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How do I make a simple plaster mold?

Simple round mold: step 4

There are so many uses for this type of mold. The simplest being to roll out a slab of clay, rip it into manageable sized pieces and place them in the mold, pushing them in firmly and evenly once you have covered the mold in this manner, lift one side around and over the top of the mold giving you the base to keep building. You can do a sealed sphere in this way, shape, using the air inside to hold the shape, just like a large pinch pot. From this you can add a neck (remembering to cut away the inside of the neck when leather hard), base, handles, lip anything you like.

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