Day 1 of making the mould

It takes a lot longer than I thought it would do. Today I have set half a Vinamould on the first Cat as the practice one. We wanted to try Vinamould as Andy said that it might work better than silicone. And then managed to get the clay ready on the actual cat that I want to use and will be ready for tomorrow to either put silicone in it or Vinamould depending on how the Vinamould is looking tomorrow. 

Process to make a Vinamould: 

- Paint the cat in a quick drying clear varnish (this is to protect the cat so that I can paint him at the end if I wish too).

- Cut down the Vinamould into chunks and melt down. Stir every 10 minutes. 

 

- Get 2 pieces of clay, stick them together and flatten it all down using a rolling pin. Make sure theres about 1 and a half inches around the cat. 

- Fill in all the gaps around the edges with the clay. 

- Make sproos that lead from the arms and the tail to where the surface will be so that the air doesn't get trapped in the end of the hands or the tail. 

- Dig a hole around the outside 


- Cut down the clay so that its got clean edges and squared off. 

- Get wooden blocks and put around the edges and clamp in place. 

- Now you pour in the Vinamould and leave to set.

- When the Vinamould has set and isn't hot you can then remove the boards and take off the clay. 

- Turn it over. 

- Put the wooden board back in place and clamp down. 

- Then pour the Vinamould in. 

- Again, now you wait for it to set and then remove the boards and clay.