What you'll need for mold making?

  • Good quality plaster - an essential part of mold making. I usually use Plaster of Paris or pottery plaster that you can get in your local ceramics store. Don’t use construction plaster, which is a building material and is not suitable for delicate work with porcelain.
  • Plasticine - non-hardening modeling compound. Since plaster molds are usually two-part or multiple-part molds, you need plasticine for covering a section of the prototype where you don’t want the plaster to get in.
  • Mold box - it’s easy to make one yourself from wood boards or some cardboard. I'll show you how to do one in the next lesson.
  • Release agent - you can use simple vaseline (petroleum jelly) or purchase a release agent formulated especially for mold making.
  • Clamps - to secure the mold box.
  • Sculpting/pottery tools - to handle the plasticine.



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