My first attempt at a two sided, full body cast of a chinook salmon jack. The molding went well, but it completely fell apart during the casting process. For whatever reason the two halves did not bond. I am not sure if it was due to the sloppy shelf or inadequate curing time. However, the mouth plug and fins did come out well, and I consider that a small success.
reference cast
Coho Salmon Replica
A handsome coho salmon I molded, then cast in resin. The eyes were set, and after minor sculpting, it was painted with an airbrush using acrylic paints, opaque and iridescent. I colored it as it would look migrating from the vast salt ocean to its final destination in a small coastal stream.
Molding and Casting a Starry Flounder for Reference
I caught this small Starry Flounder while Surfperch fishing. It was hooked deep and wouldn’t have survived if I had released it, so I decided to keep it and make a half cast for reference.
Cleaned and dried.
Placed in bedding material to midline.
Plaster negative dried and sealed.
Resin positive.
Hooded Merganser Reference Cast
Towards the end of last duck season I shot a very nice Hooded Merganser drake. I made made an alginate mold and poured plaster. The result was a finely detailed, beautiful cast, cleaned up, primed and antiqued with oil paint.
