Casting and Creating Modeling Work With EnvironMolds, LLC

EnvironMolds is not just limited to art supplies and materials per se. There is much more that you can easily find at Artmolds.com.

For instance, amongst the range of body mold alginates you will find a Cape Crystal Sodium Alginate as well. This organic, food grade and 100% natural product is the most dependable sodium alginate powder in the market. It is vegan, has no discernible flavor and emerges as one of the safest food additives.

Sodium alginate opens up numerous possibilities for chefs and cooks – from thickening and gelling to emulsifying, stabilizing and even texture-improving. Watch out for the interesting modernist feats in the kitchen, such as:

• Increase viscosity of liquids to form various types of sauces, syrups, dressings, gravies, mayonnaise and pie fillings.

• Bind meat to form nuggets, roasts, loaves and steaks.

• Improve texture of noodles.

• Gain the desired crumb texture and density in baked goods.

• Prevent ice crystal formation, discourage product melt down and maintain smooth texture in ice creams and frozen desserts.

• Above all, sodium alginate mixed with calcium salts is used to produce small caviar-like and large spheres. The gel formations have liquid inside that bursts in the mouth.

In fact, the unique and diverse properties prove useful in cream fillings, spreads, fruit products and even beer, wine and other beverages making it a must-have for all serious cooks!

Apart from this traditional materials such as clay, wax, rubber and polyurethanes are always available at EnvironMolds.

EnvironMolds presents a veritable confluence of materials that can be used to reproduce literally anything! And the website Artmolds.com is chock-a-block with mold making materials to support this claim. You will find everything from clay, wax, porcelain powder and plaster bandages to alginates, moulage, resins, rubbers and more.

Let’s take a look at some of these popular mold-making materials:

• Clay: The non-drying plasticine clay varieties can be used for sculpting, mask making, mold making, special effects and clay animation. Sulfur-free versions and ballistic clay is also available.

• Wax: The wide range of highly refined paraffin and bees wax are suitable for modeling, carving, candle making and sculpture engraving.

• Porcelain powder: The ceramic powders lend themselves well for pottery applications as well as cold casting. Some of the varieties tend to hold detail well without chipping, cracking or becoming chalky.

• Plaster bandages: These prove quite handy for making rigid shell molds to reinforce soft molds. The bandages can also be used for form molds such as in belly casting.

• Silicone rubber: This is another versatile product that is commonly used for general mold making. There are options for making baking and cooking molds, body molds, etc.

• Latex rubber: Liquid latex rubber proves to be an important material as it can be used to make molds of concrete and other abrasive items. The molds turn out tough, relatively inexpensive and can cast various materials. It works as an adhesive and can be used for special effects as well. 

• Alginate: EnvironMolds offers a range of traditional alginate formulas as well as silica free and fibergel alginates for capturing molds from live human bodies. The properties vary to serve different purposes – some yield a softer set suitable for babies while another is more tear resistant and delays shrinkage.

• Moulage: This age-old mold making material can also be safely applied on the skin. It is reusable and captures fine details very well.

All EnvironMolds’ products are of top quality, user-safe and many are biodegradable as well.

John is a dedicated casting artist specializing in making silicone and resin casts. He can duplicate almost any item to perfection and it often gets pretty hard to tell the original from the cast!

He needs varied materials for his art studio and was on the lookout for a proficient art supplier who can fulfill all his requirements. He was quite fed up of the erratic supply of different stores and even considered the quality quite wanting.

At a recent art convention, a couple of his associate artists happened to recommend EnvironMolds as a reliable and consistent art supplier. They extolled both the range of products and the quality of materials.

Frankly John felt quite apprehensive about trying another new art supplier. However, going by the tremendous praise he thought of checking out the website before making a decision. 

And the moment he accessed www.artmolds.com, he just knew that this was the answer of his dreams! He was truly bowled over by the array of materials, supplies and equipment available on the website. The fibers, fillers, release agents, solvents, modeling stand and other tools and accessories that he had been looking for since months were all easily available right here!

Indeed, EnvironMolds has now become the one-stop shop for all his art needs and more. And his art is no longer limited to just silicone rubbers and polyurethane resins anymore. The website has even enticed him to try his hand at making life casts of real people!

Plaster is a simple, cheap and easily available material. It enjoys versatile usage too – right from coating walls and making false ceilings to craft works and other projects.

