Mold Making Techniques: Head and Face lifecasting
with
Jesse Berlin
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category
Arts & DIY
Event Overview
An excellent follow up to my Mold Making Techniques: Lifecasting Class, but also a grreat stand alone class to learn the fundamentals of mold-making through plaster and algenate life casts. Students will be able to take flexible algentate molds of each other's heads and/or faces and create life-like plaster castings from these molds that can be painted, decorated, and combined to become works of art. This class is perfect for pairs, but if you don't bring a friend, you can work with one of the other students. The process we will be using involves covering the head and neck with a thick compound for roughly 30 minutes, so if you are claustrophobic, this may not be a good class for you.
Objectives
1) Learn principles of basic mold making and plaster/algenate mixing techniques
2) Produce 1 or more finished life-casts to take home.
3) Learn painting, staining, and sealing techniques for plaster.
4) Increase knowledge of 3-dimensional/sculptural composition
5) Develop 3D spatial problem solving skills through the execution of ideas.
6) Have fun!!!
What to Bring
1) Clothes that can be destroyed/apron/smock
Minimum age
All ages welcome
What's Provided
1) Plaster and plaster bandages 2) Algenate 3)Mixing tubs 4) A limited supply of paint and stain 5) Putty knives for mixing and spreading.
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MORE ABOUT YOUR HOST
Jesse Berlin has been a professional sculptor and sculpture teacher since 2013. He has taught college level sculpture course, k-8 art classes, and given private lessons. Jesse first began making molds and life-casting in middle school, and has spent the 20 years since becoming a master mold maker. He also spent two years making facial prosthetics for veterans using the same techniques covered in this class. Much of his current artwork relies heavily on advanced silicone and polyurethane molds which he uses to create incredibly intricate and lifelike sculptures, featuring human and animal anatomy.
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