I don't believe in hiding methods of my craft. However that being said I won't spoon feed either. To become a great artist one must continually hone and practice. (Unless you are one of those wretched deskilled types) I have posted here the process which I used to make my bust. I have not had the opportunity to figure out how better artists make their bases for their sculptures. Do they buy them or make them? This piece has been a huge turning point in that I mean I have learned much. I used to freak out over molding and undercuts and locking the mold or destroying the sculpture. I started molding at University of Houston sculpture . I was super disappointed in the lack of knowledge of the instructor. I went there because I wanted to learn to make molds. He taught us to use silicone from home depot. Which as you can imagine didn't work and was really terrible. Now I can make those simple molds in my sleep. This is probably one of the most enjoyable parts of a craft is passing on your knowledge so here it is.
First picture is the finished sculpt.
Second is the first layer of brush on silicone
Third finished silicone with plaster bandage wall and plastipaste mother mold.
Fourth picture is incising a slit in the finished mold for removal of the sculpture. This is a one piece mold. So the only way you can get the piece out is if you have a cut.
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