Sunday, 22 March 2009

Sculpting materials

Super sculpey is a particular favourite of mine. Its easy to use and for natural forms works well beacuse it rounds off easily.

http://www.sculpey.com/

Wax Sheet

http://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=wax+sheet

Lining the silicone mould with wax paper would give me the space to put a 'flesh' layer on the fish. Once lined the mould would be filled with polyurethane fsta cast resin. The mould would be opened and the wax removed. Silicone (transil 40) thinned slightly with silicone oil would then be injected into the mould which would create a layer around the fast cast. Silicone pigments could be used to get different effects in the silicone or even painting the fast cast could give some interesting results.

Silicone


Transil - 40

Polyurethane fast cast resin information

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:DHT1crl7o3IJ:www.resin-supplies.co.uk/help%2520info%2520files/Technical%2520Data%2520Sheet%2520FRP.pdf+polyurethane+fast+cast+information&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

Friday, 20 March 2009

Random and interesting

Whilst searching for some Oranda sculpture this appeared.


http://scienceblogs.com/bioephemera/itohsmiles.jpg