molding and casting

Attempt at a Full Body Fish Cast

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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.

Coho Salmon Replica

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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.

Bluebill scaup plaster reference cast

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A plaster cast of my first bluebill. A drake I killed (and later ate, gizzard, heart and all). Taken near the Columbia River.

Lingcod Reference Cast

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Molding and casting a lingcod head half cast for reference.

This ling was caught outside of Depot Bay, Oregon in June. The head was removed during filleting, cleaned and bedded in fibre. The mold was cast in paster and cast in fiberglass resin.

The finish, cleaned up with a Dremel, primed and slightly antiqued by dry brushing with acrylic paint.

Molding and Casting a Starry Flounder for Reference

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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.