Jun 12, 2019
Here is Olivia Miseroy posing a young Desert Tortoise for molding. Olivia uses this technique to make her gorgeous reptile replicas.
You can see where she has clay on the face to rebuild the eyelids and has inserted glass eyes. This is to ensure the eye detail looks good in her final mold.
After this specimen is posed, it is frozen and then molded in silicone.
Molding and casting are a big part of advanced taxidermy and used in many educational displays.
You can see more of Olivia’s work at @terrafaunadesign on Instagram