Plaster is also popularly used to make molds, shell molds, casts and even life casts. However, regular plaster will not do as it is quite soft and chalky. What you need is specially treated plaster that will be durable, resist crumbling or chipping and can hold finishes well.

And this is exactly why EnvironMolds provides CastRite Art Casting Stone. This fine arts powder proves to be an excellent choice for making all types of castings – be it figurines, statuary, picture frames, restorations or life casts.

The plaster is easy to mix and simple to work with. It cures quickly to create hard casts, and yet the casts can be carved and will hold good and crisp detail. The high-definition casts have a natural bright white finish and even air bubbles are minimized as long as correct mix ratios are maintained.

While CastRite obviously cannot be applied directly on the skin, the same formula can easily be used to make shell molds, latex slip castings and backup flexible molds.

So go ahead and source CastRite powder for your plaster casting from www.artmolds.com. Enjoy the casts and life casts but be careful while mixing and pouring, as all plasters tend to heat up a bit.

I have been practicing my hand at mold making and casting since the past many months. The horde of information available on the EnvironMolds website has been my guiding force throughout my journey into the world of these beautiful art forms. I have accessed the various instruction sheets and videos many times and managed to learn everything from how to make a simple block mold to complex mask making and everything in between.

I have been itching to try my hand at the more intricate art of making body molds right from the live human body. While www.artmolds.com again puts a lot of information and techniques at my disposal, I wanted more hands-on learning to get me started.

I soon found that EnvironMolds offers live workshops on a variety of subjects to fulfill this particular need itself. Customer service informed me that they have a Life Casting workshop scheduled soon and were even willing to accommodate my convenience.

I immediately signed up for the workshop that was to be conducted by none other than Ed McCormick himself! The 2-day workshop opened the doors to rich learning and interaction – I gained knowledge of everything from material selection, preparation, mixing and application to demolding, repairing, plaster casting, finishing and mounting. As I worked through hand casts and face casts on a live model, I even grasped the fine details about model preparation, comfort and posing.

This dream-come-true opportunity has managed to make me adept at creating beautiful life castings!

EnvironMolds has emerged as the perfect place to find any and every kind of art materials. The wide-ranging compilation features a selection of exclusive and valuable products as well.

Take SkinRite 10 for instance. This ArtMolds silicone rubber can easily bring your artworks literally to life. The soft and translucent rubber is suited for varied purposes, such as:

• It is the ideal rubber for realistic mask making.

• It lends itself especially well for doll ‘reborning’ projects. The dolls truly look lifelike.

• It can be effectively used for creating different kinds of special effects.

• It can aptly simulate real skin surfaces too. In fact, this rubber is regularly used for making realistic prosthetic skin pieces.

• Skins for robotic and animatronic figures can also be created using SkinRite 10.

• It is used for making different types of props, especially theme park props.

• Apart from casting arts, the same silicone rubber can also be used as a mold making material for easy demolding from severe undercuts. The molds will capture high detail and can be reused for multiple castings.

The best thing about SkinRite 10 is that it can be easily colored by adding silicone based paints. The resultant tint can imitate skin hues very well. Moreover, the silicone rubber is also stretchable and the elongation makes it further mimic the elasticity and translucency of skin.

Order your stock right away at Artmolds.com.

Working with clay – be it on the potter’s wheel or by hand – is quite an interesting and enjoyable prospect. You are only limited by your own creativity when making ceramic items. However, you do need to arm yourself with the right tools of the trade to be able to create a complete and attractive product. In fact, an artist requires a variety of tools for everything from rolling and preparing the clay to cutting, sculpting, piercing and finally finishing the ceramic object.

Given the popularity of designing ceramics and the difficulty of finding high quality tools, EnvironMolds has recently added a Ceramics section to its website Artmolds.com.

The superior collection features hand crafted and carefully assembled tools that by top European craftsmen. Each tool designed using potter’s recommendations. They contain only the highest quality materials including selected hardwood of European beech (Fagus, sylvatica) from the Catalan forests, carbon steel forged in Barcelona and cast aluminum. They are designed to last not for years but for generations.

It includes:

• Ceramic steel punches

• Hole cutters

• Potter’s ribs

• Wheel tools

• Trimming tool

•  Refractory supports

• Plaster rasps

• Tongs

• Funnels

• Gauges

• Sieves

• Mixers

•  Banding wheels and more

EnvironMolds’ product range includes all types of mold making and casting materials, tools and supplies for silicone casting, latex casting, resin casting, life casting and more.