Fantasy Resin Daggers
Designing
Final Design Concept
Making the Blades
Carving the blades from a plaster block
Making traditional two part silicone weapon moulds
Filling first half with clay to support plaster sculpt
Mixing Silicone
Cleaning first half of mold ready for second silicone pour
Resin tests, I used small amount of mica powder to add a subtle shine. I also tried making different coloured ‘cores’ to try and achieve the magical colour shifting appearance I wanted.
Making the Handles
Finished Props
All blades were wet sanded up to 1200 grit then polished to get an ultra smooth, shiny, crystal like surface. The wooden handle was also sanded and then polished with beeswax for a natural finish. The runes were painted with acrylic to help them stand out better.
