Homework - David DeMattia

Chris Ellerby · October 2016

Homework for live workshop student David DeMattia

David DeMattia · October 2016

It begins. I am making an animatronic dragon head for the class.

Applying jelly.

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Time for the Jedi to eat as well.

Plaster first side

Cleanup before second side

David DeMattia · October 2016

Plaster off! If you have a compressor, a few quick squirts of air between the plaster and sculpture helps separate them.

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David DeMattia · October 2016

Temp mold finished and glued. Need to hit a few unraveling edges with CA then on to the epoxy.

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David DeMattia · October 2016

Guess who forgot to put mold release in the plaster mold BEFORE applying the epoxy? ME! Guess who gets to redo the plaster mold? ME! BOOOO! See you all tomorrow.

Geoffroy Pallardy · October 2016

I think you should make walls for the mold so it can be in two parts and easier for the unmold process. Also if you are using plaster band make sure to don't put to much water on it because it might end in a dead plaster and you don't want to have that

Geoffroy Pallardy · October 2016

But it looks good for now it is just too bad that you have to do it again but I messed up a mold too like 1 week ago

David DeMattia · October 2016

Geoffroy, It was in two pieces. I just forgot to put mold release in the plaster mold BEFORE I put in the Epoxy/fiberglass. I just finished taking the new mold off the sculpture and am ready to epoxy again.