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Spring 2010 Class Schedule

Mold Making Class
Saturday March 13th    9am - 6pm
Learn basic mold making & casting techniques.
Includes sample materials & DVD.   Cost $95

Lifecasting
Saturday April 10th    10am - 6pm
Learn both Alginate and Silicone lifecasting techniques.
Includes sample materials & DVD.   Cost $95

Advanced Mold Making Class
Saturday & Sunday May 7th & 8th    10am - 5pm
Learn shim technique for multiple piece molds. Hands-on.
Includes sample materials & DVD.   Cost $275

Lifecasting
Saturday June 12th    10am - 6pm
Learn both Alginate and Silicone lifecasting techniques.
Includes sample materials & DVD.   Cost $95

Class Descriptions

Intro to Mold-Making
Join the staff of BITY Mold Supply, spending an entire day, discussing mold-making and casting materials and methods. This is an informational class with demonstrations designed to give you the overview you need to start visualizing your concept or project. Bring your questions. Rubber Trial Kit included in class fee. $95

Lifecasting 101
Introduction to the art of lifecasting. Our one day seminar discusses and demonstrates hand casting, arm casting, and full head and shoulder casting on a live model. Will discuss body and torso molding. Bring your questions and project ideas. Lifecasting 101 DVD and Starter kit included in class fee. $95

Advanced Mold-Making
Our "hands-on" mold-making class. Learn advanced multiple piece rubber mold-making. This class covers shim technique, plugs for deep undercuts, high strength resin mother-molds and casting techniques. Students will leave with a finished mold from a model provided by instructor. Prior experience or Intro to Mold-Making is required. Limited to 5 participants. $275

Gel-10 FX
Learn how to make specialized, super-fast special prosthetic make-up effects. Basics of Gel-10 are explained: Gel-10 makeup effects, Gel-10 lifecasting techniques, Gel-10 appliances, and ultra-fast Gel-10 mold-making. A must for all makeup artists and special effects technicians. $150

Helping you tackle your molding or casting challenge is our specialty. To best utilize our guidance we recommend that you first consider these basic "truths" of mold-making:

Mold making and casting requires you to be part chemist. Don't forget that you are mixing chemicals and there are many variables and unknowns involved.

Molding and casting compounds are not typical consumer goods. Your results with resins and mold compounds will be directly proportional to your skill level and the effort you put in to learning the materials and process.

Experiment. Each project you undertake will require a certain amount of research and development. Be prepared to experiment and hone your process accordingly.

Maintain realistic expectations. There will be failures. As your skills improve your troubleshooting skills will increase also. Don't expect your first mold or cast to be perfect.

BITY Mold supply offers volumes of technical support, but that knowledge is useless without a basic understanding of this craft. Consider our knowledge and tech support as a supplement to the manufacturer's data sheets and instructions: not a replacement. Read everything you can relative to your project before you start.

There will be times where you will be attempting an application no one has ever tried before. Don't let that bother you. Experimenting with new techniques and materials will help you carve out your "niche" in the molding and casting market. Keep in mind that this is a trade and skill set that takes years to perfect. Even after years of mold-making and casting you will find that there is always a new challenge and a different technique to apply. If this state of perpetual technical challenge intrigues you, then mold making will prove to be a rewarding experience for you. If you find these elements of mold making somewhat daunting, fear not, you might just grow to like it. I personally became a mold maker as a means to an end (reproducing my art) and found that I enjoyed the mold making challenge as much, if not more, than sculpting itself.

Good luck and happy, accurate mold making!