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    Default What to use to make a mold?

    I recently just started my first mod (other than cutting a window). I decided to sculpt a face/head from Super sculpey for part of my case. I put about 12-14 hours of work into it and do not want to ruin it with test painting. I decided that I should make a mold of it and then cast replicas of the original to use. I looked around for materials but am afraid that if I use the wrong material it may bond to the original sculpture and/or possibly have some kind of weird chemical reaction witht the super sculpey.

    Does anyone have advice on what to use to make the mold and relief of the original sculpture?

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    Default Re: What to use to make a mold?

    Check out Smooth on they make plastic resins and foams. They have great tutorials on how to mold items.

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    Default Re: What to use to make a mold?

    ..use cellophanos(or similar) around the model, then add plaster with some kind of textile inside (t-shirt strips, band-aids )...then wait...

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    Default Re: What to use to make a mold?

    also check out Pauls work Logs, Silicon Rising has this link in it as well. http://www.sculpt.com/technotes/2_pi...ld/1_intro.htm

    But as crazyBillBob said Smooth-on has really good information on it as well. Plus they also have some very nice mold making products. I currently have the oomoo & Poyo 30.

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