How To Make Ceramic Molds At Home

Tips for making plaster molds and slip casting clay is a great place to start.

How to make ceramic molds at home.

Casting and mould making are simultaneously the stuff of specialised artistic and scientific endeavours and the backbone of mass production. If you re interested in exploring the world of making plaster molds for slip casting or handbuilding ceramic mold making techniques. Do not mix the silicone yet. More importantly we have made a great effort to show you how to make a mold using different methods depending on the shape of the object being duplicated.

But in today s post we have a great way to create a repeatable design by creating a carved bisque mold in this post an excerpt from the july august 2020 issue of pottery making illustrated david scott smith shares how he throws trims and carves a bisque mold for a bowl. Purchase a mold making silicone kit. For complex 3 dimensional shapes you will need to make a mold in 2 parts. The mother mold will allow us to make more molds so we can produce a lot of pieces without stopping.

As the molds absorb the water in the slip they need to dry from time and time but we can t stop our production so we need to have a lot of available ceramic molds. There are also different ways to make homemade plaster of paris using materials found in the home making this an easy and inexpensive project. The plaster of paris recipe is easy to follow and the plaster can be poured into molds of nearly any shape to create lasting sculptures. Ceramic mold making is not as difficult as you might imagine.

How to pour ceramic molds basic instructions. If you are making a mold for an object with 1 flat side then you need a 1 part mold. Slip liquid clay is poured into the. The process of making shapes from molds is called casting.

Decide if you need a 1 part or 2 part mold. Very simply the casting process creates a clay shape from a mold. From fountain heads and amulets to the haunting plaster figures that are now synonymous with this ill fated city this month s craft spot is inspired by the use of casting and moulds in ancient times to create the artefacts that were featured in our. You can find these in stores specializing in casting and mold making supplies.

With a few basic supplies instructions and tips and some practice you ll be casting successfully every time. Below you will find a variety of step by step mold making instructions with pictures and detailed descriptions that will help you become familiar with our mold making products. A mold of a simple non textured piece is able to produce 100 pieces on average.