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I'm new to this, but does anyone know what medium I would use to make a mold from a stone. In other words, There is an old building with a beautiful design sculpted in to it. I want to copy this design. I know there is a material out there that I can press against the original design and make a mold of it and then cast the design in plaster. I just don't know what material I would use to do this without hurting the stone.... Help!!!
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I think the sculpey or any clay will work. If you use normal clay, any residue left will dissolve in the next rain, just don't use brown clay on light stone... if you use water based clay you would have to cast your plaster into the mold while the clay is still wet.
As the clay won't be very stable just on its own, you should consider making a mother mold on top of that. That is a hard shell, which just gives support to the soft part of your mold so it doesn't deform. It depends on the size of what you want to copy if you need it. You could make the mothermold from plaster bandages, but don't put plaster directly on the stone.
Before you start, consider carefully the shape of what you want to copy and where undercuts are and where you have to put in parting lines. What technique you use for mold making really depends on the exact shape of what you want to copy. If the structure is something complicated, you may want to practice how to make molds from more simple structures first so you are aware what causes problems and get some experience in how to solve them.
Another completely contact free method is if you happen to be at a university where they have a 3D laser scanning camera you can borrow, you could use the 3D laser scanner then make a model of your structure in the computer from the scans. That you could print out using a 3D printer. that way you can scale the model to any size (though anything large will be expensive to print)
I think the sculpey or any clay will work. If you use normal clay, any residue left will dissolve in the next rain, just don't use brown clay on light stone... if you use water based clay you would have to cast your plaster into the mold while the clay is still wet.
As the clay won't be very stable just on its own, you should consider making a mother mold on top of that. That is a hard shell, which just gives support to the soft part of your mold so it doesn't deform. It depends on the size of what you want to copy if you need it. You could make the mothermold from plaster bandages, but don't put plaster directly on the stone.
Before you start, consider carefully the shape of what you want to copy and where undercuts are and where you have to put in parting lines. What technique you use for mold making really depends on the exact shape of what you want to copy. If the structure is something complicated, you may want to practice how to make molds from more simple structures first so you are aware what causes problems and get some experience in how to solve them.
Another completely contact free method is if you happen to be at a university where they have a 3D laser scanning camera you can borrow, you could use the 3D laser scanner then make a model of your structure in the computer from the scans. That you could print out using a 3D printer. that way you can scale the model to any size (though anything large will be expensive to print)
Can you make fantasy characters from scratch in photoshop?
I was wondering if it's possible to create a fantasy character like cloud from the FFX series or any cartoon / manga styled people.
Are the tools thier to allow you to build them from scratch inside photoshop... say for example if i wanted to draw custom naruto characters.
Im thinking about doing this to add to my college portfolio as i have just started graphics at college. thanks in advance!
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of course! ;) Photoshop has all the tools you need to create a fully rendered, coloured character. It is the industry standard for projects of this type.To all intents and purposes, photoshop is a 2D application, so you wont be able to create a 3d model, but for a picture, for sure!! Since most people who develop characters work from sketches, it also has the ability to import straight from a camera/scanner etc for you to trace and rework!!
Good Luck!!
of course! ;) Photoshop has all the tools you need to create a fully rendered, coloured character. It is the industry standard for projects of this type.To all intents and purposes, photoshop is a 2D application, so you wont be able to create a 3d model, but for a picture, for sure!! Since most people who develop characters work from sketches, it also has the ability to import straight from a camera/scanner etc for you to trace and rework!!
Good Luck!!
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