EnvironMolds/Artmolds Blog

  1. The Ins and Outs of Plaster Casting

    CastRite
    When it comes to making plaster casts, CastRite Art Casting Stone emerges as an ideal casting material. This is because it is stronger, more porous, provides better detail and remains durable as well.
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  2. Modeling Eyes In A Life Cast

    Sculpting open eyes is the most difficult task in life casting. But learning the skill is essential if you want to create a ‘true to life’ appearance. You can source prosthetic eyes from EnvironMolds. 

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  3. Silicone Rubber Has A Lot Going For It

    There is many a reason that makes silicone rubber the material of choice for amateurs and experienced artists alike.

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  4. How to Display A Casting?

    A frame is requisite for displaying a painting or a photograph. But how do you present a three-dimensional artwork like a sculpture or life cast? 

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  5. Two Part Molds Made Possible

    The simple art of mold making takes a complicated twist when complex models and multi-part molds enter the picture. But help is always at hand that will enable you to master this technique as well. 

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  6. Getting Your Alginate Mix Right

    Alginate is simple to use. But the effectiveness lies in correctly following the mix ratio and then applying the mixture properly on the model.

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  7. Making Body Molds with Alginate

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    Life casting can result in a beautiful piece of art that with the right pose. Usually that take an experienced artist to visual a final casting even before laying out the lifecasting materials. An interesting pose usually means that a model must place his or her body in extreme positions. So that good prior planning by the artist is essential to keep the model comfortable during unusual positions.

    Of course, when working on small and easy-to-mold body parts such as the hands and feet, the body mold making process is quite straightforward. The artist simply mixes the mold making material in an appropriately sized container before immersing the hand or foot in the desired pose. The alginate quickly sets around the limb to form the body mold. The model can slowly wiggle out the hand after only a few minutes and the mold is ready for casting.

    However, this technique does not work for larger sections of the body. For instance, if

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  8. Life Casting - Hair Beware

    MoldEZ Hair release is an important tool for life casting artists.

    Summary – Hair presents a challenge when making a lifecasting of the head or face. Following the correct procedures in molding hair will add to the comfort of your model as well as the quality of your life cast.

    Body casting is not a difficult procedure as there are many YouTube videos to teach the newcomer. However, a bit more care is needed when molding specific parts of the face and head such as the nostrils, ears and especially the facial and head hair. Improperly applied mold material will result in a distorted cast, or worse tangled hair that will certainly tear the mold apart when demolding, not to mention upsetting the model.

    In protecting hair from tangling in the mold material, the traditional method is to slather on petroleum jelly. However, though this will minimize tangling, petroleum jelly is difficult to remove from the model’s hair, oft

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  9. How to Make a Mold: the Basics for Lifecasting and Alginates

    How to Make a Mold: the Basics for Lifecasting and Alginates

    face casting

    Engaging an artistic sensibility often leaves people confused and hesitant. Getting the vision in your head into the real world takes a thorough knowledge of techniques and skills.

    The real problem for many is how to get started on that journey. Well, when it comes to lifecasting for creating keepsakes, film effects, or cosplay accessories the secret is in knowing how to make a mold.

    To learn what you need to do to create a proper cast you need to start with an understanding of the basics of mold making.

    This quick guide will explain the theory behind mold making a. We'll also cover the materials and how they act so you can adjust and learn as you create.

    How To Make a Mold

    Making a mold

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  10. Bas Relief on the Cheap

    By David E. Parvin, A.L.I.  - Sculpture Journal December 2000

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    Unless you are so well established that you are immune to a downturn, you have to be aware of and affected by the current softness in the art market. I suspect that the only beneficiaries are collectors; it has to be a buyers’ market. Those of us who create, manufacture, or sell art are carrying on the best we can in lean times. We sculptors have an especially difficult path to follow because of the high “development” cost in bringing a new piece to market. Consider the painter who only has to purchase a canvas, some paint, and a frame and in some relatively short amount of time has something that might be turned into cold hard cash. We sculptors also have to purchase raw materials, but our creations often ta

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