- Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a two-part mold,
still using traditional and proven professional techniques,
but I'm gonna do it
the easy way. (bell dings)
It'd be easy way based off of the new material
that I'm starting to use, that I'm a big fan of.
And to boot, everything I'm gonna use today
is actually reusable.
Before we jump in,
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I mean, help me out.
We should review two-part molds and why we even have them
for maybe some of you newbies out there.
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So a two-part mold is what you do when you have a master,
the thing you're trying to make a mold of
that has details on all the sides, right?
You want to capture all of that
and you can't just use a one part mode
because the top will end up open
and it won't actually turn out,
you won't get all the detail.
So what we do is we encase the entire thing in silicone,
that captures all the detail.
But now we have a problem.
How do we get our master out of that mold?
Well, that's why we need it to be in two pieces.
So that's why we use two part molds
for masters that have detail on both sides
where you have to capture everything.
It's just super, super time consuming
and like a really, really big pain.
I avoid two-part molds with everything I've got.
I mean, I'll just be like,
oh, I don't know if I like that project idea
and just do something that's a one part mold,
it's kind of annoying,
but it doesn't have to be annoying anymore.
So let's just jump into the process
and you can see what I mean.
So as a flat surface for the bottom of our mold,
I'm going to use one of the reusable silicone mats
that we have from the little bit extra we have
in a silicone board.
I'll also use legos as the walls of our mold.
That's an easy option that's reusable.
It's not as convenient as foam core, but it does the trick.
You're gonna have to forgive me
because my legos are a little old,
so they're a little loose.
So I'm gonna use just a little bit of painter's tape
just to make sure they all stick together.
So I've got that on the base.
And now normally that's when I'm reached for that clay
and spend the next hour, hour and a half
getting this thing ready to go.
But instead, we're gonna reach for Monster Clay.
Now some of you might know Monster Clay
and it's been around for a long time.
I mean, it's like a standard when it comes
to like sculpting masks and special effects
and a bunch of cool projects
that you should definitely check out.
But why I'm so excited about it
is because this stuff actually melts down and rehardens.
What that means is we can put this in a crock pot,
put it on low, let it melt down,
and instead of going through this crazy rigmarole,
I can grab a paper cup,
scoop up the melted Monster Clay
and pour it into the mold to make the base.
Sweet mother of mercy, I'm happy as can be right now.
On the melting process and all of that,
just make sure you follow Monster Clay's directions,
and then you can actually microwave this stuff too.
They have a certain way to do it.
So read the directions and be smart here.
Y'all this is like,
I can't tell you how excited this makes me.
We have perfect corners, we have perfect edges.
I mean, this thing is beautiful.
So all we have to do is wait for it
to just to get a little bit firmer.
And that's actually means it needs to cool off a little bit,
but once it's right in between of not quite firm
and not like runny, it's a little soft,
I'll just take our master,
which in this case is a light switch cover,
and just gently press it down into the clay.
Y'all I don't need to go get tools now.
I don't need to go wash my hands
and make sure I got all the clay residue off.
And I mean, I just get to walk away,
go have a snack and come back
when this thing is fully hardened.
Once it is fully hardened again,
I'll grab the clay tools that I was gonna use anyways,
make my registration marks and then,
seriously just mix up a batch of silicone
and pour it on top.
Bob's your uncle, we're cooking.
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Now, we used amazing mold maker.
If you wanna grab some of that,
hit the link in the description.
But we used some amazing mold maker.
So we're ready to go after just 25 minutes
of already pouring this first layer.
So we'll take the legos and the whole thing
off of that silicone mat.
And then this is the moment that I want you all to watch,
this is beautiful. (smooching)
Watch this.
One smooth motion,
the entire clay base is going to remove
cleanly from the mold.
I'm happy about this.
I mean, no cleanup.
This is normally me with headphones on
and isopropyl alcohol and paper towel,
and there's just everything's a mess
and there's clay tools and I'm angry and Steven's angry,
and we get into a fight and then we get Jimmy Johns
and we make up.
It's all fine, but now we just get to have
a good lunch the first time.
Before we pour the second layer of this,
we want to make sure that we rub either Vaseline
or rubber driver mode release,
some type of release on that first silicone pour
so that our second pour doesn't stick to it.
Otherwise you're gonna end up with a solid brick
of silicone that you're just gonna have to cut away.
And that's no fun.
Now you get this.
I mean, you know what we're doing,
mix up batch number two, pour it on top of the first one,
let it cure, and then y'all, we're done.
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We're just gonna remove the lego walls from this
and literally peel the two halves of the mold apart.
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Incredible, perfectly done, no pain.
I was about to say no pain, no gain,
but in this case, I think no pain is gain.
Two-part molds can feel so intense sometimes.
And I encourage you, if you want to give this a shot,
actually give it a shot.
Grab some monster clay,
melt it down according to their instructions
and then use this method.
It's gonna make your whole making process so much easier,
so much more enjoyable
that you'll actually want to keep making.
If you wanna know something that I've learned
is when I make things easier on myself,
I actually find myself doing things more often,
I find myself getting better faster.
So please take the advice I'm giving you
because this is really cool stuff
and you'll want to do more two-part molds,
which means you'll make cooler things
and bigger things and better things.
And that means you're a better maker.
If you have another way that you like to do two-part molds
that's maybe not monster clay, but something different,
let me know in the comments below,
I wanna hear how y'all are doing this type of stuff.
We can learn from each other.
That's a fun part of this whole process.
If you wanna grab some amazing mold maker,
jump into the description and grab the silicone there.
Otherwise we're just showing some love to our friends
over at Monster Clay for the great product that they make.
Until next time y'all, I'll see you on the flip.
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