Creating a mold step 1:

The first step to creating a mold from existing plaster is stoping the paint. Here we are stripping the paint from a small section allowing us to create a mold that will go around the top of the new wall in this room.

Marmarino

Soaped the finished product with black soap. The black soap created a finish that will seal the plaster but still allow breathability. 

Recreating plaster corbels in Citadel Square Church

Chronological steps-

1: strip the existing paint

2: apply release agent to existing corbel

3: brush rubber model on to existing corbel

4: apply plaster to exterior of rubber mold to hold it in place

5: instal wooden structure to hold plaster mold in place

6: remove mold from existing corbel on wall

7: apply release agent

8: brush on multiple layers of plaster 

9: remove from mold

10: instal on wall of church

11: math the gold paint and paint it