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Casting Out from a Silicone Life Cast in PU Resin and Foam
Neill Gorton
Casting Out from a Silicone Life Cast in PU Resin and Foam Casting a head in fast cast PU resin and rigid foam from a silicone full head cast.
Face Cast with a Plaster Bandage Frame
Neill Gorton
Face Cast with a Plaster Bandage FrameThis ‘ears under cap’ face cast is designed for circumstances where it may be necessary to remove the cast with greater care. It may be that your subject will have to be cast with facial hair or you're casting around facial piercings. This might require that the alginate is not bonded into the rigid plaster bandage shell so that it can be removed first and then the alginate removed on its own allowing it to flex more and be removed with greater care. The plaster bandage frame creates an outer edge that will help re-locate and retain the alginate in the plaster bandage shell.
Face Casting in Alginate
Neill Gorton
Face Casting in AlginateLife casting the face in alginate and plaster bandage. Bonding the alginate to the plaster bandage jacket using strips of plaster bandage inserted into the wet alginate.
Full Head Life Cast in Alginate
Neill Gorton
Full Head Life Cast in AlginateA full head life cast with ears out, in alginate and plaster bandage. This technique has the entire head covered in alginate and the alginate removed in one piece via a split in the back. We focus on techniques for getting a good cast of the ears and also for dealing with a subject who may have breathing concerns.
Full Head Life Cast in Silicone
Neill Gorton
Full Head Life Cast in SiliconeA full head life cast with ears out, taken in silicone and plaster bandage. The life casting silicone is augmented with a regular fast setting platinum silicone to increase tear strength and speed up the process.The two halves of the plaster bandage shell are separated with paper towel to enable the two halves of the plaster bandage cast to be applied and overlapped more quickly.
Full Head Life Cast Plaster Bandage Back and Alginate Front
Neill Gorton
Full head life cast plaster bandage back and alginate frontA full head life cast with ears out on a female subject with long hair. The cast is done in two halves with only plaster bandage for the back and alginate supported with plaster bandage on the front half.This is the process from start to finish including the removal of the cast.
Plaster Bandage – The Basics
Neill Gorton
Plaster Bandage - The BasicsThe do’s and don’ts of plaster bandage and ModRoc; selecting the right products, the possible applications for them, and how to work with these essential materials.