If lifecasting your head, there are nose holes made so you can breathe After the mold is created, it gets TLC from special effects artist: smoothing, polishing As a special effects artist, Alan ...

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Smith's new business venture offers body castings — essentially, custom sculptures of a person. Popular casting subjects are of hands, baby feet and baby bumps, but Smith is open to other requests.

The gum mold would be soft and yielding, so she covered my alginate-coated breast in a thick layer of Plaster of Paris to create a “mother mold” to hold its shape.

The alginate is then carefully cut away with a knife, a small piece at a time, being careful not to damage or break the mold in the process. Identifying information (i.e., name, date) can be ...

The next day, it was possible to destroy the alginate mold and recover the cement object inside. However, the cement will still be somewhat wet, so you’ll want to let the part dry further.