'Molding and Casting the Maquette' picks up where 'Sculpture 2, 'Character Maquettes' left off. Beginning with the sculpture, this four-hour lecture takes the student through preparing the sculpture to be molded, by first cutting the sculpture into separate pieces, right up to pulling plastic casts out of the silicone flexible molds and assembling them. Through an intricately detailed step-by-step process, students will learn how to make a flexible silicone Matrix mold, individual box molds and then how to produce plastic castings of all the sculpture parts. From there it illustrates assembly techniques, covering seaming and patching of the plastic parts, then moves on to priming and getting the student ready for painting and finishing their project, all while exposing the viewer 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 and casting their own projects.

• Matrix and Box Molds
  
• Understanding Undercuts
  
• Locating Parting Line
  
• Mold Registration
  
• Sprues and Vents
  
• Silicone and Casting Plastics
  
• Display Mounting and Assembly

Chapters: Disk One
1. Introduction
   
2. Cutting up the Sculpture
   
3. Prepare Dividing Wall
   
4. Cutting Foamcore
   
5. Undercut Theory
   
6. Clay Cutting Board
   
7. Clay Dividing Wall
   
8. Silicone/Plaster Registration
9. Prepare Plaster/Cut Burlap
   
10. Mixing Plaster/Detail Coat
    
11. Burlap Re-enforcement
    
12. Credits

Chapters: Disk Two
1. Introduction
   
2. Prepare B-side
   
3. Removing Support
   
4. B-side Execution
   
5. Separating Plaster Jacket
   
6. Chasing Clay
   
7. Creating Back Pressure
   
8. Clean up/Registration
   
9. Prepare to Pour Silicone
   
10. Intro to Silicone
    
11. Triple Beam Balance

• Product Code: SCU05
• ISBN: 1-930878-75-3
• UPC: 805366007638
• Duration: 285 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.