Tutorials

How to Make a Concrete Log Mold

How to Make a Concrete Log Mold

This video tutorial details the process of making a FormRub 35 rubber mold of a log in order to cast concrete stools....

How to Make a Brush-On Mold with Mold Shell [Part II]

How to Make a Brush-On Mold with Mold Shell [Part II]

Part I of this video tutorial demonstrates how to make a brush-on mold using tin-cured silicone rubber (TinSil® 80-30).In Part II, we comple...

Lifecasting: PlatSil® Gel-25 Face Cast

Lifecasting: PlatSil® Gel-25 Face Cast

PlatSil® Gel-25 is a contact-safe, platinum-cured silicone that is most often used for making prosthetic appliances, lifecasting and mold ma...

How to Make a Brush-On Mold with Mold Shell [Part I]

How to Make a Brush-On Mold with Mold Shell [Part I]

Part I of this video tutorial demonstrates how to make a brush-on mold using tin-cured silicone rubber (TinSil® 80-30). In Part II, w...

Marbled Effect in Polyurethane Resin

Marbled Effect in Polyurethane Resin

An intrinsic “marbled” look can be a challenge to achieve with resin. It takes experimentation and it is extremely difficult t...

Spray-On PlatSil® Gel-25 Mold with Mold Shell

Spray-On PlatSil® Gel-25 Mold with Mold Shell

PlatSil® Gel-25 is a platinum-cured silicone rubber that is used for theatrical prosthetics, lifecasting and mold making....

Backfilling PlatSil® Gel-OO Skin with Flexible Foam

Backfilling PlatSil® Gel-OO Skin with Flexible Foam

If you’re using silicone to create props, it may make more sense to create a silicone skin backfilled with foam instead of a solid...

Tek-Tip: Painting with PlatSil® Gel-10 & Silicone Pigments

Tek-Tip: Painting with PlatSil® Gel-10 & Silicone Pigments

Painting directly onto silicone can be challenging as there are not many paint materials that adhere well to silicone or stay in...

Tutorial: Silicone Blanket Mold with Foam Mold Shell

Tutorial: Silicone Blanket Mold with Foam Mold Shell

This tutorial features the making of a poured blanket mold (for general information on blanket molds, visit this “blanket mold: basics”...

Polygel® Spray-On Mold of 19-Foot Tall Mastodon Sculpture

Polygel® Spray-On Mold of 19-Foot Tall Mastodon Sculpture

Kent Ullberg is a highly acclaimed wildlife sculptor whose work spans the globe and can be found in numerous museums, municipalities, c...

Cold Cast Bronze: Three Casting Methods

Cold Cast Bronze: Three Casting Methods

There are three methods that we typically recommend for creating cold cast bronze pieces [Figure 1]: solid casting, slush casting, and...

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Resin Casting [Beer-Filled Mug Replicas]

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Resin Casting [Beer-Filled Mug Replicas]

For St. Patrick’s Day this year, we used EasyFlo Clear Liquid Plastic to make replicas of beer-filled mugs. This resin ca...