Basics of Mold Making
These videos and step-by-step photo tutorials will introduce you to basic techniques for successful moldmaking. These tutorials are suitable for beginners.
Whether you are interested in how to make a mold for reproducing a sculpted figure, an antique picture frame, an industrial pattern, an architectural molding, a fossil, animal skin (taxidermy), the texture of a piece of fabric, or a toy, you start by making a rubber mold. Whether you want to make one or one thousand reproductions of an original, you can do it using a mold.
Whether your original model is made from clay, wax, plaster, sand, concrete, stone, metal, bone or almost any material, making a rubber mold makes it possible to reproduce that model – exactly.
Featured Step-by-Step How-To's
Turning a Clay Sculpture Into a Metal Cold Casting
Milo demonstrates how to make a silicone mold of a clay relief sculpture, then creates a metal cold casting.
Molding and Casting a Cosplay Cloak Brooch
Learn to make a mold and casting of a translucent cloak brooch perfect for cosplay.
Custom Design Cheesecake Treat Using Food Safe Silicone Putty
Heather lets her creativity shine by making handcrafted cheesecakes.
Making a Lightweight, Strong, Hollow Casting by Rotocasting Matrix Dryve™
Milo shows how to rotocast Matrix™ Dryve™ polymer gypsum
How to Make Holiday Snowflake Candles Using a Silicone Mold
Learn to make quick and easy reusable silicone molds for candles, perfect for the Christmas season.
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How To Make a Silicone Mold Using Mold Star™ 15
Learn how to make a simple silicone mold using Mold Star™ 15 liquid silicone rubber.
How To Cast Smooth-Cast™ 300 White Liquid Plastic
The Smooth-Cast® 300 Series of liquid plastics are ultra-low viscosity casting resins that yield castings that are bright white and virtually bubble free.
How To Make a Simple Block Mold Using OOMOO™ Silicone
This mold making tutorial video shows how to make a one piece silicone block mold using OOMOO® silicone rubber
