Way back in January 2015, my friend Jimmie P. Rodgers and I presented a session on working with silicone at Arisia. We assume no prior experience with casting and moldmaking! This session covers key terminology around casting and moldmaking, the basic process of creating a sex toy, and important tips for working with silicone.
My apologies for the lack of transcript; I don’t have the spoons to make one at this time.
For more information about the session, including the slides that I was speaking from, check out the original post.
Thanks so much for sharing!
What is a good brand/name of a firm non-sulfur clay that will keep good details and able to be melted into an alginate mold? The ones I found seem too soft and would most likely deform when pulling it out of the alginate I think.
Thanks for writing! That’s a great question. I use Sculptex HARD, which is sold by the same company where I get my silicone (Reynolds Advanced Materials). It’s so hard that it can be a little challenging to smooth out small imperfections, so I’m considering trying the Medium as well.
Emery cloth used in jewelery making and gem polishing will whipe away small imperfections quickly and easily
Cool, thanks for the suggestion! I haven’t gotten to try this yet but I’d be curious to see other folks’ results.
This is very useful. You could make a video tutorial and post it here or on YouTube.
Thanks! Yeah, if I had more time I’d love to do a whole series of videos. Maybe one day!