LAUAN 503 Character and Narrative - Casting Workshop One

In our first casting workshop, of four, we learned the first steps of making a two part mould out of clay. This involved pressing an object into the clay to submerge exactly half. After building walls around the mould, we then mixed and poured in the plaster.
We also learned about texture plates. This involved making a textured pallet by scoring into the clay as we wished. This process could be really useful for making textures not only for puppets but for floors, walls, props etc for stopmotion.