Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Casting the Clay "Kevlar"

Layin'  on the Latex--
As I mentioned in the previous post, I have built a 1/4-scale "Kevlar" helmet in clay, from which to cast as many helmets as I need for future sculptures of helmeted Marines.

I used latex rubber casting material to begin the mold making for my miniature helmet...
The Latex goes on an opaque, off-white color

First Coat-- the latex dries translucent yellow-tan...
Third Layer...
Sixth Layer... almost there...
Next Step: embedding it in a two-part plaster mold...

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