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How to Sculpt a 3/4 Monster Mask for Casting

How to Sculpt a 3/4 Monster Mask for Casting

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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A beginner’s guide to sculpting a clay monster mask for casting.

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This Custom Machine 3D Prints Incredible Ceramic Sculptures

This Custom Machine 3D Prints Incredible Ceramic Sculptures

Taekyeom Lee

By Taekyeom Lee

Taekyeom Lee

Taekyeom is currently an Assistant professor of Graphic Design at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He is an interdisciplinary artist although he prefers to call himself a designer using artistic force. He received an MFA degree in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has made three-dimensional type as a series of typographic explorations to strive challenge and seek a new way to create tangible type in three-dimensional space. Recently, he infused CAD design and 3D printing into his research and has been working on ceramic 3D printer and 3D printing process.

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It’s taken many prototypes, but Taekyeom Lee has created a 3D printer that can extrude clay to create ceramic sculptures.

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Watch Intricate Moroccan Tile Mosaics Shaped by Hand

Watch Intricate Moroccan Tile Mosaics Shaped by Hand

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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See how “zellige,” or Moroccan tile, is created by hand to produce beautiful mosaics in a process that has existed for millennia.

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Review: Sculpey Medium Blend Oven Bake Clay

Review: Sculpey Medium Blend Oven Bake Clay

Emily Coleman

By Emily Coleman

Emily Coleman

Emily has been sculpting for over 13 years and has been teaching her craft to beginners since she taught at university beginning in 2006. Bringing creatures to life has always been her passion and she enjoys helping others realize their own creativity.

Emily is the author of the instructional book: Fantasy Creatures in Clay: Techniques for Sculpting Dragons, Griffins and More

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Polyform released a new addition to their line of sculpting clays: Sculpey Medium Blend. Read on to find out what we thought.

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Make Your Own Reusable Casting Molds with This DIY Molding Putty Recipe

Make Your Own Reusable Casting Molds with this Putty Recipe

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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This easy-to-follow molding putty recipe is a great place to start casting your own molds.

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