Page 6 - Casting of Angels- Dave Parvin

Contents ii

Life Casting ........................................................................................... 5

1. Life Casting, Fine Art of Cheating .................................................................................................................... 6
2. Danger, Will Robinson .................................................................................................................................... 9
3. Standard Life Casting Compositions ............................................................................................................. 13
4. The Perfect Model ........................................................................................................................................ 16
5. Life Casting a Head in the Round Part 1 ........................................................................................................ 18
6. Life Casting a Head in the Round Part 2 ........................................................................................................ 23
7. A Little More Complicated Portrait Casting .................................................................................................. 28

8. Easily Eliminate Air Bubbles ......................................................................................................................... 32
9. Casting Perfect Ears ...................................................................................................................................... 35
10. Don’t Get Your Nose Out of Shape ............................................................................................................. 40
11. Give Me A Hand ......................................................................................................................................... 42
12. How to Cast a Dancers Foot ........................................................................................................................ 44
13. How to Patina a Life Casting ....................................................................................................................... 50
14. If it Looks Like a Duck ................................................................................................................................. 52
15. Life Casting Hair Part 1 ............................................................................................................................... 56
16. Life Casting Hair Part 2 ............................................................................................................................... 59
17. Making a Life Casting Mermaid Portrait ..................................................................................................... 61
18. More Helpful Tricks in Life Casting.............................................................................................................. 63

19. Photographs During Life Casting ................................................................................................................. 65
20. Secondary Molds in Life Casting Part 1 ....................................................................................................... 68
21. Secondary Molds in Life Casting Part 2 ....................................................................................................... 72
22. Supporting the Model in Life Casting Part 1 ................................................................................................ 77
23. Supporting the Model in Life Casting Part 2 ................................................................................................ 81
24. When Two Heads are better than One ....................................................................................................... 84

The Business of Art ............................................................................ 86

1. Casting for Profit Part 1 ................................................................................................................................ 88
2. Casting for Profit Part 2 ................................................................................................................................ 90
3. Casting for Profit Part 3 ................................................................................................................................ 93
4. Casting for Profit Part 4 ................................................................................................................................ 96
5. Pricing for Beginners .................................................................................................................................... 99

6. The Good ,and the Bad ,and the Ugly ......................................................................................................... 101

Mold Making .................................................................................... 103
1. How to Make a Great Mold Part 1 .............................................................................................................. 104

2. How to Make a Great Mold Part 2 .............................................................................................................. 107
3. How to Make a Great Mold Part 3 .............................................................................................................. 110