I’ve been trying to do some of my first plaster casting of possible Bigfoot prints that I’ve found. This video was a good start for me. Some things I’ve learned and some things I still question:
- Use bamboo skewers set into the back of the wet plaster to give more strength
- Don’t fill very far past the edge of the print and don’t use that barrier he does. Seems to me to be a waste of plaster and makes it too heavy.
- Mix in a ziplock bag for easy transportation of the mix to the site and easy cleanup.
- Add a hanger wire into the wet plaster for easy wall mounting later.
- Write your initials and date into the wet plaster. Using sharpee later is easy to read but can be sanded off or fade.
- Does the hairspray trick work?
- Does the talc powder trick work?
- What about wet prints? What to do?
- Do people actually wash the print after with water? Why? I just use a stiff brush to clean.