About Body Casting
Body casting, also known as lifecasting, is the process of taking a mould directly from the body to produce a sculpture as accurate as a photograph. Brighton Body Casting is the sculpting studio of celebrated local artist Jamie McCartney. Jamie has established himself as the UK's leading body casting artist and has won several international awards.
Making the mould takes only a few minutes and uses safe, tried and trusted materials. Lips, faces, hands, busts, boobs, bums, torsos or complete body moulds can be made to produce unique personal sculptures.
Like a photo, the cast can be enhanced to bring out your favourite features. You can retain the incredibly fine surface detail or Jamie will smooth it down to a beautiful soft finish. He can remove anything you don't like in the proces. He also offer the option of being cast in clothes or sexy underwear, which provides loads more options if you don't think nude is your best look.
In the right hands, body casting is a dramatic sculpting technique which has a long history and an established following. From masters like Rodin to modern artists like Anthony Gormley, life casting has been an essential part of their art. Just like portrait photography, lifecasting is so much more than simply copying the body but is instead another tool for the artist to capture his subject. The process lends itself perfectly to portrait sculpture and Jamie uses it to great effect to portray his clients in a wonderful, vital way.
