Make what you like. If skulls please you, pour skulls. Dragons next. A spoon rest when the idea is ready. The craft is the same: a mold, a mix, and a finish you actually want to look at.
What you need
An eco resin (water-based casting resin — mix to the maker’s ratio), a skull mold, a scale or marked cups, a stir stick, a release if the mold needs it, and a level work tray. Gloves. Paint and sealer only after it is fully cured.
Pour
- Clean and dry the mold. Mist or brush release if required.
- Mix the eco resin exactly as the bag or bottle says. Scrape the sides. Do not guess the water.
- Tint in the cup if you want colour through the whole skull, or leave it raw for paint later.
- Pour slowly. Tap the mold to lift bubbles.
- Leave it undisturbed until the cure time is done. Demolding early is how faces tear.
Finish
Sand any seams. The speckled skull with a pink jaw and the pearly one with blue sockets are the same pour in different clothes: dry-brush, inks in the eyes, a wash in the teeth, then a sealer so they can sit on a shelf and not stay tacky.
That is the whole trick. The mold does the anatomy. You do the character.
I have not used the spoon rest mold yet. Same steps when I do: mix, pour, wait, then make it look like something I would keep. Art is not a committee. Pour the skulls. Paint the dragons. Use the rest when the idea shows up.
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