How to Lifecast Hands: Mixing alginate and life-cast a hand @StanWinstonSchool
How to Lifecast Hands: Mixing alginate and life-cast a hand @StanWinstonSchool
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this lesson, Mark Viniello explains and demonstrates how to mix and use alginate to create a realistic, three-dimensional lifecast of a hand.

You'll learn:
- Proper order of mixing the materials
- Alginate-water ratio
- The right casting material consistency
- How to affect the set time of alginate
- The process of lifecasting a hand

FULL BLOG here: bit.ly/LifeCastHandsYT

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