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Sustainable mold-Making with Eco-Friendly Mold-Making

Table of Contents    2
INTRODUCTION:    3
Sustainable Sculpting    4
A Vocabulary List on Mold-Making and Casting can be found here:    4
CHAPTER ONE: GLYCERIN/GELATIN MOLD-MAKING    5
Gelatin    5
Gelatin Applications:    5
Glycerin/Gelatin Bibliography and Resources:    6
Glycerin    6
Comparing the Glycerin/Gelatin Recipe to Alternatives:    7
Comparable to Silicone RTV - Sorta Clear 40 from Smooth On    7
Comparable to DIY Silicone Caulking:    8
Comparable to Alginate:    8
Comparable to Gypsum:    9
INSTRUCTIONS:    9
Glycerin/Gelatin kit:  Click here to visit the shopping list I put together.    9
Selecting Materials for your Masters/Prototypes    10
Monster clay:    10
Water Based Clay:    10
Making the mold: Click Here to watch the procedure on Youtube.    11
Ingredients:    11
Equipment:    11
Preparing the Pattern for Mold-Making    11
Making your Mold Box:    12
Determine how much glycerin/gelatin you should make.    12
Mixing and Preparing the glycerin/gelatin to specify the desired viscosity:    13
Heat the mixture    13
Pouring the Material into the Mold Box:    13
Let the mold cool to set.    14
Demold your pattern    14
Casting with the Glycerin/Gelatin:    15
CONTINUING THE INNOVATION: New Materials to Try Based on Continuing Discussions:    16
Casting with Polymer Modified Gypsum - Click Here to Watch the Casting Demonstration    17
How to clean and prepare the mold in between castings    19
Casting with Wet Clay: Gelatin is hygroscopic!!    19
Slip-casting Results and Experiments    20
Other Casting Materials:    20
Library Life: How to store the Glycerin/Gelatin mold:    21
How to recycle the Glycerin/Gelatin mold    21
Chapter 2: Agar Agar as an Alginate Body Casting Alternative.    22
AGAR MOLD MAKING    22
INGREDIENTS:    22
EQUIPMENT:    22
AGAR MOLDING MATERIAL PROTOCOL:    23
TO CAST MONSTER CLAY (OIL/WAX BASED SCULPTING MEDIUM) FROM THE AGAR MOLD:    23
TO RECYCLE THE AGAR MOLD:    23
AGAR BIBLIOGRAPHY:    23
ALTERNATIVE AGAR MATERIALS AND RECIPES    24
Compatibility Chart:    24
What’s Next?    26
Future Workshops and Demonstrations:    26
Evaluating and Considering Environmental Impact    26
I look forward to more discussions to come. Email me at [email protected] with any questions/comments/suggestions/requests.    27
Thank you for reading and engaging.    27

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    • BIO
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    • READ ABOUT SUSTAINABLE MOLD-MAKING
    • WATCH SUSTAINABLE MOLD-MAKING WITH AGAR
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