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Making Challenge Tutorial Video Molding and Casting

[SQUEAKING] [RUSTLING] [CLICKING] JUSTIN LAVALLEE: Hello, my name is Justin. We're going to do a quick project together today to cast a reproduction of a figurine using a simple two-part mold. And we're going to look at how to do that. This is the kit of materials that you've been sent that you'll need to complete this exercise. You should all have a cord of this Alja-Safe material and a pint of plaster of paris, along with some dust masks and gloves, some modeling clay, a knife, tape, some cardboard boxes, safety glasses, scissors, a ruler, this figurine that we'll be molding around, and a cutting mat to work on. We're going to first set up the box-- and you'll see all this in video-- and add some clay to it. We're going to embed the figurine in it and build up clay to what's called the parting line. And there's another diagram that will explain that concept. And once we have that set up, we'll cast Alja-Safe, which is a skin-s...