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| Wow and thanks a lot. If you didn't see this, here's how:
The condensed version. I found a plastic Halloween mask at a TS and made a plaster mold of the mask. Then I made a casting from the mold; the mix consisting of 1 part portland cement 2 parts pearlite 1 part redwood shavings(hamster bedding screened through 1/4" hardware cloth) The measure I used was a 38 oz coffee can. When dry I painted it all green, (not the back) http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh302/robertsbackyard/?start=60#!cp ZZ1QQtppZZ8 I found a 14" plastic water tray (they go under potted plants) and made a casting of the tray (with the same mix as above), I embedded some wires in the front to join the face to and a metal support on the back,
http://www.the-artistic-garden.com/faux-painting-technique-verdigris.h tml The completed piece weighs in at just over 5 pounds let's call it 6 pounds.
The completed piece weighs in at just over 5 pounds let's call it 6 pounds.The back is unfinished
kinda looks like a big bottle cap. |
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- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 11 at 19:10
| A Halloween mask? Wow! I would never have thought of that...and where the heck did you find such a nice looking face in the Halloween department? Anyway...it's totally awesome Robert! Thanks for sharing the how-to's. |
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| I thought maybe this was a mold of YOUR face! Thanks for the "how to info". Am going to try something like this. I have a mask mold that I found at Hobby Lobby...but it isn't near as handsome! |
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