I've been working to do something similar... what kind of mold are you using?
I'm using plaster for the molds and porcelain slip for the ponies. I've been trying to learn plaster casting for ages! I finally took a class that taught me what I needed to know. I'm thinking I will do a plaster and casting tutorial soon... There's a lot of important/unimportant details and things that were not obvious to me when I tried to read about it.
I tried to make a plaster mold like last year and it was either old plaster, or I didn't mix it right because instead of a pony mold, I made some white mud!
I tried to make a plaster mold like last year and it was either old plaster, or I didn't mix it right because instead of a pony mold, I made some white mud!
on noes! old plaster maybe? plaster is supposed to harden when you add any amount of water... The ratio I was told to use comes out to about 1/2 plaster and 1/2 water by volume.
when i pick my next pony victim i plan to photo document the whole thing for a tutorial, plaster is really fun!
do you rub anything on the pony to protect it? I read you should use vaseline.
My teacher had us using liquid soap diluted with a little water. The plasticy mold releases are harder to get off, and make it harder for the plaster to dry out.
I've wanted to do that for ages but I never had the knowledge! That is so cool!! I'm imagining a line of paint your own MLP porcelain figures! Too awesome!
*actually, now that I think about it, it would have to be paint your own plaster figures, not porcelain. Or does porcelain take paint... I'm not sure.... Either way I can't wait to see this finished after the 2nd firing!!
__________________ Collection on the chopping block HERE
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