you how to
sculpt whimsical expressions from any generic face mold.
Create expressions from a toothy smile, to anger, to
crying, then learn how to make elderly people, men,
children, ethnic faces, and even a wicked witch. Approx.
Running Time: 79 minutes. $24.95 with $5.00 shipping.
SC02 SCULPTING
CHARACTERS
Sculpt your own whimsical clay characters. Make hands,
feet, arms, legs, head and hair out of polymer clays
that "cure" right in your home oven. Also,
learn how to dress a boy and a girl character, complete
with shoes, socks, hat, a delightful millefiori dress,
pants and shirt - all using polymer clay. This is a
sequel to the popular "Sculpting Whimsical
Faces" with Margene Crossan, a former Disney "Imagineer."
Learn how easy it is to sculpt using simple tools, push
molds, and polymer clay. Approx. Running Time: 82
minutes. $24.95 with $5.00 shipping.
"How
To" Videos On Mold Making & Casting
MOLD
MAKING AND CASTING:
2 Hour Video, $48
Two hours of hands on instruction.
Learn to make different types of rubber molds using the
latest materials. Learn techniques for relief mold
making, multi-sectional mold making, life molds and
more. The first hour of the video concentrates on
mold making techniques.
FINISHING TECHNIQUES
FOR CONCRETE, PLASTER, HYDROSTONE:
1 Hour Video, $30
Learn coloring, painted surfaces, imitation
bronze, gold, marble and copper finishes, gold leaf,
antiquating and other unique finishes.
