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I made a mistake...

I made a mistake...

So, I've really been using my molds and cranking out Snog figures. It's fun, I'm learning and I'm even building a bit of confidence in what I'm doing. Was building confidence, that is... So I made a batch of both big and little snogs Friday evening. I did them quite quickly and they turned out pretty good. My brother was in town so we scheduled a quick impromptu family dinner that night, and I wanted to bring some along to show the fam. Without a bunch of details, I gave my m

Update on New Mold

Update on New Mold

IT WORKED! I was able to pour more silicone onto my half-way-done-oh-no-i-messed-up would-be mold, and it worked! Almost too well... The silicone of this cast encased my new figure so well, I had a hell of a time trying to pull out the clay! I ultimately was able to get the clay out, and cast two resin figures at the same time, using my first mold at the same time. All went well until it was time to pull out the resin figures. I spent at least 45 minutes trying to finesse the

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Second *Attempt* at Mold Making

Second Attempt at Mold Making

So, I sculpted a second Snog figure, this time really planning for how it will be pulled from the mold. I want to create a mold that will be able to maintain its integrity and ultimately let me cast many figures from it. I learned a another important lesson in this attempt. Make sure you have enough materials... The sculpting went great, and I was incredibly excited to cast my mold... Unfortunately, I ran out of my silicone mixture whilst pouring and am now left with quite th

Silicone Mold - Revisited

Silicone Mold - Revisited

I decided to paint my first figure, to polish some of the imperfections. I chose to use a stark black to give some nice contrast and a retro feel. This was a bit of an homage to the greats like Mickey and Snoopy. I was even able to cast 2 more figures from my broken mold. This time I used glow in the dark blue colorant. The results were stunning, and a lot of the imperfections from the first cast were smoothed out; I attribute this to leaving the figure in the mold until tota

First Silicone & Resin Casts

First Silicone & Resin Casts

I used Smooth-On Mold Star 16 Fast to cast my clay sculpture, regretfully, I didn't take any photos of the clay figure. The silicone took about 30 min to cure, and I learned some very important lessons regarding appendages and spacial reasoning. The ears broke off and had to be dug out. I knew this would mean I either could not use the mold, or could try and likely have to ruin it to get the figure out. This is my first toy, a rudimentary version of my Snog. I was right, I di

Faith - Hollywood and Vine

Faith - Hollywood and Vine

So I've seen some pretty good press and buzz about Faith, and I had been meaning to pick up a couple of the books for a while; well something reminded me while I had Amazon open, so that problem was alleviated pretty quickly thanks to Prime. I received the Volume 1 trade paperback earlier today, and zoomed through this playful upbeat superhero story. With a character as honest and endearing as Faith, I quickly understood how this book is creating such a buzz. I purchased thi