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Wastemold removed, originally uploaded by lotusduck.

I'm focusing (and I'm applying the word very loosely) somewhat away from sculpture, but making a waste mold and bust was one of the most cool things ever, and I'm positive (no pun intended) that it wouldn't take nearly as long as it did. When I made the original positive, I spent two days putting in details that were not going to come through in the mold and cast process. I also made the waste mold ridiculously thick, which made it tough to get off and contributed to me chipping right through the nose I made. Knowing this, I'm somewhat less likely to make those particular time consuming mistakes, so I can say that if I got some clay I could make another bust far more easily than I did this one, and hey, with 2D art the gallery expects you to provide a frame, but with sculpture, they don't expect you to buy a pedestal, right? You just give them the art, so that seems far cheaper, as gallery expenses go, and what's stopping me from building the original out of play-dough? Oh, nevermind, playdough is far more expensive than clay.