Hand casting using mod rock and plaster... this was my first time producing any form of cast and plaster sculpture
Method:
first I cut the strips of mod rock to size, then layered them on the hand one at a time to pick up as much detail as i could, using warm water to activate it, alternating between the strips going over the hand horizontally and vertically so the cast is strong. I did this to the top half of the hand and then the same technique over the bottom side, leaving a gap in between to ensure the hand inside isn't trapped. then when the casts were hard enough i removed them from the hand and secured the two half's together with more strips of mod rock (this is where i went wrong as i didn't match up the two half's correctly, so this is something i need to keep in mind if i want to produce more casts.)
          Next we mixed the plaster up, one cup of plaster to one cup of cold water was just enough to fill my cast and after the plaster set i took off the mod rock and used sand paper to get a smoother finish, i just left my plaster white but i could experiment using colour in the future.