Red Fingers

 

For my Casting & Molding assignment, I made a cast of my index and third fingers as they are my favorite both functionally and aesthetically. To create a mold, I mixed alginate and water 1:1 ratio, put my two fingers in, and waited for it to solify. It was definitely a weird feeling when the alginate started to turn into a solid around my fingers! After solidification, I poured in plaster, taped two screws upside down in the resulting finger cavities, and left it overnight. My post-processing was a simple red spray paint because I liked how starring and eye-catching red fingers are. This assignment was one of the more relaxed ones, but I still appreciated it.

COST ANALYSIS

Cost type Cost Price Source Quantity Total
Materias Alginate $14.29 JOANN 2 lbs bag $14.29
Plaster $5.99 JOANN 4 lbs bag $5.99
Spray paint $6.48 HomeDepot 1 can $6.48
Plastic beakers $19.99 Walmart 1 set $19.99
Popsicle sticks $3.99 Walmart 1 set $3.99
Labor Worker $10/hr Myself 1 hr $10
Overhead N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Waste management Cleaning $10/hr Myself 5 mins $1
Total $61.57
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