Body Casting Manual
Bodyscape's  "Body Casting Manual" is  an easy to follow life casting tutorial explaining how to make a beautiful sculpture of someone's bust...

 ...or any other body part including hands and feet, pregnant belly, head and face, baby’s hands and feet.

Amazingly realistic details faithfully reproduced in plaster.

How to make a beautiful, realistic and durable plaster sculpture of a female torso? (or any other body part)  With our casting instruction handbook, it is as simple as 1, 2, 3....

 

1 - Purchase and download our  casting manual by clicking on the   button below. You can also purchase a paperback version from amazon.com or as an Ebook
3 - When you have all the materials, make an alginate mould directly on her skin as described in the tutorial. (This is the fun part...1 hour.)	2  - Collect the necessary materials from one of the online shops listed on the manual and from your local hardware store. This is the cheapest way to make a life casting.  (Online shops listed for USA, Canada, UK, New Zealand, Australia,  South Africa, France  Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany and more...)
	4 - Then cast plaster into the mold as described in the manual. Absolutely no previous mold making experience required. (1 hour)
5 - When the plaster has set (3 hours) unmold the sculpture.
	6 - When the plaster has dried (2 weeks)  seal it or paint it....
7 - Admire....a beautiful plaster replicate of her body... A homemade body casting...	This is a fun, simple and affordable DIY project for playful couples. In reading this site you may already have a good idea of what is entailed but this handbook will delve into more details and tell you everything you need to know to see your body casting project through to completion successfully. It is surprisingly easy... Although the manual has been written using a female torso as an example, the same tools and techniques described in the book can be applied to any other part of the body, male or female. (see the images below.)
	8  - Like it?

 

How long does it takes? Once you have collected all necessary materials, you only need about one hour to make the mold.... one hour to pour the plaster.... and one hour to finish the sculpture... This is quick, easy, affordable and fun...

 

Is this safe? The alginate used to make the mold is the same product that dentists use to take tooth prints. It is organic and perfectly skin safe. These products have been used for the purpose of body casting over many decades and are true and proven.

 

Casting kits ? We do not sell any casting kit. The necessary tools and ingredients are easy to find and our manual lists a large number of suppliers around the world.

 

" I look forward to you next book. These are the best I have seen on casting." Kevin M, (Denton, TX USA)

 

Are you pregnant? The book shows you how to make a wonderful memento of your pregnancy. This is quick, easy, comfortable and affordable. See below what Virginie did with our body casting  manual.

Why this lifecasting "how to" manual?
After receiving regular and numerous emails asking me for advise on how to best replicate someone's body part, I have realised that there is a demand for a simple, clear and affordable instruction manual. The ultimate body casting "how to".

Drawing on my experience I have written a set of concise and easy to follow life casting instructions and published it in an illustrated 63 pages manual.  These comprehensive and clearly laid out directions will ensure that you make a beautiful and durable casting the first time.
 

 
These photos give an idea of the level of details you will be able to reproduce in plaster.

This video clip is 3 minutes long and it illustrates the entire step by step body casting procedure. It is recommended viewing.

What does the manual cover?
The first part is a practical step by step casting project using a female torso as an example. The second part gives further instructions on casting other body parts. (Head and face, pregnant belly, hands and feet, bay's hand and feet) and on how to use some other more robust casting materials such as Forton MG. . Most importantly, the manual tells you exactly where to go to buy some of the special materials needed, this will save you much time and guessing.

• Overview of the process

• What Tools and materials to buy, how much to buy and where to buy it from.

• Step by step directions.

• Finishing, hanging.

• Safety tips

• Troubleshooting

• Pictures and illustration

• Other Projects (hands, face, pregnant belly etc...)

• Using Forton MG

• Measurements are expressed in both metric and US customary units.

Click on the table of content below to see a preview and read extracts...

        

The book also discusses an innovative method to make the mold. We have perfected a technique that allows to build stronger, lighter, cheaper and faster molds. This is an improvement over traditional methods of making a body mold and is unique to Bodyscape.

How much will this all cost me?
All up, including the cost of the manual, you should not have to spend more than $70  probably less. (Manual $7, Alginate$30, Bandages $15, Plaster $8, bits and pieces $10). Our method has to be the cheapest way to make a plaster body cast. You will nevertheless be amazed by the amount of details this body casting technique will capture and replicate.

Printing Instructions.
Although the casting instruction guide  can be read on your computer screen once downloaded, It is probably preferable to print it for easy reference while working. It should print two pages per A4 or Letter sheet. Depending on your printer capabilities, you can also print it double sided. You can then fold each page in half and staple together a handbook.
You will need a PDF reader to view and print the file. Download one here for free.
 

Our famous "Body casting manual" printed...

This is not difficult.
After years of practice body casters develop a know-how that allows them to express themselves in wonderful ways. But anybody, if given proper instructions, can achieve an amazing artwork at their first attempt. Much of the visual impact of the final sculpture is in selecting a seductive pose; let your artistic flair guide you but make sure to read our tips and hints. We will show you the easiest body casting techniques.

Technical Support.
Customers are warmly invited to contact me on info@bodyscape.net.nz with further questions, request for clarification, comments and feedback.  I would encourage you to join our  life casting discussion board where other members can benefit and contribute to technical body casting questions and share their experience in a open forum format....