{"id":12902,"date":"2019-11-23T14:47:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T14:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12902"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:18:14","slug":"casting-cthulhu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/casting-cthulhu-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Cthulhu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many eons ago (mid 2012), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/the-colon-of-cthulhu\/\">I sculpted a statue that I thought would be a bit of fun, would end up on my shelf and never be touched again. Cthulhu.<\/a> Originally I wanted to make a Deep One statue but I couldn&#8217;t come up with a nice design I liked so ended up making the big chap based on the description from the Call of Cthulhu story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12917\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12917\" class=\"wp-image-12917 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0637-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12918\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12918\" class=\"wp-image-12918 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0638-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12919\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12919\" class=\"wp-image-12919 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0639-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12916\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12916\" class=\"wp-image-12916 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0636-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After making it, I thought &#8220;How could I cast this up? Can&#8217;t be that hard, I&#8217;ve done some before at uni.&#8221; and so I went for a browse round my local craft shop. All I could find there was latex which is a good enough casting material so I bought a big bottle of the stuff and set to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, latex is one of the slowest ways to make a mould. Its also one of the smelliest. The sulpher released was making my eyes water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0657.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12920\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0657.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12920\" class=\"wp-image-12920 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0657.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0657-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0657-150x150.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 612px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 612\/612;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12921\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12921\" class=\"wp-image-12921 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0662-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12922\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12922\" class=\"wp-image-12922 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0663-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12923\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12923\" class=\"wp-image-12923 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0664-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12924\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12924\" class=\"wp-image-12924 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0665-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12926\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12926\" class=\"wp-image-12926 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0731-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its a case of layer, upon layer brushed on but you have to wait until its dry before putting the next layer on and that can take hours. I was layering it up with thickener as well to get some of the thickness once the first few base layers had been put on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, the first few Cthulhu (Cthulhii? What do you call a group of Cthulhu) arrived via the latex mould.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Cthulhu statues\" class=\"wp-image-12927 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0784-scaled.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was very hard to get them out of the mould. Latex doesn&#8217;t stretch very much so it was tough demoulding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the following year I made another Latex one and then started to try out other materials for making moulds. At some point I tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smooth-on.com\/product-line\/dragon-skin\/\">Dragon Skin from SmoothOn<\/a> which is silicone that can be used for either mould or casting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12928 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3705-scaled.jpeg 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption>Latex, latex, dragon skin and dragon skin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the toughness to stretch the latex moulds, they had started to corrode from the heat when you pour the resin in. The Dragon Skin is far stretchier and can take a bit more punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12929\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12929\" class=\"wp-image-12929 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3706-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12930\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12930\" class=\"wp-image-12930 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3707-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12931\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=12931\" class=\"wp-image-12931 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-624x832.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.kirkd.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3708-scaled.jpeg 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Dragon Skin mould was made in 2013 and the second was made in 2015 and is finally starting to give up. Bits come away in the fine detail areas and it becomes harder to remove the casting so I knew it was time to make a new one. Four years is a pretty good run for something that gets used a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over a couple of hours, one Sunday, I made a new mould by layering up Dragon Skin over the casting. As it flows quite freely, its great for getting into all the nooks and crannies but it does mean it runs everywhere. It takes a few layers to get a good thickness and you hae to apply it as its nearly set. 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