Back to sculpture and we are doing splash cast. SO MUCH FUN! Taking the clay model that we made a few weeks ago we left them to dry for two weeks. Then mixing some plaster you launch it at the model until all the surface is covered. Word of Warning: make sure you have a large area to work in and that you are wearing coveralls, don't do what I did and wear suede boots. After the first stage the work area will look like the murder scene of a marshmallow.
You then proceed by making a thicker mix of plaster and coating the model one half at a time until you have a layer about 2-inches thick. Leave to solidify for a few minute and scrape back the plaster to reveal the brass plate around the model. Then leave to dry before pulling out the brass and scooping out the remnants of the model.
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