plaster of paris mannequin of me?

like how pregnant ladies get belly casts. i'd love love love to have a mannequin of myself. then i wouldn't have to pin stuff to me, only to realize i can't get out. how to do this? plaster myself (down to knees, perhaps and up to neck) and then cut myself out?

some advice, please!

 

I was thinking of doing the same thing Kayte! I think if you do the front first and then the back separately that you should be able to put the two pieces together with plaster of paris strips afterward. My hunny and I are going to give it a try and I'll let you know how it turns out!

 

I once found directions on a way to do this on the web. I can't remember where, but it involved duct tape and, I think, plastic wrap.

 

ooh, I found it again! But there's no plastic wrap involved.
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p2.asp
I hope that link works

 

thats a good idea

 

just be really careful not to suffocate yourself lol... but i guess if ur just doing ur body thats kewl nice idea

 

Get dental alginate. That way you can do a cast and it will keep every single pore and mole in beautiful detail.

 

not sure if i want every pore showing! but maybe that was a joke. hmm...
yeah, thanks for all the feedback. i'll let ya know how it goes; let ME know how it goes!

 

i've done this before for a big sculpture project. i made casts of several girl friends of mine with plaster. use plaster in strip-cloth form to cover the person (rub em down in baby oil first) then let it dry and take it off. layer the cast with more wet plaster strips and let it dry. then fill the cast with liquid/paste plaster and let dry. or you can use wax to make the cast then fill with plaster. do each body part at a time

 

thanks so much for the link sweetersappe....i'm definitly going to give this a try!

 

You're welcome
I have wanted to try it, but I don't really want to look at replica of my body.
My husband thought it would be fun, but my daughter thought it would be scary to have a "mommy shape" hanging around!