Sculpture 4

'Molding & Casting the Head' picks up where 'Sculpting the Detailed Character Head' left off. Beginning with the sculpture, this four-hour lecture takes the student through preparing the sculpture to be molded, right up to pulling a plaster cast out of the mold. Through a step-by-step process, students will learn a variety of mold making techniques, how to break the sculpture up for individual molding, how to make a flexible silicone Matrix mold, and then on to producing a casting of the sculpture. All while being exposed to the special materials and tricks of this trade. Students will also learn how to avoid the practical pitfalls associated with this kind of work, walking away with a solid foundation for molding & casting their own projects.

• Silcone Mold Making
  
• Matrix Mold
  
• Block Molds
  
• Understanding Undercuts
  
• Water Based Clay
  
• Mold Registration
  
• Plaster Casting
  
• Seaming and Patching
  
• Burlap and Re-Enforcement
  
• White Hydracal (Plaster)
  
• Back Pressure
  
• Chasing Clay
  
• Triple Beam Balance
  
• De-molding
  
• Resources

Chapters: Disk One
1. Introduction
   
2. Mold Anatomy
   
3. Sculpture Prep
   
4. Understanding Undercuts
   
5. Building Dividing Wall
   
6. Clay Cutting Board
   
7. Water Based Clay
   
8. The Dam + Clay Layer
   
9. Registration
   
10. Registration Keys + Sprue
    
11. Credits

Chapters: Disk Two
1. Introduction
   
2. Prep/Burlap
   
3. Prep/Plaster
   
4. Plaster/Detail Coat
   
5. Burlap Coat
   
6. Rasping
   
7. B-side Prep
   
8. B-side Clay Lay-up
   
9. B-side Plaster
   
10. Open Mother Mold

• Product Code: SCU04
• ISBN: 1-930878-74-5
• UPC: 805366007539
• Duration: 150 minutes
• Formats: DVD-VIDEO

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John Brown

Character/Creature Designer
Sculptor

John works as a character and creature designer/sculptor for film and television. Credits include Planet of the Apes, The Cell, Alien Resurrection, Species 2, George of the Jungle, Jumanji, X-Files, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Outer Limits, Bats, Mars Attacks, Bless The Child, Monkey Bone, Spy Kids and Scary Movie 2.