i finished my sculpture. i see tutorial on how to cast but what if i want to bake it?

timothy borja

they place the sculpture on a piece of would but how do you bake it? is it a special base that can be placed in an oven. im a complete noob at this. 

geof corr

hi there tim! i think you should be able to bake it on the wood that you made it on. I myself bake it on a tray that I made out of aluminium foil.

geof corr

Ei Tim just in case your sculpt won't fit in your oven, you can make your own that is big enough to accomodate it. You can use a cardboard box lined with aluminium foil and charcoal as your heat source. 1 charcoal is 40 deg celsius as far as i can remember. Just dont forget to close your makeshift oven. lol! all the best with your sculpt

Rob Brown

what did you sculpt it in?

Rob Brown

and by that I mean, is it oil clay, sculpey, water clay, wed clay?

timothy borja

i mixed my clay: super sculpet/ original sculpey/ sculpey 3. the armature is inserted into two wholes i drilled into my lazy susan. im really up for any advice. if you think molding would be better im down lol. only problems is i dont know how to do it. 

timothy borja

sculpture is a ninja turtle a little over 12 inches tall

timothy borja

thank you so much for all the help. man i love this site people are so fast to respond. 

Jared Lee

If I were you I would only mold it if I wanted to make copies for people.

Otherwise you would have to cut your sculpt into sections so it could be molded piece by piece.

Josh Sullivan

Yeah I'd avoid molding/casting it unless you're after multiple copies to sell or give away. Silicone and resin aren't cheap.

For baking I'd get a piece of wood (ply, mdf  etc) drill holes to fit your armature wire  and transfer the sculpt from the lazy susan.  Some wood will bleed sap while in the oven so put it on some foil or baking paper just in case.