Learn about different types of silicone for mold making, modeling wax, changing forms before molding, altering wax forms, calculating and pouring plaster casting molds, calculating glass volume, Firing schedules and annealing, coldworking your final projects, and more! This is an awesome online art course for fused glass artists.
Class 1:
- Intro and Materials
- Types of Silicone
- Plastic Animals
- Terminology
- Planning projects
- Preparing animals for mold making
- Modifying animals before mold making
Class 2:
- Making Silicone Molds
- DIY Silicone Molds
- 2 part commercial silicone
- Preparing wax for pouring
- Reservoir molds
Class 3:
- Making Wax Animals
- Pouring wax
- Removing from Molds
- Modifying creatures
- Adding Reservoirs
- Finishing surfaces
Class 4:
- Preparing for Plaster/Silica Investment molds
- Measuring wax creature volume for glass
- Calculating mold container size
- Constructing molds container
- Calculating silica needs
- Adding vents
Class 5:
- Pouring Investment molds
- Safety and tools
- Mixing and Pouring Plaster/Silica
- Removing Wax from molds
Class 6:
- Adding Glass
- Using glass volume from class
- Filling molds
- Firing schedules
- Annealing glass sculptures
Class 7:
- Removing Glass from Plaster/Silica molds
- Safety
- Removing Glass
- Clean up
- Troubleshooting
Class 8:
- Finishing
- Removing Reservoir
- Grinding and Polishing
- Etching and Sandblasting
Class 9:
- Wrap it up
- Ideas for bases
- Displays
- Pricing
BONUS CLASS!
Will it cast? – Testing different types of found glass for casting possibilities. Setting up glass tests and interpreting results. Review technical document references. List of references included in bonus class.
How to setup a mini and affordable sandblasting station.
BONUS ITEMS:
- Material List
- Shore Strength/Definition chart for silicone
- DIY Silicone Mold Recipe
- Glass Volume Calculation worksheet
- Mold Volume Calculation worksheet
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