Advice From: www.tiranti.co.uk

After looking at the process needed for foam latex I have been looking for an ukternative that would do the same job. After contacting two of the college tutors they told me to ask someone at Tiranti and see what they say, here is there reply...


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good morning Daniel

There are other alternatives to using foam latex which would not involve such a complex process of mixing and baking, but would still use similar products like latex.

The main alternative that would give a similar result is to model you item in clay, produce a plaster mould as you would when preparing for foam latex but simply swill a mouldmaking latex into the mould, pouring a few layers and allowing each to dry before pouring the next, once a reasonable skin has been developed you can then use an expanding polyurethane foam to cast into the latex. this will fill the shape and give you a latex skinned flexible casting. you would require an armature to be cast into the piece, this could be made from a soft aluminium armature wire which will be posable. this would need to be in place when casting the foam around it so that it is fully encapsulated.

kind regards

Doug"

I will discuss this further with my tutors but I feel this will be the process I use for the final