Simple tools include an X-acto knife and a rubber tipped shaping tool to make modeling small faces easier. The face modeled here on this page has a large nose and strong jaw, and can be used as a male or female face, depending on how the pull from the mold is detailed, painted and dressed. Raw clay excesses can be more easily removed than added. A large nose or prominent lips can be easily reshaped on an individual pull from the mold. An important point to remember when making molds is that a more generic face can be the starting point for many different “looks”. Starting large gives you more design options, and a chance to practice sculpting skills. Starting with larger facial features gives you a chance to practice, and then you can refine your technique later. It is easier to model a face with “character” than to create a sweet little baby or fashion model. (To see more about molds made with Miracle Mold and with SuperElasticlay, click here.)Īmazing Mold Putty comes in a box as shown at right and the kit contains 2/3 pound total of the two parts. They are also extremely useful for making items using PMC (Precious Metal Clay) or Metal Art Clays, ceramic clays, and even glass clay! Amazing Mold Putty is the product used throughout this tutorial. ![]() These can be used for making shaped soaps, or for creating items with polymer clay. They require building a containment box for the liquid rubber, and that’s a whole other tutorial! One of the nice parts about using mold putty is not needing a containment box or dam.Īmazing Mold Putty can be heated to 395 degrees F and is also rated at Food Grade, which means you can use it to make molds for gelatin, chocolates or other candies and it can also be baked as with cakes or cookie doughs.įor more information about the kinds of RTV silicones and their uses, click here. These are much messier to use than the putty forms, but are better for large projects. There are also liquid versions for making molds. There are many brands on the market, and these are all differentiated by the color– one is hot pink, another brand is blue, and one is purple, and Amazing Mold Putty is yellow. One part of the silicone material set is a white compound and the other is colored. ![]() The can be used with items like doll faces that have undercuts, and still release the item or the pulls from the mold. They are sturdy and extremely flexible, unlike clay or plaster molds. They do not need a release agent when creating OR when using the mold. My favorite mold making materials are two part silicone compounds, also designated RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) silicones. I find it only takes a little bit, and after work is done I use it to moisturize my hands too! Silicone molds are particularly useful for this, and benefit from a light brushing of a release agent my preference is a product called Badger Balm that is made for skin care and is olive oil based with beeswax to thicken it. Molds can also be used with ceramic clay. Molds for use in glass slumping can be made using polymer clay originals with a special plaster mix sold in glass supply sources such as D&L Stained Glass in Boulder CO. ![]() The original piece can also be carefully removed prior to baking, but sometimes this results in the mold being deformed in the process. Kato Polyclay also has a product called Repel-Gel that can be used to keep raw clay pieces from sticking together while curing in the oven. This can be baked in place and removed–IF the piece has been completely covered with the release agent. The original piece is lightly coated with the release agent and the soft clay is pressed around the original. To keep the baked original face from sticking to the softer raw mold clay, a release agent like powder, cornstarch or water mist can be used. ![]() Polymer clays, particularly the softer ones like SculpeyIII and Sculpey Bake and Bend, can be used to form hard molds using the polymer clay original. Have you ever wondered how to create and use a mold made from an original hand modeled polymer clay face? When you start with your own work, YOU own the copyright, and molds are a great way to easily make copies. While there is nothing wrong with that, I far prefer to use my own sculpted faces, and I encourage others to expand their creative range as well. There are commercial molds available for making faces for dolls or jewelry, but those designs were created by someone else, and while you can create items for your own use without violating copyright, and sometimes for sale, the design is still one that is easily recognizable as one that originated elsewhere.
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