![]() ![]() ![]() Group hand casts necessitate this as everyone involved usually wants a copy. Once you've cleaned up your Hydrocal cast, you can either use that as your final piece or mold it to reproduce multiple copies. In this follow up video we show how to patch air bubbles and repair minor defects in a Hydrocal hand cast. For this cast we used about 1.5 lbs of Genesis V alginate and 2 rolls of 6" Plaster Bandages. In this next video we cover the process of hand casting with multiple hands interlocked. A face cast like this one requires about 1/2 pound of alginate and one 4" roll of plaster bandage material. In this tutorial we make a basic face cast using 590 and plaster bandages. In this tutorial we explain the basic use of our Plaster Bandages for making support shells.Īccu-cast 590 is a great, medium setting alginate for face in hand casts. We used a 12 x 5 mold tube to create the mold "box."įor "lay-up" casts(much like a brush-on mold), a shell is required to support the alginate mold. For this cast we used Accucast 380 and poured Hydrostone into the finished mold. In this next hand casting video, we cast an object with a hand holding it. We poured Hydrostone into the finished mold to produce a hard, tough positive that can be painted with our Sculpt Nouveau Metal Coatings to look like a classic bronze or copper sculpture. Here we use Accucast 380 to mold two of my daughters' hands. Multiple hands can be molded at the same time to produce unique hand cast sculptures and family keepsakes. We used one of our 12" x 5" mold tubes to contain the alginate mold. ArtKast pourable can be poured directly into an alginate mold. In this next tutorial we cast a hand positive from a Monster Gel alginate mold using our new ArtKast Pourable resin. ![]() In addition to silicone, positives can also be cast in resin. Check out our silicone prop page to see painting techniques for silicone. We pour Gel-25 silicone into the cured alginate mold to produce a realistic hand cast. Here we use a clear tube glued to a base with hot glue to create a Genesis alginate mold. Our large diameter clear mold tubes work great for molding hands. In this next video, we use a plastic tube to mold a hand and forearm. Once the negative mold has been removed from the subject, any of our gypsums (plasters) may be poured into the mold. In this tutorial we explain the basic hand casting process. Accu-cast alginates are the industry standard for accurate face, hand, and body casts. The most common material for lifecasting is Alginate. Lifecasting is the process of molding and reproducing the human form. ![]()
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