The Plaster Cast Workshop of the GrandPalaisRmn has molds of more than 6,000 artworks such as the “Venus de Milo” and Alexander the Great’s foot. An artisan at work in the Plaster Cast Workshop of the ...

Direct 3D printing of metal remains out of reach for the hobbyist at the moment, so casting is often the next best thing, particularly given the limitations of 3D printed metals. [Denny] from Shake ...

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Handsful of soggy paper pulp splatted on a strainer: Spluck, spluck, spluck. Sailors’ chanteys sounded in the background. Students squeezed most of the water out of the pulp, then squashed the globs ...

"The process that we use to make our commemorative china has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Most of the pieces start with a plaster of paris mold, then we move onto filling that with china ...

Last month we started with a quarter-scale model of our Fiberglas car. "lofted" it to full-size and followed through with plaster casts. If you prefer to eliminate these steps and begin with the ...