TUTORIAL - How to make a mold/resin cast - EASIEST METHOD (Patreon)

Alright friends, lets talking about mold making and resin casting! There are many ways to go about this but I am going to give you the easiest method on how to go about this, it can be really intimidating but trust me, it is not that bad.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Amazing Mold Putty
Two part Resin mix
Plastic cups
Popsicle sticks
Sculpey clay

First off you are going to need to sculpt the item you are casting! Now, if you are just doing a basic shape like an orb or something that is already molded you can skip this step, for Soras belt buckle I sculpted it out of Sculpey oven bake clay. Once you sculpt the item you want you will need to oven bake your item for 10 minutes, this will harden the clay and make it perfect for casting!

So, now you are going to take you Amazing Mold Putty and begin making your mold! This is a really easy process, all you do is take equal parts of both the white and yellow putty and mix them together till they reach a muted yellow color, keep mixing it till it forms one solid color. Once that is done take the item you are wanting to mold and place it down onto the putty, make sure you are doing this on a flat surface, that way when you are pouring your resin in later it will fill the mold properly and not spill out one corner. Let the mold sit for 20 minutes so it can harden and cure.

 Alright! Once the mold has harden you can now peal your item out of the mold! Be careful not to rip your mold though when doing so.  


Now we can move on to resin! Two part resin molds work just like the mold putty, mix equal parts of the A and B resin bottles in to a plastic cup and use your Popsicle stick to mix the resin, you want to keep mixing it till there are little to no bubbles in the mixture. A trick to helping this along is to tap the cup, it will cause the bubbles to raise to the top and release. Once you feel you are at a cut mixture you can now pour the resin into your mold, usually for premade plastic molds you WILL need a resin release spray, but for your custom made mold this is not needed.

Now the waiting game, I usually let it sit for 24 hours just to be safe. Smaller amounts of take longer to cute than larger amounts, so depending on the amount of resin you are using you will be waiting different amounts of time.

Now once your resin is fully cured (you will know this be gently touching it, if it feels sticky, do not take it out yet) you can take it out of the wold the same way you did before with the object you molded out of clay! And there you go, an exact copy!

Best thing about resin is that you can sand it down with sandpaper to get a smoother surface and fix any imperfections that may have occurred! There are MANY different types of resin but for a cheaper way, this is by far the easiest and the least expensive method! Hope this helps you guys out!

Here is my final belt buckle, after priming and painting it!