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Custom Cold Cast Bronze Drawer Pulls
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In our latest 2 part tutorial, we explain how to mold and cast a clay sculpture to create custom drawer pulls or other furniture parts.We used PlatSil 71-11 for the mold and cast up the parts in TC-800 mixed with Brown Polycolor pigment. The "dusting method"was used to minimize the amount of Bronze powder required. The finished Cold-cast piece was polished with 0000 steel wool to bring out the shine and expose the bronze powder. We also added some Sculpt Nouveau Metal Wax to achieve an oxidized bronze finish. This is a simple project that we did for one of...
Stuart Bray Workshops and new products!
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Stuart Bray classes have now been posted and we have also added lots of new BJB stuff. Check it out in this video: Stuart Bray classes.
The Bride of BITY!
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We have been posting updates to our instagram page of this process, but here's the first actual video tutorial covering the process of building the Bride Of BITY. In this video we cast a Gel-10 skin backed up with a PolyFoam core.
New Face Armature Sets!
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New from Neill's Materials: The Face Armature set. This is a revolutionary product that simplifies the molding and casting process for beginners and pros alike. Sculpt a face or mask on the face armature, secure the mold form over it, cut a hole, and pour up a plaster negative mold of your sculpt. Watch the video below for the most mellow mold lesson you'll watch today. Part 1 Explains the sculpting and Molding process. Part 2 Explains the Latex casting process. Part 3 Covers Painting You can find the armature sets here on our store.
Siliglass!
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Siliglass is one of our more obscure products. It's not a mold material or casting material in the traditional sense. Siliglass may be used to simulate broken glass or ice. In this tutorial we show the basic use of Siliglass to create realistic broken glass shards. You can find Siliglass here on our webstore.