So this was the casting! I put the alginate on, then covered it in modrock and plaster to support it. Wait wait wait for that to dry, then peel it off... the clay messed up the back of the originals, and the alginate messed up the front, so I'm going to have to do some repair work before the exhibition. Then plaster was poured into the moulds, and removed about half an hour later, which was difficult and I split the alginates, foo. The best part was fixing up the plasters, it's so yummy to work with. Anyway now they're drying, and soon I'm going to take another alginate from these so I can have a spare in case the thermo forming goes awry...




































































































































































And the alginate goes on

Preparing for alginate casting

So the idea for this - make a two part mould. I'm masking out the back half of the head with clay, so I can then pour alginate (I discovered it's the kind of brittle rubbery plastic dentist's use) over the front of the head so there's a layer about 1.5 cm thick, which I then have to back with modrok and plaster to support the alginate when I remove it. When it has fully cured I can pour plaster into the mould to make a really solid cast of the face. Removing this from the alginate will be tough because the alginate is so brittle, and if I want to take more than one cast I have to be really careful not to break it. I mean, I don't need more than one cast, but I'd like a spare really. Then comes the scary bit, I take the plaster to Tremough and thermo-form plastic over the top (clear or translucent, I haven't decided yet) so I'm left with a sturdy plastic mould of the face. Then, repeat with the back. Then, repeat with other heads!

Mould making!

Red Head

So it was the colour all along! I don't know why I was so fixated on having the heads white. I do like them in white, but to be "finished" I think they do need to be another colour. Red, despite it's obvious relation to the subject, is working surprisingly well...

Heads heads heads

I painted a head again. It's rubbish. I don't know what to do!!

Hell Ball

Hell Ball!!

Made with medical needles...