Concave and convex

Using natural fruits and vegetables I created casts and moulds which were imprints of their detail and shape. 

Cabbage

Pineapple

Glass jar

Bubble wrap

 The cabbage was placed into bowl and plaster mixture was poured around the outside, this then hardened and left a bowl with the detail on show as well as some of the cabbage left inside the plaster.

 The plaster was layered onto a leaf and then left to harden leaving this leaf replica with all the fine detail on show.

 This maquette was made from layering latex onto a leaf and then heating it to dry. This was then peeled off.

 The pineapple top was placed into a bucket upside with plaster mixture poured inside.

 The mixture hardened and the pineapple body was cut off. The maquette was then removed from tht bucket.

Using a saw and wetting the plaster I sliced the maquette in half to reveal the inside.

 Two glass jars were filled with the mixture, once hardened they had to be smashed to remove the plaster.

 This revealed two very smooth and soft pieces which showed any grooves and detail.

Bubble wrap was placed onto a flat surface and a square boarder was made from plasticine. The mixture was then poured ontop. 

The outcomes were very realistic in the prints, the detail was clear and looked very appealing.