Creepy Rarity was inspired, in part, by Carl from “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” To complement the poor posture, body hair, and tank top, I needed a gaudy faux gold chain with some cartoonish, asymmetrical bling.

Making the bling for Rarity was a bit of a problem. There were no off-the-shelf solutions for her specific jewel shapes, so I had to cast them. I made several different positive molds using Super Sculpy, then made a negative mold from silicone putty. I tried several different casting materials: an inexpensive jewelry resin, 5 minute epoxy, and Clear Cast. The Clear Cast worked best.

I found that any moisture in the molds would produce bubbles, so I baked them ahead of time in an industrial oven. The jewelry resin and Clear Cast are self degassing, but I found that it was not sufficient enough for the tight crannies in the molds. Degassing for 10 minutes in the vacuum chamber worked well. The jewels were finished with a gloss clear-coat spray and metallic backing.

The setting was made from Super Sculpy, gold paint, Rhine stones, and brass chain.