plaster mold
Form for casting
A plaster mold is a casting form made from plaster of Paris, used to shape ceramics, sculptures, or other materials.
The porous plaster absorbs moisture from clay slip, allowing controlled thickness in slip casting: She poured the slip into the plaster mold and waited for it to set.
Plaster molds can reproduce identical forms repeatedly.
- death maskMold of deceased's face
- gypsumHydrated calcium sulfate
- slipMinor error or misstep
- ceramicFired clay material
- potteryFired clay objects
bandage · wet · dry · hollow · form · impression · negative · positive · kiln · clay · latex · release agent · air bubbles · pour · lost wax · set · harden · drying time
- Craft Molds
- shaping formscast, die, template, pattern, matrix
- moldmakingrelease agent, negative, positive, demolding, curing
- pottery supplieskiln, potter's wheel, pottery wheel, clay, slip
production stage
plaster moldcast
Performers, throw, or splint
finished product · sculpture · bronze casting · replica · end product
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