The Mouldmaker's Handbook

Description

An indispensable guide to the processes of mouldmaking and modelling. This is a complete guide for anyone interested in mouldmaking and modelling. It is ideal for any purpose, whether you need to repair a picture frame or design a pottery tea set, make a sculpture, create shapes for printmaking, make a toy soldier or even make chocolate Easter egg moulds. Highly illustrated, the book is filled with step-by-step instructions that guide you through the process of making first-rate moulds and models. A wide variety of materials suitable for moulds are discussed including plaster, latex, resin, silicone as well as the equipment needed. There are also useful charts which show you which types of moulds should be used for different materials such as chocolate, wax, plaster, lead and resin. All in all, this is an indispensable guide to the processes of mouldmaking and modelling and it should be on the reference shelves of all mouldmakers - amateurs and professionals alike.

Jean-Pierre Delpech and Marc-Andre de Figueres are French artists and teachers. Delpech is a specialist in mouldmaking and Figueres is an artist who works with plastics and resin and teaches at the University of Paris VI. The translation was done by Sasha Wardell, a British ceramicist who trained at Limoges in France and is known for her own slipcast work. She is also the author of the Ceramic Handbook Slipcasting.