Sculpture: How to make the Flexible Rubber Mold for Art "Fountain Face" 2024-02-17 Mold making Pt 1 - Video

Watch me make the first of a two-part mold. Here I will create the flexible rubber mold for my relief sculpture "Fountain Face." It is a man's face that will be installed behind an existing faucet / water spigot in a private home. But I am making molds of the sculpture so that I may sell multiple copies in two or more different materials, customer's choice.
I cover:
1) Mixing (chemistry and weighing).
2) Application of the rubber to the plastilina (wax-based clay TanAB-225 by John Reynolds Company)
3) tips and things to avoid
4) random art-creating thoughts
5) different materials and why I would choose them based on my finished artwork medium
6) making mistakes
7) a little bit about my take / advice / experiences on the selling side of art making.

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