Last week in review
What format must your logo/graphic be submitted as ?
Jpeg or PNG
What material are we making the mold out of?
Plaster
When you are making a two part mold what must you do before you cast the second half so it does not stick?
Spray a mold release such as Pam.
When is exhibition night?
March 28th
What is porcelain?
A clay body
What is the reason you cannot breathe plaster dust
it has silica in it
What are we pouring into the molds to cast?
Porcelain slip
Describe the consistency stages of plaster using simple examples
Plaster starts out like water, once it starts to set it turns to the consistency of paint, then a milk shake, then frosting and then cement. This happens quickly.
Where will exhibition night take place for Design 2
At the coffee shop downstairs
What is special about porcelain?
Its very strong and is literally china white when fired.
What is an undercut?
A design element of an object that prevents the object from coming free from the mold.
The more undercuts the more parts to the mold or pieces cast separately
What mold making material would you use to cast your hand and why?
Algenate. It is non toxic and easily unmoldable.
Why do you use hot water when mixing plaster?
It sets faster
Will stuff be for sale?
yes
What cone do you fire porcelain too?
cone 10
Why is a PNG the best for graphics?
the back ground is transparent?
Why can you never ever ever pour liquid plaster down the sink?
It will clog it forever when it gets hard
Describe how to mix plaster set by step
Put on safety PPE (respirator, gloves etc)
Get hot water, you can measure the volume by pouring the water around your object to be cast.
Pour plaster into water until it makes a mountain in the center
Use a spoon to mix until all the clumps are gone
Watch until it starts to turn the consistency of a milkshake
Spray mold with PAM
Pour
Tap out the bubbles
What is the goal for design 2 exhibition?
To make a focused display that is not rushed or stressful
what temperature?
2381
Explain how photoshop works, how illustrator works and the different reasons you would use one or the other
photo shop deals with pixels. Illustrator deals with points or vectors.
Explain why something that looks simple and clean using casting or any other art form might actually be hard to make?
Simple well crafted objects take a significant amount of pre-planning and design revision. The cleaner it is chances are the harder it was to do.
Why don't you want to use plaster to cast body parts?
It gets hot and you would be stuck in the mold while it burns you.
Is exhibition mandatory
Yes it will effect your mastery grade in habits of mind
What temperature is cone 06 clay that we used last semester? And what happens if you fire it too cone 10?
1850
it boils and melts into a mess.