The Process
Sketches
Roughs
Final clay set
Building the Mother Mold
Fill with Dragon Skin
Empty Mold
Fill with resin
Fill with plastic
Fail, try again with resin
Place in pressure pot to get rid of bubbles
Plastic was success, now on to another color
Pink sparklyresin
Check pieces and placement for board
Choose a stain
more casts
checker board and glue
glue
Plastic pieces 2in, Butcher Block Wood 16x16
As a lover of chess ever since I was little this was very rewarding, a tedious process but worth the results.. Through trial and error, mixing the correct colors, using the pressure pot to get all the air bubbles out and making so many mold casts we finally have an almost perfect set. This was such a fun experience and I really enjoyed the process. I loved being able to learn Mold and Casting and look forward to creating more casts in the future. I also loved creating the chess board and being able to create the checkered board effect. Can't wait to display and play a game with my own set in the near future.
Featured in the 2024 Eclectic Knights exhibition!