Latex moulds?

how do you create the original shape for forming latex moulds.


so say i wanted the shape of a dog or cat how can i make the original shapeLatex moulds?
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An article on the wetcanvas website sculpture channel may help you entitled ';Make and Cast Your Own Latex Molds';. This is from a member who created a sculpture piece out of non-hardening clay and made a mold over it using a latex-based mold making material. This member was also shown on the DIY show 'Crafters Coast to Coast' - this show is also on HGTV under ';That's Clever';.





Wetcanvas is an amazing artist community website, and there are currently more than 110,000 worldwide members. Basic membership is completely free, but you can browse the website as a guest. You can get a lot of the material you'll need for this process from the Compleat Sculptor, an art supply store particularly for sculpting supplies.





Hope this helps, and gives you some ideas.Latex moulds?
Clay's a good one but wood's good as well.
So if you want to have a latex dog figurine when you're finished, I would sculpt it out of clay, maybe an oil never-dry-out clay. Then I would pour plaster around it.


-do this in 2 steps, pour half of it, then harden, and then use a release like vasiline, then pour the other half and harden. That way it'll pop apart like a mould.


Take the clay out, and you have your mould, the hollowed negative. Then pour in your latex/cilicone/caulking. Once it hardens, pop open the plaster mould and you should have your dog figure.
take a cast of a cat or a dog to work with