Step 1: cover all clothing, we used bin bags.

Step 2: Prepare your Mod rock. i used about 1 KG altogether as i covered the back and front of my head down to my shoulders, cut it in strips, folding it into 4 ply sheets, vary the length, you will need larger ones for the back of your head

Step 3: protect your hair, this can be done with cling film or a swim cap

Step 4: Mod rock the BACK of your head to desired point

Step 5: Mix alginate per instructions, and start to layer onto the face. start at the nose, then cheeks, then finish with the eyes. keeping the nostrils clear, you they can breathe

Step 6: Let it Set, this will take 3- 8 minutes depending on what Alginate you buy

Step 7: Support the Alginate cast with mod rock, as you can see you start with support on the nose and brow, as there is where the delicate parts are, build you to desired place on the body, i did mine down to the shoulders

Step 8: After you’ve let the supported Mod rock set, start to pry the two pieces apart

Step 9: Start with the BACK piece

Step 9: then the FACE piece

Step 9: to get the face off without ripping the Alginate, do not force the cast off, Tease and wriggle it off using your face muscles, it will stop it from ripping

Step 10: you have a negative cast of your face!

Step 11: put the two pieces new to each other, and use vasaline to grease up the imprints so the plaster doesnt stick in them when your pour it in.  Prep more Mod Rock into long strips, 3 or 4 will do. make sure the strips can wrap around the casts completely

Step 12: Wrap the strips around the cast so they form a hollow full sculpture- at the ends of the strips, form the mod rock into peaks, this makes it easier to pull them off after it has set

Step 13: mix plaster, and pour mixure into hollow sculpture, and allow to set (i used regular fine art plaster)

Step 14: wait 24 hours, then remove mod rock strips holding the 2 pieces together

Step 15: pry Mod rock away from plaster sculpt

Step 16: you now have a full face cast! after this, i needed to grate and sand the cast down so any excess plaster was sanded away 

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