finishing techniques for your life cast sculpture
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Chapter 2: Partial BODY PARTS™ Kit Projects
When A Whole Kit Is Just Too Big.

• Click any single artifact in the image
for its description.
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of that difficulty level.
References to "kit" in this section are to
BODY PARTS: Original LifeCast™ Kit.
*Successful Creativity Guarantee™ applies only to the sculpture, not to any applied finishes.
Bracket life castReptile life castHeld crystal life castHeld box life castFoot lamp life castBronzed life castEar & Nose lifecastHeld hands life castTrinket life cast 2Hand vase life cast3 hands life castFlower life castBaseball life castTrinket life castTrinket life cast 3Hand shake life castFoot vase life cast3 Child life castBaby's foot lifecastApparagus life castLong nails life castExit life cast
Little feet like this are made by cutting the can and all the measurements in half. We wanted the toes and ball of the foot to touch the bottom to make a flat spot for mounting it to a custom base. Again a small split was needed behind the heel, as most foot LifeCasts require which was made with a butter knife - dull side toward the skin (Alternative & Advanced Techniques).
life cast bbyftIt was gold-leafed before spraying with a mat-finish and mounted to the base with epoxy.
The ears & nose on this paper clip holder were made in wide paper cups cut down to about 2" – 3" deep. Each one required less tan 1/4 cup of ArtFORM™ mold powder.
After determining how much water was needed by displacement (Alternative & Advanced Techniques) we added 1/2 as much ArtFORM™ powder and blended it with a small wire whisk for 2 minutes. Then we quickly spread a coating of the mixture on the body part.
life cast earsEars have lots of places for air bubbles to accumulate if you just dunk them in.and you should never pour any liquid into the ear. Spreading it on before dunking is the best, safest solution.
Next the model submerged the coated body part into the shallow cup with the rest of the liquid and held it in until the mold set. Finally they were painted and attached to the paper clip holder for an amusing, if silly, desk accessory.
The little pigs, the monkeys and the mermaids were all made by mixing an equal amount of ArtFORM™ powder and cold water then spreading the paste on the original figures.
Magnets and jewelry pins were embedded into the casting cement before hardening. We poured many copies of each with the same molds since the mold did not have to be destroyed to get the castings out.
life cast pigsThese types of relief mold projects (Alternative & Advanced Techniques) make cute little ornaments for any occasion.
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