Hand Mold 1

The first test molding of my left hand with Alginate

Hand Mold 2

Another image of the first test with the Alginate. It must be said that this test was unsuccessful, I couldn't get the mold off of my fingers without tearing it.

Alginate Face Mold

This is the first step of taking a mold of a face, My father covered my entire face with Alginate, then I had to blow out through my nose or I would suffocate.

Alginate Face Mold

From here we had to wait 3 minutes for the Alginate to set

Alginate Face Mold

Still waiting.

Adding Bandages

Once the Alginate has set, my father placed plaster bandages all over the mold.

Adding Bandages

As you can see, he tried to make sure I still had the ability to breath.

Full bandages Mother Mold

It takes the mother mold of Plaster Bandages around 10 minutes to dry.

Full Bandage Mother Mold

This bit is the most excrutiating. You would be suprised how much you want to cough, or burp, and just can't.

Full Bandage Mother Mold

At this point a gentleman from a company to which I owe money came to our house to collect his fortnightly dues. As you can guess, it wasn't what he expected to find.

Removing the Mold

After the Plaster Bandages have set, I went about taking the mold off. From here I added plaster of paris to create a cast of my own face.

Finished castings of the face

The are pictures of the finished article from different angles.