Modelling; a guide for teachers and students . ich will allow later of the making of a special piece forthe arm. The reason of this piece is that the arm beingat some distance from the remainder of the figure, it mighthappen that in running the plaster into the mould, it shouldnot reach there. This band fixed on the arm, carry out overthe remainder of the back the same process as for the lowerpart of the figure : a layer of yellow plaster, rough surface,a wash with clay-water, a slight layer of white plaster, placingthe two irons, and filling up with more plaster. When the plaster is set, remo
Modelling; a guide for teachers and students . ich will allow later of the making of a special piece forthe arm. The reason of this piece is that the arm beingat some distance from the remainder of the figure, it mighthappen that in running the plaster into the mould, it shouldnot reach there. This band fixed on the arm, carry out overthe remainder of the back the same process as for the lowerpart of the figure : a layer of yellow plaster, rough surface,a wash with clay-water, a slight layer of white plaster, placingthe two irons, and filling up with more plaster. When the plaster is set, remove the band of clay acrossthe arm, trim the free border of the plaster, without key-holes, pass clay-water over it and make the third piece,which is that of the arm, in the same way as the precedingpieces ; but no iron will be necessary for this. The mould is now complete. Opening the Mould.—Figure 170 shows that the firstpiece to remove is that of the arm, which being the smallestcan be easily detached by introducing a chisel in the joins,. [To /ace P<xg€ 218. Fig. i68.—Photo showing Divisions of Back with Clav Band.
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