Final Thoughts

Having done this over, having a harder clay to work with in order to be able to sand it smooth would have been beneficial for the final plastic part. In addition, I realized that the clay positive was a bit tilted in making the first half of the mold which made a slightly tilted parting line. I could have put the positive flat on the bottom piece of the foam core and built up around that rather than raising it. In addition, having markers to make sure a consistent height of clay would've been beneficial as well. Some more work making the edges of the white clay that touch the hard positive may have resulted in a smaller parting line as well.