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Tree bark, broken glass, clipped nails Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
All the bioplastics I made this week Something to poor the bioplastic in or on-too, like clean glass, plastic or mold
How I prepared the bioplastics
It is the first time that I made bioplastics. That's why I first looked at how they describe in Bioplastic Cook Book how to prepare bioplastic and which ingredients I needed. From there I actually prepared all the recipes in the same way. First by mixing it cold in the pan. Then heating it up until it boils and becomes syrupy. And then pour it into a mold. After that it's a matter of waiting patiently.
Agar Agar bioplastic after having dried completely #2 Agar Agar + Yellow Stamen
Agar Agar + Yellow Stamen bioplastic after having dried completely #3 Agar Agar + Blue Stamen
Agar Agar + Blue Stamen bioplastic after having dried completely The three Agar Agar bioplastics #4 Sawdust + Soap
Sawdust + Soap bioplastic after having dried completely Added more water, because I find it contains little water Also molded, because there was a lot left Surprised to see a lot of detail of the crocodile skeleton Close up to have a better look at the detail #5 Gelatine + Agar
Sawdust + Soap bioplastic after having dried completely #6 Gelatine Foam (Attempt)
Gelatine Foam bioplastic after having dried completely The bubbles were only on top of my bioplastic. It should actually be spread throughout the whole bioplastic, giving the right structure. Now you can't really call it foam.
#7 Maizena + Forest Fruit Tea
Maizena + Forest Fruit Tea bioplastic after having dried completely (Used) Forest Fruit tea-bag
What it looked like before casting This week I was ill, I wanted to finish this assignment before the assessments of the first block. At the end, I had a few days to finish it. And therefore wanted to make the bioplastics as quickly as possible, because bioplastics also need time to dry. Because I didn't have that much time, I didn't pay much attention to reading a lot, so I did some things slightly different from what was told in the book I used.
I would have liked to take a little more time. I only saw what I had done differently after I made them and continued reading the sources. Not intentionally different, but by accident. Which is of course not bad, but that was not my plan, because I had never made bioplastic before.
