Mold Making Course: Silicone Rubber Mold And Resin Copies

Would you like to know how to reproduce a sculpture? Learn how to make a two part silicone rubber mold and resin copies.

What you'll learn

Learn how to make a two part silicone rubber mold

Understand how to create each side of the mold

Learn how to work with silicone rubber and its additives

Create a sturdy and functional mother mold

Learn how to reproduce the figure using polyurethane resin

Learn how to reproduce the figure using acrylic resin

Requirements

No mold-making experience required. You will learn all you need to know to make your own mold here.

Description

This course will teach you all you need to know to reproduce a figure that you like or your sculpture. We will learn how to make a two-part mold that will be light and durable. I will teach you how to avoid bubbles without having a pressure chamber or a vacuum chamber.The mold will consist of two silicone rubber parts (A and B) and two mother molds (A and B). The mother mold helps the silicone rubber keep its shape and allows us to use less silicone than normal, making this type of mold a cheaper option than the silicone rubber block molds we find on Youtube.I will go about all the materials needed in detail and I will give you different options that you might be able to find in your country.Once we've created the mold, I will teach you how to make a polyurethane resin copy. This type of resin copies details really well and the result is wonderful.The course is divided into three parts:Introduction and materialsMold making sectionCopy making sectionYou will get all the tips to create a high-quality reproduction of your figure or sculpture.Hope you'll enjoy the process!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Materials

Section 2: Making the mold

Lecture 3 Make a clay bed

Lecture 4 Silicone rubber part A

Lecture 5 Mother mold A

Lecture 6 Silicone rubber part B and Mother mold B

Section 3: Making copies

Lecture 7 Making a polyurethane resin copy

Lecture 8 Extra: Acrylic resin copy

People who want to learn how to reproduce a sculpture or figure.