Portrait Gourds Grown in Molds

Step 2 Head Patterns, Mold, Gourd

The original clay sculpture is on the left. Then Zhang made a latex rubber mold over the original, pulled it off, and cast hard rubbery plastic resin in that. That's the white version standing to the right of the original.

That white pattern was used to cast the mold you see here.
This particular mold has a rubber interior and plaster around that to support it.

From left to right are the original carved pattern, plastic resin duplicate, and an actual gourd grown in the mold.

Comments

[jin tang]

nice!

[porcupinemamma]

can anyone tell me how to book mark this instructable? i would like to be able to refer to it again. it is awesome

[strcrusher]

Ctrl+D

[porcupinemamma]

I'm wondering if soap molds or chocolate molds might work? I don't have the skill to make my own mold. your gourds are phenomenal! wonderful tutorial. Thank you!!

[flio191]

hahaha, should have kept it in that genie form haha

[kolrobie]

cool, I would love to try that now I have to learn how to make molds.