"Alma Repents" panel

Watch this time-lapse video molding the panel “Alma Repents” by Steven L. Neal, which is currently in casting production.

Each section is covered in silicone to make an exact, flexible copy of the original. This captures the detail. After the silicone is cured, its exterior is covered with a plaster-based material to form the cradle or mother mold. The mother mold supports the silicone mold from the outside to give rigidity and make sure the mold doesn’t deform. Once this is dry, the inner silicon mold and mother mold are finished and the foundry discards the clay sculpture.